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It was another good week for us in Canada last time with winner Ryan Fox, play-off loser Sam Burns and near-misser Cameron Young all given good write-ups and recommendations.

My team finished 33rd for more profits so hopefully we can cash in again at this week’s US Open at fiendishly difficult Oakmont.

Getting all six players through the cut-line will be tough and making the right choices for Captain and Underdog (UD), who both score x1.25pts in this game, is key.

One ‘easy’ decision (for me at least) will be not investing in Rory McIlroy at 24.8M. His head doesn’t look right and he’s tinkering with his driver. Add in a missed cut at Oakmont in 2016 when he was in great form and the US Masters champ is not for me.

Nor will I pay the big bucks for Scottie Scheffler. He obviously has a big chance but 28.6M eats up plenty of the 100M budget and leaving him out gives more leeway elsewhere.

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Anyway, back to Oakmont and let’s get building!

Top Tier Picks (18m and over)

Bryson DeChambeau (22M): Bryson is the defending champion and when it comes to wins in this event the current scoreline reads DeChambeau 2 Scheffler 0. For a whole 6.6M cheaper than Scheffler, you’re getting a player who has a fantastic record in US Opens and PGAs. And he’s also started to work out the puzzle set by Augusta having finished fifth this year. Add in a second place to Scheffler in last month’s PGA and DeChambeau has finished in the top six in each of the last five Majors held on American soil. He was even 15th at Oakmont in 2016 having only just turned pro.

Jon Rahm (20.4M): Rahm won the 2021 US Open at Torrey Pines after finishing birdie-birdie and was third at Pebble Beach in 2019. He missed last year’s edition with a foot injury but was 10th and 12th in the two before that. With 14th at The Masters and eighth in the PGA, he’s building momentum in the 2025 Majors and this could be a breakout week. Another appealing nugget is that he was Low Amateur at Oakmont in 2016 when tied 23rd. Rahm looks ready to roar.

Others to consider: Xander Schauffele (20.8M) is an absolute tournament specialist with seven top 10s and a 14th from his eight US Opens. He’s priced above Rahm as a result but is his form this season (just one top 10) good enough to justify a big spend? That’s the dilemma. Collin Morikawa (19.6M) boasts two top fives and another pair of top 15s in the last four US Opens and has always looked right at home in Majors (nine top 10s from 22 starts). He’s 2nd for Driving Accuracy this season which bodes well for Oakmont. Ludvig Aberg (19.2M) is driving the ball well again and is trending in the right direction after 16th at Memorial and 13th in Canada. He was 12th on his US Open debut last year (halfway leader) and has finished second and seventh in his two Masters starts.

Mid-Range Value Selections ($14.2m up to 18m)

Tommy Fleetwood (17.6M): The Englishman gets most attention in Open Championships but this is the Major in which he’s had most top fives (3). The first was runner-up at Shinnecock when he closed with a brilliant 63. Adding to his appeal is a pair of top fours in his last four starts, the first of those coming at nearby Philly Cricket Club. He’ll likely hit more fairways than most too and that could prove vital this week.

Sepp Straka (15.4M): Talking of success at Philly Cricket Club (less than 50 miles away from Oakmont), the winner there was Straka. That was the Austrian’s second victory of a superb season that sees only Scheffler and McIlroy ahead of him in the FedEx Cup standings. Also in his favour: arrow-straight driving (1st for Driving Accuracy when third at Memorial last time), a second place in the 2023 Open to show he can thrive at this level and a super-cool temperament – an underrated factor in the maddening environment of a US Open.

Others to consider: Joaquin Niemann (17.2M) finally broke his baffling lack of a single top 10 in a Major with eighth in the PGA Championship last month. Now the door is open, the Chilean could be a familar face at golf’s top table. Another win on LIV last week, his fourth in seven starts on the rebel tour, means he’s brimming with confidence. Shane Lowry (15.6M) was runner-up at Oakmont back in 2016 and has played lots of great golf in 2025 without getting full reward. He was another to enjoy his latest trip to Pennsylvania when second to Straka at the Truist Championship last month. Corey Conners (14.6M) should prove an ultra-solid and value addition to any fantasy line-up. He’s made his last 13 cuts and has finished worse than 27th just once in his last 10 outings. His appeal grows via a ninth in last year’s US Open and 8-19 in this year’s two Majors. Russell Henley (14.8M) has a sneaky-good record in the US Open. He was Low Amateur on debut and from 2017 his finishes read 27-25-13-MC-14-7. A winner at tough Bay Hill this year, he was fifth at Memorial last time (5th DA that week).

Underdog Options (14m and Under)

Harris English (13.4M): The American has to be the no-brainer in this section. It’s easy enough to point out his stellar US Open record and just leave it there: English has a third, a fourth and an eighth in the last five editions and has made all nine cuts in the event. But beyond that, he was a winner at Torrey Pines (another US Open venue) earlier this year, finished runner-up in last month’s PGA Championship, was 11th at the Truist and 12th at Memorial. He screams Underdog pick if you can weave your team to make him the cheapest of the six.

Cameron Young (13M): The bearded one did us a favour with fourth place in Canada last week and I’m keen to get him onside here too. Young also had a fourth at the Truist and a top 25 at Memorial in two of his three previous starts and he’s driving the ball superbly again which bodes well for Oakmont. And let’s not forget that between 2022 and 2024 he was a leaderboard regular in Majors, reeling of five top 10s in eight appearances, including a second place in the Open at St Andrews.

Others to consider: Brian Harman (13M) gets overlooked in this event, probably because he’s a short hitter, but the 2023 Claret Jug winner has made his last seven US Open cuts, starting with second place at lengthy Erin Hills in 2017. He was 21st last year. Harman won the Texas Open in April so remains an underrated force. Cool, unflappable South Africans perform well in US Opens (Ernie Els and Retief Goosen won four between them) and Christiaan Bezuidenhout (12.6M) appears to enjoy the grind. He’s 3-for-3 in this event with two finishes just outside 30th. A straight hitter, he was 16th at Colonial two starts ago. Taylor Pendrith (13M) had a lot of focus on him last week as the Canadian who had played TPC Toronto more than anyone. He did okay (27th) but may enjoy going under the radar here. He’s been in fine form this season and has made his mark in US Opens with 23rd on debut and 16th last year. The monster hitter was fifth in the PGA which puts another tick in the box. Left-hander Matt McCarty (11.4M) won on the PGA Tour back in October (Black Desert Championship) and was 14th on his Masters debut at Augusta. A top four in Canada last week (10th DA) also punched his ticket for next month’s Open at Royal Portrush. Jordan Smith (11.6M) was 20th at LA Country Club the last time he teed it up in a US Open in 2023. He’s also had a top 10 in a PGA. The Englishman is one of the DP World Tour’s best drivers and he’s certainly in form after a second, a fourth and a seventh on his last four individual starts.

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