Fantasy Picks for the Genesis Scottish Open

Posted on July 9, 2025 by DaveTindallTravel

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After a decent 36th place and profits in the £12 game at last week’s John Deere Classic, it’s all systems go for a huge fortnight.

First, the Genesis Scottish Open and then the big one: the Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

Denny McCarthy (captain) and Dylan Wu (UD = underdog) scored well for me last week, always key given that those two positions on the six-man line-up score x1.25pts.

With the top five in the world taking part at the par 70 Renaissance Club in North Berwick this week, captaincy candidates are plentiful. Is Scottie Scheffler worth the big money?

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Top Tier Picks (18m and over)

Rory McIlroy (22.8M): I’m saying no to Scheffler at a hefty 26M but yes to Rory at 3.2M cheaper. McIlroy produced a stunning birdie-birdie finish to win this event by a shot two years ago (he beat third-placed Scheffler by five) and posted fourth when defending last time when Scheffler didn’t play. As for Rory’s post-Masters funk, his strong final round at the US Open (a 67 for 19th) and sixth at the Travelers the following week suggest his head is back on again. He’ll want to give himself a big as boost as possible before the upcoming Open Championship on his home turf at Royal Portrush.

Collin Morikawa (19.2M): Morikawa may not be the first name to jump off the page in this price category but he could be a sneaky pick. As a former Open champion who came fourth in this event last year, he clearly has some excellent links pedigree although it’s worth noting that both those results were achieved in fairly benign conditions. And with a favourable weather forecast this week, he can thrive again. His long game is in great shape, he was eighth at the Rocket Classic last time and getting Billy Foster on the bag for this week and next adds another interesting dimension.

Others to consider: Tommy Fleetwood (19.8M) looks an extremely reliable option given course form which shows second, fourth and sixth. A runner-up at the Travelers last time, he always seems to play well in Scotland. Defending champion Robert MacIntyre (18.2M) has to be on the radar too. Also a runner-up the year before when Rory picked his pocket, the Scot enjoyed his best ever finish in a major when second at last month’s US Open. Justin Thomas (18.4M) owns a pair of top 10s at the Renaissance Club and took ninth at the Travelers the last time we saw him in action.

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

Matt Fitzpatrick (17.6M): The 2022 US Open winner is coming back to form with a pair of eighths at the PGA Championship and Rocket Classic the highlights in a strong six-tournament run in which his worst finish is 38th. Like Fleetwood, he excels in Scotland, Fitzpatrick’s CV showing a win and a second in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship as well as second and sixth at this course.

Adam Scott (17.2M): Scott so nearly lifted the trophy here last year but had to settle for second after being overtaken by the fast-finishing MacIntyre. But the Aussie’s veteran smarts always stand him in good stead on the links and he once cracked the top 10 in four straight Open Championships. He was 10th in last year’s Open at Troon and made a big run at last month’s US Open before slipping from second to 12th on a tough Sunday.

Others to consider: Ryan Fox (17M) was a strong performer on the links in his DP World Tour days, the highlights a win (2022) and a second (2023) in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Now he’s tearing it up on the PGA Tour with two recent wins. The Kiwi was 12th on this course in 2023. Thomas Detry (15.6M) has taken time to hit the heights again after his astonishing seven-shot win in Phoenix but he’s delivered top 25s in two of his last three starts, one of those in the US Open, and is a former runner-up here. He’s 6-for-6 at the Renaissance Club. Max Greyserman (15.6M) lost a playoff at the recent Rocket Classic and shot all four rounds in the 60s when 21st on his Scottish Open debut last year. He’s ultra-consistent too with just one finish outside the top 36 in his last 10 starts. Corey Conners (17.8M) comes with some risk as he withdrew from the US Open with a wrist injury. But if that’s okay, the Canadian likes this course having finished 10th and 19th in the last two editions.

Underdog Options (14m and Under)

Ewen Ferguson (13.8M): Bob MacIntyre isn’t the only Scot in town this week. Ewen Ferguson was 12th here in 2023 and can boast a second (Soudal Open) and a fourth (KLM Open) in his last four starts. He was also 22nd in last year’s Open at Troon so can perform well in big events on home soil.

Connor Syme (13.4M): And let’s throw another bargain-priced Scot into the mix. Syme won the KLM Open just two starts ago, his maiden win on the DP World Tour, and has made all five cuts at the Renaissance Club, including 15th last year when recording four rounds of 68 or better. In Tuesday’s press conference, he said: “I love this golf course.”

Others to consider: It’s churlish not to give Brian Campbell (13M) a mention given that the American now has two PGA Tour wins to his name this season after adding last week’s John Deere Classic trophy to the Mexico Open crown he won in February. We’re guessing how he performs on the links but surely his confidence will be sky high. Matt’s brother Alex Fitzpatrick (13M) has four top 20s in his last seven solo starts and some may recall him finishing 17th on his Open debut at Hoylake in 2023. Note that his MC here last year included a first-round 65 (75 on day two). Another Scot you say? How about Grant Forrest (13M). He’s made four of his last five cuts on the DP World Tour (two of those top 16s) and is 5-for-6 at this course with a best of 11th two years ago and 19th in 2020. A case can also be made for Padraig Harringon (13.2M). He’s a two-time Open champ while he comes here fresh off victory in the US Senior Open. The Irishman has only made three of six cuts at this course but has a ninth and an 18th too and it’s easy to see him plotting his way to another good finish.

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Fantasy Picks for the John Deere Classic

Posted on July 2, 2025 by DaveTindallTravel

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Before we really ramp things up with stellar line-ups at the Scottish Open and Open Championship at Royal Portrush over the next fortnight, there’s one more staple of the PGA Tour to enjoy.

The John Deere Classic has thrown up plenty of classy winners down the years and is a great opportunity to get the birdies and confidence flowing for the tougher tasks ahead.

Davis Thompson won with 28-under at TPC Deere Run last year – a tournament record – so, as with last week, let’s remind ourselves of some of the bonus points rules in this game:

No dropped shots in a round +3
3 consecutive birdies +3
Round of 64 or better +3
All four rounds sub-70 +5

That adds to the basic points scoring system which sees a birdie worth +3, an eagle +8 and better than eagle (including a hole in one) +10.

As usual, the captain and underdog (UD, the lowest-priced player) in your six man line-up both score x1.25pts. Choose carefully!

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Top Tier Picks (18m and over)

Ben Griffin (21.2M): The idea of paying north of 20M for Ben Griffin would have seemed madness not that long ago but, now, it seems entirely justifed. Back-to-back top fours in Mexico and at the Cognizant put him on the radar and over the last few months he’s barely put a foot wrong. A winner of the Zurich Classic pairs event in April, starting with May’s PGA his form reads: 8-1-2-10-14-13. And if that doesn’t convince you, he’s played here once (2024) and closed 64-62 on the weekend to crash the top five. All aboard the Griffin train!

Jason Day (20.8M): The second most expensive option in the game and, if you can build a team around the top two, it could pay dividends. Day was 5-for-5 here, including a pair of T15s, when playing it way back (2006 to 2011). And after a 13-year absence, he returned last year to take T23 after a 66-66 finish. Lightly-raced, the Aussie has three top eights in his last seven starts, including fourth at last week’s Travelers Championship. Day ranked 9th for SG: Putting there which bodes well for this birdie-fest.

Others to consider: Denny McCarthy (20.2M) is a bona fide course horse with finishes of seventh, sixth and sixth in the last three years. Combine that with T12 at the Travelers last time and a fourth straight top 10 beckons for one of the game’s elite putters. Davis Thompson (19.2M) shot the lights out to win this by four last year. T34 (Rocket Classic) and T25 (Travelers) suggest he’s bubbling under and ready to pop again. Jake Knapp (18.8M) shot a 59 earlier this season and also a 61 when fourth at last week’s Rocket Classic. He played all four rounds (T52) on his JD debut last year and will likely kick on from that marker. Lucas Glover (18.2M) loves this event and won it in 2021. This is a good tournament for veterans and the 45-year-old has three top 10s in his last five visits and was ninth at the Travelers on his latest outing.

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

Kevin Yu (17.6M): The reasoning is a pretty simple combination of course and current form. Yu was sixth on debut in 2023 and fired a Friday 63 on the way to another top 20 last year. In addition, the 26-year-old from Taiwan has a third (Canadian Open) and a fourth (Myrtle Beach Classic) in his last five starts. Oh, he also ranks 19th for Birdie Average this season.

Michael Kim (16.4M): This is the most consistent season of Kim’s career. And this is the tournamant that provided his biggest thunderclap moment when he won by a staggering eight shots in 2018. Remarkably, he hasn’t made a cut here in four visits since but on his 2025 form that must surely change. The king of ‘X’ wrote on Sunday: “Game feels really close to a great week.” Let’s take his word for it.

Others to consider: Christiaan Bezuidenhout (15.2M) was runner-up on his John Deere debut (65-66-66 over the final 54 holes) and looks a great fit. The South African has two top 20s in his last four PGA Tour starts and ranked 1st in Putting at the Travelers. Compatriot Thriston Lawrence (14.6M) has really found his mojo in the last month or so. He nipped back to the DP World Tour to take fourth in the Soudal Open in Belgium and he’s carried that form back to the PGA Tour with 12th at the US Open and eighth in the Rocket Classic. A reminder that he finished third on the season-long Race to Dubai last season. Keith Mitchell (15.6M) is an absolute birdie machine (5th in Birdie Average), who has a seventh and an 18th in four John Deere starts. Back to the top end of this price bracket and Michael Thorbjornsen (18M) has strong claims. He was runner-up last year, 17th on debut in 2023, fourth at the Rocket Classic last week and ranks 6th in Birdie Average.

Underdog Options (14m and Under)

Jackson Suber (14M) enjoyed a profitable June. In two starts, the 25-year-old Korn Ferry graduate placed 18th in the Canadian Open and sixth in the Rocket Classic. He ranked in the top 20 for Putting in both. Suber also seems to enjoy his trips to Illinois as four Korn Ferry starts there in the last two seasons produced finishes of 11-3-21-2.

Garrick Higgo (13.8M) offers plenty of upside as a two-time PGA Tour winner, the second of those coming at the Corales Puntacana Championship just five starts ago. The South African, who won twice on the DP World Tour in 2021, was second at halfway in the 2023 John Deere before finishing 21st so he’s flashed some course form too.

Others to consider: Danny Willett (13M) was 13th in the Canadian Open two starts ago and is making more cuts than he’s missing. The putter looks in fine shape too. Cristobal Del Solar (12.4M) is a remarkable scorer. He fired a 57 on the Korn Ferry last year and led the way in the Canadian Open last month after laying down a 61 on day one. For a very reliable cut-maker (he’s made 10 of the last 11) turn to Hayden Springer (13.8M). His appeal certainly doesn’t end there because the American shot a 59 in round one here last year and finished seventh. He’s 29th in Birdie Average. Dylan Wu (13.2M) went to college in Illinois and he’s played the weekend in six of his last seven events so is another cheap-priced option offering reliability.

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Fantasy Picks for the Rocket Classic

Posted on June 24, 2025 by DaveTindallTravel

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After elite fields for the US Open and Travelers Championship (a Signature Series Event), it’s more of a bog-standard week on the PGA Tour.

The Rocket Classic is in its seventh edition and usually attracts weaker fields although a look at the trophy shows that those with a bit of star power have flourished.

Bryson DeChambeau, Rickie Fowler and Tony Finau have all won and did so with scores of -23, -24 and -26 respectively.

Yep, this is a birdie-fest so it may be worth reminding ourselves of some of the bonus points rules in this game:

No dropped shots in a round +3
3 consecutive birdies +3
Round of 64 or better +3
All four rounds sub-70 +5

That adds to the basic points scoring system which sees a birdie worth +3, an eagle +8 and better than eagle (including a hole in one) +10.

As usual, the captain and underdog (UD, the lowest-priced player) in your six man line-up both score x1.25pts.

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Top Tier Picks (18m and over)

Patrick Cantlay (20.4M): I prefer Cantlay to the more expensive pair of Keegan Bradley and Collin Morikawa. The former may find it hard to go again after his Travelers win and has a lot going through his head about being a playing captain at the Ryder Cup while Morikawa has gone eight starts without a top 10. Cantlay’s form shows a couple of MCs but they were both in majors. Strip out those PGA and US Open flops and his results in non-majors are consistently good: 12-12-4-13. What’s more, he was runner-up here on his only previous start in 2022 and is 23rd for Birdie Average this season.

Harry Hall (19.2M): The Englishman abroad is the fifth most expensive player in the game but it’s justified on recent form. Ninth at the Travelers and sixth at Colonial two starts earlier form part of a sequence that shows five straight top 35s. Tied 31st here last year and a winner of the PGA Tour’s ISCO Championship last summer, he looks ideally equipped for this birdie-fest. Hall is 2nd for SG: Putting and 4th for Birdie Average in 2025. He did suffer from the sickness bug that swept the Travelers but shooting 65 when under the weather on Sunday suggests he’s a hardy soul. Hall should be fine for this.

Others to consider: Hideki Matsuyama (19M) could only manage 30th at the Travelers but he may have found something at the finish when striking it beautifully in a Sunday 65. Around The Green has been an important stat here and Matsuyama excels in that area. Cam Young (18.6M) fell away to 52nd last week but was fourth in both the US Open and Canadian Open before that. He has form of 6-2 here so, if not out of gas (it’s his fifth straight week), the American has strong credentials.

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

Rickie Fowler (17.4M): Fowler ended a four-year victory drought when winning this event two years ago. The Californian was in great form at the time and his current play is decent too with three top 16s in his last five starts, including seventh at Memorial. He’s 5-for-6 at Detroit GC with a win and a 12th.

Wyndham Clark (17.2M): The 2023 US Open champ created unfavourable headlines after an altercation with a locker at Oakmont but he put that behind him with 17th at the Travelers. That was his best finish since late March so perhaps a summer surge awaits. This looks a good place for him to have another strong week given finishes of 17th (2019) and eighth (2022) on his two appearances. He’s 22nd for Birdie Average.

Others to consider: Davis Thompson (16.2M) has seven straight rounds in the 60s on this par 72 and an opening 63 in 2021 remains the joint-course record. Four sub-70 laps last year helped him finish in a four-way tie for second. A 25th at the Travelers last week is encouraging, as is five straight top 25s on Donald Ross courses. Taylor Moore (15.2M) is definitely in the course horse bracket having cracked the top 10 (10-4-6) on all three visits. He’s logged top 25s in two of his last four starts, including 19th in the PGA Championship. Ryo Hisatsune (14.4M) is a cult figure for this column after previous strong performances when selected. The Japanese star has four top 10s in his last 13 events, including sixth at Colonial on his penultimate start. At a couple of million higher Akshay Bhatia (16.4M) led after 18, 36 and 54 holes last year before three-putting the last to finish tied second. His recent 16th at Memorial included a Saturday 80 so that sullied a good week at Muirfield Village.

Underdog Options (14m and Under)

Adam Hadwin (13.6M): The Canadian is definitely showing better signs and although he couldn’t build on a Thursday 66 at the Travelers he’s played the weekend in seven of his last eight events. Bumping him up to genuine Underdog (UD) candidacy is a course record that shows second place in 2023 and fourth in 2020.

Danny Willett (13M): The former Masters winner plays a fairly light schedule these days but 13th in Canada on his latest outing highlighted a revival. He’s made six of his last nine cuts, including three of the last four and the putter is hot (3rd SG: Putting Canada, 2nd SGP at Augusta). Here at Detroit GC he’s cashed on all four visits and was fourth on debut.

Others to consider: Danny Walker (13.4M) is an option if turning to the Birdie Average charts for inspiration. He ranks 9th and has shot good scores in lower grade events. Ben Silverman (13M) was in a real funk after nine straight missed cuts but he’s gone 20-70-36 in his last three and posted 17th here last year. It’s been feast or famine for Hayden Buckley (12.4M) in his last five events (7th, 10th and three missed cuts) but obviously there is some appealing upside in that run. In two Rocket starts he was 24th on debut in 2022 and 14th after 54 holes last year before slipping back. And how about Antoine Rozner (14M) as a very reliable UD. The Frenchman has quietly, but very impressively, made 12 straight cuts on the PGA Tour and he’s cracked the top 35 in each of the last five. This is his course debut.

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Fantasy Picks for the Travelers Championship

Posted on June 18, 2025 by DaveTindallTravel

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The US Open felt like a tough week for fantasy players as well as those teeing it up at brutal Oakmont.

The decision to swerve Scottie Scheffler (T7) and Rory McIlroy (T19) pretty much paid off and I was happy that my x1.25pts-scoring Underdog (UD), Cam Young, finished in a tie for fourth.

But my other picks didn’t do much and well done if you picked JJ Spaun! Let me know how when you get a moment!

Hopefully we can get back to the profits won at the previous week’s Canadian Open as the PGA roadshow pitches up in Connecticut for the annual Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands.

This looks an easier puzzle to solve and captaining (x1.25pts) Scheffler will prove a starting point for many teams. Hardly surprising given that he’s the defending champ on the short Pete Dye-designed par 70.

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Top Tier Picks (18m and over)

Scottie Scheffler (26.4M): Scheffler is expensive but 2.4M cheaper than he was at Oakmont. And while T7 in the US Open was a battling effort, it’s very easy to see him cruising to a win here on a far, far easier course where he knows how to go low. His last 10 rounds at TPC River Highlands show two 63s, two 64s and four 65s and that’s helped the World No.1 win last year and finish fourth in 2023. His last eight PGA Tour starts feature three wins and nothing worse than eighth!

Patrick Cantlay (19.6M): Cantlay has really doubled down on the idea that he underwhelms in majors after missing the cut in both the PGA Championship and US Open. But wedged between those flops are fourth at the Truist and 12th at Memorial. In short, put him on a regular track where he has previous form and Cantlay is reliable. That’s definitely the case here where he once shot 60 as an amateur and has logged seven straight top 15s, his last two visits resulting in fourth and fifth.

Others to consider: Rory McIlroy (23M): Rory ownership will be diminished given his modest shows of late and that could be an opportunity for contrarians to cash in. He battled away for T19 at Oakmont and has five straight top 20s here although only one is a top 10 (T7 last year). Xander Schauffele (21.8M) won this in 2022 and that’s one of five top 20s in six Travelers starts. Despite T12 at Oakmont, we’re still waiting for that really big summer surge but it could come here. Sepp Straka (18.4M) has been dreadful in the majors (MC-MC-MC) but brilliant everywhere else. Last four years here? 23-38-MC-10 and he closed with a 61 in 2024.

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

Hideki Matsuyama (16.2M): You’d have got huge odds that Matsuyama would follow his brilliant season-opening win at The Sentry by failing to have another top 10 in 14 subsequent starts. Six top 25s prove he’s not fallen off the planet and a closing 68 at Oakmont could be a building block. He’ll be overlooked by many here but T13 and T23 in two Travelers starts give another clue that maybe Matsuyama is ready to pop again.

Ben Griffin (16.2M): Griffin’s purple patch continued with T10 at Oakmont and that means he’s just one of three players to have cracked the top 10 in the last two majors. Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm are the others so he’s swimming in elite company. Beyond those two fine efforts, he’s put two trophies in the cabinet, winning the Zurich Classic pairs event and the Charles Schwab Challenge. Add in second place at Memorial and he’s one of the PGA Tour’s hottest players and one who could shine anywhere. 

Others to consider: Russell Henley (17.6M) was 10th at Oakmont and pattern spotters will notice he’s played well in his first start after both majors this year with eighth at Hilton Head and fifth at Memorial. A winner at Bay Hill in March, he has four Travelers top 20s. Cam Young (15.6M) did us a favour at Oakmont and there are plenty of examples of players performing strongly the week after a high finish in the US Open despite the temptation to swerve them on the grounds of being mentally frazzled. As well as top fours in his last two events, Young’s ninth place here last year included a magical 59 in round three. Brian Harman (14.4M) is a top 10 machine here. He’s had seven in total and six in the last seven editions. The 2023 Open winner captured the Texas Open in April. Rickie Fowler (14.4M) took seventh at Memorial last time and that was his third top 15 in four starts. He’s finished 20th and 13th here the last two years and shot a stunning Saturday 60 in 2023.

Underdog Options (14m and Under)

Tom Hoge (13.6M): Hoge had a confusingly poor record at TPC River Highlands but ripped up the form book last year by closing with a 62 (also a Friday 63) to finish third. He was also third on Pete Dye’s most famous creation, TPC Sawgrass, in March and seventh in the Memorial two starts ago.

Thomas Detry (13.6M): To some, the Belgian’s extraordinary seven-shot win in February’s Phoenix Open is looking like a flash in the pan as he doesn’t appear to have done much since. But despite no big finish, he’s now posted 39th or better in six of his last seven starts and the last two show 18th in Canada and 23rd in the US Open (5th Tee To Green).

Others to consider: Andrew Novak (13.4M) has a win (Zurich Classic pairs) and a second (RBC Heritage) on his last two starts on Pete Dye courses and battled gamely to play all four rounds at Oakmont after an opening 76. He’s 9th on the FedEx Cup standings this year so, in theory, is a bargain. Ryan Gerard (13.4M) has made 16 of 18 cuts this season, with highs including second at the Texas Open and eighth in the PGA Championship. He also broke par in one of his weekend rounds at the US Open – no mean feat. At a super-low price, Adam Hadwin (12M) offers UD appeal. He was raving about his driving after 27th in his home Canadian Open and he occupied that same position in this event last year. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (13.2M) offers a decent mix of course and current form. The South African was 23rd last year (R4 64) and posted 12th at the US Open along with 16th at Colonial two tournaments earlier.

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Fantasy Picks for the US Open

Posted on June 11, 2025 by DaveTindallTravel

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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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Fantasy Picks for the RBC Canadian Open

Posted on June 4, 2025 by DaveTindallTravel

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Paying top dollar for Scottie Scheffler proved a smart decision last week as the World No.1 justified the 26.6M fee by winning the Memorial Tournament by four.

He was a popular choice as captain (scoring x1.25pts) but my other five picks weren’t good enough to get me in the money.

I’d been particularly keen on Bud Cauley as my UD (underdog, who scores x1.25pts) and rather built my team upwards from him.

It seemed a reasonable tactical ploy and one to perhaps try again.

The ‘shall I invest in the big-money favourite’ dilemma applies again this week in Canada with Rory McIlroy in town.

Rory is a two-time winner of the Canadian Open but this week we have a brand new course: TPC Toronto, a near 7,400-yard par 70.

It should suit ball-strikers so that’s an angle to play.

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Top Tier Picks (18m and over)

Rory McIlroy (24M): McIlroy has a bigger prize on the horizon with the US Open taking place at Oakmont next week. But having wowed the Canadian crowds by winning on his first two starts in the event in 2019 and 2022 (2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the pandemic), he’ll want to put on a show. In two subsequent visits to the Canadian Open he’s posted ninth and fourth while Rory returns this year as the Masters champion. His form since that dramatic Augusta win? 12th in the Zurich Classic Pairs event, seventh in the Truist Championship and a subdued 47th in the PGA Championship. He’s a dilemma for me this week but I’ll find it hard to leave him out.

Taylor Pendrith (19M): A far cheaper high-end, or even captain, option is Pendrith. Last year’s CJ Cup Byron Nelson winner was fifth at the PGA Championship and backed it up with 12th at Memorial. Both were event PBs. Four rounds in the 60s and 21st in last year’s Canadian Open suggests he’s really ready to attack his national title and the ‘X’ factor is that he knows TPC Toronto virtually better than anyone in the field having played and practised there regularly.

Others to consider: Corey Conners (20.4M) is the other obvious home option and deserves such a status after a string of big finishes this year. He used to have a shocking time in his national Open but has gone 6-20-6 since 2022. Sam Burns (18.8M) continues to find a groove and 12th at Memorial represented a fourth top 20 in the last five starts. He likes this event too with fourth at St George’s on debut in 2022 and 10th at Hamilton last year. Ludvig Aberg (21.2M) has had peaks and troughs this season so is risky but a closing 66 for T16 at Memorial last week makes the Swede enticing. He made his pro debut in the 2023 Canadian Open, finishing 25th. Finally, Mackenzie Hughes (17.8M) has one of the best tournament records of the home players: two top 10s and only once outside the top 32 in the last six editions. He’s been mixing top 10s and missed cuts (three of each in the last seven events) but may well be worth chancing.

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

Nick Taylor (17.6M): Taylor ended the Canadian curse in 2023 when holing a monster putt to defeat Tommy Fleetwood in a playoff and become the first home player to win this event in 69 years. Victory in the Sony Open in early 2025 gave him a fifth PGA Tour title and that stacks up incredibly well against plenty of more celebrated rivals. Taylor is in the mood again after fourth place at Memorial on Sunday.

Ryan Fox (15.4M): Much further down this pay bracket, Fox could be a cunning pick. The New Zealander made the big breakthrough by winning the Myrtle Beach Classic and, impressively, has backed it up with 28th in the PGA and 20th at Memorial. A fine ball-striker, he was also seventh in last year’s Canadian Open so there are plenty of roads leading to him.

Others to consider: Gary Woodland (15.4M) is the same price as Fox and also boasts some strong credentials. The 2019 US Open winner ranks 8th for Driving Distance this year so will handle the lengthy par 4s on this course and has flashed some good form this season with second place in the Houston Open and 11th at Colonial last time. Rasmus Hojgaard (16M) has made his last six cuts, two of those in majors, and also finished runner-up alongside twin Nicolai in the Zurich Classic pairs event. A monster hitter he’ll enjoy being able to wield the driver here. Cameron Young (15M) won a playoff on Monday to qualify for next week’s US Open and is trending in the right direction again after a real loss of form. An elite driver at his best, he’s posted seventh at the Truist, 47th in the PGA and 25th at Memorial in his last three starts. Johnny Keefer (15.6M) seems a strange addition to this price range but it’s with justification as he finished third on this course at the PGA Tour Americas’ Fortinet Cup Championship last year. That qualified him for the Korn Ferry where he’s currently thriving with a win and a second in his last four starts.

Underdog Options (14m and Under)

Beau Hossler (14M): The American has been patchy since a bright start to 2025 but a top 20 in the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow was a confidence booster. He’d previously left this event off his schedule but the decision to make his debut last year paid off as a pair of closing 66s gave him 14th at Hamilton.

Kevin Roy (14M): We’re looking for reliability in this price range as getting all six players through the cut is just about a must to make any real profits. Roy fits the bill as he’s cashed in each of his last five starts, the best of those 15th in the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at Craig Ranch, a course with certain similarites to this one.

Others to consider: Alejandro Tosti (14M) is worth consideration if following the idea that big hitters will be to the fore. The Argentine is 8th for Driving Distance and has a second and a fifth to his name this season. Luke List (13.4M) is a bomber and also a two-time PGA Tour winner finding some form again with fourth at the Zurich Classic pairs and 36th at Colonial last time. Also in the long hitters club, Steven Fisk (14M) has made seven of his last 10 cuts and performed well in lower-key events like this. Gordon Sargent (13M) is making his first start as a PGA Tour member after coming through the University Accelerated program and deferring a year. He was the Low Amateur in the 2023 US Open and obviously has huge potential.

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After near misses in this ‘win only’ market, with Shane Lowry at 33/1 (Truist) and Bryson DeChambeau at 8/1 (PGA Championship) both finishing runner-up, I played it simple last week.

“In all honesty, a punt on 11/4 Scottie Scheffler is the simplest and smartest play for Memorial” was the call and it worked out as the World No.1 eased to a four-shot win.

Here, I’ll try local man Taylor Pendrith at 20/1.

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Fantasy Picks for the Memorial Tournament

Posted on May 28, 2025 by DaveTindallTravel

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There were some good mentions in last week’s Charles Schwab Challenge column, with Harry Hall (T6) selected as one of the two best Mid-Range Value Selections.

Ryo Hisatsune got a shout out too, the Japanese golfer also finishing T6.

But it requires strong results across the board to get in the prize money and Scottie Scheffler and Nico Echavarria – captain and underdog (UD) respectively (both score x1.25pts) – didn’t keep up their end of the bargain.

With Scheffler a costly 26.6M this week, the same dilemma is in place: do we build around him, hoping the other five picks make the difference, or do we hold our breaths and leave Scottie out?

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Top Tier Picks (18m and over)

Scottie Scheffler (26.6M): A winner here last year and third in his previous two visits, Scheffler is a perfect fit for Muirfield Village which puts an emphasis on tee-to-green prowess. The World No.1 couldn’t make it a hat-trick of wins last week after his victories in the CJ CUP Byron Nelson and PGA Championship but fourth showed he was close to putting it together again. A third win in four starts wouldn’t raise eyebrows for a player who went 1-1-2-1-1 across March and April last year.

Hideki Matsuyama (18M) could be an interesting differential this week. The Japanese won this event in 2014, has seven top 25s overall and in the last two years has finished 8th (2024) and 16th (2023). The 2021 Masters winner has current form of 36-MC-17-21 which could be spun both ways but Matsuyama is capable of dramatic highs when he can leave world-class fields in his wake.

Others to consider: Patrick Cantlay (19.4M) As a two-time winner at Muirfield Village, Cantlay is likely to be very popular, especially when a third, fourth and seventh can be added to those victories in 2019 and 2021. He was fourth at the Truist Championship two starts ago. Collin Morikawa’s (20M) stellar iron play makes him a great course fit and six starts at Muirfield Village show a win and two seconds. You pretty much know what you’re going to get with Xander Schauffele (21.8M) here. His last seven finishes at Muirfield Village from 2019 to 2025 read: 14-14-13-11-18-24-8. But is he worth the money given that his eight starts this season show just a single top 10?

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

Si Woo Kim (16.6M): The Korean jumps out this week both from a current form and course form perspective. In his last five individual starts, he has two top eights, the most recent at the PGA Championship, two further top 20s and a 28th. And if that seems consistent, how about his Muirfield Village record: five straight top 20s including a fourth two years ago.

Matt Fitzpatrick (16M): When the Englishman posted fifth place here last year, adding to third in 2020 and ninth in 2023, you’d have got huge odds that it would be 11 months’ time before he registered another top 10 on the PGA Tour. That’s how it played out but Fitzpatrick has now found his game again with 23rd at the Truist followed by eighth in the PGA Championship. Impressive TTG numbers at both suggest he’s ready to thrive at Memorial once more.

Others to consider: Robert MacIntyre (15.4M) won the Canadian Open this time last year and sixth place at Colonial last week (9th Approach) puts him in good heart for his tournament debut. Andrew Novak (14.2M) won the Zurich Classic with Ben Griffin in April. Griffin tasted individual success at last week’s Charles Schwab Challenge so maybe Novak does the same this week. It’s a big ask as a first-timer to the Memorial but he’s been in excellent form and ranked 2nd for TTG when 11th at Colonial on Sunday. Sam Burns (15.8M) has three top 20s in his last four Muirfield Village starts and he’s flashed some decent form in May with fifth at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, 30th at the Truist and 19th in the PGA Championship.

Underdog Options (14m and Under)

Bud Cauley (13.6M): The American has four top sixes in his last seven starts (he’s also cashed in the other three) and that includes third at Colonial on Sunday. Also of note is that he was ninth at Memorial in 2019 when working his way back from injury. That was his joint-best finish anywhere that year. Currently ranked 20th SG: Tee To Green, he looks a great UD (underdog) option although to use him in that position you may have to leave Scheffler out.

Christiaan Bezuidenhout (13.8M): After making the cut in the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow and following it with four rounds in the 60s when 16th at Colonial, Bezuidenhout is on the radar via current form. But his appeal goes up a notch when noting his 4-for-4 record at Muirfield Village, highlighted by fourth place last year.

Others to consider: Michael Kim (13.6M) ranks 18th TTG this season and said on ‘X’ he enjoyed one of his best driving weeks of the year when 16th at Colonial on Sunday. That was his best finish since a run of five straight top 15s in February and March. Sam Stevens (13.2M) is a very reliable cut-maker (he’s made eight of his last nine) and was third at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson. The 28-year-old was a solid 41st on his only Muirfield Village appearance. Eric Cole (13M) has also made eight of his last nine cuts and seven were top 35s. He’s finished 24th and 45th in his two Memorial starts. Joe Highsmith (12.2M) is cheap enough to be used as the UD in a Scheffler team. He’s inconsistent but has a high ceiling as shown by a win at the Cognizant Classic and eighth in the PGA Championship.

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We’ve gone close in this ‘win only’ market in recent weeks, with both Shane Lowry at 33/1 (Truist) and Bryson DeChambeau at 8/1 (PGA Championship) finishing runner-up.

In all honesty, a punt on 11/4 Scottie Scheffler is the simplest and smartest play for Memorial.

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Fantasy Picks for the Charles Schwab Challenge

Posted on May 20, 2025 by DaveTindallTravel

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Last week’s PGA Championship proved a profitable one for this column after a very slow start and, for new readers, it highlighted the importance of picking a strong captain and high-scoring underdog (UD) – the cheapest player in your six-man line-up.

Both captain and UD score x1.25pts and the selections for those two categories – Bryson DeChambeau and Harris English – did us proud by finishing in a tie for second.

“A potential bargain and strong UD candidate,” was the assessment of English, who cost just 13.6M.

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Top Tier Picks (18m and over)

Scottie Scheffler (27M): It’s a perfectly reasonable tactic – and likely to be a very popular one – to captain Scheffler this week and then try and make the difference with the other five players from the remaining 73M in your 100M budget. The World No.1 has won his last two events by a combined 13 shots (eight at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson and five at the PGA Championship) and the previous time he won a major (2024 Masters), he also captured the following week’s tournament (RBC Heritage). Add in his course form here of 2-3-2 and it’s hard to leave him out.

Jordan Spieth (19.6M): Spieth’s latest career Grand Slam bid at the PGA fell well short again as he missed the cut but a return to his local tournament should get him firing once more. The Texan is the tournament’s leading money winner thanks to a win, three seconds and four other top 10s. He showed his love of the Lone Star state again just three starts ago when fourth at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson where he ranked 3rd for SG: Tee To Green.

Others to consider: Harris English (18.6M) No UD status for English this week; in fact, he’s the seventh most expensive player in the game. It’s justifed though given his T2 at Quail Hollow and course record which shows a second, fifth, 12th and 20th. Aaron Rai (18.2M) relishes this ball-striking test (he’s 3-for-3 and was 12th two years ago) and comes in off a top 20 at the PGA. He particularly enjoys a par 70. J.T. Poston (18.8M) built on three top 25s with an excellent fifth place at Quail Hollow. He’s rather boom or bust here with four MCs and three top 20s in the last seven but the fact his T12 in 2024 came after the 2023 redesign could be a good pointer.

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

Davis Riley (17M): Riley was as big as 175/1 to win this last year but absolutely ran away with it, powering to a five-shot victory. Having been fourth in 2022, it was hardly a total surprise. He’s far from a leaderboard regular on the PGA Tour but can ‘pop’, as shown by a couple of top 10s in March. But the biggest reminder of his talent came via a rather unexpected second place in last week’s PGA.

Harry Hall (16M): Hall will get attention this week due to his third place at Colonial in 2023 when leading after 18, 36 and 54 holes. The Englishman had a great run either side of Christmas with a string of top 10s and 25s and he’s back in scoring mode again. Hall, who won last summer’s ISCO Championship, was 20th at Myrtle Beach and followed that with 19th on his PGA Championship debut. Putting has been an important stat here so it could be significant that Hall ranks 4th for SG: Putting this year.

Others to consider: Rejuvenated Bud Cauley (15.6M) had a run of three straight top sixes recently, the first at The Players Championship and the second at the Texas Open so he’s been strong in the south. He hasn’t played here since 2020 but has made four of his last five Colonial cuts. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (15M) has one of the more consistent recent records at Colonial (17-21-15) and was seventh at halfway at Quail Hollow before tailing off. This course suits him better. Eric Cole (14.6M)‘s T41 at the PGA included a hole-in-one while he has form in Texas this year of 5-26-15. There’s every reason to believe he’s due a good week here after MCs in 2023 and 2024. Finally, Ryo Hisatsune (14.2M) has performed well for me in fantasy this season with fifth in the Texas Open one of three top 10s since February. He was T37 at Quail Hollow.

Underdog Options (14m and Under)

Nico Echavarria (14M): The Colombian is an underrated two-time PGA Tour winner. He’s also had a couple of second places in the last six months. He didn’t make the weekend here last year but has been very reliable of late, making his last six cuts.

Michael Thorbjornsen (14M): The 23-year-old is starting to make more of a regular impact since turning pro last year and April brought a second (Corales Puntacana) and a fourth (Zurich Classic). The Colonial debutant also appearead on the halfway leaderboard at the PGA before a weekend slide but he’s impressive off the tee and is very capable of making a challenge in this company.

Others to consider: Mac Meissner (13.6M) was fifth here last year and 10th in the 2024 Texas Open. He’s made six of his last seven cuts in individual play. David Lipsky (12.6M) is quiet of late but he’s improved his finish at Colonial every year: 48th, then 16th, then 9th. Robby Shelton (12.6M) has ninth and 29th in the last two editions. He’s on the second tier now but had a recent top 10 in Florida. Hayden Buckley (12.4M) could perhaps be a great UD option if you’re really running out of cash. He was fifth here last year and followed a top 10 in the Zurich Classic pairs event with seventh at Myrtle Beach a fortnight ago.

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Fantasy Picks for the PGA Championship

Posted on May 14, 2025 by DaveTindallTravel

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There’s very much a Big Three in this week’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in North Carolina – the second major of the season.

So, here’s a question: Which of Scottie Scheffler (26.2M), Rory McIlroy (24.4M) and Bryson DeChambeau (23M) can you squeeze into your line-ups?

One? Two? Or perhaps none!

It’s impossible to get all three on board as that would blow too much of a hole in the 100M budget.

Strategy is always key but somehow it seems even more enhanced this week given the disparity in pricing.

With the UD (underdog) scoring x1.25pts (as does the captain), is it best to select a balanced team perhaps led by Justin Thomas?

We’ll get into it shortly but first…

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Top Tier Picks (18m and over)

Bryson DeChambeau (23M): I’m going to make DeChambeau the cornerstone of my line-up. For a start, he’s 3.2M cheaper than Scheffler but even if there was more parity I’d be backing Bryson. The course is set to play super-long after rain in the build-up, he’s coming off his best ever Masters (fifth) followed by a win on LIV and in this event the Californian has a second (last year) and two fourths in his last four appearances. It’s all systems go for a huge week.

Justin Thomas (20M): From the top end, Thomas is my other big like although he’s far from cheap, touching the 20M mark. JT won the 2017 PGA here at Quail Hollow which is a huge plus even though the course conditions were different in August. Secondly, he’s an absolute form horse after a win (RBC Heritage) and a second (Truist) on his last two starts. A two-time winner of this event, he walks taller in PGAs than he does at The Masters.

Others to consider: Xander Schauffele (21.6M) I’m expecting a good defence by Schauffele, especially as he’s finished runner-up at Quail Hollow in the last two editions of the Wells Fargo. He’s an absolute stud in majors with 16 top 10s in 31 played and the 2024 double major winner reeled off another with eighth at Augusta. Joaquin Niemann (19.2M) has zero top 10s in majors but he’s a prolific winner on LIV and his big hitting should serve him well. And it’s impossible not to mention four-time course winner and new Masters champ Rory McIlroy (24.4M). He’ll be massively popular so if you have the guts to leave him out and he doesn’t fire on all cylinders, it could pay off to give him a swerve. Alternatively, build everything around him!

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

Tyrrell Hatton (18M): Hatton was third at Quail Hollow when he last played it (2023 Wells Fargo) and his strong driving hints at another big week. He’s ticking along nicely on LIV and contended at Augusta before dropping back and finishing 14th. He posted two early top 10s in his PGA Championship career and has a further two top 15s in the last three. Hatton has made 12 of his last 13 cuts in the majors so is reliable too.

Corey Conners (16.6M): The ‘need to be a huge hitter’ narrative seems to go against Conners but he’s got an excellent record on long courses as shown by eighth at The Masters. That was his fourth top 10 in his last six trips to Augusta. The Canadian brings elite driving and plenty of excellent current form to the table too with six top 20s in his last seven starts. Five of those were T11 or better. He’s also posted 12th, 17th and 26th in three of the last four PGAs and 13th and 8th in the last two Wells Fargos at Quail Hollow.

Others to consider: Patrick Reed (16.2M) was third at Augusta last month, runner-up here in the 2017 PGA and is reeling off good finishes on LIV. Making 19 cuts in his last 20 Majors is outstanding too. Tony Finau (14.8M) is coming back to form and posted 15th in last week’s Truist. He’s sprinkled 11 top 10s in his majors career (for reference Patrick Cantlay has just three). Could big-hitting Ryan Fox (15.8M) make an impact after chipping in to win his first PGA Tour event last week? The Kiwi is reliable at this level having made the weekend in each of the last eight majors. Max Homa (15.2M) is finding his groove again (12th Augusta, 30th Truist) and that could be interesting timing given that he’s a former Quail Hollow winner with a pair of eighths in the last two runnings of the Wells Fargo. If looking for event reliability, Masters runner-up Justin Rose (16M) is the only man in the field to make the top 15 in each of the last six PGAs. Four of those were top 10s.

Underdog Options (14m and Under)

Dean Burmester (13.8M): The South African may be flickering on a few radars due to being a massive hitter. But he’s also become a pretty handy player in the majors in the last few years. He’s made the cut in his last five and that run includes 11th and 19th in the Open Championship and 12th in this event last year. Burmester, a runner-up at the LIV Golf Hong Kong in March, was 13th in the LIV Golf Korea event last time.

Harris English (13.6M): English isn’t the longest driver but won at very lengthy Torrey Pines earlier this year so plays big courses well. Majors-wise, he’s had a third, a fourth and an eighth in the last five US Opens, a pair of top 20s in his last four PGAs while 12th at Augusta last month was his best ever Masters finish. Add in third at Quail Hollow in the 2023 Wells Fargo and 11th at the Truist last week and there’s lots to like. A potential bargain and strong UD candidate.

Others to consider: Rasmus Hojgaard (13.2M) ranks 8th for Driving Distance on the PGA Tour this year. The Dane’s 67 at Augusta was the second best Friday score and he can kick on from that T32. Hojgaard has made two of his three PGA Championship cuts. Kurt Kitayama (12.4M) is another who smashes it ludicrous lengths. A shock winner at Bay Hill a couple of years ago, he was fourth in the 2023 PGA and 26th last year. A fifth at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson last time out also bodes well. Keith Mitchell (12.4M) is the king of fast starts (three first-round leads in his latest six events) and 11th in DD this season makes him a good course fit, backed up by third and eighth in two of his last three visits to Quail Hollow. He’s not done much in majors but has made it to the weekend in three of his last four PGAs. If looking below 12M, Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra (11.6M) is an option. The 25-year-old Spaniard left LIV after three years and then won the DP World Tour’s Indian Open a couple of months ago, following it with a fourth in the China Open. He played college golf at nearby Wake Forest. If feeling sentimental, Phil Mickelson (10.8M) won the 2021 PGA in his fifties and was runner-up in the 2023 Masters. He’s got numerous top 10s at Quail Hollow but they’re going back a bit.

PLAYER MATCH UPS

A quick word on these. There are 10 tournament head-to-heads listed and you can pick three or more of these duels in an acca.

For those listed, I’d take Tony Finau to beat Davis Thompson, Joaquinn Niemann to beat Patrick Cantlay and Jon Rahm to beat Collin Morikawa.

A £10 stake on those pays £60 if successful and it landed in last week’s column. Get all 10 right (and you can even throw in football player head-to-heads if struggling to pick 10 golfers) and you’ll win 500x your stake!

SPORTSBOOK

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It’s a win only market and I just missed out with 33/1 Shane Lowry last week.

For Quail Hollow, I’m going in for Bryson DeChambeau at 8/1, with Justin Thomas at 16/1 as my second pick.

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Fantasy Picks for the Truist Championship

Posted on May 7, 2025 by DaveTindallTravel

I’ll be sharing my weekly picks for Fanteam’s fantasy golf contests, along with selections for their player matchups and sportsbook offerings. Fanteam, the UKGC-regulated platform and Europe’s largest DFS site, offers an exciting way to engage with golf. See below to find out how you can claim a free entry to their £12 Truist Championship contest!

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It’s been a good season so far for my fantasy team with healthy profits achieved at the Houston Open (fifth out of 333) and Valero Texas Open (25th).

This week it’s a Signature Event and a limited 72-man field so some classy players are available at the bottom end of the price range.

And that’s always a crucial area. Regular players in the Fanteam game will know by now that the cheapest player in your six-man line-up, the Underdog (UD), scores x1.25pts (as does the captain). Full scoring rules are here.

This week’s event takes place on the par-70 Wissahickon course at Philadelphia Cricket Club in Pennsylvania. The A.W. Tillinghast track is one we’ve not seen before on the PGA Tour which makes things tricky although there are some clues.

Rory McIlroy is a major outlay at 24M but I rather fancy him for something around 10th this week as he focuses on next week’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, a venue where he’s won four times.

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Top Tier Picks (18m and over)

Patrick Cantlay (19M): Cantlay jumps off the page here given his fantastic record on Bentgrass and strong body of work in the North-East of the United States. This course should really suit and the fact he has two good finishes on Tillinghast tracks (third in the 2019 US PGA at Bethpage and eighth at the 2018 Northern Trust) backs that feeling up. His record on par 70s is excellent too.

Hideki Matsuyama (18.2M): Matsuyama could be a value buy here as, once more, he’s slightly dipped under the radar after falling short for a little while. But a closing 66 at The Masters last time secured a top 25 and, eyecatchingly, he ranked 2nd for Strokes Gained: Approach at Augusta. That’s likely to be a key factor this week. This course should be a good one for him.

Others to consider: Collin Morikawa (21M) should enjoy this short, ball-striking test and a big week is expected. He doesn’t come cheap though and perhaps has gone a little flat of late. Justin Thomas (20M) won the RBC Heritage last time out and is a dangerous animal when in winning form. Jordan Spieth (18M) can also do plenty of damage here and he made it four top 20s on the spin with fourth in last week’s CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

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

Shane Lowry (17M): I’m very sweet on Lowry this week. The Irishman was a runner-up in the US Open on his last start in Pennsylvania and has seven top 20s in his last eight starts. He ranks highly for SG: Tee To Green (4th) and SG: Approach (11th) and a bit of inclement weather in the forecast could aid him too.

Keegan Bradley (16.2M): The US Ryder Cup skipper could still make his own team and added to a strong season with 18th at Hilton Head, a place where he’d never done anything of note. Born and bred in the North-East, he won at Aronimink on his last outing in Pennsylvania and has plenty of other great form in this corner of the United States. His tee-to-green game should serve him well.

Jason Day (16M): Has now withdrawn.

Others to consider: Andrew Novak (15.6M) has Ted Rogers form of 3-2-1, the latter coming in the Zurich Classic pairs event. He’s been a man to follow this season. Aaron Rai (15.4M) is another who performs better on shorter courses and the Englishman is the straighest driver on the PGA Tour. Justin Rose (15.2M) won his US Open very near to here and his Masters second place shows what a top performer he remains.

Underdog Options (14m and Under)

Harris English (13.8M): English already has silverware this season after a gutsy win at Torrey Pines and he admits he likes it when scoring is tough. That should be the case this week at a venue where Bernhard Langer once won the Senior Players Championship with +1. He impressed again with 12th at The Masters, ranking 10th for Approach.

Lucas Glover (13.2M): Glover has had some great ball-striking weeks this season and that’s helped him to third places at both Pebble Beach and The Players Championship. He ranked in the top four for SG: Approach in both.

Others to consider: Erik van Rooyen (12.4M) finished (an admittely distant) second to Scottie Scheffler last week so has plenty of confidence. He’s finished 8th and 23rd in the two Majors he’s played on Tillinghast courses. Gary Woodland (12.6M) was eighth in the 2019 US PGA on Tillinghast’s Bethpage Black. He withdrew with a sore back last week so if you like the ‘beware the injured golfer’ angle, he’s your man. After some awful form, Max Homa (13M) bounced back with 12th at Augusta. Note that he was only 70th at the RBC Heritage but, on pedigree, he’s a bargain. Tom Hoge (13.4M) should always be on the radar for a ball-striking test and his last four individual starts show a pair of top fives and a further two top 20s.

PLAYER MATCH UPS

A quick word on these. There are 10 tournament head-to-heads listed and you can pick three or more of these duels in an acca.

For those listed, I’d take Robert MacIntyre to beat Min Woo Lee, Patrick Cantlay to beat Ludvig Aberg and Jordan Spieth to beat Viktor Hovland.

A £10 stake on those pays £60 if successful. Get all 10 right (and you can even throw in football player head-to-heads if struggling to pick 10 golfers) and you’ll win 500x your stake!

SPORTSBOOK

Yes, there’s a Sportsbook too, covering golf, football, tennis, NBA etc.

Patrick Cantlay at 16/1 and Shane Lowry at 33/1 are worth a look in this win only market. Both are overdue a success and perhaps can gain inspiration from Justin Thomas, who ended his victory drought with a triumph at Hilton Head.

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