2015 U.S. Open DraftKings Fantasy Preview & Picks

Jun 6, 2015; Dublin, OH, USA; Ryan Moore tees off at the first hole during the third round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

$7,900 to $7,000

You could make multiple teams from just this salary space. There are tons of notable golfers to choose from.

Brooks Koepka ($7,800) played Chambers Bay as an amateur in the 2010 and thinks that this course suits a bomber. Which is interesting insight. If that’s the case things will be a little bit easier to pick, especially if the weather cooperates.

Will Lee Westwood ($7,700) finally get that elusive first major? Maybe. He falls in the category of needing some help from the weather to even the playing field, so to speak.

$7,600 features Zach Johnson, who doesn’t normally play well at U.S. Open’s…which is surprising, but he does play well at British Open Championships. The same could kind of be said for Hunter Mahan to a lesser extent though. Mahan was in contention a couple of years ago at the U.S. Open held at Merion.

Jason Dufner is peaking at the right time, Louis Oosthuizen – if healthy – can compete anywhere.

Chris Kirk ($7,400) and Bill Haas ($7,400). I know that on a couple of my teams it’s going to come down to taking one or the other. Then it’s going to be the process of figuring out which golfer I want on which team and it’s a whole ordeal. But, it comes with the territory, that’s just the name of the game though.

Francesco Molinari ($7,200) might be one of the most owned golfers at the U.S. Open. Molinari makes his bones on the European Tour and is playing some great golf of late.

Molinari has finished inside the top five in three of his last four events worldwide including a T-3 at The Memorial. Molinari will rightfully be viewed as a value pick.

Another popular golfer will be Ryan Moore ($7,500). The home state Moore has played Chambers Bay many times, he should know how the course plays, the different angles, and routes you need to take.

Plus, Moore is in fine form right now. Moore is coming a T-18 at The Memorial and at The Masters he finished T-12. For the season, Moore has made the cut in 11 of 14 events.

Moore has always been a good, solid player but hasn’t really taken that next step. Kind of like Charley Hoffman. A good player at a lot of the tournaments, but in the big ones he’s usually not there.

However, that seems to be changing for Hoffman. Remember he was in the winning lineup at The Masters. Hoffman has been playing well this year and finally broke through at The Masters.

Moore could do what Hoffman did at the U.S. Open this year. He’s in his backyard, he’s playing well this may finally be his major where he could legitimately compete for the win. It’s all set up for him to succeed.

May 23, 2015; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Kevin Na tips his hat after finishing in the lead at -11 after the third round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports

Kevin Na ($7,100) might not have the next gear to win a major, but boy oh boy, has he been a machine since March. Not many golfers have been better than Na.

Just take a look at his results since the WGC-Cadillac Championship: T-9, T-10, T-6, T-20, T-12, T-6, T-10, and T-13. That is an impressive run.

I want to take Victor Dubuisson ($7,000), but he is just a mess right now. Dubuisson has somehow lost a good 20 yards off the tee and that has clearly hindered his game. Maybe that’ll change once he gets to a major event that gets the adrenaline pumping, but I don’t know, he’s a risk right now.

If he was playing like he did last year he would be a slam dunk pick. He was around the price range for both Opens and the PGA Championship and he was a fantastic value pick. If Dubuisson doesn’t sort his game out he’s in danger of being something along the lines of a Gregory Havret.

Then you have Marc Leishman ($7,000) who is a great wind player, Gary Woodland ($7,400) bombs the ball he could be someone to watch, Keegan Bradley ($7,700) is a bomber as well, but his flat stick is very unreliable. Charl Schwartzel ($7,300) is struggling, but he could turn things around at this major, you never know.

All in all, like I say, there are so many options just in this space that it can be a bit overwhelming. For my one pick in this group, I would say…I’m thinking Koepka, Molinari, Kirk, Haas, but I don’t know, Moore might be the best option. Yeah, I think, I’ll go with Moore, final answer.

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