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Fantasy Golf Sleeper Report – 2015 U.S. Open

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The Sleeper Report: Fantasy Golf Sleepers, Long Shots, and Undervalued Picks for the 2015 U.S. Open from Chambers Bay

Event Preview

One of the most anticipated golf events of the year is on deck as the top players in the world converge on the Pacific Northwest and Chambers Bay Golf Course for the U.S. Open.

This year’s U.S. Open also marks a lot of “firsts” for the event, including the first time it’s taken place in the Pacific Northwest as well as the first time this par-70, 7,742-yard course is hosting the open—after being developed just eight years ago with hosting an Open in mind.  A ton of other courses have seen this event come and go as fifty different venues have been used since the U.S. Open started back in 1895.  History buffs will note that Oakmont Country Club is the most popular venue with the U.S. Open being held there eight times; most recently in 2007 and once again next year.

The field as usual will be tremendous as the major is bringing in each of the top-60 players in the world and will certainly be headlined by five-time major champion and 2011 U.S. Open winner, world No. 1 Rory McIlroy, as he attempts to outshine Masters winner Jordan Speith.  There will be 13 past U.S. Open champions also joining the field, with each of the past nine victors in attendance, including three-time U.S. Open winner Tiger Woods (2000, 2002, 2008).

The past half decade of this event has been dominated by Europe with the only the American winner over that time being Webb Simpson’s one stroke victory with a score of one-over-par in 2012.  Other than that, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, and most recently Martin Kaymer have gone home with the trophy.

When Kaymer hit the course last year, he started hot and never lifted his foot off the pedal with consecutive 65s to start out the tournament.  Kaymer ended up taking a huge eight-stroke win with Erik Compton and Rickie Fowler being the only other two players in red numbers.

Most of this week’s field sat it out at Memphis last week, instead deciding to prepare with plenty of practice and rest, but a few players did make their way to the FedEx St. Jude Classic and two names, Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka, finished in the top-three and are expected to have a solid chance at winning at Chambers Bay.  Mickelson, the winner of 42 career PGA events, including five major championships, would complete the career major grand slam with a win this week and is coming off a Sunday 65 that bumped him into a tie for third last week.  The U.S. Open trophy has alluded him plenty as he been the runner-up in the tournament an astonishing six times, with the most recent coming in 2013.

With a ton of amateurs and players looking to take their game to the next level with a major victory, there are plenty of sleepers to look at this week and below are five that have the best chance to be in contention come Sunday afternoon.

The U.S. Open Fantasy Sleeper Report

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Cover photo by Gord Montgomery

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