Fantasy Golf Picks, Odds, and Predictions – The Open Championship

Fantasy Golf Picks, Odds, and Predictions for The Open Championship

 The British Open Fantasy Preview

From the edge-of-the-seat shootouts between Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson in 1977 and Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson just 12 months ago, to Tiger Woods’ emotional victory at Royal Hoylake in 2006 and Jean van de Velde’s ‘socks off’ meltdown in 1999, the Open Championship – or British Open, call it as you wish – has served up some of golf’s most iconic moments.

Debates about which is the sport’s most prestigious major are often heated and go on long into the night, but one thing that all can agree on is that the Open tends to excite and delight year upon year.

In some respects it is the hardest one to win, with the rotating host venue system meaning that the players aren’t able to get a look at the course; in contrast to the Masters, for example. Links golf is a unique artform in itself, and with the British weather known for its impudence, a tough four days are in the offing regardless of how low the winning score may be.

This 146th edition of The Open will be hosted by Royal Birkdale, an unconventional Links set-up based in Southport, which is pretty close to Liverpool on the north-west coast of England. There’s the potential for sunshine, rain, and high winds….sometimes in the same afternoon!

Birkdale last hosted the Open back in 2008, and what a war of attrition that turned into. Padraig Harrington ultimately prevailed but at a score of +3 – the only time this millennium that the British Open has been won in a score of over par.

That fact offers a fantastic insight into what we can expect this week; this is a gutsy golf course that’s got a kick like a mule. As such, we can look forward to a fascinating weekend – bring it on!

Last Week’s Fantasy Results from the John Deere Classic

It was a boom or bust week for us last week both on the PGA and European Tours.

At the John Deere, although we had Bryson DeChambeau in our “sample” lineup, he wasn’t one of our main picks.  However, our gutsy move of having Stricker and Zach Johnson as our 1-2 punch certainly paid dividends as both finished T5 with roughly 105 fantasy points each.

If you swapped in our alternate sleeper pick Wesley Bryan ($7,300) over Jones, then you should have had a monster week.

A special “You’re Welcome” to Golficity Premium member Mike R for his $1500 winnings in a $4 entry!

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Romero was our ace on the Tuesday Sleeper Report, coming in with 97 fantasy points but the rest of the crew failed to convert birdies and faded before the weekend.

On the European Tour, we notched three Top 9 finishers at the Scottish Open with our Top Pick Rickie Fowler finishing T9, while Andy Sullivan and our super sleeper Ryan Fox finishing T9 and T4 respectively.

The Open Championship Field

This is a major, so you know the drill by now: barring illness, injury or a slapstick fall down a flight of stairs (here’s looking at you DJ), the world’s finest golfers will head to Merseyside this week.

There are plenty of narratives that will unfold. With Sergio Garcia and Brooks Koepka taking down the first two majors of the year – not exactly mainstream ‘predictable’ winners (although we did predict Koepka, wink, wink) – the sport’s major players will be looking to take down a big one.

The likes of Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, and Garcia himself are all still yet to win a British Open, while you suspect Rickie Fowler will be desperate to win any major title he can get his hands on – perhaps the Open is his best shot given his known love of Links golf.

There are the exciting young talents of the game looking to make their name on the grandest stage of all (Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama and Tommy Fleetwood), the wily old campaigners looking to dance at the fountain of youth once more (Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott), the defending champion (Henrik Stenson), the Olympic champion (Justin Rose), and, of course, Rory McIlroy. He’s in a woeful run of form, but could a return to major Links turn that around?

Basically, anybody who is anybody in the world of golf will be looking to tame Birkdale this week.

This Week’s Course Preview

As mentioned, Birkdale last hosted an Open Championship almost a decade ago, and the refreshing news is that the course has been changed very little since.

There is some excellent video content about Royal Birkdale on YouTube and the like, and this effort from Golfing World is perhaps the most revelatory. In it, course manager Brian Hodgkinson outlines just how little Birkdale has changed since 2008 in terms of yardage; in fact, he says it won’t be any different to the 7,172 yard, Par 70 that beat up the whole field in that last Open edition here.

The only nod to change is that more bunkers have been added, which is some effort given that the course is already pebble-dashed with hazards.

The players’ view is that Birkdale is tough but fair. In the video Harrington attests that ‘….the fairways are pretty flat, the greens are pretty flat, it’s all there in front of you. There’s no mystery, no trickery. It’s a big, strong, fair golf course.’

Tommy Fleetwood, who grew up in Southport and who lists Birkdale as ‘his local,’ said: “It’s one of the only courses I’ve been to where every bunker is in play on every hole. It’s a real, real test off the tee but once you get it in play it’s not too bad from there. But it’s one of the toughest driving courses I think you’ll find.”

A quick scroll down the leaderboard from that 2008 edition confirms Fleetwood’s point. Inside the top-ten were Harrington, Ian Poulter, an ageing Greg Norman, Jim Furyk, David Howell and Steve Stricker; a rollcall of short but accurate strikers off the tee. That is perhaps the key angle for us to attack this week.

Here’s a quick overview of what the players can expect:

Hole 1 (Par 4, 448 yards) – With a strike index of 2 in 2008, the opening hole is also one of the toughest on the course. A thin slither of fairway is accompanied by a deep pot bunker in the left-hand rough and a callous out-of-bounds area on the right – this is just one of a number of occasions that most will take an iron off the tee. The green is protected by bunkers at the front and run-off at the rear.

Hole 2 (Par 4, 422 yards) – A short Par 4 but one usually played into the wind. The devil of this hole is the approach shot – little trouble awaits off the peg. But a mid-iron needs to be flushed as bunkers protect this green on all sides and the dancefloor itself slopes from front-to-back; any approach shot past the flag leaves a nasty downhill putt.

Hole 3 (Par 4, 451 yards) – Played in the opposite direction to the second, the players will have any breeze at their backs here. There’s not too much of concern here, although a tee shot down the left is far more agreeable than one to the right. Played at an average of 4.147 in 2008 for a stroke index of 14.

Hole 4 (Par 3, 199 yards) – An elevated tee box and a left-to-right wind make the first of the short holes trickier than it should be. The exposed green really brings the breeze into play, with a number of players blown way off course in 2008. A stroke index of 9 in that Open edition.

Hole 5 (Par 4, 346 yards) – After a tough start, some will be tempted to take on this hole, with long drives potentially gaining an advantage by cutting off the corner of the significant dogleg to the right. But thick rough and a pond await – this is a classic risk-and-reward golf hole. Another back-to-front sloping green, this one is protected by no less than seven bunkers. There aren’t many obvious birdie holes at Birkdale, but this is one of them.

Hole 6 (Par 4, 499 yards) – The hardest hole in 2008, the long yardage and marked left-to-right turn make this one to survive rather than tame. An iron or fairway wood is the likely option off the tee, meaning a 200+ yard approach into an elevated green. Harrington described it as a ‘Par 4 and a half’, so take the four and run here.

Hole 7 (Par 3, 177 yards) – The trick to this hole is the green, which is the proverbial ‘upturned bowl’ and so features run-off on all sides. Played at an average of 3.237 in 2008.

Hole 8 (Par 4, 458 yards) – Some respite here in the form of a Par 4 that offers no real demons. Hazards lay on either side of the fairway so pinging the short stuff is vital, but from there a 40-yard green offers some solace. Played at a stroke index of 16 in 2008.

Hole 9 (Par 4, 416 yards) – The front nine closes with another hole where pinpoint accuracy off the tee is essential. A plateau landing area must be found, otherwise an elevated green must be made from out of the rough. Again, not a driver hole and another where making par is essential.

Hole 10 (Par 4, 402 yards) – The numbers speak volumes here. A short Par 4 by anyone’s standards, this played as the fourth most difficult hole in 2008. Clever bunker placement on this right-to-left dogleg ensures that errant tee shots of any length are in peril, while the small green is built into a tilting dune.

Hole 11 (Par 4, 436 yards) – There are bunkers placed just to either side of the fairway at distances of 278, 309 and 321 yards from the tee. Will anybody attempt to fly them all, taking into account the stiff headwind? If the breeze is up this is a long old hole, with the elevated tee box meaning a low, bore of a drive is impossible.

Hole 12 (Par 3, 183 yards) – This narrow green can be a nightmare to hit if the right-to-left wind picks up. It is built into a dune and protected by deep put bunkers and thick banks of rough grass – a stroke index of 8 for a Par 3 speaks volumes.

Hole 13 (Par 4, 499 yards) – Hole 13 could be unlucky for some given its prodigious length. There are bunkers everywhere, and only 25 birdies were made here in 2008. Hitting the fairway and then finding the front of the green is the only strategy here.

Hole 14 (Par 3, 200 yards) – This is one of the stadium holes at Birkdale, and slamming your first shot into that stands and hoping for the best is a play here given the deep bunkers guarding the front of the green. In truth, it plays as a straightforward Par 3, although with Sunday nerves the difficulty quota is heightened somewhat.

Hole 15 (Par 5, 542 yards) – The first Par 5 played at a stroke index of 17 in 2008 and yielded 92 birdies, although 85 bogeys and 20 double bogeys confirms that the strength of the wind, as much as anything, is a factor. Heavy bunkering on the fairway is the main trap, although an easy enough approach shot into a welcoming tiered green should offer up plenty of birdie opportunities.

Hole 16 (Par 4, 438 yards) – One of the narrowest landing areas on the course awaits players here, and a dense area of bushland is commemorated by a plaque as the scene of Arnold Palmer’s miraculous escape on the road to victory here in 1961. Finding a nice spot on the elevated green is almost impossible from the rough, so an accurate tee shot is once again the order of the day.

Hole 17 (Par 5, 567 yards) – If you want to win The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, taking advantage of the seventeenth is paramount. It is almost a gimmie birdie, with more than 200 made here in 2008. The green has been rebuilt to soften its contours, so a minimum of four is expected here.

Hole 18 (Par 4, 473 yards) – Where dreams are made and hearts are broken. This left-to-right dogleg is protected by an out-of-bounds area on the right, so anybody looking to gain an advantage off the tee had better be careful. There are bunkers peppering the fairway at the 300 and 350-yard marks, with the green nestled in front of that iconic clubhouse. A stroke index of 12 confirms that making par is probable, birdie possible and bogey, well, unthinkable.

Weather Forecast for Southport, England

The weather in the UK at this time of the year is predictably unpredictable, and in the past week alone a menu of sunshine and stiff bursts of rain has peppered the north-west of England.

That pattern looks set to continue this week, and while we suggest taking any forecasts with a pinch of salt, here is how things appear to be shaping up:

Thursday: There is rain around on Wednesday, which suggests that conditions will be nice and soft for the early wave of starters on Thursday. Hitting these greens (or staying on them, anyway) will be easier now than when they dry out later in the day. No further rain is expected on the opening day.

Friday: The watchword on Friday is showers, particularly first thing in the morning where the chance of precipitation is said to be 70%. Winds are set to increase from 15 mph first thing to 20 mph by the afternoon – probably even stronger than that at a localized level.

Saturday: More rain is expected on Saturday, although these showers will hopefully clear by the afternoon. The wind will rattle the players’ eardrums!

Sunday: For Sunday see Friday and Saturday. Wind speeds will lessen however, and early rain clouds will clear through the day to ensure a fine finish to the tournament.

Last Year’s Results from The Open Championship

It’s always easy in the immediate aftermath of an event to get carried away by hyperbole, but Stenson and Mickelson’s duel at Royal Troon will surely go down in the annals of golf history.

The pair finished more than ten shots clear of the rest of the field, and their tit-for-tat battle down the home straight will live long in the memory.

Phil’s final round of 65 would typically be good enough to win any major, anywhere, any time, but Stenson’s 63, which included ten birdies, would see him enter the record books alongside Johnny Miller as the only major champion to card 63 or better on the final day.

Ironically, Mickelson was five clear of Stenson after the opening round, with the Swede feeling his way into the tournament with a 68. It was the likes of Keegan Bradley, Soren Kjeldsen and Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston who kept Phil company at the head of the leaderboard in the early going.

But Stenson’s 68 on a tough Saturday – matched only by four others in the field – got him back into the picture, and Sunday….well, that will live on in the memory for a long time to come.

Where to Play Fantasy Golf for The Open Championship this Week

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This Week’s Fantasy Notes for The Open Championship

Facts, stats and trends: that’s what we like ahead of any major tournament, and The Open Championship delivers on this front alright. Some are coincidental, some are meaningless and yet some feel like they have genuine value.

So take this one for example: Seven of the previous nine winners of The Open at Royal Birkdale had finished inside the top six of the event 12 months previously.

Does this tell is anything? Well, it tells us that Birkdale champions are excellent players who enjoy Links golf. That’s nothing we didn’t already know.

But how about this nugget: eight of the last ten Open champions were aged 35 or over at the time of their triumph, and four of the last six were 40 or over. So let’s not be too hasty in writing off the old guard, because their experience and willingness to rein in any attacking instincts is key.

Of those players who finished fifth or higher (including ties) in the last five Opens, this is their nationality:

USA 15, Australia 6, Mainland Europe 5, England 4, Ireland 4, South Africa 2.

So we might have assumed that European players enjoyed an advantage in their familiar conditions, but it seems that the PGA TOUR pros can mix it on the Links; probably because of the wealth of coastal courses on tour these days.

Six of the last seven Open champions had played in the Scottish Open the week before.

A competitive run-out on the Links is important, and it would be surprising if somebody – such as a Dustin Johnson or a Jordan Spieth – turned up ‘cold’ and lifted the trophy.

Much of what unfolds this week will be dictated by the weather, with some players coming to the fore if the conditions are extremely grim – somebody like Zach Johnson springs to mind, but if it all gets a little benign then the winning score may approach double figures; even though none of the last five Birkdale Open winners have achieved the feat.

Royal Birkdale requires patience, durability and knowing when to attack and when to take a par and head for the hills. It is probably why the older pros tend to prosper – their experience can tell. It’s why swerving guys like Jon Rahm and Thomas Pieters is perhaps wise. Are they good enough to win The Open? Undoubtedly. But have they got the temperament? Rahm won the Irish Open a fortnight ago on Links of course, but his winning tally was -24. There won’t be a repeat of those generous conditions at Southport.

So how did Harrington piece together his victory at Birkdale? He was solid off the tee as we’d expect (ranking 37th for Driving Accuracy) and he hit his fair share of greens too (30th for Greens in Regulation). But Scrambling is a stat of obvious significance. Each of the first six home in ’08 ranked top-30 for Scrambling, with Harrington 13th. Whether it’s from the sand or the rough, most if not all players in the field will spend time away from the short stuff.

And don’t forget that top-10 from 2008, which featured messrs Harrington, Poulter, Norman, Furyk, Howell, and Stricker. Birkdale is not a track that will be over-powered.

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Top 5 Picks/Odds to Win The Open Championship

Top Tier Pick #1: 

Justin Rose (Odds: 22/1, FPPG: 74.9, GPFP:  87.58 Salary: $10,300)

It was at Royal Birkdale in 1998 where it all began for Justin Rose. His famous hole out on 18 secured a top-five major finish for the then amateur, and that set the template for what was to follow.

A major champion and Olympic gold medallist, an Open Championship title is missing from the 36-year-old’s resumé, so Birkdale feels like the kind of venue where he could put that anomaly to bed.

Fourth at the Irish Open a two weeks ago, Rose has already earned his stripes in Links golf and – most importantly – has been practicing at Birkdale since July 10, so his preparation could not have been any better.

Since winning the US Open in 2013, Rose has made 13/16 cuts in majors, 11/16 have been top-25s and 5/16 have been top-tens. Those are nice numbers to be taking in.

His form in standard tour events is very rarely anything to shout about, but Rose is somebody who tends to save his best for the majors. As we saw at The Masters, the Englishman can mix it with the very best regardless of his lack of appearances on tour.

His second place at Augusta would have been even better but for an inspired showing from Sergio Garcia, so there’s no reason to think he can’t win the Open Championship this week.

Key Stats:

• Par 4 Scoring Average – 9th
• SG: Around-the-Green – 9th
• SG: Around-the-Green – 13th

Top-Tier Pick #2:

Henrik Stenson (Odds: 30/1, FPPG: 63.5, GPFP:  50.80 Salary: $9,600)

The great thing about playing daily fantasy games with the majors is that we can draft some stellar talents on the cheap, and that’s exactly the situation with Henrik Stenson this week.

You might think a defending champion stands no chance of defending their crown, but both Harrington and Tiger Woods have retained their Open Championship title in recent memory, so clearly it is not beyond the realms of possibility.

The Swede was actually T3 at Royal Birkdale in 2008, and has now recorded four top-three finishes in The Open. This is a player who loves Links golf!

He finished T26 at his sole start on the Links this term at the Scottish Open, but that trip featured rounds of 69 and 68 so clearly the mood is good in the Stenson camp. Five of his last six starts have yielded top-30 finishes, with a pair of top-tens at the BMW International Open and PGA Championship a real sign of progress.

His penchant for hitting fairway woods instead of driver will stand him in good stead compared to his opponents who will need to dial down their natural instincts, and if everything clicks this weekend Stenson stands as good a chance as anybody of lifting the trophy.

Key Stats:

• Driving Accuracy – 76%
• SG: Approach-the-Green – +0.438
• SG: Putting – +0.640

Mid-Tier Pick #1:

Adam Scott (Odds: 30/1, FPPG: 67.8, GPFP:  66.44 Salary: $8,500)

In what is perhaps the bargain of the century, we can bag a 16-time, major top-ten finisher for an absolute snip of a price.

Winner at Augusta in 2013, Adam Scott recorded a T9 there earlier in the season and has enjoyed another decent campaign overall with four top-10s in just twelve starts.

Like Rose, the Australian is a player who saves his best golf for the big stage, and the fact he has missed just one cut in his last thirteen starts in The Open is testament to his love of Links golf. Between 2012 and 2015, he recorded four straight top-tens.

There have been nine Opens at Royal Birkdale and Aussies have won three of them; coincidence or relevant, we’re not quite short. Scott actually finished T16 there in 2008 after an outstanding opening round.

He teed up at the Scottish Open last week, and as we have already discovered playing there – even without shooting the lights out – has been a key component in the armoury of Open champions through the years.

In short, Scott ticks all of our boxes, and so at this price it is a no-brainer to draft him on-side.

Key Stats:

• SG: Approach-the-Green – 15th
• SG: Tee-to-Green – 16th
• Scoring Average – 17th

Mid-Tier Pick #2:

Matt Kuchar (Odds: 66/1, FPPG: 69.3, GPFP:  61.66 Salary: $7,200)

Matt Kuchar’s precise ball striking is tailor-made for The Open, and this Birkdale track could not be better suited to his game.

A brilliant scrambler who ranks highly for bogey avoidance, Kooch has only missed one cut in his last 18 major starts, which highlights just how much he turns it on when the pressure mounts. His performances in the Ryder Cup are testament to that.

Here’s a fun fact: Kuchar is the highest grossing current PGA TOUR professional that is yet to win a major, and while Augusta is the likely destination of that run being broken he has still finished T9 and T15 in two of his last five Open starts.

You will struggle to find a more consistent pro anywhere in the world than the likeable 39-year-old; his last five starts have yielded finishes of 4-16-4-12-9.

Key Stats:

• Scrambling – 10th
• Bogey Avoidance – 13th
• SG: Around-the-Green – 18th

Low-Tier Pick:

Brandt Snedeker (Odds: 80/1, FPPG: 68.5, GPFP:  55.51 Salary: $6,800)

In another bargain basement swoop we have Brandt Snedeker; a player who thrives in windy and tough conditions.

A winner of both the Heritage and at Pebble Beach, Sneds has also won the Fiji International and lost in a playoff at the Sony Open, so breezy conditions do not faze him one bit. Indeed, anybody who witnessed his outstanding performance at Chambers Bay in the US Open of 2015 will know that he actually thrives on playing attritional golf.

His form has been inconsistent this term, but we’re not going to rip on a player that finished T9 at the US Open and showed up well at coastal events at the RBC Heritage and Pebble Beach.

Snedeker has T3 and T11 finishes to his name in the Open Championship, so here’s hoping for another fine showing.

Key Stats:

• SG: Around-the-Green – 15th
• Scrambling – 23rd
• SG: Approach-the-Green – 49th

UPDATE 7/19 – Snedeker WD. Our Substitute Pick is Steve Sricker

Steve Stricker – Any player that ranks inside the top-30 on tour for Driving Accuracy (1st), Bogey Avoidance (18th), and Scrambling (29th) would automatically find their way onto our shortlist for Royal Birkdale, but Steve Stricker’s exceptional CV seals the deal.

The old dog has still got a few tricks up his sleeve as T16 at both the Masters and US Open testify, and a top-five return at last year’s Open confirms that turning 50 has not dialed down his competitive instincts.

And what a turn at the John Deere Classic last time out. Opening with a round of 73, the ginger wizard followed up with 67, 65, and 64 to enjoy a share of the lead on Sunday until Bryson edged past.

Stricker didn’t play in the Open Championship between 2013-2015, but before and after his last seven outings in the event read 4-23-12-55-52-7-8.

Sleeper Pick for The Open Championship

Branden Grace (Odds: 55/1, FPPG: 63.0, GPFP:  51.66 Salary: $8,000)

We can expect plenty of DFS gamers to swerve Branden Grace this week for no other reason than he is simply not a ‘fashionable’ player, but that’s their loss because this South African is an Open champion in waiting.

A seven-time winner on the European Tour, including the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship,  Grace broke his PGA TOUR duck in 2016 at the coastal RBC Heritage event, and that continues a rich vein of form in wind-affected tournaments. This year alone he has recorded top-20s at the Sony Open, Texas Open, and the RBC Heritage again.

With a pair of top-fives to his name at both the US Open and the PGA Championship, Grace is yet to make a breakthrough at the British Open but his game is perfectly suited to these conditions.

Key Stats:

• Approaches from 150-175 yards: 6th
• Scrambling: 33rd
• Greens in Regulation: 42nd

Alternative Sleeper Pick for The Open Championship

Andy Sullivan (Odds: 100/1, FPPG: 64.6, GPFP:  51.69 Salary: $7,000)

In our European Tour sleeper picks we have drafted Sullivan for the past two weeks, and while he hasn’t set the world alight a T20 at the Irish Open and T9 at the Scottish did not let us down.

The Englishman simply loves playing Links golf, and in just two starts in the Open he has recorded returns of T30 and T12.

Sullivan has made three strokeplay starts on the PGA TOUR this term and not disappointed – T15 at the Houston Open backed by T20 at WGC Mexico and T48 at The Masters.

Factor into the mix that he has two European Tour titles to his name, and we conclude that Sullivan has all the attributes to go close at Birkdale.

Key Stats:

• SG: Approach-the-Green – +0.410
• SG: Tee-to-Green – +0.932
• Driving Accuracy – 63.69%

This Week’s Sample DraftKings Lineup

Note: Sample lineups provided as examples only.  Be sure to mix-and-match players to best fit individual contests.

This Week’s Sample Lineup With Rose

This Week’s Sample Lineup Without Rose

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