The Range: The Open Championship

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This week we’ll look back at the John Deere Classic and get you ready for the upcoming Open Championship right here on Win Daily.

Recap of the John Deere Classic

The Insight Sheet was a mixed bag last week. We missed on the winner, but with a core of Morikawa, Niemann, Sloan and Ryder we saved most of our bankroll. McCarthy is the one golfer that really set us back. He was at six under through the first 13 holes on Friday, and finished two under by the 18th and missed the cut. His performance ruined so many nice looking 6/6 lineups. I mean all he had to do was not bogey the last hole…I digress. That’s the fun and frustration of daily fantasy sports.

We move on, though, and get ready for the The Open Championship, this year’s last major of the season.

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The Basics

Course: Dunluce Course
Par: 71
Length: 7,344 Yards
Greens: Undulating Fescue Greens with Poa.
Fairways: Average Tour Width
Architect: Martin Ebert (Most Recent Updates)
The Open has a great fly over video of each hole, please check it out here!
A hole by hole breakdown from the PGA Site, click here!

Course Fit

This year The Open Championship heads back to Northern Ireland. The Royal Portrush GC has not hosted the tournament since 1951. Unlike the last few weeks where birdies were flying left and right, The British Open will be the exact opposite.

Like all the other majors, there is no Shotlink for stats from previous years. I’ll be going back to my very balanced approach for golfers. I want players that have a combination of course history (since its essentially a new course, I’ll go with Open Championship history) and recent form. Lets look at the players that have done well in the past at The Open Championship.

Perhaps another way to look at a player’s mettle is to see how they perform in the majors overall. Here is the Top 10 for the majors the last 24 rounds.

Stenson, Mcllroy, Spieth, Rose & Molinari have not only played well at The Open Championship but the majors overall.

Course Fit – Back End

The Open Championship will be a tough course to play. With no previous years being played here recently, we’ll keep our satellite stats simple. Golfers with a a good opportunity score, bogey avoidance, scrambling & three putt avoidance.

Here are the Top 10 in overall rank with the four combined satellite stats.

Final Recap

Overall like the other majors, I want golfers who are coming in with great form. A balanced game with some Open Championship history preferred. Seasoned vets have won the most in the last decade. Might be a good place to start.

Course Setup
Difficult to score
Average width fairways
Fescue greens with Poa

Player Efficiencies
Opportunity Gained
Bogey Avoidance
Scrambling
Three putt avoidance

Thanks for reading and I hope this article is a great starting place for your DFS research. Look out for the Insight Sheet dropping Wednesday. It will include my model’s Top 50 with Data Golf World Rankings, Vegas Odds, and analysis on my personal player pool.

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Stats source: FantasyNational