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The Info: Bubba Watson
DFS Pricing:$8,200 DraftKings, $10,200 FanDuel
U.S. Open History (2013-2017): T-32, MC, MC, T-51, MC
Odds:+5000 to win, +500 top-10 finish, +240 top-20 finish, -275 to make cut, +200 to miss cut
Best Odds Value: +240 top-20 finish
Best Matchup Value: Bubba Watson (+110) over Matt Kuchar
Tee Times:7:40 a.m. (Thursday); 1:25 p.m. (Friday)
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The Outlook
Watson is such a head case on the golf course that I wouldn’t feel great about placing bets on him or plugging him into my DFS team. While Watson is sporting a 68.8 Recent Adjusted Round Score over the past six weeks, nearly all of his damage has been done on par-5s (-10.5 average adjusted strokes). He’s struggled on par-4s, averaging +2.0 average adjusted strokes within the same time frame. Moreover, his +0.7 average adjusted strokes over the past 75 weeks is fairly mediocre. The U.S. Open was held at Shinnecock in 2004, and Watson missed the cut then. Since 2011, he has either missed the cut or finished 32nd or worse at U.S. Opens.
The Metrics
Here's how Watson ranks in the U.S. Open field in several key metrics. For many more, be sure to check out the FantasyLabs PGA Models.
- Long-Term Adjusted Round Score: T-54th
- Recent Adjusted Round Score: T-33rd
- Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green: 39th
- Long-Term Driving Distance: 20th
- Strokes Gained: Approach: 48th
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