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The Info: Ian Poulter
DFS Pricing:$7,300 DraftKings, $9,500 FanDuel
U.S. Open History (2013-2017): T-21, T-17, T-54, N/A, N/A
Odds:+12,500 to win, +700 top-10 finish, +350 top-20 finish, -300 to make cut, +275 to miss cut
Best Odds Value: +275 to miss cut
Best Matchup Value: Luke List (-120) over Ian Poulter
Tee Times:7:51 a.m. (Thursday); 1:36 p.m. (Friday)
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The Outlook
Poulter is in amazing form of late, boasting a 68.2 Recent Adjusted Round Score over the past six weeks. He’s on a tear, hitting 71.3% of Greens in Regulation (GIR), averaging 20.7 birdies per tournament and just 7.3 bogeys during that time frame. While his distance off the tee is a disadvantage, he could negate some of that worry with his excellent putting (28.9 Long-Term Putts per Round) and his scrambling. Overall, Poulter is likely a safe DFS investment, as he owns just an 11% missed-cut rate over the past 75 weeks, and he isn’t a stranger to U.S. Open conditions, making the cut in nine of his 12 Open appearances since 2004.
The Metrics
Here's how Poulter 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-33rd
- Recent Adjusted Round Score: T-23rd
- Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green: 32nd
- Long-Term Driving Distance: T-105th
- Strokes Gained: Approach: 17th
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