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U.S. Open: Tracking the Leaderboard after First Round

U.S. Open: Tracking the Leaderboard after First Round

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By: Stan Son

After Thursday’s first round of the U.S. Open, J.J. Spaun ($6,700; 52 FPTS) sits atop the leaderboard.

The round started off well with a birdie on the first hole. He then notched three more birdies on the front nine before posting par the rest of the day. Spaun finished -4 (66) and leads the field by one stroke.

In the $3M Fantasy Golf Millionaire tournament, Spaun is rostered on 3.19% of teams.

DraftKings Sportsbook has Spaun at +1200 to win it all, tied for the third-lowest odds, and -110 to finish Top 10.

The most rostered golfer is Scottie Scheffler ($14,400; 11.5 FPTS) at 37.44%. Bryson DeChambeau ($11,000; 10 FPTS) is right behind at 36.84%.

Scheffler had a rough opening round. After racking up a birdie on the second hole, he bogeyed the next two holes. He then closed out the front nine with two more bogeys sandwiched around a birdie. On the back nine, he once again birdied the second hole, but notched two bogeys to close out the round. Scheffler finished the day +3 (73).

DK Sportsbook has Scheffler at +650 to win it all, the second-lowest odds, and -190 to finish Top 10.

DeChambeau bogeyed the first hole of his round. After two birdies, he closed out the front nine with a bogey on the final hole. The back nine consisted of three bogeys. DeChambeau finished the day +3 (73).

DK Sportsbook has DeChambeau at +1800 to win it all, the fourth-lowest odds, and +130 to finish Top 10.

Jon Rahm ($10,200; 29 FPTS) is rostered on 25.67% of teams, the third-most. He is the current favorite to win it all at +550 on DK Sportsbook. Rahm is -225 to finish Top 10.

Rahm bogeyed the second hole of the round. It was a par fest until the third hole of the back nine. Rahm racked up a birdie then an eagle before giving back a stroke with a bogey two holes later. He finished -1 (69) for the day.

Data Golf has a +6 cutline at 40.4% probability.

Here are the golfers rostered on at least 10% of teams that struggled on Thursday:

Shane Lowry ($7,800; 7 FPTS) is rostered on 24.81% of teams. Lowry racked up two bogeys and a double-bogey on the front nine. It only got worse. Lowry notched a double-bogey on the second hole of the back nine and had an eagle the very next hole. Unfortunately, he gave back a stroke with a bogey on the next hole then had a streak of bogey, double-bogey and bogey to close out the day. Lowry finished +9 (79). Data Golf gives him a 5.6% chance of making the cut.

Sepp Straka ($7,700; 2 FPTS) is rostered on 22.37% of teams. Straka had a birdie-free round with two bogeys and a double-bogey on both the front and back nines. He finished Thursday +8 (78). Data Golf gives him an 11.1% chance of making the cut.

Stan Son
Stan joined DraftKings in December of 2020. It was a glorious time, except for that whole COVID thing, when we got Madden streams and boisterous bat flips from the KBO. I was brought on board to bring some West Coast flavor. I especially love hoops, and most of my content is in that arena. When I walk along the beach, strumming my guitar, the beat that I hear is not one of crashing waves. No, it is the beat of the ball bouncing off the hardwood with highs provided by the squeaks of the sneakers. Ball is life.
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