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Fantasy Golf Picks — 2022 British Open DraftKings Picks, Predictions, Preview, Sleepers

Pat Mayo breaks down his 2022 British Open picks while previewing the course and key stats.

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2022 British Open: DraftKings Notes

Field: 156 players
Cut: Top 65 & ties after 36 holes
Lineup Lock: Thursday, July 14
Roster: Six golfers
Salary cap: $50,000


2022 British Open: Key Stats

  • Strokes Gained: Approach
  • Driving Distance Gained
  • Par 4s Gained
  • Strokes Gained: Around The Green

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2022 British Open: Course

  • Course: St. Andrews (Old Course)
  • Yards: 7,297
  • Par: 72
  • Greens: Half Fescue; Half Bent & Poa

2022 British Open: Past Winners

  • 2021: Collin Morikawa -15
  • 2019: Shane Lowry -15
  • 2018: Francesco Molinari -8
  • 2017: Jordan Spieth -12
  • 2016: Henrik Stenson -20
  • 2015: Zach Johnson -15

Past Winners at St. Andrews

  • 2015: Zach Johnson -15
  • 2010: Louis Oosthuizen -16
  • 2005 Tiger Woods -14
  • 2000: Tiger Woods -19
  • 1995: John Daly -6
  • 1990: Nick Faldo -18
  • 1984: Seve Ballesteros -12
  • 1978: Jack Nicklaus -7
  • 1970: Jack Nicklaus -5

2022 British Open DraftKings Picks

Final DraftKings Ownership Projections & Pivots

Elite Values

Scottie Scheffler $11,000
Justin Thomas $10,500

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High-End Value

Jordan Spieth $10,000
Shane Lowry $9,300
Dustin Johnson $9,100

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Second-Level Values

Louis Oosthuizen $8,800
Tony Finau $8,400
Corey Conners $8,200

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Mid-Level Values

Seamus Power $7,400
Talor Gooch $7,300
Danny Willett $7,000

Scrub Values

Hao-Tong Li $6,900
Stewart Cink $6,800
Thriston Lawrence $6,500


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Pat Mayo is an award-winning video host and producer of long and short-form content, and the host of The Pat Mayo Experience daily talk show. (Subscribe for video or audio). Mayo (@ThePME) won the 2020 Fantasy Sports Writing Association Daily Fantasy Writer of the Year and Golf Writer of the Year awards, along with the Fantasy Sports Trade Association Best Sports Betting Analyst award, and is a finalist for three FSWA Awards in 2022 (Best Podcast, Daily Fantasy Writer of the Year, Golf Writer of the Year). His 24 FSWA nominations lead all writers this decade and are second-most all-time.

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