Breaking down the Scottish Open DraftKings picks for this week’s PGA DFS roster with plays and fades from every level along with building a winning lineup.
It’s time for the Genesis Scottish Open this week as 17 of the world’s top 20 players head to The Renaissance Club, the venue that has hosted this tournament for the past three years now. Obviously, this field strength and the tournament itself benefit from being the week prior to the Open, but this gives us the advantages of PGA DFS players when researching our picks from DraftKings.
Truthfully, the menu really does look like a major tournament with some pricing. But this is to our advantage. We have to be smarter than we were last week with the sub-par John Deere Classic lineup we put there, but it looks like a good spot at the Scottish Open where height, long iron play and scoring prowess are key while things like about green play and overall approach to play aren’t Just as important as they were.
With that, let’s dive into our DraftKings picks for the Scottish Open as we break down the best plays and top fades from each pricing tier before building the winning PGA DFS lineup for the week.
DraftKings picks Scottish DFS Open PGA kits: Top Plays
$10,000: Justin Thomas ($10,600) – Thomas is my frank choice of the week, so it shouldn’t shock me that this is my favorite play in the $10K range. His dexterity in a long iron should play out very well here, as should his off-the-tee stealth height and ability to be creative and thrive in tough, windy conditions. I’d love for it to appear big and make an impact this week. Also considered: John Ram ($11,000), Matt Fitzpatrick ($10,100)
$9,000: Cameron Smith ($9,100) – With the wind forecast and the weather now in Scotland, I love Cameron Smith over Xander Shaveli in this range for this week. He was an elite in approach but was uncharacteristically struggling with the racket. I don’t think that lasts and we have to see the Australian use his creativity in a place where driving precision almost doesn’t matter and really get moving. Also considered: Xander Shaveli ($9,900), Will Zalatores ($9,300), Sam Burns ($9,200), Hideki Matsuyama ($9,000).
$8000: Max Homa ($8000) – This price does not reflect how well the Max Homa has performed around the world and I am fully prepared to take advantage of that. Homma has upped his game in all aspects and has enough shooting skill to make some noise this week. As long as the racket isn’t completely bad, I expect it to end strong this week and more than pay off that price. Also considered: Jordan Spieth ($8,900), Victor Hovland ($8,800), Ryan Fox ($8,500), Tommy Fleetwood ($8,400), Cameron Young ($8,100)
$7,000: Aaron Ray ($7,400) – The winner of the event in 2020, Rai has been impressive this year, and most importantly, he’s starting to show some consistency. During his last seven starts, he has only lost one cut and has three finishes of T26 or better. He also finished off a strong T35 in this event last year. All of this turns out to be a player at a much more affordable price, which should be a huge value this week. Also considered: Terrell Hutton ($7,800), Lucas Herbert ($7,600), Chris Kirk ($7,400), Min Woo Lee ($7,300), Eric Van Roen ($7,100)
$6000: Padraig Harrington ($6,700) – Yes, it might seem foolish to take an older player here, but Harrington checks everything you want. He was in the top 40 at the Irish Open last week and won the US Open just before that. Furthermore, he finished T9 and T18 in the Scottish Open in the last two years. It can be a little risky, but I can’t argue with what his shape and history at Al-Nahda tells me. Also considered: Ian Poulter ($6,900), Matt Wallace ($6,700), Wyndham Clark ($6,500), Adrian Otayjoy ($6,300)
DraftKings picks Scottish DFS Open PGA kits: Top Fades
$10,000: Scottie Sheffler ($11,200) – Just to get this out of the way, this isn’t a complete Scheffler fading. He finished 12th in this tournament last year, and even if he hasn’t won every event he’s playing now, he’s still impressive as of late. However, I don’t like it as much as the rest of the $10k range, and as such, I don’t feel like I’m going to pay for it, which is why it makes the top vanishing category for top-tier pricing.
$9,000: Colin Morikawa ($9,400) – Much love has been given to the upcoming Morikawa this week considering he is the current champion of The Open. However, he won last year on relatively benign conditions, which is my biggest criticism of the young star – he does not play well in difficult conditions. With winds not really dropping below 15 mph this week, I don’t like what that means for him and I think he might have some trouble paying that price.
$8,000: Cory Connors ($8,300) – People have always loved ball strikers, which is why Conners are so popular. However, he missed the cut at Al-Nahda last year and in his most recent US Open event. He hasn’t been in much flat shape at all this year with a lot of peaks and valleys, so I’m going to have a hard time trusting him in the rich $8,000 range this week.
$7,000: Alex Noren ($7,500) – At his best, this should be a place where we can see a real opportunity for Noreen to put in a good performance. The problem is that he’s been far from his best lately with three consecutive missed cuts on the PGA Tour. I don’t like the look he’s showing now, and while there are other players in deep range that I’m not fond of, I’m pretty scared of touching Noreen given his current form.
Scottish Open: Best DraftKings Golf Squad
- Justin Thomas ($10,600)
- Cameron Smith ($9,100)
- Ryan Fox ($8,500)
- Max Huma ($8000)
- Eric Van Roen ($7100)
- Padraig Harrington ($6,700)
Thomas, Smith, Homa and Harrington are all discussed, and the older statesman of that group at this cheap price really allows for a great deal of flexibility in building this group.
Fox had the best result at Renaissance Club at T44 last year but he has improved every year he plays. More importantly, he’s been super hot lately on the DP World Tour with three places in second and a T3 in his last four matches there. He missed the cut at the US Open and T54 was in the PGA Championship, but he was a force abroad.
As for Van Rooyen, he is taking the risk here as he enters the tournament after four consecutive missed cuts. With that said, his short match was really struggling and that shouldn’t be a big deal in this tournament. When you then throw in that the T6 was here in 2020 and the T14 the year before, I love the value it can provide in the lower part of the $7k range.
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