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Daily Fantasy Golf: FanDuel Picks – The 148th Open Championship

By Chris Aliperto

PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JULY 15: Jon Rahm of Spain tees off on the 1st hole during a practice round prior to the 148th Open Championship held on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 15, 2019 in Portrush, United Kingdom. (Photo by Warren Little/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JULY 15: Jon Rahm of Spain tees off on the 1st hole during a practice round prior to the 148th Open Championship held on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 15, 2019 in Portrush, United Kingdom. (Photo by Warren Little/R&A/R&A via Getty Images) /
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NORTH BERWICK, SCOTLAND – JULY 14: Erik van Rooyen of South Africa putts on the 18th green during the final round of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club on July 14, 2019 in North Berwick, United Kingdom. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
NORTH BERWICK, SCOTLAND – JULY 14: Erik van Rooyen of South Africa putts on the 18th green during the final round of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club on July 14, 2019 in North Berwick, United Kingdom. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Daily Fantasy Golf: FanDuel PGA – Top Value Picks (Below $9,000)

Erik Van Rooyen – $8,600 – (GPP)

If you are a novice golf fan or maybe just a DFS player first, you may not have heard much about Van Rooyen in the past. The 29-year-old South African native who played his college golf in the U.S. at the University of Minnesota is primarily a European Tour player, and his game is currently peaking. He is yet to win on either tour, but he has knocked on the door twice in 2019 overseas with a pair of T-2 finishes.

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Van Rooyen did not make the field for the Masters, but if his hame is starting to sound familiar, you may remember him from his T-8 at the PGA Championship. Since that first career top-ten in a major championship, Van Rooyen has played in six events with mixed results.

He has missed two cuts, but he took a T-20 at the RBC Canadian Open into Pebble Beach, and was able to hang at least a little bit with a T-43 at the U.S. Open. EVR was in the final pairing on Sunday at the Scottish Open, and that first victory looked oh-so close once again. However, a blow-up hole where he whiffed on a shot in the thickest stuff surrounding a bunker that I have ever seen led to a quadruple-bogey, and a T-14 finish.

I do not think he is cash game safe by any means, but could he could be a great source of salary relief to help you roster Koepka or McIlroy if you desire. Of all of the plays in the mid-8K range, Van Rooyen has the most upside by far in my opinion on this track.

***Also Consider: Jim Furyk – $8,600 – Lucas Glover $8,300***

***Bonus GPP Flyer: Andy Sullivan – $7,900***

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