2025 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FANTASY GOLF
Royal Portrush - July 17-20, 2025
RULES: Pick ONE player from each tier (5 total picks)
TIER 1 - ELITE FAVORITES
- Scottie Scheffler (#1 World, 3 wins in last 6 starts)
- Rory McIlroy (#2 World, Masters Champion, Hometown Hero)
- Xander Schauffele (#3 World, Defending Open Champion)
- Justin Thomas (#4 World)
- Collin Morikawa (#5 World, 2-time Major Winner)
TIER 2 - STRONG CONTENDERS
- Jon Rahm (Former #1, LIV Golf Star)
- Bryson DeChambeau (2025 US Open Winner)
- Viktor Hovland (Top-10 World Ranking)
- Ludvig Aberg (Rising Star)
- Tommy Fleetwood (Links Specialist)
- J.J. Spaun (2025 US Open Champion)
- Hideki Matsuyama (Major Winner)
- Justin Rose (Former World #1)
- Matt Fitzpatrick (US Open Champion)
- Shane Lowry (2019 Open Champion at Royal Portrush)
- Robert MacIntyre (Scottish Open Defending Champion)
- Brooks Koepka (5-time Major Winner)
TIER 3 - SOLID VALUE PICKS
- Patrick Cantlay
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Russell Henley
- Adam Scott
- Cameron Young
- Jordan Spieth
- Sam Burns
- Sungjae Im
- Sepp Straka
- Brian Harman (2023 Open Champion)
- Tony Finau
- Ryan Fox
- Aaron Rai
- Tom Kim
- Taylor Pendrith
- Keegan Bradley
- Wyndham Clark
- Lucas Glover
- Jason Day
TIER 4 - SLEEPER PICKS
- Rickie Fowler
- Max Greyserman
- Ben Griffin
- Mackenzie Hughes
- Thriston Lawrence
- Matthieu Pavon
- Antoine Rozner
- Thorbjorn Olesen
- Rasmus Hojgaard
- Guido Migliozzi
- Laurie Canter
- Matt Wallace
- Paul Waring
- Min Woo Lee
- Joaquin Niemann
- Byeong Hun An
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Akshay Bhatia
- Corey Conners
- Harris English
- Tom Hoge
- Chris Kirk
- Stephan Jaeger
TIER 5 - LONG SHOTS & WILDCARDS
- Phil Mickelson (6-time Major Winner)
- Dustin Johnson (Former World #1)
- Francesco Molinari (2018 Open Champion)
- Cameron Smith (2022 Open Champion)
- Stewart Cink (2009 Open Champion)
- Zach Johnson (2-time Major Winner)
- Louis Oosthuizen (2010 Open Champion)
- Ernie Els (4-time Major Winner)
- Padraig Harrington (3-time Major Winner)
- Lee Westwood (Former World #1)
- Daniel Brown
- Dean Burmester
- Lucas Herbert
- Niklas Norgaard
- Sebastian Soderberg
- Jordan Smith
- Elvis Smylie
- Jhonattan Vegas
- Kevin Yu
- Cameron Adam (Amateur)
- Bryan Newman (Amateur)
- Sebastian Cave (Amateur)
SCORING IDEAS:
- Points for making cut (5 pts)
- Points for Top 20 (10 pts), Top 10 (20 pts), Top 5 (30 pts)
- Winner bonus (50 pts)
- Hole-in-one bonus (25 pts)
- Lowest single round bonus (15 pts)
DEADLINE: Submit picks by Wednesday July 16th at 6 PM