Eric Cole enjoyed back-to-back Top 10 results and looked primed for the summer. Instead, the American golfer missed the cut at the RBC Canadian Open. The struggles have continued for Cole since where he has finished outside the Top 30 in four more events. His putter has been okay but not great. Cole has not putted like a Top 10 golfer over the past five tournaments. This is in spite of ranking second in putts per round at 27.75. Cole could bounce back at any time but the uncertainty is at least enough to consider fading him from a betting and DFS point of view.

Chandler Phillips has been on quite the roll since the US Open missed cut. The American golfer followed consecutive T-15 finishes with a season-best T-3 at the 3M Open. Phillips has now gone under 70 in 12 straight rounds. Phillips' biggest improvement comes via putting where he ranks 18th in strokes gained at 0.450. Last year that was just barely in the red. Furthermore, his 27.56 putts per round and 45.78% one-putt percentage can keep him in a high-birdie event like Detroit. At the least, Phillips will be on many radars for DFS users and might even be worth a look to contend especially if he can keep his drives on the fairway more often.

Nicolai Hojgaard truly is trying to get into a rhythm. The Danish golfer missed three straight cuts, looked good in two straight events, and then missed the cut at The Open Championship. It comes down to making enough birdies and especially this week in Detroit. Detroit Golf Club is a place where the putter needs to be working. The problem is that Hojgaard has lost strokes to putting in four of his previous six events. Hojgaard has performed good enough at the Rocket Classic with two Top 30 results. This would be an event where the golfer from Denmark has a chance to be a factor from a betting standpoint. Top 20 bets are currently at plus money.

Rickie Fowler has played some solid golf over the past three tournaments. The American golfer has two Top 10 results including a T-18 at The Open Championship. Fowler had been in a bit of a funk after nearly winning the Truist Championship back in May (T-2). Fowler can run hot and cold but has improved his driver accuracy to 63.16% in 2026 (36th). Even his putting ranks 40th in strokes gained which is predicated on good starts. Fowler can easily be a DFS factor this week as he did win this event three years ago. The only red flag is if he starts missing putts, then making the cut could be in question.