Min Woo Lee got into a bit of a funk in June. The Australian golfer missed consecutive cuts and narrowly missed a third cut at the Travelers Championship. Lee managed to put four very good rounds together at the Genesis Scottish Open. He nearly tied Tom Kim for the lead but ended up one stroke short in a tie for second. Overall, Lee has four Top 10 results in 2026 and one Top 25 result recently at the Open Championship (2023). It has been an unkind run for Lee as six of his last eight majors have seen the golfer on the negative side of strokes gained overall. Royal Birkdale may be a betting fade for Lee this week.

Brian Harman has made the cut 15 out of 18 times in 2026. The American golfer, however, has not had a single Top 10 result this season. His best finish was a T-11 at THE Players Championship back in March. Harman does well overseas including his 2023 triumph at Royal Liverpool. He has four Top 20 efforts in his previous five appearances. Harman had a very off week driving the ball at the Genesis Scottish Open (16.4 yards below average) and accuracy was 5% below average. This causes some red flags even with Harman's mostly stellar results. It may be a consideration to even fade Harman from a DFS perspective especially.

After failing to finish inside the top 50 in any of his last four starts, hopes for Jordan Spieth aren't high coming into the year's final major. There isn't a single part of his game performing with any consistency, especially his chipping and putting, both of which are averaging negative strokes gained over his last three starts. The 32-year-old is returning to Royal Birkdale, where he won his Claret Jug in 2017. However, this is a very different player now than when he won back then. The ball striking isn't as crisp, the short game isn't as tight, and the putts aren't falling. Unlike the level he was at nine years ago, there are better options this week.

The good course history and solid play as of late culminated in Tom Kim winning his fourth career PGA Tour title. It was a great week from tee to green, as he led the field in strokes gained average at 3.05. Most of that success came with the irons that have been hot all year. Most of his early-year struggles came on the greens, but he has found traction as of late with gaining strokes in four of his last five events. His solo third at the US Open is proof that he doesn't mind being in the thick of things on the biggest stage. There is plenty of reason to like Kim going into the Open Championship this week. Just be aware that most of his solid performances at the Renaissance Club have rarely transitioned over to the host site of the year's fourth major the following week.