Patrick Cantlay has quietly put together a solid season, recording seven top-25 finishes, including five results of T17 or better in his last six starts. He now turns to the U.S. Open, where he finished T45 the last time this event was held at Shinnecock Hills. Success here requires a complete game, with an emphasis on finding fairways. Cantlay ranks 10th in strokes gained tee to green (+1.071 per round), 29th off the tee (+0.394), 30th on approach (+0.365), and 59th in driving accuracy. He has recorded 17 top-25 finishes in major championships throughout his career without a win, and he offers very strong upside at $7,300 on DraftKings at a discounted price.

Since his win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Akshay Bhatia has cooled off, recording three additional top-25 finishes and three missed cuts over his last eight starts. He now turns to the U.S. Open, where he will be making his Shinnecock Hills debut. Finding fairways and hitting precise approach shots will be key this week, and Bhatia ranks just 124th in driving accuracy and 50th in strokes gained on approach (+0.278 per round). His major championship record is also a concern, as he has missed six cuts and recorded just one top-30 finish in 11 career starts. More recently, he has lost strokes off the tee in seven consecutive events and has lost on approach in four of his last five starts, while the putter has been unable to bail him out. At $6,600 on DraftKings, Bhatia could be in for another difficult week in a major championship.

Following his defense at the Masters, Rory McIlroy hasn't played a whole lot of golf. However, he's been just as dominant in the three starts since, with finishes of T19, T7, and T12. No matter the limited number of competitive reps, he is still able to rank highly among his peers in strokes gained off the tee and on approach. Short game and putting have been the biggest losers in his long periods between starts, as he's lost strokes in two of his three starts since Augusta. Even though his ball striking is always elite enough to give him a chance, he's a wasted pick if he doesn't finish top 5 or better due to his inflated price tag, which seems like a bit of a stretch given his clear scale down in professional starts. It may be wiser to avoid his high ownership levels and price tag this time around, despite his ability to win any given week.

Coming off a T22 at Muirfield Village following his win at Colonial, Russell Henley comes to Shinnecock Hills this week with a head full of steam. With a T25 finish here in the 2018 US Open, he'll be looking to find his way to the top by doing what he does best: avoiding mistakes. Nothing the 37-year-old does statistically is all that spectacular, but he's fairly proficient in all of them. However, his 11.96% bogey avoidance rate is the second-best on the PGA Tour. If he is to climb onto the first page of this leaderboard during the four days, it will be from his ability to limit damage and make a ton of critical pars. Play Henley with confidence.