With his exit from LIV Golf, we've only seen Patrick Reed play in the first two majors over the last two-and-a-half months, which saw him hanging around the lead in both. He's back this week for the US Open at Shinnecock Hills, where he finished fourth in 2018. With such little data to work off of, it's hard to know where his game is at. However, the game he's shown at the Masters and PGA Championships show he has enough ball striking prowess to get around this course well for a second time. The more intriguing stat would be short game, where Reed is likely in the top five of professional golf. If you've rode with the 35-year-old already this season, there's no reason to stop here.

Despite playing in five events since the back injury that took him out at The Players, Collin Morikawa hasn't reclaimed the magic he had before. The ball striking has been measly of late compared to what he was doing earlier in the year before the lumbar region became an issue. He isn't giving up strokes to the field, but the usual dominance, both off the tee and on approach, isn't there. Morikawa ranks seventh on the season in strokes gained from tee to green (1.255), but he hasn't performed at that level since Harbour Town. His name will still command hefty attention, but it may be better to let others take the bait and look elsewhere.

There has been little to be excited about for Hideki Matsuyama as of late, coming off a T43 finish at Muirfield a couple weeks ago. The driver has abandoned him, as he's struggled to find fairways this season and isn't the longest player by any accounts. This deficiency there has also possibly creeped into the approach game, losing strokes there in two of his last four starts. He's been a commanding player from tee to green over his career and still retains a stellar short game. There is a ton of risk to take on given the current form, but overall talent and known ceiling when everything is in shape should warrant Matsuyama having some interest this week, but it's probably better suited for GPP.

Sam Burns finished tied for 20th at last week's RBC Canadian Open and will now turn his focus to preparing for this week's U.S. Open Championship held at Shinnecock Hills in Tuckahoe, New York. Burns put together another strong performance following his tied-for-fourth finish at the Memorial Tournament two weeks ago. So far this year, Burns has finished in the top-30 in the first two majors, finishing tied for seventh at the Masters Tournament and tied for 26th at the PGA Championship.