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It’s crowded at the top with Bill Haas leading the way after Round 1 at 7 under par. There are six players tied for second at 5 under including Rickie Fowler, Billy Horschel and Bryson DeChambeau. Who will make a run in Round 2? FULL FIELD: Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth and more! Rount 2 tee times Round 2 leaderboard HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN TELEVISION: Thursday-Friday, 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday, 2-3:30 p.m. (GC), 4-7 p.m. (CBS). Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS). PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday, 9:15 a.m.-3 p.m. (featured groups), 3-7 p.m. (featured holes). Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (featured holes). Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (featured holes). RADIO: Thursday-Friday, 1-7 p.m. ET. Saturday, 2-7 p.m. Sunday, 1-7 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com) LIVE NO. 16 VR EXPERIENCE: Thursday-Friday, 3-7 p.m. ET. Saturday, 2-7 p.m. Sunday, 1-6 p.m.  NOTABLE PAIRINGS (All times Eastern) Charley Hoffman, Bubba Watson, Matt Kuchar 9:47 a.m. off the 10th tee Patton Kizzire, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth 9:56 a.m. off the 10th tee Adam Hadwin, Patrick Reed, Emiliano Grillo 10:23 a.m. off the 1st tee Hideki Matsuyama, Rickie Fowler, Webb Simpson 2:02 p.m. off the 1st tee Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele, Phil Mickelson 2:11 p.m. off the 1st tee More about the Featured Groups

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Cameron Smith ... Sure, it feels like cheating to circle the 51st-ranked golfer in the world who advanced to the TOUR Championship in early September and has opened 2020-21 by going 3-for-3 with top 25s in his last two starts, but the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD is limited to 78 golfers, so his position as a Sleeper is more relative than usual and he deserves the attention. If you agreed to split hairs, consider that the Aussie hasn't recorded a top 10 since hoisting the hardware at the Sony Open in Hawaii nine months ago. Joel Dahmen ... With 100 PGA TOUR starts under his belt, he's among the throng that appreciate the mountain that Jason Kokrak finally conquered at THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK on Sunday. It's rare for a first-time winner to emerge in a limited-field invitational with no cut. The last was Russell Knox at the 2015 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions the week after Justin Thomas broke through at the now-defunct CIMB Classic. Dahmen's impressive form over time supports his inclusion on the short list of the non-winners in our crosshairs week over week. Ryo Ishikawa ... Time passes more quickly for some than for others. Even if you've been a fan of the PGA TOUR for a minute, it still might surprise you that he hasn't possess status since the 2016-17 season, the last of five consecutive with a card. It also might come as a shock that he's 29 years old and a veteran of 151 starts. Nevertheless, the once can't-miss prospect from Japan arrives having just finished T3 at the Japan Open Golf Championship with a field-low 65 in the final round. His astounding 17 victories on his home circuit include three in 2019. Takumi Kanaya ... It's not often when a PGA TOUR non-member wedges his way into this select grouping twice in six tournaments, but he's not just any PGA TOUR non-member. While he missed the cut at the U.S. Open, it's merely a matter of time before he's a fixture on the world stage. Already 218th in the Official World Golf Ranking thanks in part to a solo seventh in his professional debut at the Japan Open Golf Championship on Sunday, the 22-year-old also is a winner on the Japan Golf Tour. That title helped propel him to the top spot in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. Gunn Charoenkul ... If you read my Father's Day special about how becoming a father influences performance inside the ropes, then his progression to the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD makes sense. He learned that his wife, Koyy, was pregnant in mid-2019. She delivered the couple's first child in February of this year. In the interim and since the birth, the first-time father converted 18 top-15 finishes worldwide, including in all of his most recent eight starts. The most recent was a co-runner-up in his native Thailand two months ago. NOTE: Sleeper is a relative term, so Rob uses unofficial criteria to determine who qualifies. Each of the following usually is determined to be ineligible for this weekly staple: Winners of the tournament on the current host course; winners in the same season; recent major champions; top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking; recent participants of team competitions.

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The 149th Open Championship, the last major of the season, will be played at Royal St. George’s Golf Club located in Sandwich, Kent, England. The course will play as a par 70, measuring 7,211 yards. The greens will be 40% bentgrass and 60% fescue this week. Set your DraftKings fantasy golf lineups here: $2.5M Fantasy Golf Millionaire [$1M to 1st + ToC Entry] (PGA) STRATEGY Royal St. George’s GC has hosted 14 Open Championships and was the first course outside of Scotland to host the tournament back in 1894. Built on a wild duneland, this course is a proper test of links golf, with partially blind shots and deep bunkering around the course; the fourth hole is reported to have the deepest bunker in championship golf. Situated on the coast, Royal St. George’s GC will be susceptible to inclement weather, even with wind power as benign as 10 mph. The weather can also change at a moment’s notice, so checking the weather report right up until lock is highly advised. Only one player, Greg Norman, was able to record a double-digit winning score of 13-under back in 1993, but scores this and every year will depend on the conditions. This week’s field is somewhat of a moving target, with several players deciding not to play due to travel requirements or other reasons. Sungjae Im and Si Woo Kim have decided to prepare for the Olympics in Tokyo. Hideki Matsuyama, Kevin Na, Matthew Wolff and Cameron Davis have opted not to make the trip, while Bubba Watson, who was in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, and Zach Johnson, who tested positive for COVID-19, are also not in the field. Links experience is crucial this week. Six out of the past nine winners played at the Irish or Scottish Open, on a links course, the week previous. Also, 13 of the past 14 winners have had a top 10 in an Open Championship before their victory. Still, current form and golfers who are playing well heading into The Open Championship is also worth mentioning. As with all par 70s, par 4 efficiency will be important this week. The top 5 in Strokes Gained: Par 4 coming into this week is Jordan Spieth (+1400, $9,700), Patrick Cantlay (+3500, $8,900), Abraham Ancer (+6500, $ 7,600), Collin Morikawa (+2500, $9,200) and Louis Oosthuizen (+2500, $9,300). Placement Off-the-Tee will help this week but make no mistake, this is a second shot course. The top five golfers in Strokes Gained: Approach-the-Green over the last 24 rounds are Morikawa, Emiliano Grillo (+20000, $6,700), Daniel Berger (+4500, $7,400), Paul Casey (+3500, $8,600) and Rory McIlroy (+1800, $10,900). GOLFERS TO CONSIDER Brooks Koepka (+1800 to Win, $10,700 on DraftKings) The narrative of playing Brooks at a major needs no explanation at this point. He has three top 5s in his previous four starts with a fourth at the U.S. Open and a runner up at the PGA Championship. With a top 5 in 2019 and a sixth-place finish back in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, Koepka should be an anchor in both cash and GPP lineups this week. Over his previous 24 rounds, Brooks ranks 10th in approach and sixth Off-The-Tee. It should be noted that Brooks’ finishes at the U.S Open at Torrey Pines and the PGA Championship at the Ocean Course were both coastal courses. He also had a seventh-place finish at the RBC Heritage last season at Harbour Town, another coastal track. Paul Casey (+3500 to Win, $8,600 on DraftKings) The Englishman has had stellar finishes in the two previous majors and a win earlier this season at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Ranked 20th in the world, Casey’s form is just what you want coming into this week. He’s got 16 Open Championship appearances to his name, with a T3 in 2010 as his best finish. Don’t worry about his T54 in 2011 here; focus more on his form, ranking second in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green over the previous 24 rounds. A top-5 finish at Pebble Beach and the PGA Championship, along with his stellar iron play and tournament experience, make Casey my favorite play this week, especially when the greens are bentgrass (even if it’s only 40%). Branden Grace (+7000 to Win, $7,200 on DraftKings) Another favorite play this week is the smooth-swinging South African. No, not Louis Oosthuizen (+2500, $9,300), but Branden Grace, the 2021 Puerto Rico Open champion. Few have been playing better than Grace, ranking ninth in Strokes Gained: Total over the past 24 rounds and 23rd with his irons over the previous dozen rounds. We know Grace can go low at this tournament, with the lowest Saturday round of 62 at Royal Birkdale in 2017. Grace has a top 20 in 2015 and a sixth-place finish in 2017 at past Open Championships. Another player we should be interested in is Alex Noren (+8000, $7,200), who has been playing fantastic golf recently. A form player, Noren has a top 15 and a top 5 in two of the past three starts, gaining an average of 3.37 strokes Tee-to-Green over that timeframe. Noren also has a spectacular record at this tournament, finishing 11th in 2019 and earning top 10s in 2017 and 2012. Kevin Kisner (+18000 to Win, $6,900 on DraftKings) Since 2015, Kisner ranks 30th in SG: Total at The Open Championship. A top 30 last season and a runner-up finish in 2018 at Carnoustie CC, Kisner has found success across the pond, which is most likely his best chance of winning a major. Hamstrung by his lack of length, Kisner more than makes up for it with his short game, ranking 34th in Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green and third in putting over the past 24 rounds. He’s missed the cut in all three majors this season, but he’s another player who’s had success on coastal courses. Refer a friend and get $20 DK Dollars! Head to the DraftKings Playbook Promo page for more details! 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