US Open Recap
The Oracle Model’s Top 15
Scottie Scheffler (DFS Salary: $13,000 | Outright Winner: +300 | Top 10 Finish: -250)- T41
Viktor Hovland (DFS Salary: $9,800 | Outright Winner: +2000 | Top 10 Finish: +200)- CUT
Rory McIlroy (DFS Salary: $12,100 | Outright Winner: +1100 | Top 10 Finish: +125)- 2nd
Tyrell Hatton (DFS Salary: $7,800 | Outright Winner: +5500 | Top 10 Finish: +450)- T26
Denny McCarthy (DFS Salary: $6,700 | Outright Winner: +13000 | Top 10 Finish: +850)- T32
Sam Burns (DFS Salary: $7,200 | Outright Winner: +6500 | Top 10 Finish: +550)- T9
Billy Horschel (DFS Salary: $6,600 | Outright Winner: +13000 | Top 10 Finish: +1000)- T41
Tony Finau (DFS Salary: $8,100 | Outright Winner: +6000 | Top 10 Finish: +500)- T3
Patrick Cantlay (DFS Salary: $9,200 | Outright Winner: +5000 | Top 10 Finish: +400)- T3
Eric Cole (DFS Salary: $6,300 | Outright Winner: +30000 | Top 10 Finish: +1600)- CUT
Cam Davis (DFS Salary: $6,300 | Outright Winner: +30000 | Top 10 Finish: +1600)- CUT
Alex Noren (DFS Salary: $6,900 | Outright Winner: +10000 | Top 10 Finish: +750)- CUT
Bryson DeChambeau (DFS Salary: $10,100 | Outright Winner: +1800 | Top 10 Finish: +200)- Winner
Min Woo Lee (DFS Salary: $7,300 | Outright Winner: +6500 | Top 10 Finish: +550)- T21
Cameron Smith (DFS Salary: $8,700 | Outright Winner: +5000 | Top 10 Finish: +350)- T32
Current Form Top 5
Xander Schauffele (DFS Salary: $11,500 | Outright Winner: +1100 | Top 10 Finish: +120)- T7
Rory McIlroy (DFS Salary: $12,100 | Outright Winner: +1100 | Top 10 Finish: +125)- 2nd
Scottie Scheffler (DFS Salary: $13,000 | Outright Winner: +300 | Top 10 Finish: -250)- T41
Collin Morikawa (DFS Salary: $9,400 | Outright Winner: +1400 | Top 10 Finish: +150)- T14
Bryson DeChambeau (DFS Salary: $10,100 | Outright Winner: +1800 | Top 10 Finish: +200)- Winner
Snap-Shot
Made the Cut: 11 out of 15 (66.7%)
Top-25: 6 out of 15 (40%)
Best Finish: Bryson Dechambeau- Winner
Oracle’s Top-10: 4 out of 10 in the Top-10
Post-Tourney Thoughts
What a crazy finish to a major tournament. Rory misses two close range putts and Dechambeau capitalizes. Scottie finally shows human tendencies, and Tyrell Hatton goes from Top-5 contender to a blow-up on Sunday. As far as my wallet; back on track this week. In the money on a couple of lineups and won some key bets on Top-10 finishes and round matchups. Not as strong as maybe I should have been with how the Oracle performed. I had a bit of Scottie narrow vision this week and did not capitalize on utilizing cheaper guys like Bryson, Rory, Cantlay, and/or Finau. I definitely was way too high on Viktor Hovland this week as well, just never had anything going for him. Really hope you faded me on that one. I think I get a bit of confirmation bias when I write about certain guys on the blog and then really want to see them do well so I put them in too many lineups. Where I have improved most post-Oracle era is including Key Stats and Current Form. Helped me identify some money winners in Ludvig Aberg, Russell Henley, and Corey Conners. Still room for individual growth, but I will take being in the green for the week.
In regard to model performance this week, I am really happy. There was a lot of pressure coming from the page viewership bump because of the US Open’s popularity. And the Oracle pretty much delivered (even when Scottie couldn’t). As mentioned a few guys fell off late including Hatton and Horschel. But, when you break it down, the Oracle shortened the field down to 15 players and included all four of the golfers who finished in the Top-3. There still is some intuition involved in picking the right players (clearly since I am not writing about the fortunes I just won) but I uphold that since starting this blog the Oracle has helped narrow down the choices well.
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