2020 US Open expert picks, rankings, fantasy golf and betting tips
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2020 US Open expert picks, rankings, fantasy golf and betting tips

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The strangest year of our lives rolls on this week with the first fall US Open in some 90 years this week. Winged Foot will prove a brilliant host for a traditional, exacting, challenging national championship. However, there will be no qualifiers playing this week. The field of 144 players is derived all from exemptions.

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2020 US Open rankings: Top 10 picks

1. Jon Rahm: Rahm has won twice in the restart, and those wins have come on the toughest setups of them all. That has to give him confidence, along with a top-five finish at Pebble last year.

2. Dustin Johnson: DJ could easily be No. 1 on this ranking, no doubt. His only major came in a US Open. He's played well in setups of all kinds the last month.

3. Xander Schauffele: Xander has to be considered a top-10 lock this week given his history in the US Open. He was fabulous at East Lake (again), winning the 72-hole tournament without the starting strokes.

4. Collin Morikawa: Morikawa seems back on the level after a strong performance at East Lake in his first Tour Championship.

5. Justin Thomas: JT has a couple of wins in the restart, he steadied the ship by finishing third in the 72-hole stroke-play event at the Tour Championship.

6. Webb Simpson: Winged Foot is going to be long for Simpson, but his ballstriking should carry him a long way, even after a disappointing East Lake effort.

7. Daniel Berger: Berger may be on a bit of a downswing here, and he missed the cut at Memorial, one of the tough setups in the restart. Still, his play in the restart has to put him in the top 10.

8. Rory McIlroy: McIlroy has played well the last couple of weeks, and being a new dad may keep his major drought (now six years) out of his head for a while.

9. Scottie Scheffler: Scheffler has been on fire, and he was runner-up to Xander on strokes played at the Tour Championship. He won't be afraid of the moment. (Scheffler WD'd on Sunday.)

10. Tony Finau: Finau has been largely very good in the restart, and he was 8th and 5th in the two toughest setups of the restart.

11. Tommy Fleetwood: A closing 64 in Portugal should be helpful for confidence, but Fleetwood has been a strong US Open player in the last five years.

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