Value Report: 3M Open

Ryan Fox slammed the door shut on the 2026 major championships as the 72nd-hole birdie was one of the best finishes we have seen in quite some time. When the rest of the leaderboard melted on the back nine, Fox showed so much resiliency bouncing back from every break. Not too players go out and take it when the lights are so bright, so it was truly such a cool final stretch to witness. As a whole, The Open Championship delivered in its own unique way. Royal Birkdale gave up lower scores than many had expected with its firm conditions, yet it was still so penalizing when a player was slightly out of position, producing a whole lot of drama. A lot of theatrics of course revolved around Bryson DeChambeau, but his play did a lot of the talking. It was great to see him in the mix again. With football right around the corner, it does tie a bow on golf being in the spotlight, but there’s still plenty of great golf to be played to close out the FedEx regular season on the PGA Tour with plenty of prize pools still to come.

It felt like we were on the cusp of the biggest Value Report hit in its history, with Lucas Herbert holding the 36-hole lead after his record-tying 62 on Friday. But just like his putt for 61, his weekend didn’t come through, and the T6 felt like the worst he could have finished. However, at 0.5% and $6,100, it was plenty of DFS scoring to be in winning lineups, as was the case with Dan Brown, who continued to show his links pedigree. He far outscored his finishing position, while Francesco Molinari fizzled out after a strong start. John Parry, though, was back to his steady self, and I think a big close to his rookie year is ahead of us. On the poor side of it were the two other strong links players, Matthew Jordan and Joe Dean, who never got out of the gates. And it was no real surprise that Scott Vincent’s short-game wizardry didn’t translate to The Open with his lack of experience in those elements. All in all, though, the ownership was the best we’ve ever had when finding these diamonds in the rough, and there were a couple of shining stars, making it an awesome week.

Moving from Royal Birkdale to TPC Twin Cities is as big a shock as any for the players, but it’s time for a good chunk of this field to put their pedal to the metal if they want to keep their PGA Tour status. This next month is massive, providing a lot of opportunities to earn valuable FedEx points while the fields are weaker, and we’re sure to see a few long shots in the mix. That’s the typical recipe at the 3M Open, yet Scottie Scheffler decided to join the field and is priced $5,000 clear of the next golfer, which makes this one of the odder slates we’ve gotten in 2026. Scheffler clearly hasn’t had his same A game that we’ve become accustomed to the past few years; however, there aren’t any other big stars who joined him in Minnesota, so it makes for quite the discussion. Playing the values with him is a must at his price level, but we did see the contrarian angle of going balanced at the top with a couple of values being the winning recipe for The Open. That opens the door for some unique construction for sure, which always excites me to attack every golf slate. Also, a big good luck to the finalists at the Fantasy Golf World Championship!