Pro Golf Now Staff labeled Justin Lower a live sleeper at +7000. Lower has never finished outside the top-20 at Port Royal since 2022 and tied for 5th here last year. Over the past month he ranks top-5 in strokes-gained tee-to-green per Data Golf, a surge that includes a T3 at the Bank of Utah Championship. The 36-year-old opened 66-68 last week in Mexico on his way to T31 and enters the week 108th in the Fall standings, needing a big result to crack the top-100 and secure full status. The combination of urgent motivation, proven course comfort, and recent ball-striking makes him an enticing longshot outright.

Golficity Staff circled Justin Lower as the preferred salary-saver at 60/1 and $7,300. Course history is spotless—20-8-17 the last three trips to Royal Port—thanks to a precision-first profile that should thrive again when 27 mph winds shrink fairways and greens. Lower ranks 38th in Driving Accuracy, 42nd in approaches from 100+ yards, and 43rd in Proximity. At 108th in FedEx points he must post a big number to keep his card, increasing motivation. The tougher the scoring, the more his consistent fairway-finding and wedge play stand out, making him a low-owned DFS dart and a top-20 betting target.

Bamford wagered 1 pt EW at 66/1 on Justin Lower, calling Port Royal the Ohioan’s personal ATM. Lower’s four visits read 17-8-20-5, and his 67.69 scoring average is the best of anyone in this field with 3+ starts. Sitting 108th in the Fall standings and with a dreadful Sea Island record (four straight missed cuts), he effectively has one chance left to secure full status. Recent signs are encouraging: solo 3rd at the Bank of Utah Championship locked up conditional status and he ranked 9th after 36 holes at last week’s WWT before a balky putter cooled him to T31. Lower’s game—accurate driving, sharp wedges, proven wind management and total familiarity with Port Royal’s undulating, grainy greens—sets up for another leaderboard push in the gusty 20-30 mph forecast.

Brady Kannon labeled Justin Lower a value bomb at 130-1 because he consistently thrives on Paspalum courses with generous landing areas. In 2024 Lower finished 3rd at Vidanta Vallarta, 4th at Corales and runner-up here at El Cardonal. This fall he rediscovered that ceiling with a 3rd-place finish at Black Desert. Over the last 24 rounds he ranks 8th in SG: Putting on Paspalum. Sitting 110th in the FedEx Cup standings, Lower has every incentive to chase birdies, and Kannon believes his proven course history plus hot putter make him a dangerous long-shot.

Michael Harrison labeled Justin Lower a "live longshot" at +15000. Lower enters off a T-3 finish in Utah, his best result of 2025, and pairs that momentum with strong course history: a top-25 here in 2023 followed by a co-runner-up last year, missing the title by a single stroke. Harrison believes Lower’s recent spike with the flat stick plus his proven comfort on El Cardonal’s generous fairways create a legitimate path to victory, justifying an outright flyer at 150-1.

Gannon called Justin Lower a ‘great play’ at $6,400, pointing out the veteran’s track record on expansive, birdie-heavy layouts. Lower’s best PGA results have come when a driver-wedge game rules the day, and that is exactly what TPC Twin Cities demands. With water lurking on half the holes, Lower’s combination of controlled length and streaky putting gives him both make-the-cut safety and cheap scoring upside, making him an ideal salary-saver in balanced DFS builds.

Gannon added Justin Lower at 250-to-1, sticking to his season-long thesis that Lower pops on courses that are both lengthy and demand relentless birdie conversion. The American is fresh off the best approach week of his PGA career at the ISCO, suggesting the irons are heating up right as the Tour hits another driver-wedge venue. Lower is notoriously streaky, piling good finishes together once confidence takes hold, and Gannon sees last week’s ball-striking spike as the possible spark. With a diluted field and oversized odds, he views Lower as an ideal outright lottery ticket and a sub-1% DFS flyer.

Matt Gannon circled Justin Lower as his preferred bottom-of-the-6K pick. Lower’s best results come on big, relatively easy tracks where 20-under wins, and Gannon argued Detroit fits that template. Lower ranks inside the top third of the field in par-5 birdie rate and owns an above-average putter on bent/poa mixes. At sub-3 percent projected ownership, Gannon views him as a salary-saving one-percenter who can rack up DraftKings points if the putter stays neutral.

Matt Gannon said Justin Lower is his preferred last-man-in at $6,900. Lower just punched his ticket through Columbus U.S. Open qualifying on Monday, giving him a confidence jolt and affirming that the swing is dialed. Gannon likes this course fit—players must strike mid-to-long irons after accurate drives, an area where Lower has gained 0.40 strokes per round over his last 12 measured events. Sliding Lower in leaves roughly $1k in salary on the table, creating unique roster construction without sacrificing cut-made equity. Gannon framed him as the safest upside punt in the high-6k tier for large-field DFS contests.

McDonald labeled the Justin Lower / Chad Ramey duo his favorite long‑shot at 100‑1. Ramey rolls in with finishes of T5 at the Valero Texas Open and T18 at Corales, gaining over five strokes on the greens combined. Lower, who ‘tends to pop up on leaderboards,’ ranks inside the top‑15 in one‑putt percentage this season. McDonald notes they could be one of the three best putting teams in the field, a critical edge in a tournament where birdie‑fests in four‑ball decide the title. If they hover near −12 after the opening two rounds, he believes their flat‑stick advantage makes them dangerous over the weekend.