Skylar Hoke flagged Lucas Herbert as a deep outright and GPP flyer, reminding listeners that the Australian has long punched above his weight on pure links setups. Herbert survived the brutal final Open qualifier, carries a caddie with heavy links pedigree, grew up shaping shots on Melbourne’s sand-belt, and already owns PGA Tour and DPWT victories in nasty wind (Bermuda win, Irish Open title). Hoke is willing to ignore nondescript LIV results because Herbert historically peaks without warning on coastal tracks. With books hanging triple-digit odds and DraftKings pricing him in the low-7k range, Hoke believes Herbert’s ‘high-variance, high-reward’ profile is perfect for outright tickets and large-field DFS tournaments.

Responding to Pat Mayo’s list of veteran LIV sleepers, Niall Lyons agreed Lucas Herbert is “kind of perfect” for Royal Portrush. Herbert won his Open qualifier, showing current form and motivation, and Lyons likes how the Australian’s heavy-ball flight and creative short game translate to Portrush’s elevated, tightly-mown greens. Lyons also values Herbert’s coastal pedigree—wins at the Irish Open and Bermuda demonstrate comfort in wind—and believes his LIV schedule kept him under the radar, allowing triple-digit outright prices to linger. With firm conditions expected to reward high-spin approaches and delicate scrambling, Lyons is adding Herbert to his long-shot outright card and sprinkling top-10 placements where books pay extended places.