11. Tommy Fleetwood, Great Britain: A French Open champion in 2017, though he’s not been back since a missed cut in 2018. Also has cooled slightly since a strong start to the summer, snapping his run of six straight T-26s or better with a T-34 at the Scottish and an MC at The Open.

12. Hideki Matsuyama, Japan: He’s been quiet, but that Tour-best short game could come in handy.

13. Sepp Straka, Austria: Encouraging week at Troon, where he was positive in every facet and ended up T-22. Find fairways, hit it close; that’s how Straka makes his money. 

14. Joaquin Niemann, Chile: Disregard his T-58 at Troon; this type of setup is more up his alley. Fairly accurate with length, strong iron play and a sneaky short game.

15. Thomas Detry, Belgium: Has been steady this summer with a hot putter. Plus, he owns a T-8 and a T-16 at Le Golf National since 2018.

16. Matthew Fitzpatrick, Great Britain: Just one top-10 since before the Masters, though the driver and putter have still been there. He was T-27 last time at Le Golf National, in 2018.

17. Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Africa: He had a terrible links fortnight – WD at the Scottish and MC at The Open. But he still drove it well, and his combo of driving accuracy, short game and putting will keep him in the conversation on a course where length isn’t everything.

18. Viktor Hovland, Norway: He just can’t quite get it back, and the chipping continues to sap any gains he makes elsewhere. The third at the PGA is beginning to look more and more like an aberration. Though there is hope as Hovland returns to non-links European golf.

19. Guido Migliozzi, Italy: Won the French Open two years ago, captured the KLM Open in late June and has regained some momentum after two straight MCs with a T-31 at Troon. 

20. Shubhankar Sharma, India: Trending after a T-5 at the Italian Open and a T-19 at The Open. Not long, but straight and can make putts.