OT: 2021 Open Championship

[jleves]

OK - I'll start the thread.

Like the US Open, again, I have no idea - not sure who the course sets up well for or the expected weather conditions....

Looks like Spieth hasn't played since the US Open - never good to go into a major without some recent success. Rahm played well last weekend in the Scottish Open. Koepka did pretty well in the US Open and Travelers. I want to like Rory, but he missed the cut at the Scottish Open. Just so hard to bet against the favorite, Rahm. But I'll go with Koepka.

 

[jleves]

Current Odds:

Golfer	Odds
Jon Rahm	7.5/1
Brooks Koepka	16/1
Xander Schauffele	18/1
Justin Thomas	18/1
Jordan Spieth	18/1
Rory McIlroy	22/1
Dustin Johnson	25/1
Louis Oosthuizen	30/1
Viktor Hovland	30/1
Patrick Reed	33/1
Patrick Cantlay	33/1
Tyrrell Hatton	33/1
Shane Lowry	35/1
Collin Morikawa	35/1
Tommy Fleetwood	35/1
Bryson Dechambeau	35/1
Matthew Fitzpatrick	40/1
Paul Casey	40/1
Lee Westwood	40/1
Scottie Scheffler	45/1
Tony Finau	50/1
Branden Grace	50/1
Justin Rose	50/1
Marc Leishman	60/1
Sergio Garcia	60/1
Cameron Smith	65/1
Webb Simpson	65/1
Rickie Fowler	65/1
Robert MacIntyre	65/1
Daniel Berger	70/1
Joaquin Niemann	70/1
Harris English	70/1
Abraham Ancer	70/1
Will Zalatoris	75/1
Adam Scott	75/1
Jason Day	75/1
Lucas Herbert	75/1
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	80/1
Ian Poulter	80/1
Phil Mickelson	80/1
Garrick Higgo	80/1
Alex Noren	90/1

 

[Chin Diesel]

I'm going with Louie. Gets redemption after his choke job tee shots on the back nine at Torrey Pines.

 

[billybud]

oddsmakers know their stuff...

 

[QDOG5]

Rahm is playing too good to not be in the mix. I'm picking Brooks this week. I think Louie and Matt Fitzpatrick have a good chance. Spieth and Thomas are in good form. The course is quirky to say the least. Blind tees shots and the bumpiest fairways in the rota. Most players are not big fans of it. Last two winners(Clarke, Curtis) had long odds to win going in so we might have a longshot win the Claret Jug.

 

[Blakeon18]

Weather forecast seems pretty reasonable for The Open.

Little chance of rain for all 4 days. Moderate wind....13-17mph....all 4 days....kind of 'one club' wind.

 

[LIuconn]

Bingo, Qdog. Because of all that id hammer Bryson to MC. He doesn't have the mental game to embrace random outcomes.
In my 1 and done Im between Brooks and Xander

 

[storrsroars]

Not a big fan of the course being in the Open rotation. Other than a couple of unique features, it's always seemed more a US-style course than an Open course.

That said, history shows that while on pretty much every round someone posts a -5, nobody does it consistently, so the winner is still usually less than -10.

I'll be rooting for Westwood to finally get his major. But if I were betting, it would be on Ancer, Reed and Louie.

 

[XLCenterFan]

Can't go with Kopeka...he's already stated that he doesn't like the course. Also won't have any exposure to Rory, DJ, Speith, or Bryson.

I'm liking Rham, Morikawa, X, Cantlay, Scheff, and Fitz for favorite/mid-tier guys. Longshots will be Cink, Kisner, Hoffman, and old man Westwood.

And if anyone cares, Sam Burns is ridiculously (borderline incorrectly) underpriced on DK this week.

 

[mauconnfan]

Bezuidenhout and Higgo will make a run. Lucas Herbert running on a high!

Like JT!

 

[Fishy]

There is zero chance that Garrick Higgo doesn’t win this tournament. He’s a golfer and this is a golf course and that is where a guy like Higgo shines.

Everyone is playing for second place.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Spieth seems to be having trouble with the par 3s in the majors.

 

[mauconnfan]

Spieth seems to be having trouble with the par 3s in the majors.

I read this just as he yanks one on 11 and chips it about 10-12 feet by on the 214 yd par 3 lol. Nice call

 

[HuskyHawk]

Current Odds:

Golfer	Odds
Jon Rahm	7.5/1
Brooks Koepka	16/1
Xander Schauffele	18/1
Justin Thomas	18/1
Jordan Spieth	18/1
Rory McIlroy	22/1
Dustin Johnson	25/1
Louis Oosthuizen	30/1
Viktor Hovland	30/1
Patrick Reed	33/1
Patrick Cantlay	33/1
Tyrrell Hatton	33/1
Shane Lowry	35/1
Collin Morikawa	35/1
Tommy Fleetwood	35/1
Bryson Dechambeau	35/1
Matthew Fitzpatrick	40/1
Paul Casey	40/1
Lee Westwood	40/1
Scottie Scheffler	45/1
Tony Finau	50/1
Branden Grace	50/1
Justin Rose	50/1
Marc Leishman	60/1
Sergio Garcia	60/1
Cameron Smith	65/1
Webb Simpson	65/1
Rickie Fowler	65/1
Robert MacIntyre	65/1
Daniel Berger	70/1
Joaquin Niemann	70/1
Harris English	70/1
Abraham Ancer	70/1
Will Zalatoris	75/1
Adam Scott	75/1
Jason Day	75/1
Lucas Herbert	75/1
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	80/1
Ian Poulter	80/1
Phil Mickelson	80/1
Garrick Higgo	80/1
Alex Noren	90/1

I'm feeling like Justin Thomas is due to break through. But I've got no real reasoning behind it. Would be nice to see Westwood pull it off.

 

[jleves]

Spieth seems to be having trouble with the par 3s in the majors.

The Boneyard strikes again. After a bogey on the first par 3, he finishes one under on par 3s for the day.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I'm feeling like Justin Thomas is due to break through. But I've got no real reasoning behind it. Would be nice to see Westwood pull it off.

Well so much for that. Loads of Brits playing well, but not Westwood. Thomas is on 11, so has a chance to get under par.

 

[storrsroars]

Never heard of Siem, but man bun + long putter = emininently dislikable.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Never heard of Siem, but man bun + long putter = emininently dislikable.

 

[storrsroars]

Somebody in the Rahm/Lowry/Louie group has a psychedelic Peter Max-ish yellow golf bag, but not sure which player. Anyway, golf needs more of that. Kind of thing I'd imagine fashion plate Jesper Parnevik would use if he were still relevant.

Edit: It's Rahm's. Now I have another reason to root for him.

 

[storrsroars]

Lowest scoring average in Open Championship history so far.

This tournament needs a hurricane.

 

[mauconnfan]

DeShambles mouthed off about Cobra and his driver face blaming his crappy day on them. They weren’t very happy nor was the British media.

 

[MDHuskFan]

DeShambles mouthed off about Cobra and his driver face blaming his crappy day on them. They weren’t very happy nor was the British media.

Then after a great round today Brooks starts with, “drive the ball well, I love my driver”

 

[storrsroars]

DeShambles mouthed off about Cobra and his driver face blaming his crappy day on them. They weren’t very happy nor was the British media.

Some good zingers from JT and others here.

Justin Thomas daggers Bryson DeChambeau over driver mess

In the Instagram comments of a post about Bryson and Cobra's back and forth, Thomas snuck in a sneaky-hilarious dagger.

www.golfdigest.com

 

[mauconnfan]

Then after a great round today Brooks starts with, “drive the ball well, I love my driver”

I just saw that and his smile said it all that was beautiful by Koepka lol

 

[HuskyHawk]

South Africans tearing it up it seems. Any idea where the cut line is expected to fall?