After a blowout at the Masters we certainly had some drama coming down the stretch at the U.S. Open. From Jordan Spieth taking a four stroke lead, then doubling 17 to let Dustin Johnson tie him after his birdie on 17, to the great approach shot on the par five 18th by Spieth, to the DJ three-putt on 18 to lose. Great tournament. No complaints from me about the course. Sure the greens looked horrible but everybody had to putt on the same greens.
As for the picks, Sergio helped me out big time by barely making the cut to then fight back to finish in 18th. Justin Rose (Tim's pick) had a rough Sunday to finish 27th, and Rickie Fowler (Mike's pick)...well it was great opening round for Rickie as he ended out missing the cut. Which means for the first time ever, yours truly in first place after two majors.
Onto the Open Championship. I've said this about the Masters and the U.S. Open but the British Open is equally as awesome. Love links golf. Love St. Andrews. Love pot bunkers and I love how the tournament will end around 3 pm on Sunday, which will give me plenty of time to hit the links afterwards.
Let's get to the picks. For once I actually don't have a ton of names to mention.
Jordan Spieth certainly has a chance to make history if he win this one. It certainly wouldn't be a shock if he pulls it off. He won last week at the John Deere Classic and Vegas has him listed at 5/1, which is early 2000's Tiger-esque. I hope he does win but I don't think it'll happen. Three in a row is just so rare.
Hate Tiger. No idea how he is listed at 20/1. I know he has won at St. Andrews twice but no matter how much he says he's healthy and that his swing is coming back I won't believe it until I see it. He was a joke a the U.S. Open and frankly I don't expect this Thursday and Friday to be any different for Eldrick.
My pick was made hours after the U.S. Open ended. Give me Louis Oosthuizen at 22/1 odds. He has become a very popular pick and that makes a ton of sense. The way he finished the U.S. Open, by birdieing six of his final seven holes to shoot a 29 on the back, and the fact that he won The Open Championship the last time it was held at St. Andrews. Oosthuizen won that major by seven strokes with a final score of -16. However since that win, he has not finished better than 19th at The Open. He also hasn't played well since the U.S. Open. He missed the cut at the Travelers, which even Jim Renner made that cut, and then he finished in 70th at the Greenbrier. Now I'm making myself nervous but it's too late for that. Let's go Louie OO!!
Picks from the Bros ---
Tim Leavitt is going with a dark horse selection from Italy. At 100/1 odds, Francesco Molinari will be Tim's pick. The 32-year old paisan missed the cut the last time The Open was played at St. Andrews and hasn't won a tournament since 2012. However, Molinari has finished in the top 15 at The Open on three different occasions in the past six years, with a 9th place finish being his best in 2013. It's never a bad idea to pick a European player considering Euro's have won four of the past eight Open's.
Mike Moriarty is going with Martin Kaymer at 33/1 to win his third career major. Kaymer has only made the cut in one major since his U.S. Open victory last summer. He also hasn't won since that victory a year ago but he did finish 7th in 2010 when The Open course was St. Andrews. You'd have to assume he will make a cut at a major eventually considering he is the 18th ranked player in the world.
Enjoy the tournament people.
P.S. If Sergio wins this tournament I might take him out at next year's Travelers Championship. He will win now that I'm not picking him. What a jerk. Still like him somehow.
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