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Tournament Preview - The Open Championship

The Open is here. Golf starts at 1:45am EST so do you stay up or never go to sleep? See you all in a few hours.

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July 19, 2023

Tournament Preview - The Open Championship

Hello members,

Last major of the year this week outside Liverpool, England. The 151st Open Championship put on by the R&A. The Royal Liverpool Golf Club has hosted The Open twelve times before this week. The most recent were 2006, when Tiger Woods won by only hitting his driver once, and 2014, won by Rory McIlroy.

Speaking of Rory, can he finally get back in the Major winner’s circle after winning the Scottish Open last week and winning again at Royal Liverpool?

Will Cam Smith go back-to-back to give the LIV group two majors this year?

Can Scottie Scheffler find his putter?

Will Rickie Fowler stay hot and take home his first major?

Tee times start at 1:45am EST so I’ll see you all in a few hours. Let’s tee off!

Weather

Weather is always a factor for The Open. Thursday looks very pleasant while rain and wind are expected over the weekend. Should make for some fun links golf!

Where to Watch and Follow

The tournament socials can be found here for Twitter, Instagram, and their own website.

Peacock coverage starts at 1:30am EST
USA coverage starts at 4:00am EST

Field

The full field can be found here. 156 players with all the big names except a few LIV players that no longer qualify, like Sergio Garcia.

  • Previous Winners in this week's field:

    • Cameron Smith - 2022

    • Collin Morikawa - 2021

    • Shane Lowry - 2019

    • Francesco Molinari - 2018

    • Jordan Speith - 2017

    • Henrik Stenson - 2016

    • Zach Johnson - 2015

    • Rory McIlroy - 2014 (Royal Liverpool)

    • Phil Mickelson - 2013

Betting Odds

Betting Odds provided by Bovada.lv at this link (not sponsored)

Some notable players to consider:

  • Scottie Scheffler - +800 - well, well, well, we pick Scottie again.

  • Rickie Fowler - +2000 - just because I want him to win a major. Oh, and he’s been playing better golf than in recent memory.

  • Jordan Spieth - +3500 - haven’t picked Jordan much this year since he is pretty wild, but he typically plays well at The Open, including winning in 2017.

Course Information

  • Royal Liverpool Golf Club was built in 1869 and its nickname is Hoylake.

  • The club has hosted The Open 12 times, with the 13th being this week.

    • Hosted in 1897, 1902, 1907, 1913, 1924, 1930, 1936, 1947, 1956, 1967, 2006, 2014

  • Hitting the fairway and avoiding rough and bunkers is imperative. Tiger only hit his driver once here when he won in 2006. Wouldn’t surprise me to see something similar this week.

  • The Par 3 17th is brand new and should be a great hole to watch.

  • The club is technically private but apparently the public can play? It’s hard to tell online, so not totally sure.

Notes and News

  • Drama around defending champion, Cam Smith, not being in a featured group (twitter)

  • Brandel Chamblee thinks The Players Championship should be the 5th major, officially (twitter)

  • Tiger Woods’ ex girlfriend has dropped the lawsuit (twitter)

  • PGA Championship celeb, Michael Block, is now playing golf with DJ Khaled and holin’ out from the rough! (twitter)

  • Jon Rahm signed a long-term deal with Callaway (twitter)

Twitter Roundup

May your rounds be filled with #oneputts.

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