The 143rd Open Championship (AKA British Open) is set to start at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in less than 24 hours. Given all the hype that this Open Championship has been given in the past few days, it'll be an exciting one to watch this year. Something different that we'll be doing this week is choosing three winner picks, as well as a "dark horse" pick.
Here are our picks for this year's winner:
1) Graeme McDowell: He successfully defended his French Open title just a few weeks ago, so his game is in a good place. He's also a skilled links player, having grown up near and fine-tuning his links skills at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. He's also one of our favourite golfers to ever play the game.
2) Henrik Stenson: He's probably playing the best golf of his life right now and without a doubt has the skills to win (he finished second place last year at Muirfield). His golf game and results have changed dramatically over the years, and a major win would be the perfect finish for him. He's also a pick amongst many in the golfing world.
3) Luke Donald: He has had good finishes in a few recent Open Championships. He's also one of the more accurate players on both the European and PGA Tour. Accuracy is good for links style golf courses and it may be this factor that will make him win this week.
Dark Horse: Miguel Angel Jimenez: At 50 years old, he's proved that he still has what it takes to golf with the younger generation, with his Spanish Open win earlier this year. His experience in Open Championships will definitely help him this week too (He's finished in the top-15 for 3 out of the last 5 Open Championships). He's also an all-around great player and another one of our favourite golfers.
As win every major, we'll be having daily coverage and recaps of each round of the Open Championships, so stay tuned for those,
-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews
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