Sleeper Picks: British Open
Jul. 14, 2010
The PGA TOUR travels to St. Andrews, Scotland for the British Open this week. Here's who the PGATOUR.COM experts like at the Old Course:
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EXPERT PICKS
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SLEEPER PICKS
Of the players who didn't make the cut for our top picks, which have the best chance as sleepers? Here's how our experts see it.
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| Sleeper picks: British Open |
Casey
Black |
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FRANCESCO MOLINARI. He finished fourth at The Barclays Scottish Open and second at the Alstom Open de France on the European Tour. He's also had two top 15s in five starts on TOUR in 2010. He finished tied for 13th at the British Open last year.
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Brian
Wacker |
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 | CHRIS WOOD. I'm going all-England with my expert and sleeper picks, and why not? Not only has Wood finished in the top 5 each of the last two years at the British Open, he has five top 15s on the European Tour this year.
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Mike
McAllister |
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STEPHEN GALLACHER. It's been 100 years since a Scot won the Open at St. Andrews (James Braid in 1910). Gallacher could end that drought. He's posted four top 10s in his last six starts. And he's won before at St. Andrews.
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John
Swantek |
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GREGORY HAVRET. The man who finished second at Pebble Beach has a decent record in the Open, having finished tied for 19th in 2008. He's got a ton of experience playing all over the world and should handle this week just fine. |
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Helen
Ross |
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DARREN CLARKE. I like the fact that he played his way into the Open by finishing second at Loch Lomond on Sunday. He's got momentum but even after his performance last week, he's coming in under the radar. That could be a good place to be this week.
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Ryan
Smithson |
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ALVARO QUIROS. This is a total John Daly-1995ish pick. A lot of length never hurts at this joint. Would it really be such a shocker if he won? Short answer: yes, because he lacks the short game touch needed. But you never know.
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Lauren
Deason |
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TOM PERNICE JR.. For the past two years, a player over age 50 has stolen the show at the British Open. So who's this year's Greg Norman or Tom Watson? It's a long shot, but Pernice has contended lately on both the Champions Tour and PGA TOUR.
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Anne
Szeker |
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ROBERT ROCK. Relatively unknown, he played his first British Open here in 2005 -- and made the cut (T67). He also boasts four top 10s this season on the European Tour.
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| Standings after Week 28 |
LAST WEEK: Vaughn Taylor's sixth-place finish at TPC Deere Run moved Anne Szeker into second place, but Casey Black still has a commanding lead over the field.
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| Position |
Name |
Wins |
Top-5s |
Top-10s |
Top-25s |
FedExCup points |
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Casey Black
Host, PGA TOUR Today |
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2 |
2 |
5 |
884.02 |
| 2* |
Anne Szeker
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
1 |
- |
1 |
1 |
758.75 |
| 3 |
Ryan Smithson
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
- |
1 |
1 |
4 |
756.23 |
| 4 |
Helen Ross
Chief of Correspondents, PGATOUR.COM |
- |
1 |
4 |
7 |
725.25 |
| 5 |
John Swantek
Host, On The Tee |
- |
1 |
3 |
7 |
653.52 |
| 6 |
Brian Wacker
Site Producer, PGATOUR.COM |
- |
2 |
4 |
5 |
594.50 |
| 7 |
Lauren Deason
Editorial Coordinator, PGATOUR.COM |
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1 |
1 |
3 |
510.07 |
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Mike McAllister
Managing Editor, PGATOUR.COM |
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1 |
3 |
469.18 |
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