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UConn Esq said:
Spieth is 45-1 on my DraftKings app. Probably closer to where he should be too.
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45-1 is definitely closer to where he should be. I kind of feel like he got a little lucky earlier in his career. He was making long putts, holing out from bunkers, etc at a ridiculous clip at opportune times. Some of that was skill but a lot of that was luck.
 
mauconnfan said:
Rory McIlroy 8-1
Brooks Koepka 10-1
Dustin Johnson 12-1
Tiger Woods 16-1
Jon Rahm 16-1
Justin Rose 20-1
Francesco Molinari 20-1
Xander Schauffele 20-1
Patrick Cantlay 25-1
Tommy Fleetwood 25-1
Rickie Fowler 25-1
Jason Day 30-1
Adam Scott 30-1
Louis Oosthuizen 30-1
Justin Thomas 40-1
Hideki Matsuyama 40-1
Matt Kuchar 40-1
Bryson DeChambeau 40-1
Paul Casey 50-1
Henrik Stenson 50-1
Graeme McDowell 50-1
Marc Leishman 50-1
Matt Wallace 50-1
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Going chalk: Rory McIlroy
 
I took Rahm, Rose, and Molinari. Hopefully I’m not hedging like crazy come Saturday
 
UcannUconn said:
45-1 is definitely closer to where he should be. I kind of feel like he got a little lucky earlier in his career. He was making long putts, holing out from bunkers, etc at a ridiculous clip at opportune times. Some of that was skill but a lot of that was luck.
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Spieth is an interesting guy - hasn't won since 2017 and it feels like forever since he was dominant (2015). I think mainly its from losing his putting form. He was such an incredible putter then and to your point, was excellent at nailing the long putt. In 2018 he wasn't even top-100 in strokes gained from putting. Hard to win when the entire field is putting better than you.

He's only 25 but when I watch him now I feel like he lost his mental edge a bit and he legit feels this pressure.
 
I'm picking between Scott and Cantley.
 
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UConn Esq said:
Spieth is an interesting guy - hasn't won since 2017 and it feels like forever since he was dominant (2015). I think mainly its from losing his putting form. He was such an incredible putter then and to your point, was excellent at nailing the long putt. In 2018 he wasn't even top-100 in strokes gained from putting. Hard to win when the entire field is putting better than you.

He's only 25 but when I watch him now I feel like he lost his mental edge a bit and he legit feels this pressure.
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Spieth, Justin Thomas and a couple of others from the "Bro Club" are going form being wunderkid prodigies surrounded by their families to moving on to having their own families, relationships and business stuff.

I get some good second/third hand info about players (A friend who worked with a player's father-in-law turned business mgr) that there is plenty of pull between their parents who helped forge their careers, and girlfriends/wives and sponsors, etc. Need to remember they are still kids (under age 25) and have a ton of money and access way before they're fully ready to handle it. No different than other sports. Most of these kids dropped out of college to start their golfing careers, and similar to pros in other sports, have so many people trying to get their claws in them.

You only need a bit of focus loss to go from major champion to run of the mill jobber on the tour. For Spieth I think he worried way to early about needing to get longer off the tee and his accuracy got destroyed. And, as others have noted in this thread, his putting has regressed to the norm.
 
UCDaveD said:
It’s for SEO purposes.
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SEO?

I don't care who calls it what. I've always called it the British Open and if for some reason I was announcing it, I'd probably do it there too.
 
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DefCONNOne said:
SEO?

I don't care who calls it what. I've always called it the British Open and if for some reason I was announcing it, I'd probably do it there too.
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Lol it was a joke. I was actually listening to some podcasts and that’s why they said they titled it “British Open”
 
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Rory +5 after 3 holes wow. He can make that up but not exactly the start anyone expected at his “home” course.
 
Duval took a 15 at the 7th hole, listed as 8th easiest hole. Went from +3 to +13 in a matter of minutes.

Portrush looks like a blast to play.

Forgot all about Shane Lowry. He's been having a decent year and has done well on Irish courses in the past. In the clubhouse at -4.
 
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storrsroars said:
Duval took a 15 at the 7th hole, listed as 8th easiest hole. Went from +3 to +13 in a matter of minutes.

Portrush looks like a blast to play.

Forgot all about Shane Lowry. He's been having a decent year and has done well on Irish courses in the past. In the clubhouse at -4.
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Heard on the radio they adjusted it down to a 13 on #7. Brutal.
 
Rory hacking it up, missing 18" putts, 3 putting from 5 feet, too much pressure?
 
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So much for my Rory pick. This course is playing tough!
 
About the only good thing about being laid up with a back injury is being able to watch the first two rounds. IMO, Portrush would be fairly tough even without weather. Seems one needs a higher degree of accuracy than on most other courses in the Open rotation.

Koepka looks to be on. Woods looks like he'll be flying out tomorrow.

Also appears Koepka's caddy knows the course better than Rory's.
 
Happy Darren Clarke looks like he might make the weekend. Rory's the current flavor, but Clarke was golf in Northern Ireland for years before that, so nice they let him take the first shot at Portrush. Followed Clarke & buddies around Brookline during a Ryder practice round. Charming guy, lots of fun.

And my pick Westwood is on the front page of the leaderboard!
 
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