Jordan Spieth: The Open is the ‘easiest’ major to win

“But the type of golf you have to play is totally different than what we see in the other three majors as it requires a lot of imagination and ball-flight control”. The fairways and greens are relatively flat but this course has plenty of teeth and inclement weather can turn it on its head in a moment’s notice. And that’s one of the reasons I really wanted to go to Wimbledon. I think he builds off last year’s showing and makes a run at the top of the leaderboard this weekend.

Usual suspects such as Jon Rahm (+1600), Rory McIlroy (+2000), Hideki Matsuyama and Justin Rose (+2000) are also high up on the board at online betting sites.

“I doubt you’ll see dominance like that maybe ever again in the game”, he stated. Harringson’s win came thanks to a +3 score on a then par 70 slate. Steady wind looks to be a part of the landscape this week in Southport, England and we’ll likely see some rain here and there too.

When you look at players like Dustin Johnson, the World No. 1 and the favorite to win at the 2017 British Open, he hasn’t been in great form lately.

Day’s mother has since survived her cancer scare, but his game continues to suffer with the now world No.6 missing the cut at his past two events, including last month’s US Open.

Spieth isn’t the first player to be frustrated by the Open’s fickle conditions.

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“But, yeah, I had a chat to him and he seems like everything is doing OK with him”. That was really the only thing that at Muirfield (The Memorial), and at the U.S. Open, I mean it was really just putting.

As mentioned, New Zealand Open champion Michael Hendry qualified via the Japan Golf Tour and comes into The Open in good form having finished tied 6th at the Sega Sammy Cup.

Jordan Spieth’s best finish at The Open Championship came in 2015.

The 29-year-old also admitted the successes of 2015 and 2016 made him feel burnt out by the end of last year. Stenson handed back the trophy at Birkdale on Monday.

The 28-year-old was well-placed to launch serious title challenges at both the US Open and April’s Masters, but produced poor final rounds on both occasions. The 156 players will be going off from 1:35 a.m.

“As well as watching the world’s best golfers competing, we will take time to remember two great champions: Arnold Palmer played a huge role in revitalising The Open in the early 1960s, and achieved his first win in the championship here in 1961”, said Brown. Padraig Harrington won the last British Open at Royal Birkdale back in 2008 – sorry, Greg Norman.

Jason Day ended a year ago at No. 1 in the world, and then found himself emotionally wrapped up in tending to his mother, who was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Rose, who is the world No 12, believes he has unfinished business with The Open.