2012 British Open Prediction Contest

[Chilli Dipper]

Here's the updated score sheet as of this post (approximately 2:00 AM EDT July 8). Selections of players not currently in the field are not listed.

Editorial note: The highest-ranked players currently in the Open field who have not yet been selected in the contest are: Thomas Bjorn (no. 38), Carl Pettersson (no. 40), Sang-Moon Bae (no. 41), Mark Wilson (no . 42), Alvaro Quiros (no. 44), Rafael Cabrera-Bello (no. 45), Gonzalo Fernandez-Cast ano (no. 48), Robert Karlsson (no. 51), Geoff Ogilvy (no. 53), and Paul Casey (no. 59). To any new entries in the contest: if you want to look like an idiot, select Tiger at -18 with your first option (and say he'll break the Open scoring record by five shots), but if you want to look smart, use Cabrera-Bello with one of your lesser choices. He won in Dubai earlier this year, was a semifinalist at the Volvo Match Play in Spain, and finished runner-up last week on the links of Royal Portrush. Out of all the players still available without restrictions, I'd say he has the best shot at taking the Claret Jug, which is what the point of this contest is all about.

FIRST CHOICE (Do not pick these players with your second or third choice; scores listed are already taken)

Justin Rose: -8 , -4

Tiger Woods: -16, -15, -14, -13, -12, -11, -10, -9, -8, -7, -6, -5, -4, -2

Lee Westwood: -11, -10, -9, -8, -3

Phil Mickelson: -12, -11, -10

Nicolas Colsaerts: -11

Sergio Garcia: -8

Luke Donald: -12, -8, -7

Jason Dufner: -11, -10

Rory McIlroy: -12, -9

Paul Lawrie: -8

Graeme McDowell: -9

Louis Oosthuizen: -12, -9

Hunter Mahan: -11, -10

Padraig Harrington: -9, -6

Martin Kaymer: -9

Bubba Watson: -14, -11

Davis Love III: -7

Matt Kuchar: -5

Ernie Els: -9

Rickie Fowler: -10

Branden Grace: -6

Jim Furyk: -9

Simon Dyson: -9

Robert Rock: -3

Jonathan Byrd: -10

SECOND CHOICE (Do not pick these players with your third choice; scores listed are already taken)

Francesco Molinari: -6

Peter Hanson: -9, -8

Ross Fisher: -11

Dustin Johnson: -11, -10, -9, -8

Gregory Havret: -8

George Coetzee: -8

Retief Goosen: -3

Jason Day: -8, -6

Ryo Ishikawa: -8

Nick Watney: -8

John Senden: -9

Bill Haas: -11

KJ Choi: -7

Zach Johnson: -10, -9, -5

Kevin Na: -12

Steve Stricker: -12, -2

Ian Poulter: -12, -6

Adam Scott: -8

John Daly: -9

Martin Laird: -11

Russ Cochran: -9

Anders Hansen: -6

Miguel Angel Jimenez: -6

THIRD CHOICE (Scores listed are already taken)

JBE Kruger: Even

Vijay Singh: -8

Lucas Glover: -11

Keegan Bradley: -9

Charles Howell III: -12, -3

Chez Reavie: -6

Ben Curtis: -10

Harris English: -8

Andres Romero: -9

David Toms: -11

Bo Van Pelt: -6

Charl Schwartzel: -10

John Huh: -9

Fredrik Jacobson: -11, -10

Kyle Stanley: -3

David Duval: -8

Marcus Fraser: -9

Aaron Baddeley: -8

Tim Clark: -6

[Bullwire]

Robert Rock -11

Ricky Fowler -11

Lee Westwood -11

[joekelly]

I accept te callene (oops keyboard broken, uess wic letters out of order)

Poulter @  4 under takes te wine ju

Bi Jon Daly misses out at 2 under

and El Mecanico (Jimanez)  in  tird at 1 under.

Will you buy my prize?  Very ceap!!

[scottothegreat]

Justin Rose (-11)

Adam Scott (-12)

Lucas glover (-12)

[BEAN]

Keegan Bradley -10

David Toms  -10

Geoff Ogilvy -10

thanks for the list Chilli Dipper

[cwebbie]

1. Dustin Johnson -12

2. Charl Schwartzel -10

3. Mattao Montassaro -9

[Sykology]

1. Hunter Mahan -8
2. Kevin Na -6
3. Bo Van Pelt -5

[onthehunt526]

I'm probably an idiot but what the hell... I might as well do this... and I will laugh absolutely hysterically if I get this right... I hope you guys know Lytham is a par-70 this time around...

1. Tiger Woods Even

2. John Daly -2 (if he plays with smart for once)

3. David Duval Even (he won here in 2001)...

Funky little course... I mean the last 3 opens at Royal Lytham and St. Annes have been deep under par... Seve at -11 in 1988, Tom Lehman at -13 in 1996 and David Duval at -10 in 2001... but knock 6 down to a par 4 from a previous par 5... you get -7, -9, and -6... So we're do for a massacre

[phillyk]

Steve Stricker: -7
Miguel Angel Jiminez: -5
Jim Furyk: -5

[SandersLongdriv]

There is no such tournament so clearly:

1.  No-one.

2.  No-one.

3.  No-one.

[rkn4569]

Carl Pettersson (-7) Rafeal Cabrera-Bello (-6) Robert Karlsson (-5)

[thehillgolfer]

McIlroy(-8)

Francesco Molinari (-7)

Geoff Ogilvy (-7)

[inthehole]

D. Toms -7 Cauley -6 Lawrie -5

[teeitup22]

Rory McIlroy -10

Aaron Baddeley -8

Gary Woodland -9

[Aquaguru]

Day is out of the Open

[MSDOGS1976]

Nicolas Colsaerts: -9

Francesco Molinari: -8

Fredrik Jacobson: -7

[BallStriker]

Rory Mcllroy -7

Andreas Romero -7

Kyle Stanley -7

[ccooper]

nicolas colsaertas (-7)

Lee Westwood (-7)

Joost luiten (-5)