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Rory's odds are still on the betting board but they have dropped to 9/1. Stinks because a lot of the $150 I won on Spieth for the Open I was going to put on Rory at the British.

Current top odds now are Spieth 5/1, McIlroy 9/1, D.Johnson 12/1, Rose 14/1, Oosthuizen 20/1 and Stenson 20/1. Tiger's moved from 40/1 to 25/1 with his play over the weekend.

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Rory's odds are still on the betting board but they have dropped to 9/1. Stinks because a lot of the $150 I won on Spieth for the Open I was going to put on Rory at the British.

Current top odds now are Spieth 5/1, McIlroy 9/1, D.Johnson 12/1, Rose 14/1, Oosthuizen 20/1 and Stenson 20/1. Tiger's moved from 40/1 to 25/1 with his play over the weekend.

Yeah that really sucks. :(

Probably gonna put some money on Adam Scott, Kaymer and Wiesberger. All nice picks with some money to gain i hope.

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Yeah that really sucks. :(

Probably gonna put some money on Adam Scott, Kaymer and Wiesberger. All nice picks with some money to gain i hope.

It's definitely going to be more wide open if Rory's not in it. Not to take anything away from Spieth, but I think he'd be better on a faster track. He's a strong putter on quick greens. Looks like it's going to be wet and slow. A slow St. Andrew's favors the better ball strikers like last year at Liverpool. I like Scott only because of Stevie Williams on his bag. He hasn't done anything all year, but Stevie's on his bag at Chambers, and he finishes 4th, and he's been in contention the last 3 British Opens, finishing 2nd, 3rd and 5th respectively.

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There goes my pick for the bridgestone golf balls

I hope Rory gets well quickly. Golf is much more interesting when he's in contention.


Helps my chances at those Bridgestone Tour B330-S golf balls, with my Oostie pick.

But this tourney will miss the hype of Rory as the defending champ, with Jordan and his year and the other top contenders coming in .. .. .. but Oostie is the defending St. Andrews BO champion, so that is why I made him my pick (I'm hoping he is paired better than he was at the US Open, having to play with the hacks that he did the first 2 days kept him from winning.

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It's definitely going to be more wide open if Rory's not in it. Not to take anything away from Spieth, but I think he'd be better on a faster track. He's a strong putter on quick greens. Looks like it's going to be wet and slow. A slow St. Andrew's favors the better ball strikers like last year at Liverpool. I like Scott only because of Stevie Williams on his bag. He hasn't done anything all year, but Stevie's on his bag at Chambers, and he finishes 4th, and he's been in contention the last 3 British Opens, finishing 2nd, 3rd and 5th respectively.

I'd be surprised if St Andrews plays "slow" unless it rains during the entire event. It may not run like Chambers but it doesn't get muddy there so it'll retain its links-like quality in terms of bounces, rolls, etc. It will not be target golf. Either way, I'm not sure how Spieth can be taken out of the conversation. His strength is target golf, he only just really learned how to win on a fast links-like track a couple weeks ago. Another strength is that his game travels so well. He is the favorite here and anywhere else he tees it up, provided Rory is not in the field.

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I'd be surprised if St Andrews plays "slow" unless it rains during the entire event. It may not run like Chambers but it doesn't get muddy there so it'll retain its links-like quality in terms of bounces, rolls, etc. It will not be target golf.

Either way, I'm not sure how Spieth can be taken out of the conversation. His strength is target golf, he only just really learned how to win on a fast links-like track a couple weeks ago. Another strength is that his game travels so well. He is the favorite here and anywhere else he tees it up, provided Rory is not in the field.

Well, according to weather forecasts, it's supposed to rain during the event, but that's still a ways out and things can change. Supposed to be wet leading up to it as well

And I'm not saying Spieth won't be a factor because I think he'll be on the front page of the leaderboard Sunday. He always is every tournament he plays. But I worry about his lack of links golf plus the fact that I think this will be a more bunched up field, making it tougher to come out of the pack. But if he leads the field once again in 5-15 foot putts like he has throughout the year, then he has a strong chance of winning another major.

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(I'm hoping he is paired better than he was at the US Open, having to play with the hacks that he did the first 2 days kept him from winning.

He was playing with those same two guys when he shot a second-round 66.

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Dustin Johnson looks good at those odds.  St. Andrews certainly favors somebody who can bomb the ball, he's in good form, and the slower greens could help mitigate his putting problems.

My dark horse pick is Ryan Palmer.

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Dustin Johnson looks good at those odds.  St. Andrews certainly favors somebody who can bomb the ball, he's in good form, and the slower greens could help mitigate his putting problems.

My dark horse pick is Ryan Palmer.

Palmer could be a good call he also plays at Gullane in the Scottish open.

Just another thought if it plays wet and slow watch out for Sergio.

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Im hoping Justin Rose can grab another Major, but the form Speith has been in he just has to start as favourite. Thing is though, the Old Course has no respect for favourites! :-O

Russ, from "sunny" Yorkshire = :-( 

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He was playing with those same two guys when he shot a second-round 66.


I'm pretty sure that was the most improved pairing of the day as they went from +28 on Thursday to +5 on Friday; they certainly fed off of the improvement in Louie

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If the wind blows,Oosthuizen.

If Not ,Spieth.

Decent outside each way bets.

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Last I checked Chris Wood wasn't qualified. Pretty sure Spieth can handle a wind and much as I'd like a Westwood win, no chance. Form not good enough by a long chalk.

As for whether St. Andrews will be dry or wet, apparently it's very dry up there now. It'll need a lot of rain to make it wet and even then, links turf like that never really plays wet. Wish it was going to be dry and little wind as I was hoping that someone would demolish the course - no way good enough for hosting the event every 5 years.

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If the wind blows,Oosthuizen.

Oosthuizen got very, very lucky with the wind in 2010. Just as he stepped on the 18th tee, the wind began to start blowing hard. Basically everyone after him got screwed, in particular the afternoon guys. Not to take away from his accomplishments because he played great, but I'm not so sure he would have won if he went early-late that year. But luck is always involved when winning a British Open many times. Darren Clarke in 2011 got the calm conditions late in the first round. Those that teed off early had tough conditions. Ernie Els in 2002 had a calm back 9 on Saturday and only had to play 5 or 6 holes in the monsoon that Tiger Woods and others got most of their round.

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I can't believe there are Rory believers out there, I've had a similar injury, no way is he playing next week.

I'm going with my man "Alfred E" Snedeker

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I can't believe there are Rory believers out there, I've had a similar injury, no way is he playing next week.

I'm going with my man "Alfred E" Snedeker

Agreed, assuming it's as bad as being said. I imagine he can walk, heel-toe etc but any outward rotation on that ankle, say, as a result of trying to hit a 300 yard tee shot is a) going to be excruciating and b) going to cause more damage. We'll see.

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