The Open 2017

[Gaz]

Who is everyone's pick for the Open this year.

I am going for Mcilroy,Rose, Fleetwood and now that he has qualified Poulter

[Tobias Funke]

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Who is everyone's pick for the Open this year.

I am going for Mcilroy,Rose, Fleetwood and now that he has qualified Poulter

Bit early for me, need to see what the weather forecast is for the four days nearer the time, if the wind blows I would be inclinded to pick someone who does well in those conditions.

Fowler is going to break his duck sooner rather than later and he likes a tricky links course. Great wind player too, if that is indeed the forecast.

[Treadstone]

Backed McIlroy in last two majors absolutely phoned it in. Loathed to abandon him.

[Tobias Funke]

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Backed McIlroy in last two majors absolutely phoned it in. Loathed to abandon him.

Rory seems to like peaking at the wrong times! He was unreal at the end of last season but majors had passed him by at that point.

[Golden Bear]

Rory's head seems to be full of mince these days. It's time he stopped acting like a politician and concentrates on his golf for a change.

[HibernianJK]

Couldn't be backing McIlroy in current form his putting has fallen apart.

I'll probably have a bet on Speith and Patrick Reed who are both playing very consistently recently. Maybe a long shot outsider as well.

[Smartie]

I love a wee wager on the golf.

Fowler has let me down a few times now, very good player but not sure he's got the bottle to close a tournament out.

I like the look of Thomas Pieters.

Fleetwood looks like a cracking player too.

I won a few quid on Speith last week but he made bloody hard work of it. His driving is all over the shop and he was uncharacteristically erratic with the putter at times.

He still produced a few quite incredible shots though and ultimately still managed to win in spite of being miles away from top form.

You'd have to take him seriously.

McIlroy looks off the pace right now and Dustin Johnson doesn't look as assured as he did prior to missing the Masters.

I love the golf at the moment - most of the tournaments are wide open, there are loads of really good players out there who are great to watch and would have a decent shout at winning any tournament.

[lord bunberry]

I'm going to have a speculative bet on lee westwood, one of these days he's going to get it going with the putter and win a major. He's admittedly running out of time, but it would be a travesty if he didn't win a major.

[heretoday]

It's wide open (to coin a phrase). It'll be someone who hasn't won a major before if recent trends continue.

[greenlex]

The weather looks semi decent for links golf. I've gone Rose, Rahm and local boy Fleetwood all e/w. Good luck to you all.

[heretoday]

Harrington and Chappell for me. Each way.

[Carheenlea]

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Harrington and Chappell for me. Each way.

That's some crazy new swing Padraig's got going on - he get's more eccentric with age!

[greenlex]

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That's some crazy new swing Padraig's got going on - he get's more eccentric with age!

He was explaining it on the telly box the other day. Makes perfect sense too. I actually swithered whether to back him each way or not. Three very good rounds at the Scottish Open last week and a disaster in the horrific weather on Saturday. He knows how to win round Birkdale and he might be in the mix come Sunday.

[Hibs1972]

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Who is everyone's pick for the Open this year.

I am going for Mcilroy,Rose, Fleetwood and now that he has qualified Poulter

Had Cabrera Bello to win the Scottish open last week so I'll probably back him again! Usually do a few fiver wins to keep me entertained,bring it on!!

[Golden Bear]

Adam Scott or Zach Johnston to win. There are some great each way bets available including Daniel Berger, Andy Sullivan, Brandon Grace, Ryan Fox and Soren Kjeldsen. For some reason I don't fancy the big names this year.

[Pretty Boy]

Koepka @ 33s
Berger @ 66s
Wood @ 125s

All each way for a bit interest.

[Pretty Boy]

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Koepka @ 33s
Berger @ 66s
Wood @ 125s

All each way for a bit interest.

Good start for Koepka for me. Really fancy him to go close this week.

[frazeHFC]

McIlroy is having an awful year!

[frazeHFC]

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McIlroy is having an awful year!

He must have seen my post mid-round and decided to prove me wrong. Good turnaround for him this round, needs to take that form in to tomorrow.

[GreenLake]

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Good start for Koepka for me. Really fancy him to go close this week.

Just eating lunch and the TV above the bar showed Koepka chip into two water head covers at the side of the green. He sunk the putt though and looks like he doesn't get rattled.

[greenlex]

Can't see past Spieth on this form.

[Golden Bear]

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Can't see past Spieth on this form.

He's got a putting stroke to die for and it looks like he'll hole absolutely everything in sight.

[frazeHFC]

I'd like to see one of the British players win it, with Rose one of my picks. Highest odds for a Scottish player is 200/1 on sky bet (3 of them all that), really is a shame how poor the standard of our golfers is just now.

Hopefully I eat my words and one of them plays a blinder...

[BroxburnHibee]

My least favourite of the open courses.

Difficult to win 2 weeks running but Cabrera Belo might be good enough.

[Golden Bear]

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My least favourite of the open courses.

Difficult to win 2 weeks running but Cabrera Belo might be good enough.

Royal Birkdale is the best UK course I've played! It's by no means the hardest on the Open circuit (Carnoustie is imo) but it has its challenges. If the weather behaves itself then the scoring will be fairly low I think.

[Smartie]

I've plumped for 3 Europeans - Fleetwood, Pieters and Cabrera-Bello.

I really hope Fowler doesn't win it. I keep backing him and he keeps just about doing it but letting me down.

I'll be raging if he finally does it when I haven't backed him.

[Golden Bear]

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I've plumped for 3 Europeans - Fleetwood, Pieters and Cabrera-Bello.

I really hope Fowler doesn't win it. I keep backing him and he keeps just about doing it but letting me down.

I'll be raging if he finally does it when I haven't backed him.

Likewise with Fowler. He seems to be struggling with the putter at the moment.

[HibernianJK]

I've went with Speith, Stenson, Berger and Kyle Stanley who won a few weeks back on the PGA tour.

[Golden Bear]

There are some cracking bets to be had out there. I went to my local bookies this afternoon (Hills) and received odds of 125/1 on both Ryan Fox (the current form man) and Steve Stricker. Hills are paying out one fifth odds on the first 7.

[Golden Bear]

Possibly too much media pressure on Tommy Fleetwood as he finishes on 6 over par. He's struggling to qualify for the weekend now.