Not that any predictions are easy, but visiting a course that we don't know that well while also trying to predict the weather, or which side of the draw a player will fall on makes these predictions more of a guess than any other major.
Watson, Norman and Price are your 3 winners at Turnberry over the years. All 3 are in the Hall of Fame so it would make sense that Tiger should win. Of course, that always makes sense and so I'll just set him aside this week and pick my other top 10 favorites.
· Steve Stricker - finished top 10 the last 2 years at this major and other than Tiger and Perry, the hottest U.S. player in the field (who has won)
· Retief Goosen - has been on a lot of leaderboards this year, both in the U.S. and in Europe. Hasn't always finished the deal but just the fact that he has been in the mix bodes well.
· Ernie Els - this is the only major I see Ernie ever possibly winning again. In some regards, I feel silly picking him to play well this week but this is the one event he has continued to play well in. He needs to keep Thursday's round no worse than 71 though. And some serious wind wouldn't hurt his chances either.
· Lee Westwood - game is finally coming around this year and well, he's on Steve's team, which is red hot. Paired with Tiger the 1st two rounds so needs to maintain focus on his own game.
· David Duval - I believe.
· Ross Fisher - was in the mix down to the wire at Bethpage. Could be distracted by his impending fatherhood but an up-and-comer
· Hunter Mahan - on fire and getting more comfortable in big spots
· Henrik Stenson - back door top 10 at the Players and showing better signs lately
· Davis Love III - DUE to compete in a major one more time. Played well at Turnberry once before.
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