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13th July 2010, 04:05
Every day this week, writers and editors from Sports Illustrated and Golf Magazine will address one pressing question about
the British Open in a daily version of PGA Tour Confidential, our weekly roundtable discussion.
Jim Gorant, senior editor, Sports Illustrated: We'll start with the basics. Who will win? And since we all like to hedge our
bets, you can break that into three categories: Favorite, Dark Horse and, in honor of Greg Norman and Tom Watson, Geezer. I'll
go with .Favorite: Paddy Harrington. The conditions will require someone with mental toughness and the ability to hit a lot of
shots. Paddy has been a disappointing bad-weather player, but he's got the other parts down.Dark Horse: Robert Allenby. Again,
high winds and wet greens favor better ballstrikers.Geezer: Mark Calcavecchia. He's almost won on the Old Course before.
Jim Herre, managing editor, SI Golf Group:****://img.timeinc.net/golf/i/tours/2010/07/p1-tiger-practice_298x463.jpg
Favorite: Steve Stricker, and the reason is simple: He's on a hot streak. You often see guys get on a run for a week or three,
then cool off. I think Stricker is on such a run. Plus, after taking time off to nurse a shoulder injury, he's rested. Dark
Horse: Tiger Woods. A change of scenery might be exactly what he needs, and the expected wind and rain could further sharpen
his focus.Geezer: Paul Goydos (see Stricker).
Farrell Evans, writer-reporter, Sports Illustrated:
Favorite: Tiger Woods. He can be the new Tiger — imperfect and a little dazed and a loner without a coach — and still master
the Old Course. Dark Horse: Bubba Watson: He's a carefree and nervous fool with a heart of gold: a fantastic shaper of the
golf ball who can beat the brains out of the Old Course with his great length. Geezer: Miguel Angel Jimenez: He won in Paris
two weeks ago and his age (46) belies a youthful spirit that grants him the audacity to think that he can win.
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the British Open in a daily version of PGA Tour Confidential, our weekly roundtable discussion.
Jim Gorant, senior editor, Sports Illustrated: We'll start with the basics. Who will win? And since we all like to hedge our
bets, you can break that into three categories: Favorite, Dark Horse and, in honor of Greg Norman and Tom Watson, Geezer. I'll
go with .Favorite: Paddy Harrington. The conditions will require someone with mental toughness and the ability to hit a lot of
shots. Paddy has been a disappointing bad-weather player, but he's got the other parts down.Dark Horse: Robert Allenby. Again,
high winds and wet greens favor better ballstrikers.Geezer: Mark Calcavecchia. He's almost won on the Old Course before.
Jim Herre, managing editor, SI Golf Group:****://img.timeinc.net/golf/i/tours/2010/07/p1-tiger-practice_298x463.jpg
Favorite: Steve Stricker, and the reason is simple: He's on a hot streak. You often see guys get on a run for a week or three,
then cool off. I think Stricker is on such a run. Plus, after taking time off to nurse a shoulder injury, he's rested. Dark
Horse: Tiger Woods. A change of scenery might be exactly what he needs, and the expected wind and rain could further sharpen
his focus.Geezer: Paul Goydos (see Stricker).
Farrell Evans, writer-reporter, Sports Illustrated:
Favorite: Tiger Woods. He can be the new Tiger — imperfect and a little dazed and a loner without a coach — and still master
the Old Course. Dark Horse: Bubba Watson: He's a carefree and nervous fool with a heart of gold: a fantastic shaper of the
golf ball who can beat the brains out of the Old Course with his great length. Geezer: Miguel Angel Jimenez: He won in Paris
two weeks ago and his age (46) belies a youthful spirit that grants him the audacity to think that he can win.
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