The 2015 Open Championship Rundown

The British Open is at St. Andrews this year. The numbers show that the 'critical holes' will be the following:

#5, 568 yards, par-5
#9, 352 yards, par-4
#14, 618 yards, par-5
#17, 495 yards, par-4
#18, 357 yards, par-4



Here are my top-10 picks to win The Open:

Jordan Spieth (9/2)
Dustin Johnson (11/1)
Rickie Fowler (18/1)
Henrik Stenson (20/1)
Jason Day (28/1)
Hideki Matsuyama (33/1)
Bubba Watson (33/1)
Shane Lowry (35/1)
Keegan Bradley (125/1)
Webb Simpson (150/1)

My dark horse picks are:

JB Holmes (80/1)
Harris English (150/1)
John Senden (200/1)
Daniel Berger (250/1)
Kevin Streelman (250/1)

Here's my current rankings in the key metrics:


DRIVING EFFECTIVENESS



1. Bubba Watson
2. Rory McIlroy
3. Hideki Matsuyama
4. Adam Scott
5. Shane Lowry
6. Derek Ernst
7. Kevin Streelman
8. Keegan Bradley
9. Russell Henley
10. Jordan Spieth
11. Jim Herman
12. Brendan Steele
13. Lucas Glover
14. Chez Reavie
15. Patrick Rodgers
16. Brian Harman
17. Charlie Beljan
18. Webb Simpson
19. Dustin Johnson
20. Brooks Koepka


179. Cameron Smith
180. Tim Wilkinson
181. Zack Sucher
182. Kevin Na
183. Ryo Ishikawa
184. Ben Crane
185. Derek Fathauer
186. Whee Kim
187. Padraig Harrington
188. Jim Renner
189. Aaron Baddeley
190. Jonas Blixt
191. Freddie Jacobson
192. Ernie Els
193. Ricky Barnes
194. Luke Donald
195. Andrew Putnam
196. Tyrone Van Aswegen
197. D.A. Points
198. Mike Weir


GREEN ZONE (75-125 YARDS)



1. Adam Scott
2. Roberto Castro
3. Cameron Smith
4. Stewart Cink
5. Jason Dufner
6. Jim Furyk
7. Jordan Spieth
8. Zach Johnson
9. Justin Rose
10. Ryan Palmer
11. Eric Axley
12. Rickie Fowler
13. Francesco Molinari
14. Colt Knost
15. Charley Hoffman
16. Paul Casey
17. Kyle Reifers
18. J.B. Holmes
19. Carlos Sainz Jr
20. Vijay Singh


179. Jason Kokrak
180. Derek Ernst
181. Patrick Rodgers
182. Branden Grace
183. Keegan Bradley
184. Padraig Harrington
185. Robert Streb
186. Louis Oosthuizen
187. Gonzalo Fdez-Castano
188. Geoff Ogilvy
189. Retief Goosen
190. Charlie Beljan
191. Jhonattan Vegas
192. Bubba Watson
193. Andres Romero
194. Shane Lowry
195. Blake Adams
196. Zack Sucher
197. Davis Love III
198. Jonathan Randolph


YELLOW ZONE (125-175 YARDS)



1. Henrik Stenson
2. Ian Poulter
3. Paul Casey
4. Luke Donald
5. Chez Reavie
6. Jason Gore
7. Francesco Molinari
8. Ryan Moore
9. John Peterson
10. Jim Furyk
11. Hideki Matsuyama
12. Ben Martin
13. Harris English
14. Rory McIlroy
15. Pat Perez
16. Webb Simpson
17. Brian Stuard
18. Jason Dufner
19. Nicholas Thompson
20. Russell Knox


179. Justin Rose
180. Chesson Hadley
181. Carlos Ortiz
182. Matt Jones
183. Martin Flores
184. Bill Lunde
185. Derek Ernst
186. Roger Sloan
187. Jhonattan Vegas
188. Oscar Fraustro
189. Patrick Rodgers
190. Aaron Baddeley
191. Heath Slocum
192. Andres Gonzales
193. Nick Taylor
194. Freddie Jacobson
195. Will Wilcox
196. Trevor Immelman
197. Greg Chalmers
198. Blake Adams


RED ZONE (175-225 YARDS)



1. Shane Lowry
2. Jordan Spieth
3. Daniel Berger
4. Rory McIlroy
5. Hideki Matsuyama
6. Lee Westwood
7. Jim Furyk
8. Rickie Fowler
9. Johnson Wagner
10. Dustin Johnson
11. Justin Rose
12. Danny Lee
13. Jason Bohn
14. Webb Simpson
15. Shawn Stefani
16. Paul Casey
17. Brian Stuard
18. Hudson Swafford
19. Will Wilcox
20. Louis Oosthuizen


179. Roger Sloan
180. Richard Sterne
181. Aaron Baddeley
182. Marc Leishman
183. Luke Donald
184. Ryan Palmer
185. Hunter Mahan
186. Justin Leonard
187. Sergio Garcia
188. Roberto Castro
189. Derek Fathauer
190. Russell Henley
191. Tom Gillis
192. Jonathan Byrd
193. Blake Adams
194. Trevor Immelman
195. Greg Chalmers
196. Jamie Donaldson
197. Jonas Blixt
198. Mike Weir








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