British Open 2012: Predicting How Top Stars Will Perform

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Published: July 10, 2012

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The 2012 British Open begins July 19 and all of golf’s biggest stars will be in attendance at Royal Lytham. Predicting how some of the best will perform is on the agenda today, but first let’s take a look at how it should be played.

A shorter course (played at 6,905 yards at the 2001 Open), Lytham & St Annes is not easy by any stretch. American David Duval won it the last time it was held at Royal Lytham. As Tiger Woods proved that trying to shorten the already stubby course is a mistake, Duval was successful by taking what the course gave him—if you’ll pardon the cliché.

Players must do just that this time around, as the course will be equally stingy—but will play a bit longer, at 7,118 yards.

 

Darren Clarke

Last year’s Open Championship winner is not a PGA Tour regular. He is also not showing well at the PGA events in which he has taken part this year.

In five events this season, he has been cut three times and finished as high as 33rd—at the Accenture Match Play Championship in February. 2011 was a much better year for Clarke, as he finished in the top-five at three of the six tournaments he entered, including winning the British.

Yet,  he will somehow put it all together at Royal Lytham and be in contention all weekend. It’s what he does. Clarke shows best at the Open Championship, though before last year’s win it had been since 2005 that he was close on Sunday (he finished tied for 15th).

Final Result: Top-20 finish




Tiger Woods

After two victories in three tournaments, Woods failed to make the cut at the Greenbrier Classic in early July. He has not been particularly good at the British Open since winning back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006.

But, he’s been better of late, crushing the ball on his drives like we’re all used to seeing...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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