British Open 2014: Latest News and Predictions Heading into Royal Liverpool

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Published: July 15, 2014

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The 2014 Open Championship begins Thursday at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake. Ahead of this renowned competition for the Claret Jug, there are several notable pieces of news to comb through that should help predict what will transpire in Merseyside, England.

According to OddsShark.com, Rory McIlroy is the odds-on favorite, listed at 10-1. A trio of accomplished golfers have 14-1 odds in Martin Kaymer, Henrik Stenson and and world No. 1 Adam Scott.



Not featured among those top favorites is Tiger Woods, who won the British Open at Hoylake in 2006. Woods will be competing in his first major of the year as a 16-1 favorite—the same odds Justin Rose garnered for winning Woods' own event, the Quicken Loans National, then the Scottish Open.

And of course there's Phil Mickelson, a 20-1 contender, who has struggled all season but will be defending his Open title after winning his first Open Championship at Muirfield.

Here is some analysis on the latest news, along with predictions to follow the notable developments preceding Thursday's start.

 

Tiger Woods Declares Himself Healthy



All indications are that Woods is ahead of schedule regarding his health. A nagging pinched nerve required back surgery and kept the game's biggest star out of the Masters and U.S. Open.

Sitting out those tournaments had to be devastating for Woods, the ultimate competitor. Now that he returns to the site of his last Open Championship triumph, to adoring fans aching to see him in action at a major, the anticipation couldn't be greater.

Woods is doing nothing to extinguish the hype when it comes to how he feels physically, per ESPN.com's Bob Harig:

I'm not favoring anything. The little baby steps worked. We were very diligent about what I was doing. Going into it we pushed it pretty hard to get my abs and glutes strong so when I did come bac...
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