{"id":297831,"date":"2021-07-13T17:59:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T14:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/five-biggest-threats-to-jon-rahm-at-british-open\/"},"modified":"2021-07-13T17:59:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T14:59:11","slug":"five-biggest-threats-to-jon-rahm-at-british-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-biggest-threats-to-jon-rahm-at-british-open\/","title":{"rendered":"#Five biggest threats to Jon Rahm at British Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a21c8e1b6a2a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a21c8e1b6a2a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-biggest-threats-to-jon-rahm-at-british-open\/#Jordan_Spieth_181\" >Jordan Spieth (18\/1)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-biggest-threats-to-jon-rahm-at-british-open\/#Louis_Oosthuizen_251\" >Louis Oosthuizen (25\/1)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-biggest-threats-to-jon-rahm-at-british-open\/#Viktor_Hovland_281\" >Viktor Hovland (28\/1)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-biggest-threats-to-jon-rahm-at-british-open\/#Matt_Fitzpatrick_401\" >Matt Fitzpatrick (40\/1)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-biggest-threats-to-jon-rahm-at-british-open\/#Daniel_Berger_501\" >Daniel Berger (50\/1)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Five biggest threats to Jon Rahm at British Open<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LAS VEGAS \u2014 A month ago, Jon Rahm was considered the best golfer to never win a major, a label that can be heavy baggage to carry. He shook it off and delivered a clutch performance to claim the U.S. Open title, and suddenly he\u2019s a strong favorite to win back-to-back majors.<\/p>\n<p>The oddsmakers\u2019 starting point for the British Open, which begins Thursday at Royal St. George\u2019s in England, is obvious. Rahm, the 7\/1 favorite at BetMGM, has to look way over his shoulder to find the second choice, Brooks Koepka, who\u2019s at 14\/1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a pretty large gap, but it\u2019s warranted with the way Rahm is playing,\u201d Westgate SuperBook golf oddsmaker Jeff Sherman said. \u201cHe got the monkey off his back by winning the U.S. Open and he can play more freely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old Spaniard known as \u201cRahmbo\u201d is on a roll. In early June, Rahm led the Memorial in Ohio by six strokes after a third-round 64 yet was forced to withdraw from the tournament because of a positive COVID-19 test. He emerged from quarantine to win at Torrey Pines in San Diego in mid-June, and Sunday he finished two shots back in the Scottish Open.<\/p>\n<p>Current form is the most dependable handic<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing tool to use this week because the course is foreign territory to most of the top contenders. The British Open was last staged at Royal St. George\u2019s in 2011, when Darren Clarke was a long-shot winner and finished three strokes ahead of Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson in a tie for second.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth\" class=\"wp-image-18797061 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/rahm.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/rahm.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/rahm.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/rahm.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/rahm.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Johnson and Rory McIlroy are each listed at 16\/1. McIlroy, who missed the cut at the Scottish Open, has no major wins since 2014, when he won the British and PGA.<\/p>\n<p>The British is typically considered the most unpredictable of the four majors. Rain and wind will be in the forecast at Royal St. George\u2019s on the southeast coast of England, and European players are better conditioned for links golf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat you tend to see is the guys who play the Euro tour have lower odds than the American players,\u201d Sherman said. \u201cYou could get a guy at 200\/1 or 300\/1 who wins this thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rahm, who went into the U.S. Open as the 10\/1 favorite, has seven career wins on the European Tour. Still, staring at the sun and betting on the favorite at single-digit odds are not advised. Look deeper down the board to find five players who could stop Rahm\u2019s roll (BetMGM odds):<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jordan_Spieth_181\"><\/span>Jordan Spieth (18\/1)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The 2017 winner of the Claret Jug is one of three players (Koepka, McIlroy) to have three Top 10 finishes in the past five British Opens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough he has been quiet in the last two majors, Spieth has maintained arguably the most consistent form of any top player this year,\u201d said VSiN handicapper Wes Reynolds, who noted Spieth ranks fifth for strokes gained: approach, seventh for strokes gained: tee-to-green, eighth for strokes gained: short <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> (putting plus around-the-green), and No. 1 for strokes gained: total over the last 50 rounds.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Louis_Oosthuizen_251\"><\/span>Louis Oosthuizen (25\/1)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since his only major win at the British in 2010, Oosthuizen has recorded runner-up finishes in all four majors, including last month\u2019s U.S. Open. The South African was in position to win at Torrey Pines before Rahm stole the show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Louis hasn\u2019t had a Top 10 finish in the British since he was runner-up at St. Andrews in 2015, you can\u2019t look past his form coming in,\u201d professional handicapper Jeff Sealey said. \u201cHe\u2019s in great form with Top 10s in three of his last four tournaments.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Viktor_Hovland_281\"><\/span>Viktor Hovland (28\/1)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Viktor Hovland\" class=\"wp-image-18797058 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/hovland.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/hovland.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/hovland.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/hovland.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/hovland.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Viktor Hovland<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">dpa\/picture alliance via Getty I<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The hottest young gun on the Euro tour is Hovland, 23. He won the BMW International Open in Germany in late June, a week after withdrawing from the U.S. Open with a bizarre eye injury. Sherman said he\u2019s high on Hovland, who has two PGA Tour titles since December.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Matt_Fitzpatrick_401\"><\/span>Matt Fitzpatrick (40\/1)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is sort of a home game for England\u2019s Fitzpatrick, who came up short Sunday in a three-man playoff at the Scottish Open. His best showing at the British was a tie for 20th in 2019, but he\u2019s young (26) and on the upswing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Fitzpatrick it comes down to his irons, which have been hot and cold lately,\u201d Sealey said. \u201cHe is going to gain off the tee and he <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly putts well, so if his irons are there, I expect to see Fitz in the hunt.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Daniel_Berger_501\"><\/span>Daniel Berger (50\/1)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>VSiN handicapper Brady Kannon said he likes Koepka and Spieth at shorter odds, and his long-shot pick is Berger, who\u2019s off a Top 10 finish at the U.S. Open and has missed only two cuts since July 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe grew up playing golf in Florida and thus is well-versed on how to deal with the wind,\u201d Kannon said. \u201cBerger employs a lower ball flight which bodes well for links-style golf. British Opens are generally attacked from along the ground, unlike American designs where players hoist the ball as high as possible and attack from high above the surface. Berger\u2019s iron play is suited favorably for links golf.\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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