While the likes of Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, and many other top-ranked golfers will be making headlines at the 2016 British Open this week, it’s also worth giving several under-the-radar players a try for a chance to win even greater returns for your weekly PGA Tour bets. After all, there have been a handful of surprises that ended up hoisting the Claret Jug before.
Let’s break down three long shots who could become the next Darren Clarke or Todd Hamilton below. For even more coverage of all the action set to take place at Royal Troon, head on over to our complete preview and sleeper picks right after this.
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It’s been over a year since 15-year pro Jimmy Walker won a PGA Tour event, but it’s not as if the wily veteran has been wallowing in his own misery all this time.
Walker, who is priced at +10,000 to win the British Open this Week, has three top-10 finishes and eight top 25s this 2016 season. The product out of Baylor has also made the cut at The Open Championship for two consecutive years; both that have resulted in top-30 finishes.
Thorbjorn Olesen
In his first majors appearance since 2014, Thorbjorn Olesen will look to steal everybody’s thunder and shock his fellow golfers in the process at The Open.
Although Olesen has not taken part in many PGA Tour tournaments this season, he’s certainly making noise in the European Tour’s side of things. The 26-year-old Dane’s last win was in October of last year at Dunhill Links – a links-style golf course similar to that of Royal Troon.
Furthermore, Olesen has had a top-10 finish at the British Open before (T9 in 2012), so taking the Scandinavian at +10,000 could prove to be a worthy investment indeed.
Jon Rahm
Rising Spaniard Jon Rahm has yet to make a solid stamp of his own on the PGA Tour, but his results as a rookie have been very promising nonetheless, as the 21-year-old out of Arizona State has made the cut in all four of his PGA Tour tournaments this season.
Not only is Rahm hanging in there with the best of the best in his maiden professional campaign, he has also nabbed two top-10 finishes along the way, with his most recent accomplishment being a superb T3 finish at the Quicken Loans National this June.
With that being said, taking your chances on the two-time Ben Hogan Award winner, who is also priced at +10,000 to prevail victorious at the British Open this week, doesn’t appear to be such a risky endeavor after all.
Create a betting account now to start placing some stakes on any or all of these rewarding long shots before the action tees off at Royal Troon this Thursday.
