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The Open Championship: PlayOn fantasy picks

By Elizabeth Bethel

SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 17: Lee Westwood of England finishes his practice round prior to the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 17, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 17: Lee Westwood of England finishes his practice round prior to the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 17, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) /
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Patrick Reed of the USA does his famous shush pose on his way to victory in The Hero Challenge during the AAM Scottish Open at Dundonald Links Golf Course on July 11, 2017 in Troon, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) /

There is no finer fighter on the links than Patrick Reed. He loves the contest, embraces the challenges, and relishes conflict – with the course, with his competitors, and with the gallery.

Reed is one of those players who has yet to crack the top-10 in any major championship he finished the 2016 Open at T12 – but Birkdale is the sort of track that could get him inside the top of the field. But even without a top-10 finish Reed will do well on my team because he can sparkle on the putting surface. He ranked 13th on the PGA TOUR in SG: putting.

Reed’s not missed a cut in his PGA TOUR starts since the Valero Texas Open last April and has five times finished inside the top-15. He’s playing a consistently high-level game right now. I look at his missed cut last week at Dundonald Links as a blip on the Reed golf radar. He rightly came to the UK early, played a tournament, made his time zone adjustments, tweaked his game, and he’ll be ready to go come tee time at Royal Birkdale.

I don’t see Reed for the win but I do look for him to make the cut and deliver enough birdies to make my team happy and proud.

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