British Open 2019: Best value odds on international players
Graeme McDowell 66-1
Every Major has its storylines. Like how you couldn’t talk about the U.S. Open without mentioning that Tiger Woods won at Pebble Beach in 2000 by 15 shots.
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The British Open has three storylines that are approaching Tiger in 2000:
- Rory McIlroy shot 61 at Royal Portrush when he was 16 years-old and kind of pudgy. TaylorMade even made a special wedge to prove it.
- Brooks Koepka’s caddie is actually a member at Royal Portrush (this is my favorite because surely Koepka will view this as a slight against his ability). If Koepka wins the Claret Jug it will be because of his caddie, not because of his talent.
- Graeme McDowell was born in Portrush, Ireland.
It’s true. Graeme McDowell was born in the town of this year’s British Open. It’s also true that McDowell is currently ranked 97th in the world and squeaked into the British Open just last month after finishing T16 at the U.S. Open.
After a down 2018, the Portrush native has bounced back nicely with a win already in 2019 at the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship (it’s real).
McDowell isn’t a particularly good driver of the golf ball. He’s not particularly good on approach shots. He’s okay around the greens. He’s actually quite bad strokes gained tee to green (133rd). But he makes a lot of putts and, maybe you don’t know this, he grew up in Portrush, which is a nice story.