British Open preview
Sports Illustrated listed their 15 players to watch for the British Open (which starts tomorrow), and included in their list at #6 was Australian Adam Scott. Sports Illustrated had this to say about the Australian: “Perhaps seeing Geoff Ogilvy give Australia its first major in 11 years will inspire Scott, who is a few years away from being regarded as an underachiever in the majors. Has not contended at the British Open, but that’s true at most majors.”
This analysis is spot on. For all of his ability and great results on tour, when it has come to the majors, Scott has been a major disappointment. In the 21 majors that he has contested, he has been cut 8 times and only has two top-ten finishes (both tied for 9th). This is definitely not good enough for a player who has cemented himself in the worlds top ten.
The British Open has always been good for Australians, and come Sunday, I expect an Aussie to be in contention. It has been 11 years between major championships for Australians, but it would be great if an Aussie could back up Geoff Ogilvy’s win at the US Open with a win this weekend at the British.
I think the players to watch this weekend are Tiger Woods, who will be looking to avenge being cut at the US Open (however it has been quite some time since the winner has repeated the following year); Geoff Ogilvy, who has been one of the most consistent players on tour this year; and Adam Scott, who will be motivated to win a major now that another young Aussie has won one before he did.
Don’t expect too much from Phil Mickleson, who has never done particularly well at the British Open. Also, even though there have been a lot of people getting on the Colin Montgomerie bandwagon (due to his good performance at the US Open), I don’t think he is going to back it up with a good performance this weekend, and I would even wager that he might have one of his famous breakdowns.
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