The Open returns to Royal Portrush for the first time since 1951. This will be only the second time the championship has been contested at a venue outside Great Britain.
Local resident and Northern Irelander Darren Clarke has the honor of hitting the major's first shot.
The championship is being contested on the Dunluce Links course but two new holes from the Valley Links course will be part of the 18 hole layout.
Read more about the changes and the architect (and how RPGC got The Open to come back) here:
This guy lost 15 pounds by drinking water and coffee for a week. But who are we kidding... he has no chance at his current form.
This gentleman has had some recent success in the majors:
This golfer will have a ton of pressure on him, but he knows the course and holds the course record:
What would a favorites list be without the GOAT?:
Might the fiery Spaniard claim his first major?
And lets throw in a couple of English lads for ****s and giggles (because who are we kidding, as it has been 27 long years since an Englishman claimed the Claret Jug):
Oh and in before BOIDS claims that Lee Westwood will win this thing. I'll let you in on a secret -- he won't.
In all seriousness, one of Patrick Cantlay, Hideki Matsuyama, Joaquin Niemann and Abraham Ancer will become the 2019 Champion Golfer of the Year.
One minute I like Koepka the next minute I don't. The whole I don't practice line is complete bull****. Not texting back the GOAT? Game on mother****er.
mind you this is a pretty awful system because so many of these guys don't play in the US PGA and are not on the stats radar but usually my rankings are fairly accurate, I'm one of the more prominent dfs golf guys so there's some substance behind these
Had the golf channel on as background noise last night. Phil straight up said that he's not a serious contender this week, he's working on getting his game back to where he wants it.
There are going to be some incredibly difficult shots when you miss in the wrong place.
Should be an epic event. I wonder what kind of price I could get on Dongkyu Jang being the first round leader.
i was actually surprised how highly he finished in my rankings, higher than the barnrat who at first look in our syndicate proposal was my favorite option
Adam Scott surely has to be able to put 4 rounds together here? His work off the green should give him a distinct advantage in these usually windy conditions.
Edit: looking at the weather forecast that the wind looks to be particularly on Thurs and Sun with it falling back between these days. Rain for all days so that should make any advantage for Scott in those windy conditions all but evaporated which means it really opens up the field.
Adam Scott surely has to be able to put 4 rounds together here? His work off the green should give him a distinct advantage in these usually windy conditions.
He's so inconsistent. When he's not busy shanking tee shots or yakking four-footers he looks like a top 5 golfer itw. Unfortunately, he's VERY capable of shooting 78 out there.
The Open Championship is often called "The British Open" but it would be more accurately called "The UK Open", as it is held anywhere in the UK (which includes NI), not just in Britain (which does not include NI). Basically Britain and UK are often used interchangeably but they're technically not the same thing (the full name of the UK is "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland").