The Open Championship Preview

The Open Championship starts tomorrow and I bet you forgot with all of the Michael Vick stuff going down. Well the Open Championship always provides some interesting golf to watch and they're headed back to Carnoustie, the home of the Van De Velde collapse so that will be thrilling.

4 People to Watch to Contend

Flamboyant Pants- Sergio Garcia - Alright I know Sergio has struggle very badly this year, mostly cause he putts like I do. But nobody comes out with better monotonic outfits for the Open than Sergio and the guy eventually has to win a major right? I mean he pounds the US mercilessly in the Ryder Cup. He's also finished in the top 10 in 5 of the last 6 Opens, and hell I'll admit I'm pulling for him.

Secondary - Padraig Harrington - You know what I go with Padraig as a contender every single damn time and he always lets me down eventually the clown is going to do something to make Ireland proud.

Token Brit - Justin Rose - Rose has been the most consistent Brit this year during the majors. He's got two top finishes between the Masters and Us Open and he's heading to the Island for a home show.

Darkhorse - Ian Poulter - Why is he a darkhorse, well anytime someone is brash enough to actually where the Clarret Jug on their pants inseam then you know they have some balls. Or they're stupid, your opinion. Either way he has played relatively well this year and he has finished 11th in the past.

3 People Who Might Surprisingly Miss the Cut

The Shocking - Jim Furyk - Well I guess not that shocking since he has struggled at Opens in the past, but he did play very well last year.

The Returning Champ - Paul Lawrie - Last time Lawrie was here during a major weekend he was gifted the title via Van De Velde and since then have you really heard much from him? I would not be surprised if he gives himself a few days off this weekend.

The Old - Jose Maria Olazabal- We're going to stick with the man who gets linked to my site somehow via his name and the word homosexual as missing the cut. Only because I still find it funny.*** He isn't going to make the cut cause he pulled out of the tourny Wednesday...

Replacement for Olazabal - Zach Johnson - Why cause he hasn't started his round yet at 9:19 am and it would be too cheap to pick someone like Geoff Ogilvy who shot a first round +4.

2 People to Root For this Weekend

The Sour Brit - Colin Montgomerie - I also am fond of Monty unlike almost all other Americans and I hope that he's in the running on sunday just for some extra drama and extra entertainment.

The Locale Boy - JJ Henry - This is standard, and if he's in a major he sits in the root for section.

1 Winner

Tiger Woods - Do you really think that Tiger is going to go out and not win a major this season? He's dominated the past two Open Championships and he's come up just a few strokes this year at the previous two majors but he's due for a title. Surely you can come out and lay claims that he's recent child may have for the time being eliminated a bit of his focus and taken away some of his practice time but perhaps this distraction and joy was just what he needed to return to dominance. And perhaps the distraction of the due date was the reason he didn't put away the US Open. Either way this tournament I'd take Tiger at about 40% to win the title, so I'd still go with the field, but I'm taking him to win.

Oh and here's some fun with the Van De Velde blowup. Some Japanese guy analyzes how Van De Velde should have hit it into the fairway instead of the creek.