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Our Staffs TOP 5 Picks to Win the Open

Our pool of staff writers outline our TOP 5 picks in order – Remember to set the alarms early – Tee Times start at 4 am EST – Ready…Set… Go! Here are our TOP 5 Picks and their odds to win via Ceasars Sportsbook in Vegas…
OUR CONSENSUS WINNER IS…
Scottie Scheffler +750 – Here’s why: Not only is he one of the best in the game he also has a degree in finance. That may come in handy when it comes time to count all that $$$ if our top pick comes out on Sunday evening with the Claret Jug in hand. Oh yeah, he also just happens to be the world’s top-ranked golfer heading to this year’s final major. Plus, If he can get the flat stick working, as he is one of the hottest putters on the planet, and given the weather we know will always be a factor in the Open – that could be the difference maker come Sunday afternoon. BTW- (This pick was made by Voyce – one of our newest staff writers – she is also my 12-year-old daughter who did a LOT of homework on this piece and wouldn’t you know it we have the same pick here to win.

Jon Rahm +1200 – Here’s why: One of the most consistent and creative players on the planet (a la Seve Ballesteros) he can bomb it with the best of ’em and also has the touch of a greenside wizard. His innate ability to navigate challenging links courses (like Royal Liverpool) effectively put him in the driver’s seat for the 151st Open. One fun fact about Rahmbo is that he learned the majority of his English by listening to Eminem. It’s a fact – Look it up or click here to check it out. His favorite moment on the course was the day he made two (2) hole-in-ones on the same day. To put that in perspective the odds on that are roughly 1 in 67 million. He is also the only Spaniard with both a Masters and a U.S. Open under his belt. A win here could put him 1 win away from the career grand slam! We like his chances – Will he capture it or let it slip?

Cameron Smith +1500 – Here’s Why: For starters, he IS the defending champion so he has proven he can play across the pond and a grand stage with the big boys and WIN. While he may not be the most orthodox or liked player, he is somehow always in the mix. He finished solo 4th in the U.S. Open just a month ago. If this was a tortoise and the hare story, Cam would most certainly be the tortoise. His stats don’t leap off the page at you and that mullet – oh boy that mullet – just may be blowing in the wind come Sunday down the stretch. The other reason he remains camouflaged, though, is that we just do not see him as much anymore. Smith plays LIV Golf almost exclusively now, siloed away from most of the best players in the world. Even when we have seen him, the strong performances have perfectly shrouded his conspicuousness. Late charges at both the PGA Championship and U.S. Open resulted in top-10 finishes, but he was never truly in the mix in either tournament. His track record in the Open, however, makes him a force to be reckoned with this week.

Rory McIlroy +525 – Here’s Why: Rory has shown exceptional skill on links courses, he possesses arguably the best driver in the game and has a history as a past Open Champion. He is the epidemy of consistency. He has had the same golf coach since he was 8 years old. At the ripe old age of 7 he was ranked as the #1 amateur (it only lasted 1 week, but hey the world’s best amateur at 7!?! – Really…) He made his first ace at 10 and has not looked back since. Now nearly a decade removed from his last Open Championship victory, his form suggests he could snap a nine-year drought at the 2023 Open Championship. Could this be the year? We think there is a very good chance if he keeps it in the short grass, he could hoist the jug come Sunday.

Brooks Koepka +1800 – Here’s Why: The guy is built to win Majors. Period. End of story. He rises to the occasion and seems to love the big stage. The bigger the better. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him with the hardware on Sunday night. If that happens, what I wouldn’t give to be a fly on that wall when the party kicks off.
No matter who wins, I know what I will be doing this weekend… Let the games begin!
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Meet The Canadian Open Qualifier Tied To ClickIt Golf!
“This week was incredible,” he said. “A dream come true.”

Josh Goldenberg doesn’t plan to quit his day job. But he had a great time dabbling in his old career.

He gave up on pro golf, then qualified for his first PGA Tour event.
Read the full story here
https://golf.com/news/josh-goldenberg-rbc-canadian-open/?amp=1
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Bets & Babes: Betting on Birdies

In this latest episode of Bets and Babes join me and my special guest Robert from the World Series of Golf as we tee up a whole new way to think about betting on the green.
We break down golf betting basics, share hilarious stories and talk about how to bet in a way that might resonate with us ladies.
Whether you’re a total newbie or just curious how to make golf Sundays more exciting, this episode delivers fun, flirty, and smart tips to get you in the game. 🎧⛳💸
Click below to listen to the entire episode and leave your comments and suggestions for future episodes.
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The Bogey Man’s Guide to Accidental Course Exploration: Or, How I Found My Ball (Eventually) in the Rough of Life

Ah, golf. The gentle game of precision, patience, and occasionally, profound personal humiliation. You know, the kind that makes you question all your life choices, particularly the one where you decided to spend your Saturday morning chasing a tiny white ball around 18 acres of manicured torture.
Boo here, reporting live from the depths of a particularly thorny patch of “rough” that I’m fairly certain wasn’t on the course map. My mission? To recount a tale of a golf shot so spectacularly off-target, it became less about breaking par and more about breaking new ground. Literally.
It was a glorious Tuesday. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and my swing felt… well, it felt like something. I was on the par-4 7th, a hole notorious for its deceptive dogleg and a bunker that swallows balls faster than a hungry teenager devours pizza. My plan was simple: a nice, controlled fade, landing gently just short of the green. A textbook approach, really.
What actually happened was less “textbook” and more “abstract expressionism.” My driver, bless its misguided heart, decided that “fade” was merely a suggestion, and “controlled” was a concept best left to professional pilots. The ball, a brand-new, gleaming Titleist Pro V1 (because, you know, optimism), launched with the trajectory of a startled pheasant and veered sharply right. So sharply, in fact, it cleared the cart path, hopped over the maintenance shed, and disappeared into what I can only describe as a dense, untamed jungle previously known as “the woods bordering the 7th fairway.”
Now, a lesser golfer, a more sensible golfer, might have declared it lost, taken a drop, and moved on with their dignity mostly intact. But I, dear readers, am Mr. Bogey Man. And the Bogey Man doesn’t abandon his children, especially when they cost $5 a pop.
So, armed with a 7-iron (optimism again, clearly), a profound sense of misplaced determination, and a faint hope that perhaps a deer had picked it up and was using it as a chew toy, I plunged into the abyss.
The first five minutes were a blur of tangled vines, unseen roots, and the distinct feeling that I was being watched by small, judgmental woodland creatures. My pristine golf shoes quickly became mud-caked relics. My carefully tucked-in shirt became a casualty of low-hanging branches. I swear, I heard a squirrel snicker.
Then, a glimmer! A flash of white amidst the green. “Aha!” I cried, startling a family of robins. I pushed through a particularly stubborn bush, only to find… a discarded plastic water bottle. My heart sank faster than my last putt from 3 feet.
I pressed on, muttering to myself about the unfairness of golf, the existential dread of lost balls, and whether it was too late to take up competitive napping. Just as I was about to give up and declare the ball a permanent resident of the arboreal underworld, I saw it. Nestled perfectly at the base of an ancient oak, gleaming defiantly, was my Pro V1.
The triumph! The sheer, unadulterated joy! It was like finding the Holy Grail, if the Holy Grail was spherical and prone to slicing. I carefully extracted it, brushed off a few leaves, and held it aloft.
Then I looked around. I had no idea where I was. The fairway was a distant, hazy memory. The cart path? A myth. I was utterly, gloriously lost.
It took another fifteen minutes of bushwhacking, a brief but intense wrestling match with a particularly aggressive thistle, and the accidental discovery of what I’m pretty sure was a very old, very moldy sandwich, but I eventually stumbled back onto the course. My playing partners, who had long since finished the hole and were contemplating sending out a search party (or at least ordering another round of drinks), looked at me with a mixture of pity and amusement.
My score on the 7th? Let’s just say it involved a number that would make a mathematician weep. But the story? The adventure? The sheer ridiculousness of it all? Priceless.
So, the next time your ball decides to take an unscheduled tour of the local flora and fauna, don’t despair. Embrace it. See it as an opportunity for accidental exploration. You might not break 80, but you’ll definitely have a story. And isn’t that what golf is really about? (Besides the frustration, the lost balls, and the occasional snickering squirrel, of course.)
Until next time, keep those swings (mostly) in bounds, and remember: even a bogey can be an adventure.
Boo
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