HTWD Picks of the Week: The Open Championship

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JJ: Awww yee, Open Championship week! This is gonna be awesome. There are gonna be some stellar first and second round pairings, a tough test in Royal Lytham, and tons of pressure on the world's best to claim this year's Claret Jug. With that said, I'm going to go with a guy who should have one a major last year: Jason Dufner. Jason has had a superb season this year, and all is missing is a major title to cap it off. He got married, finally is now a winner on the PGA Tour (twice, actually), and is coming in with supreme confidence. He'll definitely be a player to watch this week and hopefully he can navigate through all of the 200+ sand traps on his way to a possibly victory.

Bernardo: It’s Claret Jug time and I’m picking Padraig Harrington who knows a thing or two about winning the Open. The British Open is a difficult tournament for American players due to their lack of experience on link style courses, which in all honesty don’t have the best course conditions and weather can also be a factor. Paddy plays well in these tough conditions and it is evident since he has won this event twice. I predict Paddy will have a routine week at the Open, possibly adding another Claret Jug to his collection. 

Already used: 

JJ: Jonathan Byrd, Keegan Bradley, Bryce Molder, Ryan Moore, Brandt Snedeker, Phil Mickelson, K.J. Choi, Martin Kaymer, Lee Westwood, Charl Schwartzel, Nick Watney, Bubba Watson, Johnson Wagner, Hunter Mahan, Aaron Baddeley, Matt Kuchar, Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Ernie Els, Graeme McDowell, Dustin Johnson, Padraig Harrington, Bud Cauley, Jeff Overton, Steve Stricker

Bernardo: Martin Laird, K.J. Choi, Bill Haas, Ben Crane, Matt Kuchar, Dustin Johnson, Aaron Baddeley, Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Brandt Snedeker, Webb Simpson, Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott, Jim Furyk, Bud Cauley, Bubba Watson, Hunter Mahan, Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, Robert Karlsson, Lee Westwood, JB Holmes, Brendon De Jonge, Frederick Jacobson, Zach Johnson

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