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The Open sleepers: Who could surprise at Royal Portrush?
The Open sleepers: Who could surprise at Royal Portrush?

Yahoo

time4 days ago

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  • Yahoo

The Open sleepers: Who could surprise at Royal Portrush?

The Open sleepers: Who could surprise at Royal Portrush? Scottie Scheffler is the favorite to win The Open. Jon Rahm is right behind him. Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Shane Lowry... Yes, we know, we know. But what about the guys no one is talking about? The sleepers? Surely there will be a name or two, like Dan Brown last year at Troon, that pop up early and perhaps even late on that big, yellow leaderboard at Royal Portrush. Advertisement Here are five potential sleepers for the 153rd Open: Harry Hall (+11000) The Englishman rattled off his seventh straight top-25 finish at the Scottish, largely thanks to being one of the world's best putters in the last three months. Also ranks top five in three-putt avoidance on Tour. Martin Couvra (+40000) The Frenchman has a win and four other top-5s on the DPWT this year. Ranks among the best players in the world on approach. The 153rd Open - Previews_LargeImage_m362893.jpg The Open power rankings: All 156 players ranked for Royal Portrush We've reached the final men's major championship of the year – and our final full-field ranking, as Scottie Scheffler leads the list of 156 players for The Open at Royal Portrush. Advertisement Kristoffer Reitan (+35000) Has been one of the best putters in the world this year and has two top-4s since winning the Soudal Open in May. Marco Penge (+16000) Prolific driver of the golf ball popped up on the model even before he contended at the Scottish. Kevin Yu (+18000) Around Top 10 in strokes gained off the tee and a solid approach putter who hits a lot of greens, just not super close. Will be his first Open.

The Open sleepers: Who could surprise at Royal Portrush?
The Open sleepers: Who could surprise at Royal Portrush?

NBC Sports

time4 days ago

  • Sport
  • NBC Sports

The Open sleepers: Who could surprise at Royal Portrush?

Scottie Scheffler is the favorite to win The Open. Jon Rahm is right behind him. Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Shane Lowry... Yes, we know, we know. But what about the guys no one is talking about? The sleepers? Surely there will be a name or two, like Dan Brown last year at Troon, that pop up early and perhaps even late on that big, yellow leaderboard at Royal Portrush. Here are five potential sleepers for the 153rd Open: Harry Hall (+11000) The Englishman rattled off his seventh straight top-25 finish at the Scottish, largely thanks to being one of the world's best putters in the last three months. Also ranks top five in three-putt avoidance on Tour. Martin Couvra (+40000) The Frenchman has a win and four other top-5s on the DPWT this year. Ranks among the best players in the world on approach. Brentley Romine, Kristoffer Reitan (+35000) Has been one of the best putters in the world this year and has two top-4s since winning the Soudal Open in May. Marco Penge (+16000) Prolific driver of the golf ball popped up on the model even before he contended at the Scottish. Kevin Yu (+18000) Around Top 10 in strokes gained off the tee and a solid approach putter who hits a lot of greens, just not super close. Will be his first Open.

Tied for lead, injury forces former DPWT winner to withdraw from final group
Tied for lead, injury forces former DPWT winner to withdraw from final group

NBC Sports

time29-06-2025

  • Sport
  • NBC Sports

Tied for lead, injury forces former DPWT winner to withdraw from final group

An injury knocked Eddie Pepperell from Sunday's final grouping on Europe's secondary circuit. Pepperell was tied for the lead with David Horsey and Albin Bergstrom at 13 under entering the last round of the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, a French stop on the HotelPlanner Tour, formerly the Challenge Tour. But the 34-year-old Englishman was forced to withdraw because of a back injury that flared up overnight. Not active on social media since last summer, Pepperell has yet to comment on the withdrawal. A two-time DP World Tour winner, though not since 2018, Pepperell missed six weeks of action after withdrawing six holes into his second round at the DPWT's Turkish Airlines Open in early May. Pepperell blamed burnout and subsequent poor play, saying later, 'I knew before Turkey, but I certainly knew when I was heading off the course in a buggy in Turkey that I wasn't going to see a golf course for a while.' He returned to the HotelPlanner Tour last week in Pleneuf, France, where he missed the cut. He currently sits No. 74 in the Road to Mallorca, where the top 20 players at season's end earn DPWT status. Pepperell, who is ranked 538th in the world rankings, lost his DPWT card last season. He then narrowly missed at Q-School. 'So far this week, I've played the golf I used to play,' Pepperell said Saturday evening after rounds of 70-67-66. '… I feel refreshed for sure. I feel much calmer and my energy levels have been a lot better which is a good sign. I'm definitely in a better place physically and psychologically, too.' Horsey and Bergstrom played Sunday as a twosome.

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