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Paul Krishnamurty /
08 June 2011 /
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Martin Laird - no forlorn hope but an outsider at best
Odds: [170.0]
Last five US Opens: -/mc/-/mc/-
Scotland's top-ranked golfer would struggle to be recognised on this side of the Atlantic, but he is rapidly becoming a household name on the PGA Tour. Victory at the prestigious Arnold Palmer Invitational was Laird's second title, and he's registered six top-five finishes since the beginning of last summer's Fedex Cup play-off series. Though Laird missed both cuts previously in this major, he has improved markedly since the last of those attempts at Bethpage Black in 2009.
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