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Open Championship Player Profiles: The best of the rest...

Ben Curtis was the last man to win a Royal St George's Open...

There are plenty of top-quality professionals available at huge odds. Paul Krishnamurty identifies a handful to watch....

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Paul Krishnamurty

4 Jul 2011

Jim Furyk

Jim Furyk - a classy performer available at a big price

Odds: [230.0] Last five Opens: mc/34/5/12/4 With four previous top-five finishes to his name, very few Americans have consistently fared better than Furyk in recent Open Championships. His trademark tee to green accuracy should in...

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Paul Krishnamurty

4 Jul 2011

Angel Cabrera

A major winner, yes, but probably not this time

Odds: [170.0] Last five Opens: mc/24/mc/34/7 With both a Masters and US Open title already under his belt, Cabrera has no shortage of majors pedigree, although less so in the Open Championship. Apart from top-tens...

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Paul Krishnamurty

4 Jul 2011

Francesco Molinari

Molinari's record does not scream 'back me'!

Odds: [140.0] Last five Opens: mc/13/-/mc/- Apart from an excellent third place in the WGC event at Doral, Molinari has struggled to reproduce last year's tremendous consistency. His relentless tee to green accuracy should in...

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Paul Krishnamurty

4 Jul 2011

Peter Hanson

Hanson enjoys the major championship challenge - will he make your book?

Odds: [130.0] Last five Opens: 37/24/58/69/- Hanson is quietly building a reputation as one of the most reliable Europeans in major championships. Seventh place at Congressional last month was his third straight top-20 in the...

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Paul Krishnamurty

4 Jul 2011

Bubba Watson

Will Bubba shake the homesickness to make an Open challenge?

Odds: [130.0] Last five Opens: mc/mc/-/-/- A couple of swashbuckling victories have made Bubba a rising star across the Atlantic, but the monster-hitting left-hander will arrive at Royal St George's under something of a cloud....

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Paul Krishnamurty

4 Jul 2011

Ernie Els

Can Ernie Els 'do a Watson'?!

Odds: [130.0] Last five Opens: mc/8/7/4/3 Something must be seriously wrong with Ernie Els when layers are prepared to offer triple-figure prices for this major. Ernie's Open stats over the past two decades are unrivalled,...

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Paul Krishnamurty

4 Jul 2011

Rickie Fowler

Could this young American follow in Ben Curtis' footsteps?

Odds: [120.0] Last five Opens: 14/-/-/-/- The last Open champion at Royal St George's was a young, American, ex-amateur starlet, still looking for his first professional win. Could Rickie Fowler be 2011's answer to Ben...

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Paul Krishnamurty

4 Jul 2011

Robert Karlsson

Karlsson could be coming to the boil at the right time...

Odds: [110.0] Last five Opens: 14/-/7/mc/35 A couple of recent top-fives on the PGA Tour suggest Karlsson is getting his act together after a slow start to his season. Earlier in his career, Karlsson looked...

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Paul Krishnamurty

4 Jul 2011

Fredrik Jacobson

Jacobson finished sixth last time the Open was played at Royal St George's

Odds: [110.0] Last five Opens: -/70/19/-/- With victory in the recent Travelers Championship ending an eight-year losing streak on the PGA Tour, Jacobson returns to Royal St George's with high hopes. This was the venue...

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Paul Krishnamurty

4 Jul 2011

Alvaro Quiros

Does Big Al really have the finesse needed for an Open victory?

Odds: [100.0] Last five Opens: 11/mc/-/-/- The longest hitter in Europe, Quiros has quickly become a prolific winner of standard tour events, but is yet to make a serious impact in a major. That is...

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Paul Krishnamurty

4 Jul 2011

Justin Rose

Rose has never improved on that Birkdale fourth

Odds: [90.0] Last five Opens: mc/13/70/12/- It is surprising that Rose has never matched the fourth place achieved on that incredible Open debut as a teenage amateur back in 1998. After all, he's gone on...

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Paul Krishnamurty

4 Jul 2011

Ross Fisher

Fisher is a true links lover

Odds: [85.0] Last five Opens: 37/13/39/mc/- Another home player who has slipped down the Euro pecking order since a career-best run in 2009. Fisher is not entirely without recent form though, with a top-ten on...

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Paul Krishnamurty

4 Jul 2011

Hunter Mahan

Hunter is always fancied for the majors but so often lets his backers down

Odds: [85.0] Last five Opens: 37/mc/mc/6/26 If the US are to maintain an excellent record at Royal St Georges, Mahan must rate one of their leading candidates. He certainly has the ball-striking skills to thrive...

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Paul Krishnamurty

4 Jul 2011

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