The epicenter of world golf has shifted across the Atlantic as it always does this time of year.
As always, we’ve ranked the top players teeing it up at Troon.
Happy reading, and happy major week.
Last men’s major for nine months!
And despite his six wins in Europe.
Pan) from the last Olympics.
The bad is that he blew the Scandinavian Masters in incredibly brutal fashion and hasnt teed it up since.
Nice to see him get his Open debut at 33 years old.
A Ryder Cup-level talent youll be seeing more and more of.
Made the cut (T41) in his major championship debut at Pinehurst.
Missed the cut in three of the last four major championships and fully absent from Team USA competitions.
Still just 22, dont be surprised if he plays his way into the Ryder Cup conversation next year.
The ability is there.
A T9 at the Travelers came at the exact right time.
Faded as the week wore on.
Has maintained that hes closer than it might appear to getting back to his winning ways.
Posted six finishes of T16 or better in a seven-event stretch from the Masters through the Memorial.
Missed cut at the Scottish Open.
Spent the first few years of his career on the European Tour so these are not unfamiliar surroundings.
Top 10 at last years Open Championship.
No Open Championship success to speak of at all.
A very solid T18 at Royal Troon at the 2016 Open.
Hell be as excited as Louis Oosthuizen gets about a non-farm activity.
Iron play has been very spotty for essentially the entire season.
Missed the cut at Troon eight years ago.
Opted against playing the Scottish Open somewhat surprisingly.
Approach play has been pretty poor this summer though his putting remains elite.
Will represent Australia in the Olympics after opting out of that in previous years.
Missed the cut at Troon in 2016 when he was one of the five best players on the planet.
A testament to an amazing career and remarkable injury/form-loss avoidance.
Swing still looks the part and hes as comparatively long as hes ever been.
Ranks eighth on tour in strokes gained tee-to-green and fourth in the always-vital strokes gained approach stat.
Hes been a pretty consistent performer in the majors with six top-30 finishes in the last seven.
He should improve as he continues to age and hes added some significant length off the tee.
At 26, already one of the better player resumes without a major championship.
Hes flopped in the first three.
How will the last one go?
Thats what happen when you win your national open with a long birdie putt on the 72nd hole.
Hed already found his footing on the world stage even before Sundays magic.
Also has top-10s in the last two Open Championships.
Hes got a big-boy game thats always fared well on difficult setups.
Has one of the nastier stingers around in his arsenal which Im sure will come in handy this week.
Could be in for a big week.
A deep sleeper who I like this week.
Yes, no wins yet but hes second on the season-long points race.
The career Grand Slam is one of his goals and that doesnt happen without winning this tournament.
No surprise, then, that hes been T17 or better in each of the last three Opens.
All signals are a go, as has been the case with him the past couple years.
What a story itd be if that happened again.
But hes matured quite a bit in the last few years and hell relish the challenge.
T9 in last weeks LIV event.
Some much-needed rest given the year hes had.
Remember when he was in a jail cell?!
Only played three Opens: T8, T21, T23.
If he putts well, he has a good chance of winning any tournament he plays in.
Hell love his chances and I do, too.
He gets major No.
