PGA Weekly Course Analysis: The Open Championship

Each week, Sean O’Donnell will break down the course in detail to figure out which golfers will be in the best position to succeed.

The Open Championship

Happy All Star Break! It might be time for shenanigans in the MLB but for the PGA Tour this is time for super-serious business. We go for one of the classiest tournaments of all, the Open Championship, at one of the classic old-world venues: Carnoustie.

Carnoustie:

Par: 71
Length: 7402
Scoring average per round: +2
Chances of bogey free round (field): 0.5%
Best opportunities for 3-birdie streak (field): none really
Best chances for eagle: #14
Projected Cut: +4
Key Holes: 3, 5, 6, 10, 14, 18

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About the Author

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Sean O'Donnell (hokie2009)

Sean O’Donnell is a proud Hokie (Virginia Tech class of 2009, electrical engineering) as well as a Grateful Dead enthusiast. A fantasy baseball player since age 12, he has flirted with DFS in the past, but only this season stumbled onto the dearth of information that exists pertaining to daily fantasy golf and made a commitment to analyzing PGA tournament data on a weekly basis. When he’s not scouring the web for obscure PGA data, he works as a consultant for small businesses involved in research grants with the federal government.