British Open 2013: Notable Names with No Chance to Finish in the Top 10

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Published: July 16, 2013

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The 2013 British Open gets underway on Thursday, July 18, and with such a deep field in golf's third major of the year, there are bound to be some big names that will struggle in Gullane, Scotland, at Muirfield Golf Links.

Each of the past eight winners at this venue is in the World Golf Hall of Fame and are multiple-major champions. Among those, Gary Player and Nick Faldo—the first of two times he won at Muirfield, in 1987—were the only ones not to have won multiple major titles before then.

Such criteria would seem to make the list of favorites rather slim, because very few multiple-major champions—or seemingly eventual ones—remain in their primes.

Let's take a look at some of the notables in the field at The Open Championship and why they will not contend and thus finish well outside the top 10.

Note: All statistics and information are courtesy of PGATour.com, unless otherwise indicated. British Open history was obtained from its official website.

 

Keegan Bradley



There's definitely a chance that Bradley could wind up adding more to his major-hardware collection to back up his breakthrough at the 2011 PGA Championship, but it won't happen this week.

Bradley is one of only three players to win his major debut. It was even more impressive that he defended the Wanamaker Trophy by tying for third—albeit far off the pace set by runaway winner Rory McIlroy.

Like McIlroy—although to a far less publicized extent—Bradley has been adjusting to new clubs in 2013.

After adding a whole new set of Cleveland irons ahead of the Memorial Tournament, he tied for 18th at the other prominent course named Muirfield.

The 27-year-old missed the cut at the U.S. Open, tied for 18th at the Travelers Championship and finished T-61 at the John Deere Classic. The Open Championship simply isn't suited fo...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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