The Open Championship commonly known as the British Open is not only the oldest tournament but also one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world golf industry. In the 150th event of the British Open - also the last major tournament of 2022, golfers from the newly established PGA Tour, European Tour, Japan Tour and liv Tour will compete.
Fans may listen to the experts' choices, but the data can also tell who will play well and get a high ranking on the rankings at The Old Course in St. Greenwich (Scotland) this weekend?
The AI-powered FRACAS model can predict who is likely to win the championship at the "home of golf", who should best bet on finishing in the Top 10 and which golfers are suitable for the court to actually qualify.
The 2021 tournament saw collin Morikawa win the Claret Jug championship - his second major win since the 2020 PGA championship - two strokes less than runner-up Jordan Spieth. The FRACAS model ranks Morikawa with a chance to win the Open Championship for the second consecutive year this weekend at just 1.9% - 12th along with Spieth.
Louis Oosthuizen may have broken the record with the lowest score after 36 holes in 2021 (129), but ended up dropping and finishing third with Jon Rahm last year, four strokes behind champion Morikawa. FRACAS believes Rahm will play well this weekend in Scotland, with only 6 golfers having a higher chance of winning (2.7%) than the Spaniard, while Oosthuizen is guaranteed to be in the Top 20, with a 1.6% chance of winning the championship.
According to the data, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, and 12, respectively. The Northern Irish golfer has won four major championships, but has not won any since 2014. One of the above victories was 8 years ago at Royal Liverpool, and followed with a second PGA championship 1 month later.
Xander Schauffele will join the 2022 Open Championship after winning the Scottish Open last week, often seen as a highlight for the players to perform strongly at St. Andrews. The American tennis player has most recently qualified for the Open championship in 2018, when he finished in second place and lost 2-0 to Francesco Molinari. According to FRACAS, Schauffele has the second highest chance of winning with 4.5%, behind Justin Thomas (4.1%), Scottie Scheffler (3.7%), the 2022 US Open winner Matt Fitzpatrick (3.6%) and Patrick Cantlay (3.2%).
Thomas has won a major this year, with the PGA Championship title in May. The win came after the playoff against Will Zalatoris, but before that, he had never reached the Top 10 at The Open. The best result out of 5 appearances was in 2019, finishing 11th.
Scheffler won the Masters title at Augusta National last April - the only major win of his career so far. In 2021, he finished 8th at The Open and was 8 strokes behind the winner Morikawa.
FRACAS put golfers Max Homa, Sam Burns, Tony Finau, Tommy Fleetwood, Cameron Smith, Dustin Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama on the chance to win, but the same could not happen to Tiger Woods. The "super tigers" are only rated with a 0.1% chance of winning the Claret Jug for the fourth time, behind 98 other opponents.
