Hiram Moreno
The fourth major and possibly the most important of them all, The Open 2022, will be held on July 14 at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland, where several of the best golfers in the world will meet to fight for the ancient trophy.
With so much talent, the competition is tough to predict, and it could all come down to who makes the fewest mistakes or performs especially well in comparison to the rest. Whatever the case may be, picking a winner in tournaments of this nature is always complicated, but at JefeBet we want to make things easier for you so that you can clear your head a little.
Here are the picks of a number of golf experts from organizations, betting sites, industry networks and more.
The Open 2022: Picks from the experts in the world of golf
| Specialist | Sports news source | Prediction |
| Sean Martin | PGA Tour Senior Editor | Xander Schauffele |
| Cameron Morfit | PGA Tour Writer | Xander Schauffele |
| Rob Bolton | PGA Tour Fantasy Developer | Rory McIlroy |
| Mike Glasscott | PGA Tour Fantasy Contributor | Jordan Spieth |
| Ben Everill | PGA Tour Writer | Rory McIlroy |
| Jason Sobel | Golf Analyst at Action Network | Rory McIlroy |
| Pat Mayo | Draft Kings | Justin Thomas |
| Brandon Gdula | Fanduel | Will Zalatoris |
| Rick Gehman | Rickrungood.com | Jordan Spieth |
| Steve Hennessey | Golf Digest | Justin Thomas |
| Chris Powers | Golf Digest | Will Zalatoris |
| Lee Alldrick | Fanshare Sports | Rory McIlroy |
| Kyle Porter | Golf writer | Jordan Spieth |
| Patrick McDonald | Golf writer | Dustin Johnson |
| Chip Patterson | Golf writer | Cameron Smith |
Observations of the Analysis of the Experts
- Xander Schauffele has won the last two tournaments in which he has appeared, including the Scottish Open, the main competition in preparation for The Open, and comes in as the best performing golfer among all the participants.
- Rory McIlroy is the leading candidate for many and the favorite according to bookmakers, although he has fallen short in all the majors he has played in this 2022.
- Eight of the last ten Open champions played in the Scottish Open during the previous week.
- The last time a golfer won The Open in consecutive editions was in 2007-2008, with Padraig Harrington lifting the trophy.
- The last time a golfer won The Open after being runner-up in the previous edition was in 1978 (Jack Nicklaus).
