The Power Fade Golf Blog

Back to Royal St. George’s for another playing of the British Open (they love it when you call it that). In 2020, Augusta pushed hard to get us a Masters in November; the US Open was a shell of its former self; and the PGA Championship saw a great field with no fans at Harding Park. Meanwhile, these pricks at the R&A were annoying enough not to put on a competition last year. As a result, this has taken the place of the PGA Championship as “red-headed step child of the majors” in my book. Nonetheless, when we made this blog, we made certain commitments, and making horrible predictions was one of them. Here they are.

JK

Winner: Rory McIlroy
Winning Score: -9
Runner Up: Jon Rahm
“Unknown” in the Top 10: Chris Kirk
2019’s Winner (Lowery) Will … (Win, Top10, Make the Cut, or Miss the Cut): MC
The Master’s Winner (Hideki) Will: Make Cut
The US Open Champion (Rahm) Will: Top 10
The PGA Champion (Mickelson) Will: Make Cut
Dustin Johnson will: Make Cut
Justin Rose will: Make Cut
Rory McIlroy will: WIN
Jordan Spieth will: Top 10
Rickie Fowler will: Miss Cut
How many prior major winners will be in the Top 10: 3
Will someone win it, or will everyone else lose it? Rory runs the tables
What will be the biggest story of the tournament? Rory finally picks up another major

LG

Winner: Tommy Fleetwood
Winning Score: -14
Runner Up: Justin Rose
“Unknown” in the Top 10: Are there really any “unknowns” in a major field? Garrick Higgo
2019’s Winner (Lowery) Will … (Win, Top10, Make the Cut, or Miss the Cut): Be drunk at the bar MC
The Master’s Winner (Hideki) Will: Miss Cut
The US Open Champion (Rahm) Will: Make Cut
The PGA Champion (Mickelson) Will: Make Cut
Dustin Johnson will: Make Cut
Justin Rose will: Place!
Rory McIlroy will: Make Cut
Jordan Spieth will: Miss Cut
Rickie Fowler will: is he even playing?
How many prior major winners will be in the Top 10: 2
Will someone win it, or will everyone else lose it? Fleetwood makes his mark.
What will be the biggest story of the tournament? Golf Jesus wins a major.