An Introduction to 142nd British Open 2013

With Ernie Els winning both the 2012 British Open and the last Open to be held at Muirfield back in 2002 the stakes are high, especially considering Els's recent win at the Munich Open last month. However, defending this title against the likes of Tiger Woods, the current favourite to win the British Open may prove challenging.

With Ernie Els winning both the 2012 British Open and the last Open to be held at Muirfield back in 2002 the stakes are high, especially considering Els's recent win at the Munich Open last month. However, defending this title against the likes of Tiger Woods, the current favourite to win the British Open may prove challenging.

The 'Ones to watch'

The 3 players that we believe are the 'ones to watch' and stand a good chance of winning are:

Lee Westwood: Arguably one of the best players who has not yet won a major. Although let down by his putting skills in recent tournaments, Westwood is definitely one to watch out for.

Matt Kuchar: Although winner of the Memorial Tournament in May, Kuchar has since shown 'below-average' performance in the French Open. Despite this, we think he could still take the win.

Justin Rose: Another Brit' to make our 'ones to watch'. Rose recently won the US Open and we see no reason why he couldn't repeat this success at the British Open.

It might be worth pointing out however, that there have been 18 different winners over the last 19 Majors, with only Rory McIlroy achieving two victories at the 2011 US Open and 2012 PGA Championship. In light of this, the British Open could, within reason, be seen as anyone's game. It will, without a doubt, be exciting to see how the tournament pans out!

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