Rory McILROY may have a hot favorite for this week's open at Sandwich, but to lift the Claret jug is the last of the man of Kent, believes the 130 players on Sunday.
Ben Curtis was ranked 396th in the world and Making the appearance of his first major championship, when he once triumphed at Royal St George's in 2003.
So, the American is well placed to assess how many of the 156-strong field, which is allowed to stand in the rain on Thursday tee off from a gain and a £ 900,000 first prize.
"It is probably the 130 fellows who will win," Curtis insisted that now lies 194th in the world. "On the 23rd may, not feeling well, or the game is really bad, but quite a lot anyone can."
Eight years ago, Thomas Bjorn was three shots ahead of the field, with four to play, just finished bogey, double bogey, bogey, par and end topics.
It seemed, even to not admit Bjorn exorcise those demons last week, when he was just sixth in the field in the reservation center, but a number of withdrawals after the Dane was first up to the pool yesterday when Vijay Singh also pulled through injury.
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The Open: Anyone can win Open, claims Curtis
Rory McILROY may be a hot favourite for this week's Open at Sandwich, but the last man to lift the Claret Jug at the Kent venue believes 130 players can win on Sunday.
Ben Curtis was ranked 396th in the world and making his first appearance in any major championship when he triumphed at Royal St George's in 2003.
So the American is well placed to judge how many of the 156-strong field who will tee off on Thursday stand a chance of claiming victory and the £900,000 first prize.
"There's probably 130 guys that could win," insisted Curtis, who is now ranked 194th in the world. "Twenty may not be feeling well or their game is really bad, but pretty much anyone can."
Eight years ago, Thomas Bjorn was three shots ahead of the field with four to play, only to finish bogey, double-bogey, bogey, par and end up one shot behind.
It looked as though Bjorn would not be given the chance to exorcise those demons last week when he was just sixth reserve for a place in the field, but after numerous withdrawals, the Dane was up to first reserve yesterday when Vijay Singh also pulled out through injury.
Ben Curtis was ranked 396th in the world and making his first appearance in any major championship when he triumphed at Royal St George's in 2003.
So the American is well placed to judge how many of the 156-strong field who will tee off on Thursday stand a chance of claiming victory and the £900,000 first prize.
"There's probably 130 guys that could win," insisted Curtis, who is now ranked 194th in the world. "Twenty may not be feeling well or their game is really bad, but pretty much anyone can."
Eight years ago, Thomas Bjorn was three shots ahead of the field with four to play, only to finish bogey, double-bogey, bogey, par and end up one shot behind.
It looked as though Bjorn would not be given the chance to exorcise those demons last week when he was just sixth reserve for a place in the field, but after numerous withdrawals, the Dane was up to first reserve yesterday when Vijay Singh also pulled out through injury.
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