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British Open 2022: Hideki Matsuyama Betting Odds, Preview & Prediction

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The British Open returns to the Old Course at St. Andrews for the first time since 2015, when Zach Johnson hoisted the Claret Jug after a four-hole playoff against Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman. What better place for the 150th Open Championship than the cradle of golf?

This is the final major of the year, and it's not hyperbole to say that it could be one of the most consequential majors in history. The professional golf world has been riven by the formation of the controversial new LIV Tour, which has lured some top players away from the PGA Tour with lavish appearance fees. With members of the two tours exchanging verbal barbs through the media, a major involving players from both tours has an extra layer of drama.

This could also be the final time that Tiger Woods plays in a British Open at St. Andrews. Two of his three British Open wins have come at the Old Course, in 2000 and 2005. Can Tiger contend here again at age 46?

The course itself will play a starring role, too. The Road Hole, the Swilcan Burn, Principal's Nose, the Coffin bunkers, the Hell bunker, the double greens - these iconic features will provide a marvelous stage for the world's best players. Mother Nature is sure to be a factor as well. The Old Course can be a pushover if the wind doesn't blow, but it can be a hellscape is the weather is truly Scottish, with plenty of wind and perhaps some rain.

How can we expect the favorites to fare at St. Andrews? Read on ...

Hideki Matsuyama Stats to Know

  • Best Odds to Win: +3500 DraftKings
  • World Ranking: 14th
  • Best British Open Finish: T6 in 2013
  • Last Four British Open Finishes: MC, MC, T14, MC
  • Last Four Tournament Finishes: MC, 4, T60, T3

Hideki Matsuyama British Open History

The last time the Open Championship was played at St. Andrews in 2015, Matsuyama finished T18. His first time playing the Open resulted in his best finish of T6 at Muirfield Golf Links. Matsuyama has missed the cut in three of his last four Open appearances.

Hideki Matsuyama's Recent Form

Outside of the Memorial Tournament, where he was disqualified for illegal markings found on a club face, Matsuyama has seen some high variance among his finishes. Since the Masters, where he finished T14, Matsuyama has top-five finishes at the Byron Nelson and the U.S Open, a T60 finish at the PGA Championship and a missed cut this past week at the Genesis Scottish Open.

Hideki Matsuyama British Open Prediction

Missed cuts in three of his last four Open Championships suggest not to expect too much from Matsuyama this week. However, it is hard to count out someone with six top-eight finishes so far in the 2021-2022 season.

We could see an end to the trend of missed cuts at the Open Championship for Matsuyama with another strong performance at St. Andrews. A strong season combined with a good result of T18 the last time Hideki played the Old Course indicates that a top-15 finish is very possible.

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