Midway through The Open Championship it is hard to really say anyone can catch J.B. Holmes right now with how solid his ball striking and accuracy has been, however J.B. hasn’t really been in this situation at a major before and with some of the toughest conditions with weather and the natural rough I wouldn’t be surprised to see him slip down the leaderboard.
My pick this week to win The Open is Justin Rose. Finishing T3 at the US Open, T2 at the 2018 Open Championship, and already having a Major victory under his belt he is in the right position to make a good score — around 65, and surpass J.B. Holmes late Friday. Rose has the mentality to fight through the conditions at hand and we have seen him before stay cool under the pressure and keep his game in tact until the last putt is dropped.