DEREK LAWRENSON’S FIVE PLAYERS WHO CAN SPRING A SURPRISE...
Best European: RAFA CABRERA-BELLO Easy to get overlooked when you hail from the same nation as Sergio Garcia and Jon Rahm but the likeable Spaniard has the tools to pose a threat. Best Brit: PAUL CASEY Under the radar coming into the event, Casey has the raw power and putting stroke to prosper on a course that plays to his strengths. Best American: BILLY HORSCHEL The smart money might be on Jordan Spieth or Dustin Johnson but where’s the fun in that? Very hit and miss but when he turns up with his A-game, he’s fearless. Best International: BRANDEN GRACE Surely only a matter of time before he becomes the next South African to win a major and it could be either here or at Royal Birkdale next month. Best outsider: MATT FITZPATRICK May lack the firepower to truly prosper but he’s on form and the demon putter could certainly do plenty of damage on these flawless greens.