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5 dark horses who could upset and win The Open Championship 2018

By Cody Williams

The open flag flying on day one of The Open Championship 2018 at Carnoustie Golf Links, Angus. (Photo by Richard Sellers/PA Images via Getty Images)
The open flag flying on day one of The Open Championship 2018 at Carnoustie Golf Links, Angus. (Photo by Richard Sellers/PA Images via Getty Images) /
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV – JULY 5 : Tony Finau tees off on the first hole during round one of A Military Tribute At The Greenbrier held at the Old White TPC course on July 5, 2018 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV – JULY 5 : Tony Finau tees off on the first hole during round one of A Military Tribute At The Greenbrier held at the Old White TPC course on July 5, 2018 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images) /

4. Tony Finau (+6600)

To this point in his young career, 28-year old Tony Finau has just one victory to his credit, which came back in 2016 at the Puerto Rico Open. That most certainly would seem to qualify him for a dark horse as it pertains to this conversation with him possibly being in the mix to win at Carnoustie this week. In regards to why he could be a player to keep an eye on at the British Open, his performance undoubtedly speaks for itself.

Finau has undoubtedly shown this season that he’s able to take on just about any challenge that you can throw at him, a stark change from what he looked like earlier in his career. The 6-foot-4 “gentle giant” as he’s often referred to came onto the scene through the Web.com Tour with the reputation as being a big-hitter, one of many in this generation of players. While Finau can still rip it long off the tee, that’s not all he has in his arsenal anymore. This season has more than proven that he’s rounded out his game and become a more complete player.

On the season, the Utah native has five top-10 finishes on the season, and comes in playing solidly over the past month-and-a-half with three finishes of T21 or better. That includes finishing fifth at the U.S. Open in June, which is notable as his best finish at that major — he also had his best Masters finish this season as well (T10). It would appear that he’s reeling off best finishes at majors, which a win at The Open Championship would certainly qualify as.

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