British Open 2019: 5 dark horse picks who could win at Royal Portrush

British Open 2019: 5 dark horse picks who could win The Open Championship

PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JULY 15: Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland walks of the first tee during a practice round prior to the 148th Open Championship held on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 15, 2019 in Portrush, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/R&A/R&A via Getty Images) /

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England’s Andy Sullivan on the 8th green during day one of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club, North Berwick. (Photo by Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images) /

3. Andy Sullivan (150-1)

Fans in the United States may not be too familiar with Andy Sullivan given the fact that he hasn’t played in America much at all. In fact, the last PGA Tour event that the 33-year old Englishman participated in was back in October 2018 in the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions event. For what it’s worth, a third round 79 and final round 77 sunk a solid start and dropped him to tied for 62nd.

Since that time, though, Sullivan has been making his bones on the European Tour and putting forth some solid efforts. Since finish 70th at the Oman Open in early March, Sullivan has seven finishes inside the top 30 in his last nine tournaments played, including four finishes inside the top 15 and two top-10 finishes. Needless to say, he’s been a new golfer since March.

Most impressively, Sullivan has been showing off his strong form quite recently as he comes into the British Open. Two weeks ago, the 33-year old made a magnificent run at the Irish Open and wound up finishing tied for second. While he wasn’t in contention last week at the Scottish Open, he was still solid as he finished tied for 28th.

Given the form of Sullivan this season and the way that he’s been performing on links courses in recent weeks, how could you not give him a look? The odds are great for him should he win The Open Championship and, given his play of late, he may have a viable shot of shocking the world and doing that.

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