Open Championship dark horse picks 2023: 5 sleepers who could win at Royal Liverpool

4. Robert Macintyre (+9000)

Call it being prisoner of the moment after Robert Macintyre almost took the title at his home national open in Scotland last week before Rory McIlroy ripped his heart out, but the Scotsman is definitely trending heading into the major that he has often played well in his young-ish career.

Macintyre has played in each of the last three Open Championship tournaments and has made the cut in all three, including registering Top 10 finishes in both 2019 and 2021 as well. More importantly, he’s starting to trend. The results are there with an outright second at the Scottish Open following a T4 in his previous tournament.

The game is clearly in a good spot and Macintyre obviously has the goods when it comes to this style of golf. He’s gaining in every strokes gained category, including popping on approach, over his last 16 rounds and can’t be ruled out to redeem his heartbreak last week with a win.

3. Si Woo Kim (+12000)

As always, Si Woo Kim is a massive risk because you never know what he’s going to deliver on a given day, much less a given week. Having said that, you have to be intrigued with his ability to pop combined with his talent.

Just last year at St. Andrews, Kim submitted his best Open Championship performance yet as he put up a T15 finish at this tournament. In his three previous starts, he had two missed cuts and a finish outside the Top 60. But now he comes in striking the ball extremely well from tee-to-green, but with the putter being ice cold over his last 16 measured rounds.

This is definitely a flier on a longshot, but Kim continues to intrigue with the upside he consistently displays as he looks to build off a good British Open finish last year as he comes in displaying solid form — he just needs to the flat stick to cooperate.