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8. STEVE STRICKER
World Rank: 20th

People forget how good he was for a stretch in the '90s. Steve is a phenomenal putter and great around the greens (he's first on Tour in scrambling), but he went through a prolonged driver slump before turning things around in '06....He's had four top 10 finishes this year and has played well nearly every week....Steve is probably already making plans to go deer hunting, so winning the Open would really screw up his year.

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Steve is an under-the-radar type, the kind who often wins the Open.

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