David Dusek
Deputy Editor, GOLF.com

Pick: Jim Furyk
Furyk hasn't made the cut in five of the last six Open Championships, but let's look past that. He finished fourth at Royal Liverpool last year, and the last time players faced Car-nasty, in 1999, he tied for 10th. Carnoustie is going to demand complete control off the tee and from the fairway, and no one has better control than the guy with the ugly swing. Furyk is starting to develop a reputation as a guy who is always in the running but never closes the deal. Winning the Claret Jug will end those discussions.

Dark horse: Colin Montgomerie
OK, I know what you're thinking: "How can the perennial hope of English golf at the Open Championship be a dark horse?" Because deep down, you don't really think that Monty is ever going to win a major because he's fallen apart and disappointed so often. But fate is a funny thing. Maybe, just maybe, now that most everyone has written off the man sometimes called "Mrs. Doubtfire," he can fulfill his destiny.