Anybody can win at Troon, says Calcavecchia.Byline: By Phil Casey Mark Calcavecchia Mark John Calcavecchia (born June 12, 1960) is an American golfer. Calcavecchia was born in Laurel, Nebraska. He attended the University of Florida, turned professional in 1981 and joined the PGA Tour in 1982. He earned All-SEC honors in 1979. insists anyone can win this week's Open championship at Royal Troon ( but concedes it would take a miracle for it to be him. Calcavecchia lifted the Claret claret: see wine. Jug at Troon in 1989 ( beating Wayne Grady This article is about the golfer. For the author, see Wayne Grady (author). Wayne Desmond Grady (born 26 July 1957) is an Australian golfer. Grady was born in Brisbane. He turned professional in 1978. and Greg Norman Noun 1. Greg Norman - Australian golfer (born in 1955) Gregory John Norman, Norman in a four-hole play-off ( and finished in a share of 10th behind Justin Leonard the last time the Open was staged there in 1997. The 44-year-old has not won a US Tour event since the 2001 Phoenix Open and finished last of the 77 players who made the cut at the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond on Sunday. "It would be just short of a miracle for me to win," said Calcavecchia. "Everything would have to go so right. "This year my game has been very good at times and awful at times and that could happen all in one round. "Last week I drove it great but my iron play was pitiful. My goal is to win and it's a possibility, but for me to beat Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson and the rest of the best players in the world over four days would be a shocker." American players have won the last five Opens at Troon ( Leonard, Calcavecchia, Tom Watson in 1982, Tom Weiskopf in 1973 and Arnold Palmer in 1962 ( and Calcavecchia feels the course does favour players not used to links golf and makes the event wide open. "Although it's links golf, I think it's somewhat normal links golf, as opposed to some of the other courses which favour the European players a little bit more," he added. "It's all right in front of you, I don't think you have to play 20 rounds of golf here to understand the course like you might at St Andrews or Sandwich last year. "One of the top five players in the world could win this week or Thomas Levet could win. It was just two years ago he was in a play-off at Muirfield. Miguel Angel Jimenez is having a phenomenal year. "It could be Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson or a qualifier. I think anybody can win." Calcavecchi added: "The course is awesome, the greens are the best I have ever seen at the Open. "It's in great shape." |
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