Keith's Keys to Winning the 2025 Open Championship

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00:00Keith's keys for the Open Championship leading into your top guy on your outright board,

00:07who's also the top guy on my outright board.

00:10All right, real quick.

00:11Three things, Keith's keys, here we go.

00:14Number one, approach, approach, approach.

00:16You have got to hit these putting surfaces.

00:18Shane Lowry led the field in greens and regulation.

00:21Back in 2019, he won by six.

00:23The second thing is, is that between the wind, the rain, and everything else,

00:26major championship pressure, you're going to miss some of these putting surfaces.

00:30They're very, very small.

00:31Think like Pebble Beach small, right?

00:33So when you do, you're going to need some around the green acumen.

00:36Some will be with your putter.

00:37Some will be with a wedge.

00:38Some will be with your imagination.

00:40You've got to be able to score around these greens and scramble.

00:43And the third thing is, off the tee, you got to put it in play.

00:46And if you want to start with both of our favorites, we're going to go right to Jon Rahm.

00:50And this is like one of the number one reasons why I love Jon Rahm this week.

00:53This year with the driver, Mike, off the tee, strokes gained.

00:58He's been positive in every single start.

01:02Gained strokes on the field with his driver in every start.

01:06So whether the live stats are fake or not, at least we're all going in the right direction here, right?

01:10You come to the Open Championship, he's got three top seven finishes in his last four starts.

01:16The majors this year, 14, 8, and 7.

01:19I mean, back in 2019 at Portrush, T11.

01:24I mean, what more can we say about Jon Rahm?

01:26You're going to need to be a big, strong guy to take on this golf course this week.

01:29You mentioned the fescue.

01:30You mentioned the wind.

01:32We're up there on the Irish coastline.

01:34Jon Rahm, for me, fits the mold.

01:36And he really looks like he's in great form.

01:40He really looks like he's playing well, Mike.

01:41And I kind of factor this in, too.

01:45He's saying the right things to me.

01:47And listening to him, not just this week, which, like, listen, I like when a guy's like,

01:51this is, I feel, the most important major or the most prestigious major.

01:56This guy is from Europe.

01:58He understands the prestige of the Open Championship.

02:01He wants to add this major to his portfolio and get himself another step closer.

02:07He's kind of had a chip on his shoulder with the live stuff.

02:10I think this is a great spot for him.

02:12You talked about this on the show.

02:13He was the only guy in that bad wave last year who was able to fight himself through

02:17and get to the end in the top 20.

02:19I think Jon Rahm is going to have himself a huge week.

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