2022 British Open picks, predictions, odds: Five sleepers who may surprise as winners at St. Andrews

Will anyone join the likes of Ben Curtis and Todd Hamilton as surprise Open champions?

Weather, wind, rain and obscurity have often been adjectives used to describe The Open and its champions. Ben Curtis, Todd Hamilton, Stewart Cink and Darren Clarke have all been crowned Champion Golfer of the Year since 2000, yet they are hardly the only surprise winners of the year's final major crown.

Collin Morikawa is considered by many to have been an unlikely victor last season as he made his Open Championship debut at Royal St. George's and had not acquitted himself nicely to a version of links golf the week before at The Renaissance Club. While he is on the younger end of the age spectrum, veterans like Tom Watson and Greg Norman have made legitimate runs towards the Claret Jug over the last two decades.

That should be music to the ears of someone like Tiger Woods, who is listed at 60-1 by Caesars Sportsbook and commanding plenty of respect in the betting markets given his name and the fluidity in which the public enjoys tying money up with the 15-time major champion. Links golf has a way of leveling the playing field as experience, course knowledge and more than a hint of luck comes into play.

Because of this, no player's name should be completely crossed off your list when hoping to identify a possible winner of the 150th Open Championship. Here is a look at five sleepers you should consider with odds via Caesars Sportsbook.

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