10 Who Could Go All The Way

10 ROD PAMPLING

World Rank 36th

You may have forgotten, but the last time the Open was held at Carnoustie (in 1999), Pamps was the first-round leader and then became the first first-round leader in history to miss the cut. No matter how much success he's had since--and he has won a couple of times in the U.S. --that's going to be on his mind. Carnoustie is where he first put his name on the map, and then he fell right back off. It shouldn't affect him, but he'll definitely think about it. . . . Pamps hasn't done much in the Open, even though he should have. He's a very good driver and a low-ball hitter who plays well in the wind. That's good because Scotland and wind go together like rum and Coke .

Last Shot
It's time for Pamps to have a good week and erase a bad memory.

9 AARON BADDELEY

World Rank 28th

I knew Badds was going to drive it poorly on Sunday at Oakmont as soon as I saw that he would be paired with Tiger Woods . The problem is the stack-and-tilt swing--the flavor of the month in instruction--that Badds is using. The stack and tilt promotes such a descending blow that you're almost trapping the ball with the club. That's a great way to hit iron shots but not drives, especially under pressure. In my mind stack and tilt can't work. If you get quick, you hit either flares to the right or smother hooks. Badds, Dean Wilson , Mike Weir . . . there's not a single stack-and-tilt guy who's a great driver, and I haven't seen anyone using the method drive well under pressure. That said, I was impressed with how Badds shrugged off his Oakmont blowup. It must be nice to be young and confident.

Last Shot
You don't necessarily hit a lot of drivers at the British. If Aaron could play his way into the final U.S. Open twosome, he can scramble his way to the top at Carnoustie .

8 JUSTIN ROSE

World Rank 21st