British Open 2018: The same model that nailed the Masters releases surprising choices

The third major tournament of the year, the British Open of 2018, is released this Thursday at the Carnoustie Championship Course in Scotland. It's the eighth time that the British Open, also known as the Open Championship, was played at Carnoustie and the first since 2007 when Padraig Harrington defeated Sergio Garcia in a drama series. The British Open 2018 features the most talented players in the world competing for the Claret Jug, won by Jordan Spieth last year. World number one Dustin Johnson has a 12-1 British Open rating. Rory McIlory, Rickie Fowler and Justin Rose are close to 16-1 on the chances chart of the British Open 2018. Before making a choice of British Open 2018 or Entering a fantastic golf tournament on sites like DraftKings or FanDuel, you'll want to see what the SportsLine team is predicting.

SportsLine McClure's prediction model, nailed the 2018 Masters, predicting the win setting Patrick Reed's career coming into the weekend. He also won the Masters and the US Open last year, beating Sergio Garcia and Brooks Koepka . Then he was everywhere on Spieth at the Open Championship from the start and called his third major win with three rounds to play.

Now that the 147th Open Championship is locked, SportsLine has simulated the event 10,000 times, and the results have been surprising.

A huge surprise that the model claims at the British Open 2018: Sergio Garcia, a long-time shooter at the 25-1 Open Championship, makes a serious race for the title. He is the target of all those who seek a huge salary.

After 73 tournaments without a win, Garcia finally made his dream come true with a playoff victory over Justin Rose at the 2017 Masters. And he did very well at the British Open in the past years. Garcia has 10 top-10, including two vice-champions, at the Open Championship

Another surprise that the model claims at the British Open 2018: Bubba Watson, two-time major champion, ends well out of the top 25.

Watson already has three wins on the PGA Tour this season. He finished first overall at the Genesis Open, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play and, more recently, the Travelers Championship. However, apart from his three wins, Watson has only two other top 10 finishes: a fifth place at the Masters and a ninth place at the WGC Mexico Championship. His best career performance at the Open Championship was a 23rd place in 2012.

In addition, the model indicates that five other golfers with odds of 20-1 British Open or more will do a deep race in the title, including a long shot. Whoever bets on these outsiders could be big.

So, who wins the Open Championship 2018, and what are the long shots that stun the world of golf? Take a look at the following British Open ratings from 2018 below and visit SportsLine now to see the projected Open Championship standings from the model that has nailed four of the last six majors at the weekend.

Dustin Johnson 12-1
Rory McIlroy 16-1
Ricke Fowler 16-1
Justin Rose 16-1
Jordan Spieth 20-1
Justin Thomas 20-1
Tommy Fleetwood ] 20-1
Brooks Koepka 20-1
Jon Rahm 20-1
Jason Day 25-1
Tiger Woods ] 25-1
Henrik Stenson 25-1
Sergio Garcia 25-1
Alex Noren 25-1
Francesco Molinari 25-1
Patrick Reed 30-1
Paul Casey 30-1
Marc Leishman ] 40-1
Hideki Matsuyama 40-1
Branden Brand 40-1
Tyrrell Hatton 40-1
Phil Mickelson 50-1
Ian Poulter 50-1