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Jon Rahm Headlines Paige Spiranac’s Interesting Picks for the 2022 U.S. Open

Published 06/15/2022, 2:45 PM EDT

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Paige Spiranac can be seen making her predictions before a Major quite often. She also makes her prediction for other sports because of her deal with the PointsBet Sportbook. In a recent video, Spiranac shares her pick for the 2022 US Open ahead of the major.

Spiranac has a massive following on social media. This has helped her to give out more and more of her personal opinion on the latest happenings. Spiranac doesn’t hold back while voicing out her thoughts.

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The former professional golfer is also criticized for her comments at times which may have crossed the line. However, Spiranac is far from concerned about what anybody thinks of her.

Paige Spiranac reveals her two picks

Ahead of the 2022 US Open, tensions are running high at The Country Club. Players from both PGA Tour as well as LIV Golf will be participating in the Major.

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Spiranac took to Instagram to provide input on who she thinks can be the favorite to win the US Open. She did say, to predict the winner, one must go with their gut feeling while keeping in mind the stats. However, Spiranac’s opinion is a combination of both.

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She talks about how important a good drive is at The Country Club by saying, “In the Country club you’ve gotta drive it really well.” Spiranac then lists her top 5 players to be the favorite for the US Open. She says, “So of the stats we’re looking at Jon Rahm, Corey Conners, Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland, and Keegan Bradley.”

In the end, she picks John Rahm and Matt Fitzpatrick as her two favorites outright for the US Open. Jon Rahm’s confident press conference assured Spiranac to expect a great performance from him. She also has a good feeling about Max Homa and Billy Horschel performing well and hopes for a Top 10 finish for Keegan Bradley.

Spiranac predicts Mickelson to not make the cut

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After predicting the possible winners, Spiranac then predicts that Phil Mickelson would fail to make the cut. Her prediction may seem ominous, but could still be turned into reality.

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Mickelson’s highly anticipated return to professional golf failed to reach its full potential. His performance in the inaugural LIV Golf event was very disappointing. He finished at 34th rank with 10-over-par.

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Lefty will play his first Major since The Open in 2021.  Earlier in 2021, he won his 6th Major by winning the PGA Championship which made him the oldest Major Champion in the history. With his recent form, he may not be the favorite to win, but in the past he has proved to never count him out to win a Major.

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Abdul Bari Khan

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Abdul Bari is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Abdul is currently pursuing his Master’s in the same. With great affection for the world of sports, this avid golf lover turned to the course at a young age.
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Manaal Siddiqui

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