Roundup: What To Make Of Carnoustie, Who To Pick

It's yellow, then it's green.

The fairways run, the putting surfaces hold. 

The forecast is fairly benign, with spells of wind. 

What does it all mean fellow prognosticating degenerates? 

The Forecaddie says expect some good scoring thanks to benign rough and holding greens. Think under on the over/under. Or is it under? Take the lower scoring barrier.

As for picks, Alistair Tait says look for longshots and consider other factors in an interesting deep dive on how Carnoustie is playing.

Golfweek's fantasy experts, including yours truly, chime in with picks, sleepers, Draft Kings bargains, etc...

My ten to watch filed for Golfweek's print issue. 

Ryan Herrington takes on the sleeper angle, with names like Casey, Dufner, etc... out there with good games right now and not much attention.

ESPN.com's team makes their predictions. 

G.C. Digital with the latest weather reports for GolfChannel.com.

For those tracking at home, Ladbrokes will be getting my each-way win bets on Fowler and Noren, some missed cut bets on...oh let's not go there...and a winning score bet, several small shots at first round leaders favoring early players Thursday (Willett, Pieters, Hatton, Fowler, Stone, Pepperell). Oh and a Bernhard Langer top 20 at 14-1 too. Just trying to help the local economy!