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It's Sunday at a major and Dustin Johnson has another shot at a major title, this time with the British Open.
In tough Saurday conditions, Johnson posted his second straight 2-under 68, leaving him one stroke off the pace set by Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke.
You'll remember that Johnson fell apart at last year's U.S. Open. Then, a much-debated penalty on the 72nd hole cost him a spot in the playoff at the PGA Championship.
Johnson, one of the best ball strikers on the PGA Tour has found his putting stroke in Sandwich, England is all about bouncing back and moving foreward. That is what he has done this week.
Johnson told Sky Sports in England last night: "I'm going to be pretty comfortable out there tomorrow because I know what to expect, I know how to approach it and what I do in those situations."
Going through what Johnson has gone through makes him the favorite today to win this.
A tough and historic course and difficult weather conditions await the golfers at Royal St. Georges and the 2011 Open Championship.
The weather forecast calls for cool temps and a chance of rain on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If the wind picks up as it usually does, the scores will go up as well.
Here's this week's buy, sell, and hold.
Buy:
Graeme McDowell (A) - My top pick for the tournament. His game is right on the cusp and the course and conditions should suit him this week.
Luke Donald (A) - He's about due to win one of these.
Lee Westwood (A) - Are you noticing a trend here?
Steve Stricker (B) - He's coming off another win at the John Deere. If he isn't too tired he's a solid play this week.
Webb Simpson (B) - He's playing well, so why not?
Sergio Garcia (C) - He's got a chance.
Rory McIlroy (C) - Everyone will have McIlroy as a C selection.
Sell:
Jim Furyk (A) - I don't expect Furyk to break out this week.
Martin Laird (A) - No chance this week.
Hiroyuki Fujita (B) - A Japanese player who has not made a cut at a big tournament this year.
Robert Rock (C) - I usually only have a chance to list this guy a couple times a year, so here he is.
John Daly (C) - Do you even have to ask why he is on the list?
Hold:
Nick Watney (A) - He's one of the hottest players right now, and if he keeps it in play and putts he could win.
A series of storms struck Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas late Tuesday and early Wednesday, wiping out homes and businesses and killing at least nine people, emergency officials said.
A series of storms struck around midday, touching down in Caddo County, Okla., and then sweeping from the southwest to northeast corners of Canadian County, where it devastated El Reno, a town of 15,000 people about 25 miles west of downtown Oklahoma City. At least five people were killed and officials said the number could rise as search and rescue teams started to fan out across a state already battered by storms over the weekend.
At least 60 people were reported injured across central Oklahoma, many along the Interstate 40 corridor that runs past El Reno.
The tornado left a trail of shredded and overturned cars along I-40, destroyed livestock, set off a gas line explosion and spurred people across El Reno to evacuate their homes. Amy Brandley, the Canadian County flood plain manager, said emergency crews had only just begun to assess the damage. “Our county commissioner’s crews are out with heavy equipment clearing roads right now so search and rescues can take place,” she said.
The tornado that struck in El Reno was one of several across the state Tuesday. By 8 p.m., the National Weather Service had tornado watches in effect across 11 counties and was warning that “supercells” had developed across the central part of the state and were moving eastward. The agency posted an urgent alert on its Web site predicting an “outbreak of strong tornadoes” throughout late Tuesday.
In Texas, the news agency said that funnel clouds were reported across the northern suburbs of Dallas and Fort Worth around sundown Tuesday, with brief tornado touchdowns in Corinth, Saginaw and Bedford.
Other brief tornadoes were reported near Springtown and Azle, just northwest of Fort Worth, and near Muenster, 65 miles north of Fort Worth. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Even the National Weather Service was not immune from the danger. Earlier in the day its Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., about 20 miles south of downtown Oklahoma City, had to be evacuated as one of the day’s tornadoes approached.
Tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma and Kansas on Tuesday, including at least one on the outskirts of Oklahoma City where initial damage reports included cars being tossed around Interstate 40.
The Weather Channel reported that the twister along I-40 was huge and possibly an EF5 — the strongest tornado category.
The National Weather Service reported one tornado touched down about two miles north of Canton, Okla.
Canton city employee Linda Hisell said police reported a twister moved through the area around Canton Lake, about 70 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. Hisell said police reported that some people were inside damaged homes.
In Caddo County, damage was reported near Lookeba but there were no immediate reports of injuries. Trees and power lines were down, but officials don't know about damage to homes.
In Fairview, Okla., a house and church were damaged by a severe storm.
Damaged buildings and vehicles were reported in Calumet, Okla.
Sunday, July 17, 2011 at 8:09AM 
