The Open Championship Odds

As it stands, here are the top 25 players with the best odds to win this event. Odds come courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook and are subject to movement:

    Rory McIlroy: +750
    Jon Rahm: +900
    Scottie Scheffler: +900
    Brooks Koepka: +1400
    Cameron Smith: +1600
    Viktor Hovland: +1800
    Jordan Spieth: +2000
    Xander Schauffele: +2000
    Patrick Cantlay: +2200
    Rickie Fowler: +2200
    Tommy Fleetwood: +2200
    Collin Morikawa: +2500
    Dustin Johnson: +2500
    Matt Fitzpatrick: +2500
    Shane Lowry: +2800
    Tyrrell Hatton: +2800
    Tony Finau: +3300
    Bryson DeChambeau: +4000
    Cameron Young: +4000
    Hideki Matsuyama: +4000
    Jason Day: +4000
    Justin Rose: +4000
    Justin Thomas: +4000
    Max Homa: +4000
    Tom Kim: +4000

Intriguing Prop Bets for The Open Championship

Rory McIlroy is the betting favorite for the 2019 Open Championship, but bookies are offering a lot of ways to wager on the season's fourth major.
 
The cyber-gaming site, SportsBetting.ag (www.sportsbetting.ag), has posted a host of odds and prop bets for the British Open.
 
People can wager on the length of the final shot, flagsticks, course records, under-par finishes, cut lines and of course, Tiger Woods.
 
McIlroy dropped to as low as a 13/2 (+650) favorite earlier this week, but his odds are currently 8/1. The top 20 players on the odds board are:
 
Rory McIlroy (8/1), Brooks Koepka (10/1), Jon Rahm (14/1), Dustin Johnson (16/1), Tiger Woods (18/1), Justin Rose (20/1), Francesco Molinari (25/1), Tommy Fleetwood (25/1), Xander Schauffele (25/1), Adam Scott (28/1), Henrik Stenson (28/1), Justin Thomas (28/1), Patrick Cantlay (28/1), Rickie Fowler (28/1), Bryson DeChambeau (33/1), Hideki Matsuyama (33/1), Jason Day (33/1), Jordan Spieth (33/1), Matt Kuchar (33/1), Louis Oosthuizen (40/1), Matt Wallace (40/1), Paul Casey (40/1).
 
Prop bets
 
Will there be a fist-time champion?
Yes -240
No +190

Age of champion
Over 29.5
Under 29.5

Will the 54-hole leader go on to win the Open?
Yes +100
No -130

Length of final shot (feet)
Over 4.5
Under 4.5

Will the flagstick be left in for final putt?
Yes +1000
No -2500

Headwear worn by champion
Hat/Cap -2000
Visor +1000
No headwear +2500

Who will the champion hug first?
Wife/Girlfriend +150
Child +250
Wife/Girlfriend holding Child +300
Parent +650
No hug +800

Will any player shoot all four rounds in the 60s?
Yes +700
No -1200

Will any player beat the course record of 61
Yes +2500
No -10000

Highest 18-hole score
Over 83.5
Under 83.5

Lowest 18-hole score
Over 63.5
Under 63.5

Most strokes recorded on any hole
Over 8.5
Under 8.5

Total players to finish under par
Over 29.5
Under 29.5

Cut line (strokes)
Over 144.5
Under 144.5

Winning score (strokes)
Over 274.5
Under 274.5

Will there be a hole-in-one?
Yes -135
No +105

Will there be an Albatross?
Yes +1600
No -4000

Will Tiger Woods make the cut?
Yes -325
No +250

Tiger Woods total bogeys or worse
Over 10.5
Under 10.5

Despite Collapse, Tiger Woods Favored at British Open

Tiger Woods remains the oddsmakers’ favorite to capture next month’s British Open even though he isn’t among the 15 different players who have won golf’s past 15 major championships.

Woods’s drought in the four majors has reached four years after tying for 21st place at the U.S. Open in San Francisco, his worst four-round finish at the tournament. His next chance to get within three of Jack Nicklaus’s record 18 Grand Slam titles will be at the July 19-22 British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in northwest England.

Woods, 36, is listed as the 10-1 favorite for the season’s third major, according to the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino’s sports book. While Woods hasn’t won a major since the 2008 U.S. Open, he remains popular with bettors. Woods last week had “by far the most money on him,” according to Jeff Sherman, LVH’s assistant sports book manager.

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy and England’s Lee Westwood are tied as the second choice at 12-1. Englishman Luke Donald, who’s No. 1 in golf’s Official World Ranking, has 20-1 odds to win his first major championship.

Phil Mickelson has 30-1 odds to win the British Open, tied with Justin Rose, Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer, Rickie Fowler, Jason Dufner, Graeme McDowell and Padraig Harrington.

Darren Clarke Enjoys British Open Victory

Darren Clarke’s victory in the British Open for his first major championship Northern Ireland can get ready for another party.

Clarke won by three shots at Royal St. George’s in Sandwich, England, withstanding final-round challenges from Americans Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson. The 42-year-old is the third Northern Irish major champion in the last 13 months after Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy captured the past two U.S. Opens.

“They’re having parties all the time,” Clarke said at a news conference as he sipped a Guinness beer. “Party for G-Mac at Portrush and a party for Rory a couple of weeks ago and I’m sure I’ll have another one this week.”

Clarke is the oldest player to win the Open since 44-year- old Roberto De Vicenzo of Argentina in 1967, and the oldest to capture a major since American Ben Crenshaw won the Masters at 43 in 1995.

A "Major" Opportunity for Dustin Johnson

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.

I think he gets the job done.