Previewing The Open Championship 2024

A thorough preview for golf fans.

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This week in St. Andrews.

Previewing the 2022 Scottish Open

Big event leading up to The Open Championship.

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