The Open Championship 2024 Betting Guide, Golf Odds, Picks And Featured Groups

The fourth and final major of the year is just a chip shot away as an elite Open Championship field of 159 players prepares for unusual shots and weather at Royal Troon in Scotland. The leading favorite and contenders are drawing more watch and wager action as they prepare to combine their artistry and shot-making skills to master the elements across the par 71 rugged links course that will play to 7,385 yards.

The winner will claim the Claret Jug and be crowned Champion Golfer of the Year.

Royal Troon Golf Course Guide And Players Odds

The 152nd edition of the British Open is expected to have capricious weather with early rain Thursday morning and most likely (80-90%) heavy rainfall Saturday. Overcast skies daily with temperatures in the 60’s and winds 10-20 mph. Keep that in mind as you bump and run, scramble and evaluate some of the golf stats, performance charts and Open Championship odds of the leading favorites and challengers.

9 Things To Know Royal Troon

Troon is located on Scotland’s west coast along the sandy, windswept coast of the Firth of Clyde, a large bay framed by Northern Ireland to the south and the Kintyre Peninsula to the north that opens up to the North Atlantic.

British Open Golf Odds To Win Claret Jug

Leading favorites and contenders golf odds from FanDuel Sportsbook refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on props and live betting.

• +450: Scottie Scheffler
• +850: Rory McIlroy
• +1100: Xander Schauffele
• +1600: Ludvig Aberg, Collin Morikawa
• +1800: Bryson DeChambeau
• +2500: Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood
• +2800: Tyrrell Hatton
• +3300: Viktor Hovland
• +3500: Brooks Koepka
• +4500: Shane Lowry, Patrick Cantlay
• +4500: Cam Smith, Robert McIntyre
• +5000: Tony Finau, Hideki Matsuyama, Tom Kim

72-Hole Winning Score: Over/Under 271.5 (Par 71)

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Open Championship Golf Picks

See golf odds to win plus course insight in opening British Open preview in Forbes. Leading golf analysts and contributors picks to win and top finishing position include:

• Golf Digest: Fleetwood (2), McIlroy, Aberg, Morikawa, Hatton, Finau
• SportingLife: Fleetwood, Rahm, Finau, Cantlay and longshots Clark, English
• GolfBet: Morikawa (3), Finau and longshots Fitzpatrick, Scott, Clark, Straka. Top-10 Bhatia (2), Finau, Cantlay
• FanDuel: Aberg, Fleetwood, Tom Kim and longshots Theegala, Rai

Types Of Bets And How To Read The Odds

Golf lead data analyst Justin Ray notes that American players have won each of the first three men’s majors in 2024. But there has not been an American season sweep in the majors in a year where all four were played since 1982.

Tournament Matchups And Picks

Tournament matchups from leading online sportsbooks vary, and updated round-by-round player matchups are provided ahead of each round.

• Scheffler (-160) vs. Schauffele (+140)
• McIlroy (-135) vs. DeChambeau (+105) – Bet McIlroy
• Hovland (-125) vs. Finau (-105)
• Rahm (-120) vs. Hatton (-110)
• Day (-115) vs. Straka (-115)
• Schauffele (-180) vs. Koepka (+140)
• Burns (-125) vs. D. Johnson (-105)
• Cantlay (-120) vs. Lowry (-110)
• Spieth (-120) vs. Fitzpatrick (-110)
• Matsuyama (-115) vs. C. Smith (-115)
• J. Thomas (-115) vs. Min Woo Lee (-115)
• Scheffler (-175) vs. Morikawa (+130) – Round 1
• McIlroy (-150) vs. DeChambeau (+115) – Round 1
• Aberg (-125) vs. Fleetwood (+100) – Round 1, Bet Fleetwood
• Rahm (-115) vs. Hatton (-110) – Round 1
• Hovland (-125) vs. Finau (+100) – Round 1
• Kim (-120) vs. McIntyre (-105) – Round 1
• Schauffele (-180) vs. Koepka (-135) – Round 1
• Cantlay (-115) vs. Lowry (-110) – Round 1
• Matsuyama (-115) vs. C. Smith (-110) – Round 1
• Spieth (-110) vs. Fitzpatrick (-110) – Round 1

Featured Groups

British Open Starting Tee Times.

• Thursday, July 18 and Friday, July 19 (All Times Eastern)
• 4:36 am Thur /9:37 am Fri Hole #1: Rahm, Fleetwood, McIntyre
• 4:47 am / 9:48 am Hole #1: Aberg, DeChambeau, Tom Kim
• 9:37 am / 4:25 am Hole #1: Tiger Woods, Schauffele, Cantlay
• 10:10 am / 4:58 am Hole #1: Spieth, Scheffler, Young

TV Schedule:

Thursday, July 18: USA Network (4 a.m.-3 p.m.)

Friday, July 19: USA Network (4 a.m.-3 p.m.)

Thur-Fri Online Stream: Peacock (1:30-4 a.m., 3-4 p.m.)

Saturday, July 20: USA Network (5-7 a.m.), NBC and Peacock (7 a.m.-3 p.m.)

Sunday, July 21: USA Network (4-7 a.m.), NBC and Peacock (7 a.m.-2 p.m.)

Sat – Online Stream Peacock (5 a.m.-3 p.m.) and Sun (4 a.m.-2 p.m.)

Golf’s Record Prize Money At Majors Including $17 Million At British Open

Player Press Conference Comments

Rory McIlroy: Obviously grew up playing a lot of links golf, but when you only come back to play once or twice a year, it just takes you a little time to adapt to links onditions, links turf, green speeds. The course is in great shape, and I feel like preparations have been going well.

Scottie Scheffler: I’m excited to be back over here this year. I think the golf course is great, and there should get some good wind this week. I feel like you have to be more creative here, and that’s how golf was intended to be played. I love that part of it. You have more opportunities for shot making and being creative around the greens. I think the biggest adjustment is how much the ball spins a big more off the turf here. When you’re playing shots into the wind, it will typically have much more of an effect on what the golf ball does than what we’re used to. Getting used to the heavier air and the spinnier turf, and also getting used to the firmness of the fairways, bunkering and the speed of the greens is obviously different as well.

Xander Schauffele: I really enjoy playing links golf and all the challenges that come with it. There’s a certain attitude that you need to have to play at a high level, and that comes with playing links golf. If it’s really windy, it will be tricky, but fun.

Bryson DeChambeau: I hit the golf ball really high, and out here in the wind I’ve got to control and keep a lower flight. Driving it straight and controlling that golf ball underneath the wind is going to be super key this week.

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