As the players head to Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, it’s hard not to start getting that feeling. The Open Championship always has a different feel to it than a normal PGA Tour tournament, or even another major. Maybe because it’s played on a different continent? That could have something to do with it.
Or maybe it’s because the stakes are higher this week than any other week in golf. Winning the Claret Jug puts a golfer in a different category, on a higher pedestal, into a place among golf’s greatest champions.
So what does a golf fan do when the stakes are high? That’s easy, we gamble on it. Whether you’re playing fantasy or looking to make some money (since gambling is legal in Europe) check out the odds below from various sports betting sites.
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A few notes:
- Tiger Woods is not the odds-on favorite this week. When does that ever happen? Especially in a major, especially at this major. He won The Open here in 2006 in the most tactical performance in recent memory. Maybe that shows where the state of his game is.
- Justin Rose is the favorite, but after winning his last two starts (Quicken Loans National, Scottish Open) you have to wonder if he can win three weeks in a row. Although his golf game is obviously hot, it’s tough to sustain a winning streak in the sport of golf.
- Aside from a T3 in 2010, Rory McIlroy has been nonexistent in the Open Championship, quite literally last year after missing the cut. So far in the 2014 majors, he finished T8 at the Masters, but T23 at the U.S. Open. Proceed with caution. Even if he gets off to a hot start, it seems he’s had a bad case of the Fridays this year.
- Jason Day at 33/1 is interesting. If you can get him that low, that’s a tough bet to pass up.
Justin Rose 14/1
Rory McIlroy 14/1
Adam Scott 16/1
Henrik Stenson 16/1
Tiger Woods 18/1
Martin Kaymer 20/1
Phil Mickelson 20/1
Graeme McDowell 25/1
Sergio Garcia 25/1
Dustin Johnson 33/1
Jason Day 33/1
Jordan Spieth 33/1
Rickie Fowler 33/1
Bubba Watson 40/1
Lee Westwood 40/1
Luke Donald 40/1
Matt Kuchar 40/1
Angel Cabrera 50/1
Brandt Snedeker 50/1
Hideki Matsuyama 50/1
Ian Poulter 50/1
Paul Casey 50/1
Thomas Bjørn 50/1
Zach Johnson 50/1
Charl Schwartzel 66/1
Ernie Els 66/1
Jamie Donaldson 66/1
Jason Dufner 66/1
Jim Furyk 66/1
Francesco Molinari 80/1
Hunter Mahan 80/1
Jimmy Walker 80/1
Keegan Bradley 80/1
Louis Oosthuizen 80/1
Miguel Angel Jimenez 80/1
Mikko Ilonen 80/1
Robert Karlsson 80/1
Stephen Gallacher 80/1
Webb Simpson 80/1
Bill Haas 100/1
Brendon Todd 100/1
Graham De Laet 100/1
Harris English 100/1
Jonas Blixt 100/1
Joost Luiten 100/1
Kevin Na 100/1
Matteo Manassero 100/1
Nick Watney 100/1
Patrick Reed 100/1
Shane Lowry 100/1
Victor Dubuisson 100/1
Billy Horschel 125/1
Branden Grace 125/1
Chris Wood 125/1
Danny Willett 125/1
Gary Woodland 125/1
Pablo Larrazabal 125/1
Padraig Harrington 125/1
Ross Fisher 125/1
Ryan Moore 125/1
Thongchai Jaidee 125/1
Bernd Wiesberger 150/1
Brooks Koepka 150/1
Charley Hoffman 150/1
Chris Kirk 150/1
Edoardo Molinari 150/1
Fredrik Jacobson 150/1
Gonzalo Fdez-Castaño 150/1
John Senden 150/1
KJ Choi 150/1
Marc Leishman 150/1
Marc Warren 150/1
Michael Hoey 150/1
Paul Lawrie 150/1
Rafa Cabrera Bello 150/1
Richard Sterne 150/1
Thorbjorn Olesen 150/1
Brian Harman 175/1
Brendon De Jonge 200/1
Darren Clarke 200/1
George Coetzee 200/1
Gregory Bourdy 200/1
J B Holmes 200/1
Kevin Stadler 200/1
Kevin Streelman 200/1
Russell Henley 200/1
Ryan Palmer 200/1
Ryo Ishikawa 200/1
Stewart Cink 200/1
Tommy Fleetwood 200/1
Ben Curtis 250/1
Ben Martin 250/1
Boo Weekley 250/1
Brendan Steele 250/1
Chris Stroud 250/1
Erik Compton 250/1
Justin Leonard 250/1
Matt Every 250/1
Matt Jones 250/1
Matthew Baldwin 250/1
Oliver Fisher 250/1
Peter Uihlein 250/1
Yong Eun Yang 250/1
Cameron Tringale 300/1
Chesson Hadley 300/1
David Howell 300/1
George McNeil 300/1
Roberto Castro 300/1
Scott Stallings 300/1
Shawn Stefani 300/1
Anirban Lahiri 400/1
Brett Rumford 400/1
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 400/1
Billy Hurley III 500/1
Bradley Neil 500/1
Byeong-Hun An 500/1
D.A. Points 500/1
Hyung-Sung Kim 500/1
Jin Jeong 500/1
Justin Walters 500/1
Tom Watson 500/1
Victor Riu 500/1
Ashun Wu 750/1
Chris Hanson 750/1
David Duval 750/1
Dawie Van Der Walt 750/1
John Daly 750/1
Juvic Pagunsan 750/1
Mark Calcavecchia 750/1
Oscar Floren 750/1
Nick Faldo 1000/1
Sandy Lyle 1000/1
Open Championship odds via Golf Odds
Rory McIlroy 12/1
Adam Scott 12/1
Tiger Woods 15/1
Martin Kaymer 20/1
Henrik Stenson 15/1
Phil Mickelson 25/1
Jason Day 25/1
Justin Rose 12/1
Jordan Spieth 30/1
Sergio Garcia 20/1
Lee Westwood 40/1
Matt Kuchar 30/1
Dustin Johnson 30/1
Bubba Watson 40/1
Rickie Fowler 30/1
Brandt Snedeker 60/1
Graeme McDowell 25/1
Luke Donald 50/1
Ian Poulter 50/1
Jason Dufner 60/1
Charl Schwartzel 60/1
Louis Oosthuizen 60/1
Hideki Matsuyama 60/1
Ernie Els 60/1
Zach Johnson 50/1
Jim Furyk 50/1
Paul Casey 50/1
Thomas Bjorn 50/1
Keegan Bradley 80/1
Hunter Mahan 80/1
Jimmy Walker 80/1
Webb Simpson 80/1
Steve Stricker WD
Francesco Molinari 60/1
Victor Dubuisson 80/1
Jamie Donaldson 80/1
Graham DeLaet 150/1
Miguel Angel Jimenez 80/1
Padraig Harrington 150/1
Jonas Blixt 125/1
Bill Haas 125/1
Gary Woodland 125/1
Harris English 100/1
Ryan Moore 100/1
John Senden 150/1
Patrick Reed 125/1
Matteo Manassero 100/1
Angel Cabrera 50/1
Nicolas Colsaerts XX
Brooks Koepka 200/1
Brendon de Jonge 200/1
Martin Laird XX
Stephen Gallacher 80/1
Joost Luiten 125/1
Ross Fisher 200/1
Thorborjn Olesen 150/1
Freddie Jacobson 150/1
Peter Hanson XX
Billy Horschel 125/1
Kevin Na 150/1
Chris Kirk 200/1
Branden Grace 200/1
George Coetzee 250/1
Nick Watney 200/1
Bernd Wiesberger 200/1
Marc Leishman 150/1
Matt Jones 250/1
Chris Wood 125/1
Peter Uihlein 500/1
Shane Lowry 100/1
Mikko Ilonen 80/1
Richard Sterne 400/1
K.J. Choi 150/1
Retief Goosen XX
Paul Lawrie 250/1
Geoff Ogilvy XX
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 250/1
Russell Henley 300/1
Stewart Cink 250/1
Thongchai Jaidee 125/1
Tommy Fleetwood 250/1
Ryan Palmer 200/1
Matt Every 250/1
Kevin Streelman 250/1
Darren Clarke 300/1
Gregory Bourdy 300/1
Boo Weekley 300/1
Brett Rumford 500/1
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 500/1
Justin Leonard 500/1
Roberto Castro 500/1
D.A. Points 500/1
Ben Curtis 300/1
David Duval 1000/1
John Daly 1000/1
Y.E. Yang 500/1
Jin Jeong 1000/1
Tom Lehman WD
Tom Watson 500/1
Field (all others) 15/1
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