The Open Championship is a prestigious golfing event on the PGA Tour calendar, which will be at the Royal Troon Golf Club on Thursday, July 18. Golfers will compete for a slice of the $17,000,000 prize purse and bragging rights for competition in this field. Scottie Scheffler leads the pack with a moneyline at +500.
The Open Championship is coming up at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland. Last year's winner, Brian Harmon, led the field with a six-stroke victory, with a final score of -13.
Distance will be a factor here, but the strongest driver does not guarantee a victory. If golfers are bombing without much thought, there might be issues with the next shot.
Staying true to the fairway and landing on the smaller greens are important. It would be best to consider golfers with excellent strokes gained approach stats and tee-to-green strokes gained numbers.
Plenty of the best names in golf are competing in this event, which means the field will be particularly tough to navigate. However, a few stand out below.
Morikawa missed the cut for this event last year, but this was back at the Royal Liverpool Golf Course. He has excellent momentum after a T4 performance at the Scottish Open.
Over his last seven events, he has landed in the top four in four tournaments. This shows that he is one of the more dangerous players in contention.
Rahm might be a steal for this price since a handful of other golfers are ahead of him in terms of favorable options to win. He finished T2 last year at this event (Royal Liverpool) and has a chance to do better here.
He had issues with a foot injury prior to his latest appearances. Hopefully, he is ready to go and will not have any flare-ups.
McIlroy is coming off of a T4 performance at the Scottish Open, and it makes a lot of sense to back him here. Before that, he landed second at the U.S. Open back in June.
His game translates well to these courses and should offer a good run in the top 10. Consider him if you are interested in getting slightly more value over Scheffler.
MyBookie brings forth the most recent PGA Tour betting odds for the upcoming Open Championship. Looking at the market favorite, Scottie Scheffler has a lot to like here.
This is another season in which Scheffler is playing at a high level, and all golfers are lucky to steal any wins. He won back at the Travelers Championship and offers excellent momentum once again.
