The Open Championship Betting Tips

The oldest golf tournament in the world, dating back to 1860, The Open remains one of the most prestigious tournaments to win. The $17 million prize purse and the opportunity to win the Claret Jug has attracted, as always, a top class field.

The competition returns to Royal Portrush again for the second time in six years having also hosted the event in 2019 when it was won by Shane Lowry who takes part again this year.

Last year's winner Xander Schauffele retains to defend his title, while local boy Rory McIlroy will hope to perform better than 2019 when he failed to even make the cut.

The World No. 13 comes into this week on the back of a 34th place finish at the Scottish Open and an agonising second place finish at the Travelers Championship prior to that.

He has a great record when it comes to links courses and he finished second here back in the 2019 Open Championship. He’ll no doubt be a fan favourite and there’s every chance he can go one better at a nice price.

He's available at 22/1 (8 places EW) with bet365.

The Irishman was a runaway winner here back in the 2019 Open Championship, beating Tommy Fleetwood by 6 strokes.

He’s not been playing anywhere near his best of late but the World No. 18 will surely relish a return to this course and is a solid each way pick this week.

He's available at 30/1 (6 places EW) with Sky Bet.

As always, The Open Championship is fiercely competitive this year. The best odds available for each of the main contenders are;

• Scottie Scheffler - 6/1
• Rory McIlroy - 8/1
• Jon Rahm - 12/1
• Tommy Fleetwood - 25/1
• Bryson DeChambeau - 25/1
• Xander Scauffele - 28/1
• Ludvig Aberg - 28/1
• Tyrrell Hatton - 30/1
• Shane Lowry - 30/1

Bookmakers are paying a range of places, from just 5 all the way to 10, so it's worth shopping around to find the best combination of odds and places - as we have for our two tips.