Open Championship latest favorites to win at Royal Birkdale

By admin — In News — July 15, 2026

   ​It’s the eve of the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England and nothing much has changed about the latest odds to win the golf season’s final major championship.Defending champion Scottie Scheffler is +750 on the moneyline by BetMGM with just hours to go before the first tee time at 1:35 a.m. (EDT). Scheffler, who enters the week leading the PGA Tour in earnings and the FedEx Cup standings, won last year at Royal Portrush, tees off at 4:58 a.m., playing with LIV Golf members Bryson DeChambeau and Tyrrell Hatton.Scottie Scheffler hangs out on the practice green at Royal Birkdale with his son Bennett on July 15, 2026 in Southport, England. Scheffler is the favorite to win the British Open for a second year in a row.The next favorite is Rory McIlroy at +900, followed by Matt Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood, both at +1600. McIlroy is a past British Open champion, Fitzpatrick has a U.S. Open title to his name and Fleetwood is searching for his first major title.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJon Rahm +2200Viktor Hovland +2500Chris Gotterup +2800Xander Schauffele +2800Collin Morikawa +3000Justin Rose +3300Ludvig Åberg +3300Robert MacIntyre +3300Hatton +3300Wyndham Clark +3300Cameron Young +3500Tom Kim +5000Patrick Reed +6000DeChambeau +6600Aaron Rai +6600Brooks Koepka +6600Jordan Spieth +6600All times Eastern.Thursday, July 16: Peacock (1:30-4 a.m.) | USA Network (4 a.m.-3:30 p.m.)Friday, July 17:Peacock (1:30-4 a.m.) | USA Network (4 a.m.-3:30 p.m.)Saturday, July 18: USA Network (5-7 a.m.) | NBC (7 a.m.-3 p.m.)Sunday, July 19: USA Network (4-7 a.m.) | NBC (7 a.m.-2 p.m.)Live streaming: Sling (for USA) | Fubo.This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Open Championship latest favorites to win at Royal Birkdale  

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