The best players in the world are in Scotland this week for the Open Championship. The scores will not be very good this week, as the tournament is being held at Carnoustie, so picking matchups will be all about finding players who can avoid trouble and who are good at scrambling. We are coming off a 3-2 week with the matchups at the John Deere Classic and a 3-1 week with the matchups at the Scottish Open. Let’s look at the odds and picks for this week’s Open Championship.
Open Championship Matchup Odds
Justin Rose -136 vs. Dustin Johnson
Dustin Johnson -132 vs. Jon Rahm
Dustin Johnson -115 vs. Rory McIlroy
Justin Rose -132 vs. Rory McIlroy
Justin Rose -168 vs. Rickie Fowler
Dustin Johnson -138 vs. Rickie Fowler
Justin Rose -164 vs. Jon Rahm
Justin Rose -175 vs. Tommy Fleetwood
Dustin Johnson -197 vs. Tommy Fleetwood
Rory McIlroy -141 vs. Jon Rahm
Rory McIlroy -190 vs. Tommy Fleetwood
Rickie Fowler -165 vs. Tommy Fleetwood
Jason Day -132 vs. Sergio Garcia
Justin Thomas -129 vs. Jordan Spieth
Henrik Stenson -124 vs. Jordan Spieth
Rory McIlroy -143 vs. Rickie Fowler
Tiger Woods -135 vs. Brooks Koepka
Tiger Woods -126 vs. Jordan Spieth
Brooks Koepka -124 vs. Jordan Spieth
Tiger Woods -118 vs. Henrik Stenson
Brooks Koepka -141 vs. Alexander Noren
Jordan Spieth -122 vs. Alexander Noren
Brooks Koepka -117 vs. Justin Thomas
Jon Rahm -165 vs. Tommy Fleetwood
Brooks Koepka -120 vs. Henrik Stenson
Jon Rahm -119 vs. Rickie Fowler
Justin Thomas -139 vs. Alexander Noren
Justin Thomas -115 vs. Tiger Woods
Justin Thomas -117 vs. Henrik Stenson
Tiger Woods -134 vs. Alexander Noren
Paul Casey -153 vs. Patrick Reed
Francesco Molinari -161 vs. Sergio Garcia
Paul Casey -147 vs. Tyrrell Hatton
Francesco Molinari -138 vs. Jason Day
Henrik Stenson -137 vs. Alexander Noren
Zach Johnson -115 vs. Bubba Watson
Hideki Matsuyama -132 vs. Marc Leishman
Ian Poulter -136 vs. Matthew Fitzpatrick
Matt Kuchar -132 vs. Louis Oosthuizen
Branden Grace -119 vs. Marc Leishman
Phil Mickelson -124 vs. Matthew Fitzpatrick
Ian Poulter -123 vs. Phil Mickelson
Daniel Berger -152 vs. Jason Dufner
Patrick Cantlay -144 vs. Brandt Snedeker
Tony Finau -127 vs. Rafael Cabrera Bello
Kiradech Aphibarnrat -164 vs. Eddie Pepperell
Tony Finau -161 vs. Thorbjorn Olesen
Patrick Cantlay -121 vs. Xander Schauffele
Andy Sullivan -122 vs. Adam Scott
Luke List -141 vs. Chris Wood
Webb Simpson -167 vs. Haotong Li
Keegan Bradley -179 vs. Padraig Harrington
Jimmy Walker -119 vs. Anirban Lahiri
Martin Kaymer -140 vs. Charl Schwartzel
Open Championship Matchup Picks
Before we get to the picks there are a few things to consider. Carnoustie is simply a beast of a course. It definitely lives up to its nickname of “car-nasty.” The winning score when the Open was held on this course in 1999 was 6 over par. Padraig Harrington did shoot 7-under par when the Open was held at Carnoustie in 2007, but only 19 players finished under par. This year’s course is dry, perhaps drier than it has ever been so it is going to play long. The players who hit the ball a ton are going to have an advantage, but there are so many pot bunkers and hazards that accuracy is also important and scrambling is the No. 1 stat to consider this week. Harrington led the field in scrambling when he won in 2007.
Dustin Johnson -115 vs. Rory McIlroy
D.J. should be able to take advantage of the hard and fast fairways more than any other player. He is also an excellent scrambler and those skills will be needed this week. Rory always seems to have one bad round that takes him out of contention. I will take Johnson in this matchup.
Tommy Fleetwood +160 vs. Rory McIlroy
This is simply a price play, as I have no clue why Rory is such a big favorite. Fleetwood owns the course record at Carnousite and he has played well previously in the Dunhill Links.
Alexander Noren +104 vs. Tiger Woods
This is another price that I don’t get, as Noren is simply the better player. He won the Open de France and he has three top 20 finishes at the Dunhill Links. Maybe Tiger will win again, but we have yet to see him in serious contention.
Branden Grace -119 vs. Marc Leishman
Grace loves to play on hard, fast tracks. He won the 2012 Dunhill Links. Leishman is really not having the season he had a year ago and I don’t see it turning around in Scotland.
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