The Open Championship begins on Thursday on the very difficult Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland. Carnoustie has hosted the Open seven times and in four of those seven years, the winning score was over par. Dustin Johnson is listed as the favorite at odds of +1407, while Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy are the co-second choices at odds of +1621. Let’s look at the odds and predictions for the Open Championship.
Open Championship Odds
Dustin Johnson +1407
Rickie Fowler +1621
Justin Rose +1621
Rory McIlroy +1621
Jordan Spieth +2056
Jon Rahm +2262
Tommy Fleetwood +2262
Henrik Stenson +2262
Brooks Koepka +2562
Justin Thomas +2811
Francesco Molinari +2868
Jason Day +2868
Tiger Woods +2950
Sergio Garcia +3058
Alex Noren +3270
Marc Leishman +3711
Paul Casey +3881
Branden Grace +3881
Patrick Reed +4250
Tyrell Hatton +4550
Hideki Matsuyama +5250
Ian Poulter +6050
Matthew Fitzpatrick +6050
Phil Mickelson +6050
Louis Oosthuizen +6050
Thomas Pieters +6050
Russell Knox +6420
Matt Kuchar +6550
Tony Finau +6550
Thorbjorn Olesen +6550
Rafael Cabrera Bello +6550
Adam Scott +7250
Zach Johnson +8007
Bryson Dechambeau +8275
Bubba Watson +8442
Russell Henley +9758
Xander Schauffele +10123
Lee Westwood +10250
Webb Simpson +10250
Shane Lowry +10250
Luke List +10250
Paul Dunne +11250
Brandt Snedeker +11250
Eddie Pepperell +11250
Brandon Stone +12550
Haotong Li +12550
Matthew Southgate +12550
Ryan Fox +12550
Danny Willett +15250
Kevin Na +15250
Emiliano Grillo +12550
Daniel Berger +12550
Martin Kaymer +12550
Cameron Smith +12550
Gary Woodland +13250
Byeong Hun An +13250
Stewart Cink +13250
Charley Hoffman +15250
Patrick Cantlay +15250
Keegan Bradley +15250
Chris Wood +15250
Dylan Frittelli +15250
Andy Sullivan +15250
Kiradech Aphibarnrat +15250
Ross Fisher +15250
Ryan Moore +15250
Peter Uihlein +15250
Charl Schwartzel +15250
Beau Hossler +17250
Alexander Bjork +18550
Brian Harman +17550
Jorge Campillo +18550
Alexander Levy +18550
Jason Dufner +18550
Padraig Harrington +20250
Jimmy Walker +20250
Si Woo Kim +20250
Andrew Landry +22550
Anirban Lahiri +22550
Odds Analysis
Dustin Johnson +1407
It is rare when there is value on a favorite, but that is the case this week with Johnson. He has two wins this season and he leads the PGA Tour in a number of categories. He has five top 15 finishes in his career at the Open. It is also worth noting that eight of the last 11 Open champions were 35 years old or older.
Rickie Fowler +1621
I am going out on a limb this week and picking Rickie as one of my top choices. I know that he always fall short in majors, but he played last week’s Scottish Open and played well and I expect him to contend this week and have a chance to win.
Justin Rose +1621
Rose has two wins this season and he almost always finishes in the top 10. He is second in the field in scoring behind Johnson. I am a bit concerned though that he has never really done that well in the Open. There is no question that Rose could win this week, but I am looking elsewhere.
Rory McIlroy +1621
Rory has been inconsistent this season with a win at Bay Hill and a missed cut at Shinnecock. Which Rory will show up this week? I have no idea, so I will simply avoid taking him.
Jordan Spieth +2056
I still want no part of Spieth until he figures things out. His putting has been poor all season and it is really hard to win when you don’t putt well.
Tommy Fleetwood +2262
I like Fleetwood this week as one of my top choices. He has done well in the past at Carnoustie and he shows no fear against the top players in the world.
Alex Noren +3270
I think Noren has a lot of value at these odds. He won the Open de France this year and he won on the links at the Scottish Open two years ago. He tied for 6th in last year’s Open at Royal Birkdale. It could be a great week for Noren.
Paul Casey +3881
Is this finally the year that Casey wins a major? He is up to No. 12 in the world rankings and we know that experience matters in the Open. He tied for 11th at Birkdale last year.
Tyrell Hatton +4550
You have to give Hatton a big chance, as he loves playing on the links. He has won the last two Alfred Dunhill Links Championships and he almost always plays well in Scotland. He is a live longshot this week.
Course: Carnoustie will be hosting the Open Championship for the 8th time. The most recent was in 2007 when Padraig Harrington won a playoff against Sergio Garcia. It is also the site of the famous Jean Van de Velde meltdown where he ended up with a 7 on the 18th hole to blow his victory. He ended up losing in a three-way playoff. Carnoustie is a links course with pot bunkers, fescue-lined fairways and tough hazards. The course measures 7,402 yards and is a par 71. In the last two Open Championships at Carnoustie only 19 players have finished under par.
TV Coverage: NBC and Golf Channel
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