It’s finally here. The Open Championship takes place this weekend at the challenging Royal Liverpool Golf Club. It will be the 151st running of The Open and there are plenty of ways for fans to bet on the action.
The Open: Course preview
Royal Liverpool is a unique Beast. We last saw it host an Open Championship nine long years ago when a young man by the name of Rory McIlroy lifted the Claret Jug. Rickie Fowler was hot on his heels that weekend and both players have won a PGA Tour event in recent weeks, harking back to their glory years and highlighting that they still have plenty of gas in the tank.
As for the course itself, the bunkers and rough are especially tricky. Flat bunkers are a rarity, with Royal Liverpool really punishing any player who misses a fairway with craters filled with soft sand, and thick rough that snags the club head on the way down.
With such undulating greens and such devastating hazards and sand traps, it’s going to require golfers to show plenty of flair on approach, as well as pinpoint accuracy.
Betting trends
- Every single one of the past 10 winners has had a P2 or better at a major prior to the win, three of which did so at the Masters.
There’s also a trend of mid-tier players in terms of betting odds winning the event.
2022 Cam Smith (25-1)
2021 Collin Morikawa (30-1)
2019 Shawn Lowry (80-1)
2018 Francesco Molinari (25-1)
2017 Jordan Spieth…
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