2025 Open Championship Betting Preview
15 July 2025
The final major of the season takes place this week at Royal Portrush Golf Club, host of the 153rd Open Championship. Last year's champion Xander Schauffele returns to defend his title at the 7,381-yard, par 71 course that will host The Open for the third time.
THE OPEN ODDS, TIME
- Day: July 17-20, 2025
- Location: Portrush, Northern Ireland
- Golf Course: Royal Portrush Golf Club
- Distance: Par 71 / Yards 7381
- Purse: $17,000,000
- Defending Champion: Xander Schauffele
- Moneyline Favorite: Scottie Scheffler (+450)
HOW TO WATCH THE OPEN
- TV Channel: NBC/USA Network
- Streaming: Peacock
DUNKEL INDEX TOP 40
Here are the Top 40 golfers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:
| S. Scheffler | -20.512 |
| K. Bradley | -24.424 |
| J. Rahm | -25.535 |
| R. Henley | -25.540 |
| R. McIlroy | -26.149 |
| B. Griffin | -26.426 |
| JJ Spaun | -28.561 |
| V. Hovland | -28.635 |
| C. Conners | -29.193 |
| C. Gotterup | -29.283 |
| J. Spieth | -29.310 |
| R. Fox | -29.574 |
| J. Day | -29.653 |
| S. Burns | -29.661 |
| H. English | -29.711 |
| B. DeChambeau | -29.944 |
| T. Fleetwood | -30.051 |
| C. Morikawa | -30.187 |
| M. McNealy | -30.380 |
| M. Fitzpatrick | -30.462 |
| H. Hall | -30.520 |
| T. Pendrith | -30.971 |
| J. Niemann | -30.986 |
| S. Straka | -31.906 |
| Cam Young | -32.053 |
| P. Cantlay | -32.095 |
| T. Hatton | -32.147 |
| R. MacIntyre | -32.198 |
| H. Matsuyama | -32.239 |
| J. Thomas | -32.558 |
| P. Reed | -32.982 |
| A. Rai | -33.088 |
| A. Scott | -33.098 |
| S. Lowry | -33.133 |
| L. Aberg | -33.445 |
| T. Finau | -33.943 |
| W. Clark | -34.957 |
| D. Berger | -35.001 |
| J. Rose | -35.198 |
| B. Harman | -35.378 |
WINNER: SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER (+450)
Despite causing a stir by calling winning not very fulfilling, the World No. 1 comes in the favorite to win his fourth major and three of the four legs of the career Grand Slam. Rated No. 1 in this week's Dunkel Index, we'll take Scheffler (+450) to pick up another title at Royal Portrush this weekend.
BEST ODDS FOR TOP 10 FINISH: JON RAHM (+115)
Rated No. 3 in the Dunkel Index
BEST ODDS FOR TOP 20 FINISH: COLLIN MORIKAWA (+110)
Rated No. 18 in the Dunkel Index
BEST ODDS FOR TOP 30 FINISH: MATT FITZPATRICK (+120)
Rated No. 20 in the Dunkel Index
BEST ODDS FOR TOP 40 FINISH: JUSTIN ROSE (+105)
Rated No. 39 in the Dunkel Index
