2026 Open Championship Betting Preview
15 July 2026
The world's best golfers head to the historic Royal Birkdale Golf Clup for the 154th Open Championship. Scottie Scheffler is in the field to defend his title at the par 70 / 7223 yard course in Southport, England.
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS, TIME
- Date: July 16-19, 2026
- Location: Southport, England
- Golf Course: Royal Birkdale Golf Club
- Distance: Par 70 / Yards 7223
- Purse:
- Defending Champion: Scottie Scheffler
- Moneyline Favorite: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO WATCH THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
- TV: NBC/USA Network
- Streaming: Paramount+/ESPN+
DUNKEL INDEX TOP 40
Here are the Top 40 golfers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:
| S. Scheffler | -22.248 |
| J. Rahm | -22.377 |
| W. Clark | -22.481 |
| V. Hovland | -22.897 |
| T. Kim | -23.067 |
| X. Schauffele | -23.521 |
| C. Gotterup | -24.613 |
| C. Morikawa | -25.623 |
| A. Bhatia | -25.636 |
| M. Fitzpatrick | -25.860 |
| S. Burns | -26.218 |
| R. Henley | -26.767 |
| T. Hatton | -27.066 |
| B. Griffin | -27.088 |
| A. Fitzpatrick | -27.397 |
| R. McIlroy | -27.772 |
| R. MacIntyre | -28.027 |
| T. Fleetwood | -28.140 |
| A. Rai | -28.191 |
| JJ Spaun | -28.584 |
| J. Rose | -28.724 |
| P. Cantlay | -28.735 |
| SW Kim | -28.895 |
| R. Fowler | -28.976 |
| B. Koepka | -29.209 |
| Cam Young | -29.413 |
| MW Lee | -29.550 |
| M. Thorbjornsen | -29.553 |
| K. Reitan | -30.105 |
| N. Hojgaard | -30.396 |
| L. Aberg | -30.526 |
| K. Kitayama | -30.541 |
| J. Thomas | -30.740 |
| J. Niemann | -30.767 |
| S. Lowry | -30.885 |
| B. DeChambeau | -31.394 |
| H. English | -31.497 |
| M. McNealy | -31.711 |
| H. Matsuyama | -31.966 |
| A. Noren | -32.115 |
WINNER: SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER (+680)
Scheffler is the defending champion after his dominant four-shot victory at Royal Portrush. He has never missed a cut in his five career Open starts, logging three top-10 finishes. Rated No. 1 in this week's Dunkel Index, we'll take Scheffler (+680) to close out the majors with a win at Royal Birkdale.
BEST ODDS FOR TOP 10 FINISH: JON RAHM (+180)
Rated No. 2 in the Dunkel Index
BEST ODDS FOR TOP 20 FINISH: MATT FITZPATRICK (-134)
Rated No. 10 in the Dunkel Index
TOURNAMENT MATCHUP: XANDER SCHAUFFELE (-130) OVER CHRIS GOTTERUP
Schauffele rated No. 6 in the Dunkel Index; Gotterup rated No. 7
TOURNAMENT MATCHUP: AARON RAI (-128) OVER J.J. SPAUN
Rai rated No. 19 in the Dunkel Index; Spaun rated No. 20
TOURNAMENT MATCHUP: KURT KITAYAMA (-136) OVER MAVERICK MCNEALY
Kitayama rated No. 32 in the Dunkel Index; McNealy rated No. 38
