British Open Tees Off Thursday
The 150th edition of the British Open Championship will take place at the Home of Golf
The fourth and final major golf tournament of the season will be played this week, Thursday-Sunday, in Sandwich, Kent (England).
This should be a fascinating golf event, both from a spectator and gambling point of view. It's now back to links golf for the very best players in the world as the Royal St. George's Golf Club will be an intriguing host. Indeed, this venue can be a wildly unpredictable course. Plenty of bunkers, gusty winds, and conditions many tour pros aren't used to experiencing are going to give players in this field all they can handle. The only thing viewers and bettors can expect is a chaotic weekend on the leaderboard.
When Royal St. George's hosted most recently – in 2003 and 2011 – those were both years that saw four first-time major champions. That won't happen in 2021 since Phil Mickelson won the PGA Championship win earlier this year. But there's compelling evidence that we could see another first-time major champion crowned on British soil.
Here's a look at the top dozen betting favourites heading into the British Open:
It's no surprise Jon Rahm is the top betting favourite at +800 odds (wager $100 to win $800) to capture the trophy. This competition follows his impressive U.S. Open victory in June at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, CA.
Among the favourites, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth are the only golfers to capture the Open Championship in the past. McIlroy accomplished the feat in 2014 at the Old Course at St Andrews, while Spieth captured the championship in 2017 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.
Royal St. George's Golf Course last hosted this event in 2011. The winner that year was Darren Clarke. What a difference a decade makes: He's listed as a 500-1 longshot to win this week at the British Open.
On the other side of the coin, longtime touring pro Lee Westwood could make history this week, but it's the kind of history he’d like. If Westwood doesn’t win at Royal St. George’s in what is his 88th career major championship appearance, he will have the most major starts all-time without a victory – breaking out of a tie with Jay Haas.
British Open Championship basics
What: 2021 Open Championship
Where: Royal St. George’s, Sandwich, England
When: Thursday-Sunday, July 15-18
Purse: $11.5 million ($2.07 million winner’s share)
Last year’s champion: Shane Lowry (2019)
2021 Open Championship
Tee Times: Round 1 (All Times EST)
Tee No. 1
1:35 a.m. – Richard Bland, Andy Sullivan, Marcus Armitage
1:46 a.m. – Chan Kim, Justin Harding, Haotong Li
1:57 a.m. – Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Abel Gallegos (a)
2:08 a.m. – Alex Noren, J.C. Ritchie, Richard Mansell
2:19 a.m. – Dean Burmester, Danny Willett, Laird Shepherd (a)
2:30 a.m. – Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Sam Horsfield, Min Woo Lee
2:41 a.m. – Viktor Hovland, Ryan Palmer, Thomas Detry
2:52 a.m. – Paul Casey, Abraham Ancer, Ian Poulter
3:03 a.m. – Brooks Koepka, Jason Kokrak, Garrick Higgo
3:14 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Joaquin Niemann, Joel Dahmen
3:25 a.m. – Darren Clarke, Bernd Wiesberger, Joe Long (a)
3:36 a.m. – Chris Kirk, Marcus Kinhult, Jack Senior
3:47 a.m. – Talor Gooch, C.T. Pan, Jonathan Thomson
4:03 a.m. – Ernie Els, Gary Woodland, Cole Hammer (a)
4:14 a.m. – Sam Burns, Lucas Herbert, Jorge Campillo
4:25 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Bryson DeChambeau, Branden Grace
4:36 a.m. – Brian Harman, Mackenzie Hughes, Dylan Frittelli
4:47 a.m. – Victor Perez, Kevin Streelman, Guido Migliozzi
4:58 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm, Louis Oosthuizen
5:09 a.m. – Stewart Cink, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer
5:20 a.m. – Dustin Johnson, Will Zalatoris, Justin Rose
5:31 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Sergio Garcia, Yuxin Lin (a)
5:42 a.m. – Harris English, Erik Van Rooyen, Chez Reavie
5:53 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Byeong Hun An, Brandt Snedeker
6:04 a.m. – Cameron Tringale, Takumi Kanaya, Marcel Schneider
6:15 a.m. – Lanto Griffin, Rikuya Hoshino, Connor Worsdall
6:36 a.m. – Aaron Rai, Paul Waring, Daniel Croft
6:47 a.m. – Daniel Van Tonder, Jazz Janewattananond, Christoffer Bring (a)
6:58 a.m. – Harold Varner III, Brendan Steele, Matthias Schmid (a)
7:09 a.m. – Troy Merritt, Adam Long, Jaco Ahlers
7:20 a.m. – Jason Day, Joost Luiten, Johannes Veerman
7:31 a.m. – John Catlin, Romain Langasque, Aaron Pike,
7:42 a.m. – Padraig Harrington, Brad Kennedy, Sam Forgan
7:53 a.m. – Tony Finau, Billy Horschel, Adam Hadwin
8:04 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Ryan Fox
8:15 a.m. – Francesco Molinari, Marc Leishman, Matt Wallace
8:26 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, Corey Conners, Sebastian Munoz
8:37 a.m. – Jason Scrivener, Keith Mitchell, Sam Bairstow (a)
8:48 a.m. – Charley Hoffman, Emiliano Grillo, Benjamin Hebert
9:04 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Richard T. Lee, Rafa Cabrera Bello
9:15 a.m. – Carlos Ortiz, Brendon Todd, Matthias Schwab
9:26 a.m. – Webb Simpson, Russell Henley, Shaun Norris
9:37 a.m. – Matt Jones, Daniel Hillier, Marcel Siem
9:48 a.m. – Phil Mickelson, Tyrrell Hatton, Kevin Kisner
9:59 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler
10:10 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott
10:21 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed, Cameron Smith
10:32 a.m. – Henrik Stenson, Max Homa, Matt Kuchar
10:43 a.m. – Antoine Rozner, Ryosuke Kinoshita, Ben Hutchinson
10:54 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Deyen Lawson, Poom Saksansin
11:05 a.m. – Yuki Inamori, Jimmy Walker, Ricardo Celia
11:16 a.m. – Rikard Karlberg, Ryutaro Nagano, Nicholas Poppleton
2021 Open Championship Tee Times:
Round 2 (all times EST)
Tee No.1
1:35 a.m. – Aaron Rai, Paul Waring, Daniel Croft
1:46 a.m. – Daniel Van Tonder, Jazz Janewattananond, Christoffer Bring (a)
1:57 a.m. – Harold Varner III, Brendan Steele, Matthias Schmid (a)
2:08 a.m. – Troy Merritt, Adam Long, Jaco Ahlers
2:19 a.m. – Jason Day, Joost Luiten, Johannes Veerman
2:30 a.m. – John Catlin, Romain Langasque, Aaron Pike,
2:41 a.m. – Padraig Harrington, Brad Kennedy, Sam Forgan
2:52 a.m. – Tony Finau, Billy Horschel, Adam Hadwin
3:03 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Ryan Fox
3:14 a.m. – Francesco Molinari, Marc Leishman, Matt Wallace
3:25 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, Corey Conners, Sebastian Munoz
3:36 a.m. – Jason Scrivener, Keith Mitchell, Sam Bairstow (a)
3:47 a.m. – Charley Hoffman, Emiliano Grillo, Benjamin Hebert
4:03 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Richard T. Lee, Rafa Cabrera Bello
4:14 a.m. – Carlos Ortiz, Brendon Todd, Matthias Schwab
4:25 a.m. – Webb Simpson, Russell Henley, Shaun Norris
4:36 a.m. – Matt Jones, Daniel Hillier, Marcel Siem
4:47 a.m. – Phil Mickelson, Tyrrell Hatton, Kevin Kisner
4:58 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler
5:09 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott
5:20 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed, Cameron Smith
5:31 a.m. – Henrik Stenson, Max Homa, Matt Kuchar
5:42 a.m. – Antoine Rozner, Ryosuke Kinoshita, Ben Hutchinson
5:53 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Deyen Lawson, Poom Saksansin
6:04 a.m. – Yuki Inamori, Jimmy Walker, Ricardo Celia
6:15 a.m. – Rikard Karlberg, Ryutaro Nagano, Nicholas Poppleton
6:36 a.m. – Richard Bland, Andy Sullivan, Marcus Armitage
6:47 a.m. – Chan Kim, Justin Harding, Haotong Li
6:58 a.m. – Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Abel Gallegos (a)
7:09 a.m. – Alex Noren, J.C. Ritchie, Richard Mansell
7:20 a.m. – Dean Burmester, Danny Willett, Laird Shepherd (a)
7:31 a.m. – Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Sam Horsfield, Min Woo Lee
7:42 a.m. – Viktor Hovland, Ryan Palmer, Thomas Detry
7:53 a.m. – Paul Casey, Abraham Ancer, Ian Poulter
8:04 a.m. – Brooks Koepka, Jason Kokrak, Garrick Higgo
8:15 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Joaquin Niemann, Joel Dahmen
8:26 a.m. – Darren Clarke, Bernd Wiesberger, Joe Long (a)
8:37 a.m. – Chris Kirk, Marcus Kinhult, Jack Senior
8:48 a.m. – Talor Gooch, C.T. Pan, Jonathan Thomson
9:04 a.m. – Ernie Els, Gary Woodland, Cole Hammer (a)
9:15 a.m. – Sam Burns, Lucas Herbert, Jorge Campillo
9:26 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Bryson DeChambeau, Branden Grace
9:37 a.m. – Brian Harman, Mackenzie Hughes, Dylan Frittelli
9:48 a.m. – Victor Perez, Kevin Streelman, Guido Migliozzi
9:59 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm, Louis Oosthuizen
10:10 a.m. – Stewart Cink, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer
10:21 a.m. – Dustin Johnson, Will Zalatoris, Justin Rose
10:32 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Sergio Garcia, Yuxin Lin (a)
10:43 a.m. – Harris English, Erik Van Rooyen, Chez Reavie
10:54 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Byeong Hun An, Brandt Snedeker
11:05 a.m. – Cameron Tringale, Takumi Kanaya, Marcel Schneider
11:16 a.m. – Lanto Griffin, Rikuya Hoshino, Connor Worsdall
