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2019 British Open odds: Rory McIlroy favored in 156-man field at Royal Portrush

Odds for the Open

It’s not golf if you’re not gambling.

The British Open, the 148th in the Open Championship’s history, begins tomorrow at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland.

Golf’s oldest major championship will be played on the Dunluce Course in County Antrim where 156 of the world’s best golfers will compete for a $10.75 million purse.

The country’s favorite son, Rory McIlroy, is favored in the tournament at +800, per BetOnline.

On his heels are Brooks Koepka (+1000), Jon Rahm (+1400), and Dustin Johnson (+1600) while 2019 Masters winner Tiger Woods (+1800) rounds out the top 5 odds.

Last year’s British Open winner, Francesco Molinari, is listed at +2500, and Gary Woodland, the winner of the 2019 US Open, received +5000 odds.

You can find the tee times and schedule for the weekend here, and the following are the odds for each golfer in the entire 156-man field to win the 2019 British Open.

2019 British Open odds

@ BetOnline

  1. Rory McIlroy  +800
  2.  Brooks Koepka  +1000
  3.  Jon Rahm  +1400
  4.  Dustin Johnson  +1600
  5.  Tiger Woods  +1800
  6.  Justin Rose  +2000
  7.  Francesco Molinari  +2500
  8.  Xander Schauffele  +2500
  9.  Tommy Fleetwood  +2500
  10.  Henrik Stenson  +2800
  11.  Rickie Fowler  +2800
  12.  Adam Scott  +2800
  13.  Justin Thomas  +2800
  14.  Patrick Cantlay  +2800
  15.  Jordan Spieth  +3300
  16.  Matt Kuchar  +3300
  17.  Bryson DeChambeau  +3300
  18.  Hideki Matsuyama  +3300
  19.  Jason Day  +3300
  20.  Louis Oosthuizen  +4000
  21.  Matt Wallace  +4000
  22.  Paul Casey  +4000
  23.  Gary Woodland  +5000
  24.  Rafa Cabrera Bello  +5000
  25.  Sergio Garcia  +5000
  26.  Bernd Wiesberger  +5000
  27.  Marc Leishman  +6600
  28.  Shane Lowry  +6600
  29.  Graeme McDowell  +6600
  30.  Matthew Fitzpatrick  +6600
  31.  Ian Poulter  +6600
  32.  Eddie Pepperell  +6600
  33.  Tony Finau  +6600
  34.  Tyrrell Hatton  +6600
  35.  Webb Simpson  +6600
  36.  Patrick Reed  +8000
  37.  Danny Willett  +8000
  38.  Phil Mickelson  +8000
  39.  Erik Van Rooyen  +10000
  40.  Lee Westwood  +10000
  41.  Brandt Snedeker  +10000
  42.  Haotong Li  +10000
  43.  Thorbjorn Olesen  +10000
  44.  Dylan Frittelli  +10000
  45.  Alex Noren  +12500
  46.  Andy Sullivan  +12500
  47.  Branden Grace  +12500
  48.  Abraham Ancer  +12500
  49.  Kevin Kisner  +12500
  50.  Thomas Pieters  +12500
  51.  Chez Reavie  +12500
  52.  Zach Johnson  +12500
  53.  Bubba Watson  +15000
  54.  Byeong-Hun An  +15000
  55.  Joaquin Niemann  +15000
  56.  Padraig Harrington  +15000
  57.  Russell Knox  +15000
  58.  Robert MacIntyre  +15000
  59.  Billy Horschel  +15000
  60.  Keegan Bradley  +15000
  61.  Aaron Wise  +15000
  62.  Emiliano Grillo  +15000
  63.  Lucas Bjerregaard  +15000
  64.  Lucas Glover  +15000
  65.  Rory Sabbatini  +15000
  66.  Mike Lorenzo-Vera  +20000
  67.  Cameron Smith  +20000
  68.  Jim Furyk  +20000
  69.  Sung-Jae Im  +20000
  70.  Jorge Campillo  +20000
  71.  Adam Hadwin  +20000
  72.  Joost Luiten  +20000
  73.  Kiradech Aphibarnrat  +20000
  74.  Andrew Putnam  +20000
  75.  Andrew Johnston  +20000
  76.  Brian Harman  +20000
  77.  Kevin Streelman  +25000
  78.  Oliver Wilson  +25000
  79.  Alexander Bjork  +25000
  80.  Charley Hoffman  +25000
  81.  Christiaan Bezuidenhout  +25000
  82.  Jason Kokrak  +25000
  83.  Justin Harding  +25000
  84.  Kyle Stanley  +25000
  85.  Luke List  +25000
  86.  Romain Langasque  +25000
  87.  Ryan Palmer  +25000
  88.  Tom Lewis  +25000
  89.  Andrea Pavan  +25000
  90.  C.T. Pan  +25000
  91.  Corey Conners  +25000
  92.  Chris Wood  +25000
  93.  Benjamin Hebert  +25000
  94.  Adrian Otaegui  +30000
  95.  Mikko Korhonen  +30000
  96.  Adri Arnaus  +30000
  97.  Alexander Levy  +30000
  98.  Brandon Stone  +30000
  99.  J.B. Holmes  +30000
  100.  Jazz Janewattananond  +30000
  101.  Jimmy Walker  +30000
  102.  Keith Mitchell  +30000
  103.  Paul Waring  +30000
  104.  Richard Sterne  +30000
  105.  Robert Rock  +30000
  106.  Ryan Fox  +30000
  107.  Si Woo Kim  +30000
  108.  Sung Kang  +30000
  109.  David Lipsky  +30000
  110.  Nate Lashley  +35000
  111.  Zander Lombard  +35000
  112.  Joel Dahmen  +35000
  113.  Brandon Wu  +40000
  114.  Doc Redman  +40000
  115.  Ernie Els  +40000
  116.  Kurt Kitayama  +40000
  117.  Shugo Imahira  +40000
  118.  Nino Bertasio  +40000
  119.  Callum Shinkwin  +50000
  120.  Chan Kim  +50000
  121.  Connor Syme  +50000
  122.  Darren Clarke  +50000
  123.  Patton Kizzire  +50000
  124.  Prom Meesawat  +50000
  125.  Sang-hyun Park  +50000
  126.  Shaun Norris  +50000
  127.  Stewart Cink  +50000
  128.  Yuta Ikeda  +50000
  129.  Shubhankar Sharma  +50000
  130.  Takumi Kanaya  +50000
  131.  Miguel Angel Jimenez  +50000
  132.  Gunn Charoenkul  +75000
  133.  Jake McLeod  +75000
  134.  Yoshinori Fujimoto  +75000
  135.  Yuki Inamori  +75000
  136.  Dimitrios Papadatos  +75000
  137.  Austin Connelly  +75000
  138.  Dong-Kyu Jang  +100000
  139.  Doyeob Mun  +100000
  140.  Garrick Porteous  +100000
  141.  Inn Choon Hwang  +100000
  142.  James Sugrue  +100000
  143.  Matthew Baldwin  +100000
  144.  Matthias Schmid  +100000
  145.  Mikumu Horikawa  +100000
  146.  Thomas Thurloway  +100000
  147.  Yosuke Asaji  +100000
  148.  Jack Senior  +100000
  149.  Curtis Knipes  +100000
  150.  Isidro Benitez  +100000
  151.  Sam Locke  +100000
  152.  Andrew Wilson  +100000
  153.  Ashton Turner  +100000
  154.  David Duval  +100000
  155.  Paul Lawrie  +100000
  156.  Tom Lehman  +100000

Royal Portrush breakdown

This is the first time in 68 years that the British Open will be played on Irish soil. The Royal Portrush Golf Club was founded in 1888 on the northern coast in County Antrim and features the picturesque Dunluce Course with coastline greens commonplace among British Open courses.

Now, picking the Open champion is a straightforward approach to golf betting, making it a reasonable bet. But the real fun lies in the prop bets.

Bettors can wager if any golfer will set a new course record of 61 or lower, which has +2500 odds of happening, or if the 54 hole leader will win the entire tournament (not likely at -130).

Branden Grace holds the current British Open course record at 62, snagged in the tournament’s 3rd round in 2017.

Other relevant prop bets to watch for are the cut line bets (under 144.5 is -155) and if all four rounds will be in the 60s (no at -4000).

The cut occurs after the second round of golf at the Open Championship. The top 70 golfers, including those tied for 70th, make the cut for the third round of play. In 2018, the cut line was 145.

However, there are some bets that don’t really have much to do with the game itself, possibly making them even more fun.

BetOnline is accepting action on the winner’s first hug (wife/girlfriend at +150) or the winner’s choice of headgear (+2500 for no hat/visor).

The last five Open champions have all worn hats, explaining why the odds that the 2019 winner will wear a hat/cap are -2000.

There is a prop bet for almost everything that could happen on the links over the next couple days, and below you can find the best ones from this year’s Open Championship.

To stay up to date on this year’s British Open, catch the tournament on the Golf Channel and NBC between July 18-21. The first golfers tee off at 1:35 a.m. ET Thursday.

2019 British Open prop bets

@ BetOnline

New course record of 61 or lower

  • Yes +2500

Player to have bogey-free round

  • Rory McIlroy +110
  • Brooks Koepka +120
  • Jon Rahm +120
  • Francesco Molinari +130
  • Dustin Johnson +135
  • Xander Schauffele +160
  • Justin Rose +165
  • Henrik Stenson +180
  • Rickie Fowler +200
  • Adam Scott +200
  • Tommy Fleetwood +200
  • Tiger Woods +400

Age of winner

  • Over 29.5 -140
  • Under 29.5 +110

54 hole leader goes on to win the tournament

  • Yes +100
  • No -130

Player shoots an albatross (three-under par on a single hole)

  • Yes +1600
  • No -4000

All four rounds in the 60s

  • Yes +700
  • No -1250

Cut line after the second round

  • Over 144.5 strokes +125
  • Under 144.5 strokes -155

First hug from the winner, excluding the caddie

  • Wife/girlfriend +150
  • Child +250
  • Wife/girlfriend holding child +300
  • Parent +650
  • No hug +800

First-time winner

  • Yes -240
  • No +190

Flagstick to be left in for the winner’s final putt

  • Yes +1000
  • No -2500

Headwear worn by the winner

  • Hat/cap -2000
  • Visor +1000
  • No headwear +2500

Highest 18 hole score

  • Over 83.5 strokes -125
  • Under 83.5 -105

Hole in one

  • Yes -135
  • No +105

Leading Round 1 score

  • Over 65.5 strokes -115
  • Under 65.5 strokes -115

Length of winner’s final shot

  • Over 4.5 feet +100
  • Under 4.5 feet -130

Lowest 18 hole score

  • Over 63.5 stroke -195
  • Under 63.5 strokes +160

Most strokes recorded on a single hole

  • Over 8.5 strokes -115
  • Under 8.5 strokes -115

Players finishing under par

  • Over 29.5 players -115
  • Under 29.5 players -115

Tournament decided by a playoff

  • Yes +325
  • No +450

Playoff features 3+ players

  • Yes +1600
  • No -4000

Player to be disqualified

  • Yes +1600

McIlroy or Koepka winning against the field

  • McIlroy/Koepka win +400
  • Field wins -600

Region of winner

  • Europe +110
  • USA +110
  • Rest of the world +700

Rookie wins the Open

  • Yes +1600

Hole in one in the first round

  • Yes +500
  • No -800

Left-hander wins the Open

  • Yes +2000

Winning 72 hole score

  • Over 274.5 strokes +165
  • Under 27435 strokes -195

Wire-to-wire winner

  • Yes +1200
  • No -3300

Winning margin

  • Exactly 1 shot +250
  • Playoff needed +325
  • 4 or more shots +350
  • Exactly 2 shots +400
  • Exactly 3 shots +550

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