British Open 2025 odds: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy favorites to win at Royal Portrush
The 2025 Open Championship takes place this week, July 17-20, at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland, as the world's best golfers descend upon the UK in hopes of capturing the Claret Jug and etching their name in immortality.
So who's going to win?
That remains to be seen, obviously, but Vegas oddsmakers have some ideas on who might be walking away from Portrush on Sunday as a major champion. Here's a breakdown of the betting odds for the 2025 Open Championship.
*All odds are accurate as of noon ET on Monday, July 14. Odds courtesy of BetMGM.
The favorites
These are the top dogs — the three players Vegas is counting on to show up on golf's biggest stage. You're not going to get a huge return on these guys, but there's a reason for that.
Scottie Scheffler (+400)
Rory McIlroy (+700)
Jon Rahm (+1200)
The contenders
There's a host of players in this next tier who will likely be popular picks. They aren't the favorites, but it wouldn't be a total shocker if any of these guys hoisted the Claret Jug at the end of the week.
Ludvig Aberg (+2200)
Bryson DeChambeau (+2200)
Xander Schauffele (+2500)
Shane Lowry (+2500)
Tommy Fleetwood (+2500)
Tyrell Hatton (+2500)
Viktor Hovland (+2800)
Collin Morikawa (+3300)
Matt Fitzpatrick (+4000)
Russell Henley (+4500)
Sepp Straka (+4500)
Justin Thomas (+5000)
Brooks Koepka (+5500)
Jordan Spieth (+5500)
Joaquin Niemann (+5500)
Justin Rose (+5500)
The value
Here's the group where the money is typically made — finding that player in the +6000 to +10000 range who you believe can the weekend and make a run once he gets there.
Patrick Cantlay (+6000)
Adam Scott (+6600)
Hideki Matsuyama (+6600)
Ben Griffin (+6600)
Patrick Reed (+6600)
Sam Burns (+6600)
Cam Young (+8000)
Jason Day (+8000)
Ryan Fox (+8000)
Chris Gotterup (+9000)
Harry Hall (+9000)
Min Woo Lee (+9000)
J.J. Spaun (+10000)
Brian Harman (+10000)
Aaron Rai (+10000)
Wyndham Clark (+10000)
Cam Smith (+10000)
Corey Conners (+10000)
The longshots
Hey, you just never know, right?
Daniel Berger (+12500)
Marco Penge (+12500)
Nicolai Hojgaard (+12500)
Keegan Bradley (+12500)
Si Woo Kim (+12500)
Taylor Pendrtih (+12500)
Tom Kim (+12500)
Rickie Fowler (+12500)
Tom McKibbin (+12500)
Tony Finau (+12500)
Akshay Bhatia (+15000)
Carlos Ortiz (+15000)
Dean Burmester (+15000)
Louis Oosthuizen (+15000)
Rasmus Hojgaard (+15000)
Lucas Herbert (+15000)
Maverick McNealy (+15000)
Sergio Garcia (+15000)
Thomas Detry (+15000)
Sungjae Im (+15000)
Thriston Lawrence (+15000)
Aldrich Potgieter (+17500)
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (+17500)
Matt Wallace (+17500)
Michael Kim (+17500)
Nick Taylor (+17500)
Byeong Hun An (+20000)
Chris Kirk (+20000)
Davis Thompson (+20000)
Jordan Smith (+20000)
Kevin Yu (+20000)
Marc Leishman (+20000)
Matti Schmid (+20000)
Max Greyserman (+20000)
Thorbjorn Olesen (+20000)
That covers the top 76 players of the 156 in the field. To view the complete list of odds and place your wagers, head to BetMGM.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: British Open Championship 2025 betting odds: Scottie Scheffler favored
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