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Open Championship Betting Tips Guide Information
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- Open Championship Betting Preview
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- The Open Championship Last Ten Winners
- The Open Championship Trends
- Official World Golf Rankings - Top 30
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Who will win the 2026 Open Championship ?
Scottie Scheffler is the defending Open Champion having registered his second major success of the year at Royal Portrush. OLBG's golf tipsters provide Open Championship tips with analysis on the Outright Open Championship Winner market, plus selections on the various Open Championship golf markets including First Round Leader, Top European, Top GB & Ireland and Top American so check out the Open Championship golf tips before placing your Open golf bets.
Is the Open Championship Live on TV ?
The 154th Open Championship is scheduled to be shown live on the dedicated Sky Sports Golf Channel in the U.K.
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When is the 2026 Open Championship ?
The 2026 and 154th Open Championship tees off on Thursday 23rd July with the final round scheduled for Sunday 26th July.
Where is the 2026 Open Championship ?
The 2026 and 154th Open Championship takes place at Royal Birkdale in Southport, Merseyside, England.
Who are the favourites to win the 2026 Open Championship ?
The defending Open champion Scottie Scheffler heads the early ante post Open betting. The 2025 Masters Winner Rory McIlroy also figures highly. Before deciding on your Open Championship selections, don't forget to check the Open Championship golf tips from OLBG's best performing golf tipsters over on the Best Golf Tipsters page.
Open Championship Venue
Similar to the US Open and US PGA Championship, the Open Championship is hosted annually at a different venue. The current roster includes ten links golf courses in the UK which are used in rotation, the only course to stage an Open Championship outside of England and Scotland is Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
The 154th Open Championship venue is Royal Birkdale which has been widely used in Open history having hosted the Championship on ten occasions with the most recent being in 2017 when Jordan Spieth lifted the 'Claret Jug'.
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Check out the Open Championship history at Royal Birkdale on the official Open Championship website.
Royal Birkdale, Best Open Championship Score
- 268 (-12) Jordan Spieth (2017)
2017 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale (Top Ten)
| Position | Golfer | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jordan Spieth (USA) | 268 (-12) |
| 2nd | Matt Kuchar (USA) | 271 (-9) |
| 3rd | Haotong Li (CHI) | 274 (-6) |
| T4 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello (ESP) | 275 (-5) |
| T4 | Rory McIlroy (NIR) | 275 (-5) |
| T6 | Branden Grace (RSA) | 276 (-4) |
| T6 | Brooks Koepka (USA) | 276 (-4) |
| T6 | Marc Leishman (AUS) | 276 (-4) |
| T6 | Alex Noren (SWE) | 276 (-4) |
| T6 | Matthew Southgate (ENG) | 276 (-4) |
The Open Championship Last Ten Winners
As already mentioned the Open Championship is annually hosted by a roster of ten links golf courses so the tournament travels around the United Kingdom meaning recent previous course form may be sparse. However, it is still worth noting the previous winners roll of honour as this highlights players who generally perform well on links courses and are proven major winners.
Here is a table showing the last ten Open Championship winners, their nationality and world ranking at the time of winning:
| Year | Champion | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Scottie Scheffler (USA) (1) | Royal Portrush, N. Ireland |
| 2024 | Xander Schauffele (USA) (3) | Royal Troon, Scotland |
| 2023 | Brian Harman (USA) (26) | Royal Liverpool, England |
| 2022 | Cameron Smith (AUS) (6) | St Andrews, Scotland |
| 2021 | Collin Morikawa (USA) (4) | Royal St Georges, England |
| 2019 | Shane Lowry (IRE) (33) | Royal Portrush, N. Ireland |
| 2018 | Francesco Molinari (ITA) (15) | Carnoustie, Scotland |
| 2017 | Jordan Spieth (USA) (3) | Royal Birkdale, England |
| 2016 | Henrik Stenson (SWE) (6) | Royal Troon, Scotland |
| 2015 | Zach Johnson (USA) (25) | St Andrews, Scotland |
*2020 There was no Open Championship staged due to the covid pandemic.
The Open Championship Trends
Nationality
Europe
- Scotland have been the most successful European nation with 41 wins however it's only two since 1920 (Sandy Lyle 1985 & Paul Lawrie 1999).
- 82 of the 153 Open Championships have been won by a European golfer, that's a 54% success rate.
USA
- The winning most single nation, also providing six of the last ten Open Championship winners.
- 48/153 (31%) have been won by a player from the USA.
Rest of The World
- South Africa have provided ten wins in this category.
- 23/153 (15%) have been won by a player from a continent excluding North America and Europe.
World Ranking
- 10/10 were ranked in the world's top 35 heading into the Open
- 8/10 were ranked inside the world's top 25
- 6/10 were ranked inside the world's top 10
Current Form
- All ten winners had a top 5 finish within their last 7 tour events, 8 of the last 10 winners had a top 5 within their last 3 events.
- Eight of the last ten winners had won a tour event earlier in the year, the two exceptions were Zach Johnson (2015) and Brian Harman (2023).
- Six of the last ten winners finished in the top 8 at the US PGA Championship, the 2nd, 3rd & T4 in 2022 finished in the Top 8 at the PGA Champ. Five of the top ten in 2024 finished in the top 8 at the PGA Championship.
- Six winners since 2000 have won the US PGA Championship in the same season (Woods x 2, McIlroy & Harrington), Xander Schauffele (2024) and Scottie Scheffler (2025). The 2021 Open Championship winner Collin Morikawa won the PGA Championship in 2020.
2025 US PGA Championship Result
Here are the top 7 finishers (nine players tied for 8th) and scores including ties at the 2025 PGA Championship which took place in May. The number in brackets after the player is their world ranking prior to the PGA Championship:
| Rank | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scottie Scheffler(1) | 273 (-11) |
| T2 | Bryson DeChambeau (124) | 278 (-6) |
| T2 | Davis Riley (100) | 278 (-6) |
| T2 | Harris English (34) | 278 (-6) |
| T5 | Taylor Pendrith (49) | 279 (-5) |
| T5 | Jhonattan Vegas (70) | 279 (-5) |
| T5 | JT Poston (46) | 279 (-5) |
Major Record
- Eight of the last ten winners had all finished in the top 9 at a previous Open Championship, the exceptions being Cameron Smith in 2022 and the 2021 winner Collin Morikawa was making his Open debut.
- No defending champion has won since Padraig Harrington (2008)
Head over to the official Open Championship website for more historical stats on the Open Championship.
Official World Golf Rankings - Top 30
Nine of the last ten Open Championship winners were ranked inside the world's top 30 in the Official World Golf Rankings and the 2019 winner Shane Lowry was just outside at number 33.
Here are the top 30 players in the OWGR (correct at 15th July 2025):
1. Scottie Scheffler
- Major Titles: 3
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| Won (2025) | Won Memorial (Jun 25) | Memorial (Jun 25) | Won |
2. Rory McIlroy
- Major Titles: 5
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| Won (2014) | Won Masters (Apr 25) | Masters (Apr 25) | T47 |
3. Xander Schauffele
- Major Titles: 2
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| Won (2024) | T8 Scottish Open (Jul 25) | Open Champ (Jul 24) | T28 |
4. Justin Thomas
- Major Titles: 2
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T11 (2019) | Won Heritage (Apr 25) | Heritage (Apr 25) | MC |
5. Russell Henley
- Major Titles: 0
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| 5th (2024) | T2 Travelers (Jun 25) | Arnold Palmer (Mar 25) | MC |
6. Collin Morikawa
- Major Titles: 2
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| Won (2021) | T8 Rocket (Jun 25) | Tour Champ (Sep 24) | T50 |
7. Keegan Bradley
- Major Titles: 1
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T15 (2013) | Won Travelers (Jun 25) | Travelers (Jun 25) | T8 |
8. Sepp Straka
- Major Titles: 0
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T2 (2023) | Won Truist (May 25) | Truist (May 25) | MC |
9. Ludvig Aberg
- Major Titles: 0
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T23 (2025) | T8 Scottish Open (Jul 25) | Genesis (Feb 25) | MC |
10. J J Spaun
- Major Titles: 1
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T23 (2025) | Won US Open (Jun 25) | US Open (Jun 25) | T37 |
11. Viktor Hovland
- Major Titles: 0
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T4 (2022) | 3rd US Open (Jun 25) | Valspar (Mar 25) | T28 |
12. Hideki Matsuyama
- Major Titles: 1
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T6 (2013) | T13 Rocket (Jun 25) | Sentry (Jan 25) | MC |
13. Tommy Fleetwood
- Major Titles: 0
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| 2nd (2019) | T2 Travelers (Jun 25) | Dubai Inv (Jan 24) | T41 |
14. Robert MacIntyre
- Major Titles: 0
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T6 (2019) | 2nd US Open (Jun 25) | Scottish Open (Jul 24) | T47 |
15. Bryson DeChambeau
- Major Titles: 2
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T8 (2022) | Won LIV Korea (May 25) | LIV Korea (May 25) | T2 |
16. Ben Griffin
- Major Titles: 0
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| MC (2025) | Won Charles Schwab (May 25) | Charles Schwab (May 25) | T8 |
17. Maverick McNealy
- Major Titles: 0
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T23 (2025) | T5 Memorial (Jun 25) | RSM Classic (Nov 24) | T33 |
18. Shane Lowry
- Major Titles: 1
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| Won (2019) | T2 Truist (May 25) | BMW Champ (Sep 22) | MC |
19. Harris English
- Major Titles: 0
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| 2nd (2025) | T2 US PGA (May 25) | Farmers (Jan 25) | T2 |
20. Patrick Cantlay
- Major Titles: 0
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T8 (2022) | T4 Truist (May 25) | BMW Champ (Aug 22) | MC |
21. Justin Rose
- Major Titles: 1
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T2 (2024) | 6th Scottish Open (Jul 25) | Pebble Beach (Feb 23) | MC |
22. Sam Burns
- Major Titles: 0
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T31 (2024) | 2nd Canadian (Jun 25) | WGC Match Play (Mar 23) | MC |
23. Tyrrell Hatton
- Major Titles: 0
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T5 (2016) | T4 US Open (Jun 25) | Dubai Classic (Jan 25) | T60 |
24. Corey Conners
- Major Titles: 0
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T10 (2025) | T11 Truist (May 25) | Texas Open (Apr 23) | T19 |
25. Sungjae Im
- Major Titles: 0
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T7 (2024) | T16 Memorial (Jun 25) | Woori Champ (Apr 24) | MC |
26. Brian Harman
- Major Titles: 1
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| Won (2023) | 8th Travelers (Jun 25) | Texas Open (Apr 25) | T60 |
27. Billy Horschel
- Major Titles: 0
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T2 (2024) | T4 Valspar (Mar 25) | BMW PGA (Sep 24) | DNP |
28. Wyndham Clark
- Major Titles: 1
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T4 (2025) | T11 Scottish Open (Jul 25) | Pebble Beach (Feb 24) | T50 |
29. Nick Taylor
- Major Titles: 0
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| MC (2025) | 4th Memorial (Jun 25) | Sony Open (Jan 25) | MC |
30. Jason Day
- Major Titles: 1
| Open Best | Last 7 Events | Last Win | 2025 PGA |
| T2 (2023) | T4 Travelers (Jun 25) | Byron Nelson (May 23) | MC |
Author Information
James Banting writes the words and maintains the data for this Open Championship Betting Tips Guide. As Tipster Competition assistant James works closely with our Golf Tipsters, settling bets and ensuring accuracy in all results which are also utilised in the updates for all the Golf Previews on OLBG
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