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\nA consummate links golfer, Tommy has been a mainstay on The Open Championship leaderboard throughout his career. He’s finished top-12 in four of his last six appearances at this event, with his best result coming at this same venue in 2019 when he finished runner up to Shane Lowry. Fleetwood has become notorious for his near-victories on the PGA TOUR; however, he’s far less jaded in Europe, where he’s picked up seven career victories.
\nWith a supportive British crowd likely to be on his side all week, that may be the momentum shift Tommy needs to get this elusive big win off of his back.
\nMy Bet: +3300
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My featured spotlight player of the week, there is plenty to like about Tyrrell Hatton whenever he sets foot on a links golf course. Royal Portrush should especially cater to his strengths, combining his extensive links experience with his elite skillsets of precise ball striking. One of Hatton’s best career Open Championship finishes came on these grounds in 2019, where he finished T6. He’s picked up four top-20 finishes at this event over his last eight trips, and will return in great form this time around with seven top-25 finishes over his last eight starts.
\nMy Bet: +3500
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The pendulum has swung too far on Collin Morikawa, whose odds have drifted into this range alongside players who themselves are not Major championship or approach marksmen. I would still contest that 2-time major champion Collin Morikawa remains a top-5 talent in golf at this moment, and a layout like Royal Portrush is perfectly suited to accentuate his strengths of driving accuracy and iron play. Now teamed up with a links expert, Billy Foster, on the bag, Collin has shown us all the signs he foreshadowed prior to his 2021 Open Championship victory.
\nMy Bet: +6600
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No golfer has restored their image and reputation better over the last two years than Russell Henley. It was not long ago that Henley was regarded as a punchline, known for choking away tournaments on Sunday despite maintaining his hold as the most consistent iron player in golf. Flash forward to present day, and he’s now a Signature Event winner at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, top-10 in SG: TOT at Majors over the last five seasons, and a lock to make the USA Ryder Cup team in September. Royal Portrush is the best fit for Henley’s game he’ll have seen in a Major venue, as he ranks top-5 in this field in both Driving Accuracy and SG: Approach.
\nMy Bet: +8000
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You can always count on finding good odds on Patrick Reed, but I was taken aback to see Reed’s price drift this far, considering the state of his game at this moment and his fit for this course. Reed has posted seven top-10 finishes over his last 14 starts, including a win two starts ago at LIV Dallas. He’ll have plenty of motivation this week as well, currently on the outside looking in at a Ryder Cup spot, and we know he has no problem playing the role of spoiler on European turf.
\nMy Bet: +8000
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Speaking of motivation, the clock is starting to tick on Adam Scott, who has extended the prime of his career into his age-44 season, still in search of his second career Major championship. Scott’s game consists of everything I’m looking for in a Royal Portrush contender. He has a long history of contending at Open Championships with eight career top-16 finishes, and is in complete control of his ball leading in. He ranks top 10 in SG: Ball Striking over his last 12 rounds leading up to this week.
\nMy Bet: +15000
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It seems like only a matter of time before Nick Taylor’s Major moment will happen, as he’s stepped up to the occasion on all of golf’s other biggest stages. He handled the pressure of his own nation’s open when winning the 2023 RBC Canadian Open. He won the People’s Open at TPC Scottsdale, and he’s also won on some of golf’s most historic venues like Pebble Beach. This season, Taylor picked up a win on a comparable short, coastal, and windy setup at the Sony Open, and he’ll now make his trip to Royal Portrush on a hot streak of five consecutive top-25 finishes.
\nMy Bet: +25000
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This may be as good as I’ve ever felt about placing a bet at 250-1 odds. Former major champion Lucas Glover is the ideal profile of a player to score at Royal Portrush, ranking top 10 in both Driving Accuracy and SG: Approach. He paid off that fit at this course when we were last here in 2019, finishing T20. He’s played his best golf on comparable positional, windy courses this season, finishing top-10 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, THE PLAYERS, and the Valspar Championship. He’ll now come to Royal Portrush on the heels of back-to-back top-10 finishes.
\nMy Bet: +60000
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Anything can happen at The Open Championship, an event which rewards experience, patience, and strategy like no other. Westwood’s game is not too far from the level he displayed at this venue in 2019, where he finished T4, so I’m optimistic he can turn back the clock once more. Westwood has shown some life with a recent T10 finish on LIV, and I believe the crowd will will him on if he finds himself a tee time on the weekend.
\nMy Bet:+6000
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The Justin Thomas betting experience is not for the faint of heart, as he will manage to find birdies where no one else can, while also finding bogeys-or-worse in the most head-scratching of ways. In the FRL market, I’m going to jump on the value here with one of the most premier talents in the game, whose birdie-making ceiling is unparalleled.
\nMy Bet: +6600
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Before Henley’s comeuppance as a mainstay on Major championship leaderboards, he was someone we could always rely on in round 1 before the pressure truly settled in. Henley’s combination of elite Driving Accuracy, Approach play, and spike putting potential all make him a natural FRL consideration whenever we head to a positional course like Royal Portrush.
\nMy Bet: +7500
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Known more as an elite scrambler in difficult conditions, Reed may not immediately come to mind as a player who can stockpile birdies. It’s been a transcendent season for him on LIV, however, as he’s in the midst of one of the best statistical Approach seasons of his career. If that precision with his driving and approach play continues this week, he’s positioned well to find birdies and avoid trouble at Royal Portrush.
\nMy Bet: +9000
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As someone who bets Aaron Rai as First Round Leader every single week, it’s refreshing to walk into weeks like these where everything statistically leads you his way as well. Rai is a native Englishman with an accomplished career on links courses, having previously won the Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club. He’ll now give it a go on a positional venue that will accentuate his strengths of accuracy off the tee and on approach.
\nMy Bet: +15000
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I am confident that Lucas Glover will hit his fair share of greens in regulation. The question that bears answering is whether he can remain neutral or better to the field in terms of SG: Putting this week. Glover has fared well at Portrush before, finishing top-20 in his latest visit, and I expect a strong showing from him this week.
\nMy Bet: +200
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I’ve shown a lot of love for Lucas Glover this week, as I’m much higher on his than the market appears to be. Glover has played well at Portrush before, he’s excelled on all positional, coastal comp courses thus far in 2025, and enters in complete control of his game on the heels of back-to-back top-10 finishes. You can never feel too comfortable about Glover’s putting, but his ball-striking for is strong enough to still carry him to a high placement this week, even without a cooperative putter.
\nMy Bet: +375
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I will continue to contest that Nick Taylor is due to contend in Majors until he’s successfully done so. This is an ideal venue to start, as Royal Portrush does not penalize for lack of distance, and should reward the best overall iron players and putters in the field. Taylor will look to build on a streak of five consecutive top-25 finishes leading in.
\nMy Bet: +650
\nThe best British golfer on LIV by a wide margin, there is a “home crowd” element I’m factoring into this market. Of course, Jon Rahm will have his supporters as well, and he is the deserving favorite amongst the LIV bunch. However, I’m sticking to my guns with Hatton as my choice to win this week, and will double down in this market as a bit of insurance.
\nMy Bet: +2000
\nThe Top Debutant market is a free-for-all at the 2025 Open Championship. U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun is the leading favorite, and while this course is arguably an event better fit for his game than Oakmont CC, I’m not ready to crown him as a regular contender in majors. With this market feeling as open as it does, I’m comfortable dipping down a bit further with Echavarria, who has played some of his best golf on coastal, windy setups.
\nI continue to scrutinize my OAD strategy as each week goes on, as we currently find ourselves inside the top-50 with just one month remaining on the season. The Open represents one of three significant purses remaining on the season, with the FedEx St. Jude Championship and BMW Championship also offering large payouts. This is also the last opportunity to use any remaining LIV players in most OAD formats.
\nI am very bullish on Hatton’s prospects this week, given his track record on links courses, which made for an easy decision to select Hatton over my other top available options like Fleetwood and Schauffele.
\nIf not Hatton, I would also consider Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood, or Patrick Reed as OAD picks.
\nThat’ll do it for this week’s British Open bets. Best of luck this week with your wagers on British Open odds, and see you on Sunday for the 3M Open! For more, join Lineups’ free golf betting Discord channel, with more than 5,200 community members discussing sports betting 24-7-365.
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