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2014 Open Championship (British Open) Odds
As the players head to Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, it’s hard not to start getting that feeling. The Open Championship always has a different feel to it than a normal PGA Tour tournament, or even another major. Maybe because it’s played on a different continent? That could have something to do with it.
Or maybe it’s because the stakes are higher this week than any other week in golf. Winning the Claret Jug puts a golfer in a different category, on a higher pedestal, into a place among golf’s greatest champions.
So what does a golf fan do when the stakes are high? That’s easy, we gamble on it. Whether you’re playing fantasy or looking to make some money (since gambling is legal in Europe) check out the odds below from various sports betting sites.
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A few notes:
- Tiger Woods is not the odds-on favorite this week. When does that ever happen? Especially in a major, especially at this major. He won The Open here in 2006 in the most tactical performance in recent memory. Maybe that shows where the state of his game is.
- Justin Rose is the favorite, but after winning his last two starts (Quicken Loans National, Scottish Open) you have to wonder if he can win three weeks in a row. Although his golf game is obviously hot, it’s tough to sustain a winning streak in the sport of golf.
- Aside from a T3 in 2010, Rory McIlroy has been nonexistent in the Open Championship, quite literally last year after missing the cut. So far in the 2014 majors, he finished T8 at the Masters, but T23 at the U.S. Open. Proceed with caution. Even if he gets off to a hot start, it seems he’s had a bad case of the Fridays this year.
- Jason Day at 33/1 is interesting. If you can get him that low, that’s a tough bet to pass up.
Open Championship odds via Bovada Sports Book
Justin Rose 14/1
Rory McIlroy 14/1
Adam Scott 16/1
Henrik Stenson 16/1
Tiger Woods 18/1
Martin Kaymer 20/1
Phil Mickelson 20/1
Graeme McDowell 25/1
Sergio Garcia 25/1
Dustin Johnson 33/1
Jason Day 33/1
Jordan Spieth 33/1
Rickie Fowler 33/1
Bubba Watson 40/1
Lee Westwood 40/1
Luke Donald 40/1
Matt Kuchar 40/1
Angel Cabrera 50/1
Brandt Snedeker 50/1
Hideki Matsuyama 50/1
Ian Poulter 50/1
Paul Casey 50/1
Thomas Bjørn 50/1
Zach Johnson 50/1
Charl Schwartzel 66/1
Ernie Els 66/1
Jamie Donaldson 66/1
Jason Dufner 66/1
Jim Furyk 66/1
Francesco Molinari 80/1
Hunter Mahan 80/1
Jimmy Walker 80/1
Keegan Bradley 80/1
Louis Oosthuizen 80/1
Miguel Angel Jimenez 80/1
Mikko Ilonen 80/1
Robert Karlsson 80/1
Stephen Gallacher 80/1
Webb Simpson 80/1
Bill Haas 100/1
Brendon Todd 100/1
Graham De Laet 100/1
Harris English 100/1
Jonas Blixt 100/1
Joost Luiten 100/1
Kevin Na 100/1
Matteo Manassero 100/1
Nick Watney 100/1
Patrick Reed 100/1
Shane Lowry 100/1
Victor Dubuisson 100/1
Billy Horschel 125/1
Branden Grace 125/1
Chris Wood 125/1
Danny Willett 125/1
Gary Woodland 125/1
Pablo Larrazabal 125/1
Padraig Harrington 125/1
Ross Fisher 125/1
Ryan Moore 125/1
Thongchai Jaidee 125/1
Bernd Wiesberger 150/1
Brooks Koepka 150/1
Charley Hoffman 150/1
Chris Kirk 150/1
Edoardo Molinari 150/1
Fredrik Jacobson 150/1
Gonzalo Fdez-Castaño 150/1
John Senden 150/1
KJ Choi 150/1
Marc Leishman 150/1
Marc Warren 150/1
Michael Hoey 150/1
Paul Lawrie 150/1
Rafa Cabrera Bello 150/1
Richard Sterne 150/1
Thorbjorn Olesen 150/1
Brian Harman 175/1
Brendon De Jonge 200/1
Darren Clarke 200/1
George Coetzee 200/1
Gregory Bourdy 200/1
J B Holmes 200/1
Kevin Stadler 200/1
Kevin Streelman 200/1
Russell Henley 200/1
Ryan Palmer 200/1
Ryo Ishikawa 200/1
Stewart Cink 200/1
Tommy Fleetwood 200/1
Ben Curtis 250/1
Ben Martin 250/1
Boo Weekley 250/1
Brendan Steele 250/1
Chris Stroud 250/1
Erik Compton 250/1
Justin Leonard 250/1
Matt Every 250/1
Matt Jones 250/1
Matthew Baldwin 250/1
Oliver Fisher 250/1
Peter Uihlein 250/1
Yong Eun Yang 250/1
Cameron Tringale 300/1
Chesson Hadley 300/1
David Howell 300/1
George McNeil 300/1
Roberto Castro 300/1
Scott Stallings 300/1
Shawn Stefani 300/1
Anirban Lahiri 400/1
Brett Rumford 400/1
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 400/1
Billy Hurley III 500/1
Bradley Neil 500/1
Byeong-Hun An 500/1
D.A. Points 500/1
Hyung-Sung Kim 500/1
Jin Jeong 500/1
Justin Walters 500/1
Tom Watson 500/1
Victor Riu 500/1
Ashun Wu 750/1
Chris Hanson 750/1
David Duval 750/1
Dawie Van Der Walt 750/1
John Daly 750/1
Juvic Pagunsan 750/1
Mark Calcavecchia 750/1
Oscar Floren 750/1
Nick Faldo 1000/1
Sandy Lyle 1000/1
Open Championship odds via Golf Odds
Rory McIlroy 12/1
Adam Scott 12/1
Tiger Woods 15/1
Martin Kaymer 20/1
Henrik Stenson 15/1
Phil Mickelson 25/1
Jason Day 25/1
Justin Rose 12/1
Jordan Spieth 30/1
Sergio Garcia 20/1
Lee Westwood 40/1
Matt Kuchar 30/1
Dustin Johnson 30/1
Bubba Watson 40/1
Rickie Fowler 30/1
Brandt Snedeker 60/1
Graeme McDowell 25/1
Luke Donald 50/1
Ian Poulter 50/1
Jason Dufner 60/1
Charl Schwartzel 60/1
Louis Oosthuizen 60/1
Hideki Matsuyama 60/1
Ernie Els 60/1
Zach Johnson 50/1
Jim Furyk 50/1
Paul Casey 50/1
Thomas Bjorn 50/1
Keegan Bradley 80/1
Hunter Mahan 80/1
Jimmy Walker 80/1
Webb Simpson 80/1
Steve Stricker WD
Francesco Molinari 60/1
Victor Dubuisson 80/1
Jamie Donaldson 80/1
Graham DeLaet 150/1
Miguel Angel Jimenez 80/1
Padraig Harrington 150/1
Jonas Blixt 125/1
Bill Haas 125/1
Gary Woodland 125/1
Harris English 100/1
Ryan Moore 100/1
John Senden 150/1
Patrick Reed 125/1
Matteo Manassero 100/1
Angel Cabrera 50/1
Nicolas Colsaerts XX
Brooks Koepka 200/1
Brendon de Jonge 200/1
Martin Laird XX
Stephen Gallacher 80/1
Joost Luiten 125/1
Ross Fisher 200/1
Thorborjn Olesen 150/1
Freddie Jacobson 150/1
Peter Hanson XX
Billy Horschel 125/1
Kevin Na 150/1
Chris Kirk 200/1
Branden Grace 200/1
George Coetzee 250/1
Nick Watney 200/1
Bernd Wiesberger 200/1
Marc Leishman 150/1
Matt Jones 250/1
Chris Wood 125/1
Peter Uihlein 500/1
Shane Lowry 100/1
Mikko Ilonen 80/1
Richard Sterne 400/1
K.J. Choi 150/1
Retief Goosen XX
Paul Lawrie 250/1
Geoff Ogilvy XX
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 250/1
Russell Henley 300/1
Stewart Cink 250/1
Thongchai Jaidee 125/1
Tommy Fleetwood 250/1
Ryan Palmer 200/1
Matt Every 250/1
Kevin Streelman 250/1
Darren Clarke 300/1
Gregory Bourdy 300/1
Boo Weekley 300/1
Brett Rumford 500/1
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 500/1
Justin Leonard 500/1
Roberto Castro 500/1
D.A. Points 500/1
Ben Curtis 300/1
David Duval 1000/1
John Daly 1000/1
Y.E. Yang 500/1
Jin Jeong 1000/1
Tom Lehman WD
Tom Watson 500/1
Field (all others) 15/1
I’m going to gush in this intro paragraph, to get the emo stuff done early. I’ve not pulled harder for a professional to win, than Cameron Young. I coach golf in New York state, and each spring, my best golfers head to a state championship in Poughkeepsie. I first saw Cameron there as a 9th grade student. I saw him three more times after that. I reconnecected with Coach Haas from Wake Forest, an old interview subject from my days on the Old Gold and Black, the Wake newspaper. He was there to watch Cameron. After four years at Wake Forest, Young won on the Korn Ferry Tour, made it to the big tour, almost won two majors, almost won five other events, and finally got the chalice about 25 minutes from the Wake campus. Congratulations, Cameron. You truly are a glass of the finest. #MotherSoDear
OK, let’s move on to the Tour Rundown. The major championship season closed this week in Wales, with the Women’s Open championship. The PGA Tour bounced through Greensboror, N.C., while the PGA Tour Americas hit TO (aka, Toronto) for a long-winded event. The Korn Ferry lads made a stop in Utah, one of just two events for that tour in August. The many-events, golf season is winding down, as we ease from summer toward fall in the northern hemisphere. Let’s bask in the glory of an August sunrise, and run down a quartet of events from the first weekend of the eighth month.
LET/LPGA @ Women’s Open: Miyu bends, but she doesn’t break
Royal Porthcawl was not a known commodity in the major tournament community. The Welsh links had served as host to men’s senior opens, men’s amateurs, and Curtis and Walker Cups in prior years, but never an Open championship for the women or the men. The last-kept secret in UK golf was revealed once again to the world this week, as the best female golfers took to the sandy stage.
Mao Saigo, Grace Kim, Maja Stark, and Minjee Lee hoped to add a second major title to previous wins this season, but only Lee was able to finish inside the top ten. The 2025 playing of the Women’s Open gave us a new-faces gallery from day one. The Kordas and Thitikulls were nowhere to be found, and it was the Mayashitas, Katsus, and Lim Kims that secured the Cymru spotlight. The first round lead was held at 67 by two golfers. One of them battled to the end, while the other posted 81 on day two, and missed the cut. Sitting one shot behind was Miyu Yamashita.
On day two, Yamashita posted the round of the tournament. Her 65 moved her to the front of the aisle, in just her fourth turn around a women’s Open championship. With the pre-event favorites drifting off pace, followers narrowed into two camps: those on the side of an underdog, and others hoping for a weekend charge from back in the pack. In the end, we had a bit of both.
On Saturday, Yamashita bent with 74 on Saturday, offering rays of hope to her pursuing pack. England’s Charley Hull made a run on Sunday closing within one shot before tailing off to a T2 finish with Minami Katsu. Katsu posted the other 65 of the week, on Saturday, but could not overtake her countrywoman, Yamashita. wunderkind Lottie Woad needed one round in the 60s to find her pace, but could only must close-to’s, ending on 284 and a tie with Minjee for eighth.
On Sunday, Yamashita put away the thoughts of Saturday’s struggles, with three-under 33 on the outward half. She closed in plus-one 37, but still won by two, for a first Major and LPGA title.
PGA Tour @ Wyndham: Young gathers first title near home
Cameron Young grew up along the Hudson river, above metro New York, but he also calls Winston-Salem home. He spent four years as a student and athlete at Wake Forest University, then embarked on tour. This week in Greensboro, after a bit of a break, Young opened with 63-62, and revved the engine of Is this the week once more. Runner-up finishes at the Open, the PGA, and a handful of PGA Tour events had followers wonder when the day would come.
On Saturday, Young continued his torrid pace with 65, giving him a five-shot advantage over his closest pursuer. Sunday saw the Scarborough native open with bogey, then reel off five consecutive birdies to remind folks that his time had, at last, arrived. Pars to the 16th, before two harmless bogeys coming home, made Young the 1000th winner of an official PGA Tour event (dating back to before there was a PGA Tour) throughout history. What’s next? I have a suspicion, but I’m not letting on. Mac Meissner closed with 66 to finish solo 2nd, while Mark Hubbard and Alex Noren tied for third.
Korn Ferry Tour @ Utah Championship: Are you Suri it’s Julian?
Who knows exactly when the flower will bloom? Julian Suri played a solid careet at Duke University, then paid his dues on the world’s minor tours for three years. He won twice on two tours in Europe, in 2017. Since then, the grind has continued for the journeyman from New York city. At age 34, Suri broke through in Beehive state, outlasting another grinder (Spencer Levin) and four others, by two shots.
Taylor Montgomery began the week with 62, then posted 64, then 68, and finally, 70. That final round was his undoing. He finished in that second-place tie, two back of the leader. Trace Crowe, Barend Botha, and Kensei Hirata made up the last of the almost quintet. As for Suri, his Sunday play was sublime. His nines were 32 and 31, with his only radar blip a bogey at ten. He closed in style with one final birdie, to double his winning margin. Hogan bloomed late…might Suri?
PGA Tour Americas @ Osprey Valley Open presented by Votorantim Cimentos – CBM Aggregates
Some tournament names run longer than others. This week in Toronto, at the Heathlands course at TPC Toronto, we might have seen the longest tournament title in recorded history. The OVOPBVCCBMA was a splendid affair. It saw three rounds of 62 on Thursday, but of those early risers, only Drew Goodman would stick around until the end. 64 was the low tally on day two, and two of those legionnaires managed to finish inside the top three at week’s end. Saturday brought a 63 from Patrick Newcomb, and he would follow with 64 on Sunday, to finish solo fourth.
Who, then, ended up winning the acronym of the year? It turns out that Carson Bacha had the right stuff in TeeOhhh. Bacha and Jay Card III posted 63 and 64, respectively, on day four, to tie for medalist honors at 23-under 261. Nathan Franks was one shot adrift, despite also closing with 63. If you didn’t go low on Sunday, it was about the check, not the championship.
Bacha and JC3 returned to the 18th hole twice in overtime. Card nearly chipped in from the thick stuff for birdie, while Bacha peeked and shoved a ten-feet attempt at the win. On the second go-round, Card was long with his approach, into the native grasses once more. He was unable to escape, and a routine par from the fairway was enough to earn the former Auburn golfers a first KFT title.
Card III and Bacha both miss their birdie tries on the first playoff hole.
We’ll play 18 again @OspreyOpen. pic.twitter.com/vNpHTdkHDg
— PGA TOUR Americas (@PGATOURAmericas) August 3, 2025
GolfWRX is live this week from the final event of the PGA Tour’s regular season, the Wyndham Championship.
Photos are flowing into the forums from Sedgefield Country Club, where we already have a GolfWRX spirit animal Adam Schenk WITB and plenty of putters for your viewing pleasure.
Check out links to all our photos below, which we’ll continue to update as more arrive.
General Albums
- 2025 Wyndham Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2025 Wyndham Championship – Tuesday #2
- 2025 Wyndham Championship – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Chandler Phillips – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Davis Riley – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Scotty Kennon – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Austin Duncan – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Will Chandler – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Kevin Roy – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Ben Griffin – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Peter Malnati – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Ryan Gerard – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Adam Schenk – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Kurt Kitayama – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Camilo Villegas – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Matti Schmid – WITB – 2025 Wyndham Championship
Pullout Albums
- Denny McCarthy’s custom Cameron putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Swag Golf putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Karl Vilips TM MG5 wedges – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- New Bettinardi putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Matt Fitzpatrick’s custom Bettinardi putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
- Cameron putters – 2025 Wyndham Championship
See what GolfWRXers are saying and join the discussion in the forums.
Kurt Kitayama just won his 2nd PGA Tour event at the 3M Open. Kurt is a Bridgestone staffer but with just the ball and bag. Here are the rest of the clubs he used to secure a win at the 2025 3M Open.
Driver: Titleist GT3 (11 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VF 7 TX
3-wood: Titleist GT1 3Tour (14.5 degrees, A3 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX
7-wood: Titleist GT1 (21 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 9 TX
Irons: TaylorMade P7CB (4), TaylorMade P7MB (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (52-12F, 56-14F), Vokey Design WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style Newport 2 Tour Prototype
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy 1.0PT
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Bridgestone Tour B XS (with Mindset)
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The championship formula: How 3 key stats separate winners from the field
Peter Malnati WITB 2025 (August)
Peter Malnati what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wyndham Championship. More photos from the event here. Driver: Titleist...
Cameron Young’s winning WITB: 2025 Wyndham Championship
Driver: Titleist GT2 (9 degrees, A1 SureFit setting) Buy here. Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Pro Orange 70 TX 3-wood: Titleist...
Camilo Villegas WITB 2025 (July)
Camilo Villegas WITB accurate as of the Wyndham Championship. Villegas was undecided on a 3-wood when we shot his bag. ...
WITB Time Machine: Brandt Snedeker’s winning WITB, 2018 Wyndham Championship
Brandt Snedeker fired a final-round 65 at the 2018 Wyndham Championship to outlast Webb Simpson and C.T. Pan. His 5-under...
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