2026 The Open Championship Odds: Track the Favorites to Win at Royal Birkdale
By Zach Reger
Updated:
- See the latest The Open Championship odds for 2026
- Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, and Jon Rahm are the favorites to win the Claret Jug
- See below for the odds movement heading into and during the week of The Open Championship
The 2026 Open Championship will tee off on Thursday, July 16, and will conclude on July 19 at Royal Birkdale in Southport, Merseyside, England. It will be the 154th edition of the tournament.
We are tracking the Open Championship odds, the fourth major tournament, for all eligible players leading up to and during the week of the British Open. Each golfer’s British Open odds vary from sportsbook to sportsbook, so we have averaged the odds from multiple top sportsbooks.
2026 Open Championship Odds
- [July 24, 2025] Scottie Scheffler opened as the +300 favorite to win the 2026 British Open after winning the Claret Jug in 2025.
2026 British Open Odds
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | +300 |
| Rory McIlroy | +650 |
| Jon Rahm | +1100 |
| Xander Schauffele | +1600 |
| Ludvig Aberg | +2500 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | +2500 |
| Collin Morikawa | +2800 |
| Viktor Hovland | +2800 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | +3000 |
| Jordan Spieth | +4000 |
| Robert MacIntyre | +4000 |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | +4500 |
| Justin Thomas | +4500 |
| Joaquin Niemann | +4500 |
| Brooks Koepka | +5000 |
| Shane Lowry | +5000 |
| Sepp Straka | +5000 |
| Patrick Cantlay | +6000 |
| Chris Gotterup | +6000 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | +7000 |
Odds as of July 24, 2025, at DraftKings. Check out SBD’s best golf betting apps before locking in your Open Championship bets
Scottie Scheffler is the favorite to win the 2026 Open Championship at +300, which means sportsbooks are giving him a 25% chance to win the Claret Jug again in 2026. A $20 bet on Scheffler would win $60, resulting in an $80 payout.
OWGR Top-Ranked Golfers
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Odds for Past Open Championship Winners
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Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 Open Championship. Schauffele was +450 before the fourth major tournament teed off.
Past 10 Winners
| Year | Golfer |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Scottie Scheffler |
| 2024 | Xander Schauffele |
| 2023 | Brian Harman |
| 2022 | Cameron Smith |
| 2021 | Collin Morikawa |
| 2020 | N/A |
| 2019 | Shane Lowry |
| 2018 | Francesco Molinari |
| 2017 | Jordan Spieth |
| 2016 | Henrik Stenson |
| 2015 | Zach Johnson |
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