2025 The Open Championship Odds: Scottie Scheffler Wins His First Claret Jug

• Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 British Open: his fourth major championship
• Scottie Scheffler was the favorite heading into the tournament
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Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 Open Championship in dominating fashion. He shot a -17, and the second closest golfer was at -13 through four rounds.

Scheffler was the favorite leading up to the British Open and closed at +450 before the tournament teed off.

Take a look back at the 2025 Open Championship odds and see how they shifted throughout the golf season.

2025 Open Championship Odds

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• [July 16, 2025] The day before the British Open tees off, Scottie Scheffler remains the favorite to win. His odds did drop slightly this week from +475 to +500. Last year’s winner, Xander Schauffele, is a popular pick to win the Claret Jug again in 2025, and his odds moved from +2500 to +2200.
• [July 14, 2025] Chris Gotterup burst onto the scene after winning the Scottish Open as a 100/1 underdog. Gotterup is now +9000 to win the Open Championship after beating out Rory McIlroy, who has a T2 finish. McIlroy is +700 to win the fourth major of 2025, and Scottie Scheffler is still the +450 favorite with under a week until the tournament tees off. Sepp Straka was also a big mover, going from +6550 to +4750 to win The Open. Straka finished seventh at the Scottish Open.
• [July 7, 2025] Keegan Bradley’s Open Championship odds moved from +15000 to +9750 after winning the Travelers Championship. Ludvig Aberg missed the cut at the US Open and had a T36 finish at the Travelers Championship. Because of this, his British Open odds moved from +1900 to +2900.
• [June 17, 2025] After winning the US Open, JJ Spaun is +6500 to win the Open Championship
• [May 23, 2025] Bryson DeChambeau’s odds to win the Open Championship improved from +1800 to +1200. DeChambeau has been strong in majors in 2025 with a T5 finish at the Masters and a T2 finish at the PGA Championship.
• [May 23, 2025] Scottie Scheffler became the favorite to win The Open in 2025 again after winning the CJ Cup Byron Nelson and the 2025 PGA Championship.
• [April 18, 2025] After winning the 2025 Masters, Rory McIlroy is now the favorite to win the Open Championship at +500 odds.
• [April 18, 2025] Justin Thomas has had a great 2025 season and has moved from +4500 to +2750 to win The Open in 2025.
• [February 26, 2025] Rory McIlroy’s odds to win the Open Championship in 2025 improved slightly from +900 to +850. Scheffler remains the +500 favorite to win the fourth major.
• [February 12, 2025] Sepp Straka has had a strong start to the 2025 PGA season, with a win and four top-15 finishes in five events played. His odds to win the Open Championship in 2025 moved from +9000 to +6550.
• [February 12, 2025] Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy remain the favorites to win the 2025 Open Championship. Both of their odds improved slightly. Scheffler moved from +550 to +500, while McIlroy moved from +925 to +850. McIlroy is fresh off a win at Pebble Beach.
• [January 10, 2025] Scottie Scheffler, the favorite to win the 2025 Open Championship, has improved his odds. Scheffler has moved from +600 to +550 to win the tournament.
• [July 24, 2024] Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, and Xander Schauffele opened as the favorites to win the 2025 Open Championship. The top three ranked OWGR golfers are +600, +800, and +1000, respectively. The next-best contender has +1400 odds.

2025 British Open Odds

Odds as of July 16, 2025

Scottie Scheffler was the favorite to win the 2025 Open Championship at +450, which meant sportsbooks gave him an 18.18% chance to win the Claret Jug. A $20 bet on Scheffler would win $90, resulting in a payout of $110.

2025 Open Championship Betting Splits

DraftKings released their betting splits ahead of the 2025 Open Championship. Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy received the largest betting handle at 11%. Scheffler received more bets (11%) than Rory.

OWGR Top-Ranked Golfers Ahead of 2025 British Open

Past Open Championship Winners Odds for 2025

Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 British Open, so he will be added to the graph moving forward.