It’s the final men’s Major of the year and the last chance to back a winner if you’re a fan of a little golf wager now and again, and there are plenty of markets available to have a crack at.
Our Golf Monthly team have made their Open Championship outright betting picks and each-way shouts, while our betting expert Barry Plummer has written his Bazza’s Best Bets For The Open column – but there’s a host of other specials to bet on.
Keep our Open form guide handy with championship and Portrush records of the top contenders, which can be of use when weighing up the chances of your favorite this week.
From the fast starters to the top LIV Golf stars to individual country picks, let’s take a look at some of the best Open special bets.
First round leader
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Always a popular one, but nobody would’ve backed Daniel Brown to lead the way at Troon last year with his 65 – a great result for the bookies as he pipped the likes of Shane Lowry, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele and Justin Rose.
Lowry was also just a shot off the lead after 18 holes at Portrush and as long as he can channel the excitement and adrenaline of being the defending champion in Northern Ireland than at 40/1 (+4000) he’s well worth a look.
Tommy Fleetwood led the way at Hoylake in 2023 and was two shots off the pace at Portrush before finishing second to Lowry – and is 45/1 (+4500) to start hot, while Robert MacIntyre didn’t have his best stuff in Scotland but shot 68 at Portrush in round one last time to make the shortlist.
But why not plump for the 2019 champ to kick-off in style on his Portrush return.
Pick: Shane Lowry (+4000)
Top LIV Golfer
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Jon Rahm is the hotpot here at 11/4 (+275) as he’s one of the tournament favorites with plenty going for him, including a T11 here in 2019 and two Irish Open wins on links courses.
Bryson DeChambeau‘s links form means he’s a weak challenger to Rahm here, while Joaquin Niemann still can’t find the key in Majors so 13/2 shot Tyrrell Hatton (+650) looks the biggest challenger on the face of things.
Patrick Reed is interesting with a T10 at Portrush his best Open result but Brooks Koepka interests me greatly here at 12/1 (+1200) to essentially beat Rahm and Hatton.
He finished T4 at Portrush, his best result in the…
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