{"title":"The British Open Championship Odds | BetVictor ⛳","description":"Bet on The Open Championship ⛳ with BetVictor to make your best Golf Bet ✓ Open Championship Golf Betting Odds ✓ The Open Betting Offers available! 18+","custom_path":"/en-gb/pages/golf/the-open-odds","heading":"The British Open Betting Odds","heading_tag":"h1","nofollow":false,"noindex":false,"has_custom_schema":false,"schema_json":null,"has_toc":false,"alternate_languages":[],"copy_sections":[{"toc_title":"","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eThe British Open Championship Betting\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eThe Open Championship returns, continuing its legacy as golf's oldest and most prestigious major. Alongside the Masters, it's 'the one they all want to win' and to do so is to immortalise yourself in the history of the sport.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe iconic Claret Jug awaits its next champion. Scottie Scheffler arrives as the defending champion after his dominant four-shot victory at Royal Portrush in 2025, and the anticipation is as high as ever.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack every twist and turn with our Open Championship Betting, featuring full outright winner markets and each-way options paying up to six places. So, who will rise to the occasion and claim glory? Select your player, place your stake, and immerse yourself in the spectacle of golf's original major.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":" 2022 Open Championship Schedule and Prize Money?","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eOpen Championship Prize Money?\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eWho wouldn't want to be a professional golfer playing in one of the majors? The opportunity to play in iconic links venues across the British Isles is one thing, but the money isn't bad either.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s little wonder then that \u003cstrong\u003ethe Open Championship\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.betvictor.com/en-gb/sports/237\"\u003eGolf Betting\u003c/a\u003e markets are tightly packed with the world’s best vying for their name to be etched onto the Claret Jug. As is usual the customary practice rounds will occur the week of the tournament.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis keeps \u003cstrong\u003eThe British Open\u003c/strong\u003e highly competitive with the other majors, though it remains slightly behind the \u003ca href=\"https://www.betvictor.com/en-gb/pages/golf/us-pga-odds\"\u003ePGA Championship\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://www.betvictor.com/en-gb/pages/golf/us-masters-odds\"\u003eThe Masters\u003c/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.betvictor.com/en-gb/pages/golf/us-open-golf-odds\"\u003eU.S. Open\u003c/a\u003e in terms of total prize pool.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":"","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eWhere is The Open Championship in 2026?\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eThe 154th Open Championship will be held at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, with championship rounds running from 16 to 19 July 2026. Practice rounds and qualifying take place from 12 July onwards across the build-up week.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt will be the 11th time Royal Birkdale has hosted The Open, second only to St Andrews in terms of frequency, and the first time the famous Lancashire links has welcomed the championship since Jordan Spieth's dramatic three-shot victory in 2017. Birkdale's previous Open champions include some of the biggest names in the sport: Peter Thomson, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Johnny Miller, Tom Watson, Ian Baker-Finch, Mark O'Meara, Padraig Harrington, and most recently Spieth.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1889 and granted Royal status in 1951, Royal Birkdale is regularly ranked among the finest links courses in the world. It is famous for its huge sand dunes that flank fairways running through natural hollows, creating amphitheatre-style spectator sightlines and one of the purest tests of links golf in the championship rotation.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":"","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eOpen Championship Betting Markets\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eThe Open Championship is one of the most popular golf tournaments to bet on, and BetVictor offers a deep range of markets across the four days at Royal Birkdale.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\"\u003eOutright Winner\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe headline market: pick the player you think will lift the Claret Jug. Outright winner odds are available throughout the tournament, so you can back your selection pre-event or during play as positions shift.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\"\u003eEach-Way Betting\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCover your bet across multiple positions. BetVictor pays each-way on up to six places for The Open Championship, with terms that allow you to win even if your player narrowly misses out on the trophy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\"\u003eTop 5, Top 10 and Top 20 Finish\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't fancy picking the outright winner from a 156-player field? Back a player to finish inside the top 5, top 10, or top 20 instead. Payouts are smaller than backing the winner but the strike rate is naturally higher.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\"\u003eTop Player Markets\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBet on which player from a specific country or region will finish highest. Popular Top Player markets at The Open include Top English Player, Top Scottish Player, Top Irish Player, Top American Player, and Top European Player.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\"\u003eRound Leader\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePick the player who will lead after each individual round. The First Round Leader market is particularly popular as the field is fully unpredictable on day one.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\"\u003eMake the Cut\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill your player survive the 36-hole cut to play on the weekend? Make the Cut markets offer a simpler binary bet without needing the player to actually win.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\"\u003eIn-Play Betting\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce the tournament is underway, the live betting markets open up dynamically. Outright odds update after every shot, plus you can back hole-by-hole specials, head-to-head matchups within the field, and live round leader markets as conditions change.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":"","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eRoyal Birkdale: The Course\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eRoyal Birkdale sits on the Lancashire coast in Southport, with a course that runs through some of the most dramatic dunes in British golf. Designed originally by George Lowe and later reworked by Frederick Hawtree and J.H. Taylor in 1922, the course measures around 7,156 yards and plays to a par of 70.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat separates Birkdale from other Open venues is the routing. While most links courses send fairways along ridges and high ground, Birkdale's holes mostly run through valleys between towering sand dunes. The effect is twofold: spectators get amphitheatre-style sightlines from the dune tops, and players face flatter lies than most links offer, but with brutal wind exposure when the Atlantic gusts kick in.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe course has produced some of The Open's most memorable moments. Branden Grace shot a 62 here in 2017, the first sub-63 round in men's major championship history. Jordan Spieth's eagle from the practice ground drop zone on the 13th in the 2017 final round remains one of the great championship recoveries. And the famous Padraig Harrington 5-wood approach to the 17th in 2008 set up his second consecutive Claret Jug.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf conditions blow up at Birkdale, scoring becomes brutal. If they stay calm, the world's best can attack and the course rewards precision iron play above all else.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":"","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eRecent Open Championship Winners\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"raw-html-embed\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"slot-table\"\u003e\r\n  \u003cthead\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\r\n      \u003cth\u003eYear\u003c/th\u003e\r\n      \u003cth\u003eWinner\u003c/th\u003e\r\n      \u003cth\u003eCountry\u003c/th\u003e\r\n      \u003cth\u003eVenue\u003c/th\u003e\r\n    \u003c/tr\u003e\r\n  \u003c/thead\u003e\r\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2025\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eScottie Scheffler\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eUSA\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eRoyal Portrush\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2024\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eXander Schauffele\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eUSA\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eRoyal Troon\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2023\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eBrian Harman\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eUSA\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eRoyal Liverpool\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2022\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eCameron Smith\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eAustralia\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eSt Andrews\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2021\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eCollin Morikawa\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eUSA\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eRoyal St George's\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2019\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eShane Lowry\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eIreland\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eRoyal Portrush\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2018\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eFrancesco Molinari\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eItaly\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eCarnoustie\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2017\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eJordan Spieth\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eUSA\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eRoyal Birkdale\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2016\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eHenrik Stenson\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eSweden\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eRoyal Troon\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2015\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eZach Johnson\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eUSA\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eSt Andrews\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n    \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e2014\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eRory McIlroy\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eNorthern Ireland\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eRoyal Liverpool\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n  \u003c/tbody\u003e\r\n\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNote: The 2020 Open Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":"","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eHow to Watch The Open Championship in the UK\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eSky Sports holds the exclusive UK live broadcast rights for The Open Championship and will provide comprehensive coverage of all four championship days, plus practice round highlights and on-course features.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLive coverage runs across Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event, with additional content available via the Sky Go app and Now TV. The BBC continues to provide free-to-air highlights packages each evening across the tournament week.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoverage typically begins early in the morning with the first tee times and continues right through to the final group walking up the 18th. Saturday's \"Moving Day\" and the Sunday final round are extended broadcasts running across the full afternoon.\u003c/p\u003e"}]}