2016 British Open

   The 2016 British Open will take place from Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland on July 14.

This venue hasn’t hosted the event since 2004 when Todd Hamilton won his first and only major. Bettors should note that Americans, including Hamilton, have won the last three Open Championships played at this course

Oddsmakers at Sportsbook.ag have opened betting odds on the third major of the season.

Rory McIlroy has been installed as a 15/2 favorite (Bet $100 to win $750).

The Northern Ireland golfer captured the Open Championship in 2014 but hasn’t played up to his level in the first two majors this season.

McIlroy finished tied for 10th at the Masters this past April and recently missed the cut at the U.S. Open.

2016 Masters winner Danny Willett is listed as a 30/1 betting choice to win this year’s British Open while Dustin Johnson, the 2016 U.S. Open winner, has 21/2 (Bet $100 to win $1,050) odds to capture his second major of the season.

Last year’s winner at the British Open was Zach Johnson. The Open Championship hasn’t seen a golfer capture back-to-back victories since Padraig Harrington (2007, 2008) and Tiger Woods (2005, 2006) accomplished the feats over a four-year span beginning in 2005.

His odds to repeat are 55/1.

Listed below are the opening odds per Sportsbook.ag.

Odds to win 2016 British Open Championship (7/14/16)
Rory McIlroy 15/2
Jason Day 8/1
Jordan Spieth 8/1
Dustin Johnson 21/2 Adam Scott 20/1
Justin Rose 24/1
Sergio Garcia 25/1
Rickie Fowler 27/1
Branden Grace 29/1
Danny Willett 30/1
Henrik Stenson 30/1
Hideki Matsuyama 35/1
Louis Oosthuizen 35/1
Phil Mickelson 35/1
Shane Lowry 35/1
Brooks Koepka 40/1
Lee Westwood 40/1
Matthew Fitzpatrick 50/1
Paul Casey 50/1
Bubba Watson 55/1
Jim Furyk 55/1
Zach Johnson 55/1
Brandt Snedeker 60/1
Martin Kaymer 60/1
Patrick Reed 65/1
Charl Schwartzel 70/1
Marc Leishman 70/1
Matt Kuchar 70/1
Graeme McDowell 75/1
Justin Thomas 75/1
Tiger Woods 80/1
Bernd Wiesberger 85/1
Bernhard Langer 85/1
Jimmy Walker 85/1
Kevin Na 95/1
Victor Dubuisson 95/1
Billy Horschel 100/1
Chris Kirk 110/1
Keegan Bradley 110/1
Bill Haas 120/1
Ian Poulter 120/1
Joost Luiten 120/1
Ryan Moore 120/1
Webb Simpson 120/1
Lasse Jensen 130/1
Charley Hoffman 150/1
Hunter Mahan 150/1
Jamie Donaldson 150/1
Brian Gay 170/1
Matt Jones 170/1
Thorbjorn Olesen 170/1
J.B. Holmes 190/1
Miguel Angel Jimenez 190/1
Clement Sordet 220/1
Russell Henley 220/1
Stephen Gallacher 250/1
Steve Stricker 250/1
Zander Lombard 250/1
Haydn Porteous 350/1
Seung yul Noh 350/1
Anthony Wall 400/1
Marco Dawson 400/1
Mark Calcavecchia 400/1
Nick Cullen 450/1
Rod Pampling 450/1
Hideto Tanihara 500/1
Kodai Ichihara 500/1
Mark OMeara 500/1
Phachara Khongwatmai 500/1
Sandy Lyle 500/1
Sang Hee Lee 500/1
Shugo Imahira 500/1