{"id":230556,"date":"2025-07-17T01:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T05:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/props.com\/?p=230556"},"modified":"2025-07-17T10:57:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T14:57:54","slug":"the-open-championship-preview-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/props.com\/the-open-championship-preview-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Open Championship Preview &#038; Best Bets (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to The Open Championship preview! We&#8217;re already in the heart of July, and it&#8217;s time to break down one of golf&#8217;s most prestigious majors. 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It\u2019s hard to not envision Rahm being in the mix on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tommy Fleetwood<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To Win: +2800<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top 10: +250<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FRL: +3500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Fleetwood finally winning a major would be the weirdest event of all time, right? The golf world would collectively exhale, as one of the game\u2019s greatest players since 2010-ish, who has yet to win a major, could finally get this gigantic burden off his back. We\u2019ve seen some really weird stuff over the past five years. Heck, we\u2019ve been through a pandemic. In fact, I had to buy toilet paper from Japan once, which showed up at my doorstep seven months later during that strange 2020 year. That certainly was not on my BINGO card. By the way, it was terrible and I would not recommend it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, that\u2019s why I\u2019m willing to say pretty much anything is possible. His game sets up unbelievably well for this course \u2013 he can putt, his approach game is nails, he\u2019s fantastic around the green, and he\u2019s accurate off the tee. That being said, his form is a little suspect, but he finished T17 last week in the tune-up, and he had that T2 at the 2023 Open. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again. While I\u2019m a little crazy, luckily, I haven\u2019t bet on Fleetwood to win in a really long time. Let\u2019s get weird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Viktor Hovland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To Win: +3000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top 10: +340<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FRL: +4000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This one is pretty simple. He\u2019s one of the best ball strikers (and sometimes THE BEST) on TOUR. I mean, when he\u2019s on, he\u2019s just throwing lawn darts at the pin. Hovland is an above-average putter, and he is accurate enough off the tee. Hovland has been in much better form after a down winter\/spring, and his last four Open appearances are CUT, T13, T4, T12, respectively. He\u2019s finished top 10 in five of his last 12 majors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Robert Macintyre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To Win: +4000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top 10: +360<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FRL: +4000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Bobby Mac is an underrated all-around player. He is above average in pretty much every major metric. He owns two T8 finishes or better at The Open dating back to 2018, and he finished runner-up at this year\u2019s U.S. Open, so I\u2019m not worried about pedigree. Bobby has gained approach strokes in eight of his last nine appearances, around-the-green strokes in his last four, and he is generally an accurate driver off the tee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sepp Straka<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To Win: +5000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top 10: +500<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FRL: +5000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Straka is playing some of the best golf over the past couple of seasons, and that\u2019s especially true in 2025. According to Datagolf, he\u2019s only lost accuracy on his drives in two tournaments dating back to August 2024. He\u2019s one of the best ball strikers on TOUR, losing approach strokes in just three tournaments in the same time frame. That\u2019s elite stuff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Straka is not long off the tee, and he\u2019s not great around the green. However, length shouldn\u2019t matter, and if his approach game is on, he won\u2019t have to rely on cleaning up around the greens. His last three Open results are T22, 2, and MC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Russell Henley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To Win: +6500<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top 10: +500<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FRL: +5500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Henley really fits the bill here, especially at a gigantic price. He\u2019s lost approach strokes in a tournament just twice since last April, and he\u2019s one of the best putters, elite around the greens, and one of the most accurate drivers of the ball on TOUR. Henley has three top 10 finishes across his last five majors played. I\u2019m scratching my head at these odds, but the data and recent major history are too good. Plus, he\u2019s in excellent form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Justin Rose<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To Win: +8000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top 10: +650<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FRL: +5500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And we\u2019re deep into the long shots. 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But golfers won&#8217;t just be able to plot around the course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unexpected conditions and wind gusts will challenge even the world&#8217;s best scramblers, while mental toughness and resilience will be keys to success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The course was originally designed by Harry Colt, but it underwent many renovations before The Open in 2019. Some of the changes included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Five new greens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eight new tee boxes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10 new bunkers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two new holes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hole No. 16 is also known as &#8220;Calamity Corner,&#8221; which might be one of the toughest par-3 layouts in the world. The layout is right near the coast, so golfers have to do battle with a ton of wind on this hole, regardless of tee time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weather conditions are almost always a factor, and perhaps &#8220;links&#8221; experience is a bonus.  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We&#8217;re already in the heart of July, and it&#8217;s time to break down one of golf&#8217;s most prestigious majors. The tournament is back for its 153rd edition, and the anticipation continues to build as we inch closer to tee time. 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