British Open Power Rankings: Open Championship Best Bet to Make for Each of the Favorites

How should you bet the British Open favorites at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland this week?
British Open Power Rankings: Best Bet to Make for Each of the Favorites
Pictured: Rory McIlroy watches his shot from the fairway as we make our British Open power rankings. Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA.

The world's best golfers are at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland for the 2025 golf season's fourth and final major, and our 2025 British Open power rankings are here to help with our breakdown of the outright odds and a best bet for a top 10 contenders as The Open Championship begins tomorrow (1:35 a.m. ET).

Scottie Scheffler is the +550 betting favorite (15.38% implied probability) by the latest British Open odds, but I'm rolling with Northern Ireland native Rory McIlroy as the best of my British Open picks. You can also use these rankings to help with your fantasy golf and one-and-done pools.

๐Ÿ“Š British Open power rankings 2025

Ranking Golfer Odds to win Bet to make
10 Bryson DeChambeau +2200 Top 20 after Round 1
9 Tyrrell Hatton +3000 Top 20 after Round 1
8 Xander Schauffele +2200 Top 20 finish
7 Collin Morikawa +3500 Top American
6 Ludvig Aberg +3000 Top 20 finish
5 Shane Lowry +4000 Top 20 finish
4 Jon Rahm +1200 Top continental European
3 Tommy Fleetwood +2800 Top English player
2 Scottie Scheffler +550 Top North American
1 Rory McIlroy +750 Top 10 finish

โ›ณ British Open power rankings: How to bet the favorites

My British Open power rankings sort through this week's betting favorites with my best bet for each of my top contenders:

๐Ÿ”Ÿ Bryson DeChambeau

๐Ÿ“Š Best odds to win: +2200 via BetMGM
๐Ÿ’ฐ Pick to make: Top 20 after Round 1 (+200 via BetRivers)
๐Ÿ… Best British Open finish: T-8 (2022)

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9๏ธโƒฃ Tyrrell Hatton

British Open Power Rankings: Best Bet to Make for Each of the Favorites
Pictured - Tyrrell Hatton reacts after missing a putt as we look at our British Open power rankings. Photo by Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images.

๐Ÿ“Š Best odds to win: +3000 via DraftKings
๐Ÿ’ฐ Pick to make: Top 20 after Round 1 (+225 via BetRivers)
๐Ÿ… Best British Open finish: T-5 (2016)

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8๏ธโƒฃ Xander Schauffele

๐Ÿ“Š Best odds to win: +2200 via bet365
๐Ÿ’ฐ Pick to make: Top 20 finish (+125 via DraftKings)
๐Ÿ… Best British Open finish: Win (2024)

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7๏ธโƒฃ Collin Morikawa

๐Ÿ“Š Best odds to win: +3500 via DraftKings
๐Ÿ’ฐ Pick to make: Top American (+1400 via BetMGM)
๐Ÿ… Best British Open finish: Win (2021)

6๏ธโƒฃ Ludvig Aberg

๐Ÿ“Š Best odds to win: +3000 via DraftKings
๐Ÿ’ฐ Pick to make: Top 20 finish (+140 via DraftKings)
๐Ÿ… Best British Open finish: MC (2024)

5๏ธโƒฃ Shane Lowry

British Open Power Rankings: Best Bet to Make for Each of the Favorites
Pictured - Shane Lowry signs a fans hat as we look at our British Open power rankings. Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA.

๐Ÿ“Š Best odds to win: +4000 via DraftKings
๐Ÿ’ฐ Pick to make: Top 20 finish (+140 via DraftKings)
๐Ÿ… Best British Open finish: Win (2019)

4๏ธโƒฃ Jon Rahm

๐Ÿ“Š Best odds to win: +1200 via bet365
๐Ÿ’ฐ Pick to make: Top continental European player (+240 via DraftKings)
๐Ÿ… Best British Open finish: T-2 (2022)

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๐Ÿ”ฎ British Open expert picks

๐Ÿฅ‰ Tommy Fleetwood

British Open Power Rankings: Best Bet to Make for Each of the Favorites
Pictured - Tommy Fleetwood walks the fairway as look at our British Open power rankings. Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA.

๐Ÿ“Š Best odds to win: +2800 via DraftKings
๐Ÿ’ฐ Pick to make: Top English player (+360 via DraftKings)
๐Ÿ… Best British Open finish: 2 (2019)

๐Ÿฅˆ Scottie Scheffler

๐Ÿ“Š Best odds to win: +550 via BetMGM
๐Ÿ’ฐ Pick to make: Top North American (+230 via DraftKings)
๐Ÿ… Best British Open finish: T-7 (2024)

๐Ÿฅ‡ Rory McIlroy

๐Ÿ“Š Best odds to win: +750 via DraftKings
๐Ÿ’ฐ Pick to make: Top 10 finish (+100 via bet365)
๐Ÿ… Best British Open finish: Win (2014)

๐Ÿ‘€ Most popular British Open bets

Here's how the betting action is coming in on the British Open's outright winner at BetMGM:

Highest ticket % Highest handle % Biggest liabilities
Scottie Scheffler (11.2%) Scottie Scheffler (14.6%) Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy (8.8%) Rory McIlroy (12.9%) Bryson DeChambeau
Jon Rahm (5.9%) Jon Rahm (8.0%) Jon Rahm

BetMGM also reports it received a $5,00 bet on Bryson DeChambeau to win The Open Championship at +2200. A winning bet would return a $110,000 profit.

And here are the most popular bets at BetMGM (by tickets) in various prop markets:

Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Top 40
Rory McIlroy (+140) Tommy Fleetwood (+225) Harry Hall (+300) Harry Hall (+100)
Jon Rahm (+230) Jon Rahm (+110) Xander Schauffele (+110) Patrick Reed (+110)
Scottie Scheffler (-110) Xander Schauffele (+225) Sepp Straka (+175) Ryan Fox (+100)
Viktor Hovland (+500) Viktor Hovland (+250) Tommy Fleetwood (+105) Marco Penge (+125)
Tommy Fleetwood (+450) Justin Rose (+400) Viktor Hovland (+125) Ben Griffin (+100)

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