Two clear favorites are rising earlier than The Open tees off on Thursday. Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm, and Wyndham Clark might have received the three majors this yr, however none of that trio are thought of amongst the early frontrunners to raise the Claret Jug.

Instead, after falling brief on the U.S. Open and not too long ago successful the Scottish Open, Rory McIlroy is being tipped to triumph at Royal London. After ending third in final yr's a hundred and fiftieth Open Championship at St Andrews, the Brit is being backed throughout the board to finish a close to nine-year main drought.

World No.1 Scottie Scheffler is taken into account the Northern Irishman's closest competitor getting into the week. The 2022 Masters champion is in superb type this yr after ending in a tie for second on the PGA Championship and outright third on the U.S. Open final month.

There is then a sizeable hole within the odds earlier than Rahm enters the dialog. Despite a disappointing on the PGA a month after receiving the Green Jacket, the Spaniard bounced again to complete in a tie for tenth on the Los Angeles Country Club.

Two top-10 finishes on the final two majors additionally see defending champion Cameron Smith among the many contenders a yr after his maiden main win. For Brooks Koepka, 12 months after lacking the minimize in Scotland, ending in a tie for second on the Masters, after which successful a 3rd U.S. Open title ought to see him have one other likelihood at glory this week.

Norway's Viktor Hovland completed fourth finally yr's match and has since recorded two top-10 finishes. That type has him amongst a number of gamers with exterior photographs of lifting the Claret Jug.

Americans Patrick Cantlay and Rickie Fowler are amongst that group. The latter is using excessive after successful this month's Rocket Mortgage Classic - his first PGA Tour win since 2019

Tommy Fleetwood, who's from Merseyside, the place the match is going on, will hope greater than most he can break by way of and win a primary main match in entrance of a house crowd. Tyrell Hatton is one other Brit with a good shot of success.

With the Ryder Cup looming giant as soon as the British Open concludes, a number of U.S. gamers might be notably eager to safe their spots on the staff.

Collin Morikawa is a type of at the moment on the skin trying in, regardless of top-20 finishes on the Masters and final month's U.S. Open.

The Open odds*

• Rory McIlroy 8/1
• Scottie Scheffler 8/1
• Jon Rahm 14/1
• Cameron Smith 20/1
• Brooks Koepka 22/1
• Viktor Hovland 22/1
• Patrick Cantlay 25/1
• Rickie Fowler 25/1
• Xander Schauffele 28/1
• Tyrrell Hatton 28/1
• Tommy Fleetwood 29/1
• Collin Morikawa 35/1
• Dustin Johnson 35/1
• Shane Lowry 35/1
• Jordan Spieth 35/1
• Matt Fitzpatrick 57/1
• Wyndham Clark 59/1
• Justin Rose 60/1
• Tony Finau 60/1
• Bryson Dechambeau 66/1
• Joohyung Kim 66/1
• Max Homa 66/1
• Sam Burns 66/1

* odds courtesy of Oddschecker and topic to vary