Open Championship Matchup Picks

The last major of the season is here and I hope to continue the excellent run I am on with the golf matchups in the Open Championship. I am 15-3-2 in the last month with the matchups, including 3-1-1 last week with the matchups at the Genesis Scottish Open. Scottie Scheffler is listed as the favorite to win this week’s Open Championship at odds of +450 at Caesars with Rory McIlroy next at odds of +850. Four other players are listed at odds of less than +2000. They are Xander Schauffele at +1000, Collin Morikawa and Ludvig Aberg at +1400 and Bryson DeChambeau at +1700. Let’s look to keep this great run going with the matchups in Scotland. Let’s look at Open Championship matchup picks.

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Defending Champion: Brian Harman

Tournament Notes: Royal Troon is a par 71 that is 7,385 yards. It is 195 yards longer than it was in 2016. The 623-yard, par-5 sixth hole will be the longest hole in Open history. It should be noted that the last seven winners at Royal Troon had won a tournament in the same calendar year.

Open Championship Matchups

Scottie Scheffler -150 vs. Rory McIlroy

Scottie Scheffler -175 vs. Collin Morikawa

Xander Schauffele -135 vs. Ludvig Aberg

Xander Schauffele -170 vs. Bryson DeChambeau

Aaron Rai -135 vs. Matthew Fitzpatrick

Tommy Fleetwood -135 vs. Jon Rahm

Tommy Fleetwood -125 vs. Tyrrell Hatton

Collin Morikawa -130 vs. Ludvig Aberg

Collin Morikawa -135 vs. Bryson DeChambeau

Hideki Matsuyama -140 vs. Min Woo Lee

Hideki Matsuyama -135 vs. Sahith Theegala

Tom Kim -120 vs. Robert MacIntyre

Sahith Theegala -145 vs. Cameron Young

Dean Burmester -140 vs. Dustin Johnson

Tom McKibbin -140 vs. Ewen Ferguson

Tyrrell Hatton -145 vs. Viktor Hovland

Xander Schauffele -170 vs. Bryson Dechambeau

Russell Henley -125 vs. Akshay Bhatia

Victor Perez -135 vs. Romain Langasque

Rasmus Hojgaard -120 vs. Nicolai Hojgaard

Justin Thomas -125 vs. Jordan Spieth

Tom Kim -125 vs. Sungjae Im

Tom Kim -135 vs. Patrick Cantlay

Joaquin Niemann -125 vs. Louis Oosthuizen

Joaquin Niemann -120 vs. Sungjae Im

Louis Oosthuizen -135 vs. Cameron Young

Tony Finau -120 vs. Patrick Cantlay

Tony Finau -125 vs. Shane Lowry

Brian Harman -120 vs. Adam Scott

Corey Conners -130 vs. Wyndham Clark

Ben Griffin -130 vs. Eric Cole

Aaron Rai -135 vs. Min Woo Lee

Corey Conners -120 vs. Adam Scott

Cameron Smith -110 vs. Brooks Koepka

Tiger Woods -120 vs. Phil Mickelson

Byeon Hun An -140 vs. Ryan Fox

Sepp Straka -115 vs. Jason Day

Russell Henley -140 vs. Max Homa

Joaquin Niemann -140 vs. Sahith Theegala

Aaron Rai -115 vs. Brian Harman

Patrick Cantlay -120 vs. Cameron Smith

Wyndham Clark -120 vs. Jordan Spieth

Golf Matchup Picks

Scottie Scheffler -175 vs. Collin Morikawa

I think there is a pretty good-sized gap between Scheffler and everyone else and I wanted to take him in at least one matchup this week. I didn’t really want to go against McIlroy so I chose this matchup against Morikawa. And yes, I know Morikawa is playing well and I took him in the odds preview, but Scheffler is simply the better player. I’ll lay the price and take Scheffler.

Aaron Rai -135 vs. Min Woo Lee

What is not to like about the way Rai is playing right now. You can go all the way back to March and he has five top 10 finishes. In his last three events he has a tie for 2^nd, tie for 7^th and a tie for 4^th. There is no reason to think he won’t have another good week and be in the mix. I’ll take him in this golf betting matchup against Lee.

Tom Kim -120 vs. Robert MacIntyre

As I said last week, one of my go-to strategies in the matchups is to go against last week’s winner if he is playing. MacIntyre got a very emotional win last week in the tournament he most wanted to win and I can’t see anything other than a huge letdown, even in the Open. Kim has been playing at a high level and it would not surprise me at all to see him contend this week. I’ll take Kim in this matchup.

Sahith Theegala +110 vs. Joaquin Niemann

I am surprised that Niemann is favored in this matchup. Theegala continues to play well and he tied for 4^th at The Renaissance Club. Niemann has been up and down this season on the LIV Tour and I don’t see him having a good week in Scotland. I’ll take Theegala at plus money.

Tiger Woods -120 vs. Phil Mickelson

The last matchup for me this week will be this one where Tiger is a slight favorite over Phil. Woods has said he is feeling better heading into this week’s Open and that he thinks a course like Royal Troon is where he can contend for the win. There is nothing to like about the way Mickelson is playing right now. I’ll take Tiger in this golf matchup.Check out the latest Open Championship matchup odds at Caesars.