The Open Championship Predictions: Odds and Best Bets for Thursday, July 15

The 2025 Open Championship will take place Thursday, July 17th, through Sunday, July 20th, at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. Being the 3rd Major of the year, we have already seen a lot from all of the golfers in the field; however, this course poses a different type of challenge.

Taking place in the UK, the game of golf is played a bit differently on links-style courses. Many of the players in the field have already seen this course, as it was the host of the Open back in 2019 when Shane Lowry took home his first major with a score of -15, beating the 2nd place finisher, Tommy Fleetwood, by 6 strokes.

This course is challenging, whether it be the weather conditions or the course itself, so we are in store for a great weekend of golf. Today, I will break down my two favorite bets for this weekend.

Best Bet: Tommy Fleetwood Top 10 (+250)

This is probably a pretty popular bet, but I still see great value in it. Tommy Fleetwood has been consistently solid for the majority of his career, and although he has never won a major or PGA tour event, he has 8 top 10 finishes in majors throughout his career.

The English golfer has been particularly solid at the Open as well. He has 3 top 10 finishes in his last 5 appearances in the Open, including 2 top 5s. A few weeks back, Fleetwood finished T2 at the Travelers Championship in gut-wrenching fashion, but his game looked extremely solid as it has been for years.

Last time out at Royal Portrush, Fleetwood finished in 2nd place, and being from the UK, he has a great feel for this style of golf. I think Tommy can make a good run at this championship and could potentially be in the hunt to win the whole thing come Sunday.

Best Bet: Cameron Young Top 10 (+600)

In his last major, the U.S. Open, Young finished the weekend T4 with a total score of +3 at one of, if not the, most challenging golf courses on the tour. Young has historically performed great in the Majors throughout his career. In 17 career starts at majors, he has 6 top 10 finishes.

The reason I am so high on him is that in his 3 Open Championship appearances, he has 2 top 10s. In 2022, he finished in 2nd, losing to Cameron Smith by 1 stroke and in 2023, he finished T8. Last year’s outing at Royal Troon was a disappointment, finishing T31, but I think Young has the game to compete in this tournament.

Young is a bit inconsistent at times, but he has shown he can handle links golf well in the past. The issue with Young is that he historically misses cuts or finishes well, there isn’t much in between. In the 11 majors he has made the cut, he has 6 top 10s. If Young can make it to the weekend, I think there is a ton of value in betting him to make the Top 10.