The Open Championship 2022 or officially, the 150th Open Championship organized by the R&A is being held at the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland with 156 players challenging for the title. The event itself is a part of the European Tour, the PGA Tour and the Japan Golf Tour under the major championships category. The event will start on July 14th and will last until July 17th.
Online bookmaker William Hill has the latest odds with the money line definitely going in favor of Rory McIlroy at 11.00 and last year’s winner, Collin Morikawa significantly behind at 26.00.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: July 12th, 3:00 P.M. (EST)
The tournament is a 72-hole (4 rounds), stroke play competition held over the course of 4 days with 18 holes played every day. With that in mind, it is definitely going to be an exciting event with Collin Morikawa and Rory McIlroy going head to head to try and claim the title of the 150th Open Championship.
Perhaps the most interesting odds (5.00) currently on offer from William Hill are on any player to take 3 or more shots in the same visit to the Road Hole Bunker (17th hole).
For another betting market to highlight, a top 20 finish by the likes of Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Will Zalatoris is priced at 4.75 while the trio of Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas to finish in the top 20 is priced close by at 5.00.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: July 12th, 3:00 P.M. (EST)
With a purse of US$14 million up for grabs, the odds have never been higher as Rory McIlroy aims to topple Collin Morikawa from his throne. Having worked with Nick Faldo and Darren Clarke among others, McIlroy presents a significant challenge to any golfer out there aiming to be No.1.
Famous for employing the interlocking grip on full shots, it will be interesting to see how Morikawa handles the pressure and will his iron swing technique be enough to secure him his 2nd Open Championship title in a row.
This year’s Open Championship held at St Andrews, Scotland is set to break the attendance record since the Open Championship of 2000 when a staggering number of 239,000 people attended the event. This time round however, the R&A received approximately 1.3 million ticket applications, the largest number since the 2000 Open Championship when Tiger Woods won.
In the words of the R&A Chief Executive Martin Slumbers: “The 150th Open at St. Andrews is going to be a momentous occasion for golf and this is clearly reflected in the extraordinary demand among fans to be part of this historic playing of the Championship. We very much appreciate their passion and enthusiasm for The Open and are delighted that we will set a new attendance record that far exceeds the previous best set in 2000.”
The R&A organisers expect a staggering number of over 50,000 fans per day over the course of the tournament starting July 14th.
