Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are among those hoping to get their hands on the Claret Jug, which Tiger Woods has done three times.
Roddy ConsRoddyConsUpdate: Jul 16th, 2024 19:33 EDT0
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The biggest names in the world of golf descend on Royal Troon Golf Club in the west of Scotland for the 2024 Open Championship, which gets underway on Thursday, July 18 and runs through until Sunday, July 21. Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods will draw much of the attention, although any number of players from a star-studded field could realistically claim the Claret Jug.
158 players will start round one on Thursday, including 17 LIV golfers. US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau and previous major winners Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka lead the way there, although a number of Open regulars miss out after leaving the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.
Mother nature provides the sternest test. A combination of artistry and skill is required to master the elements. We are ready for anything. pic.twitter.com/OasBMnvq5J
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 16, 2024
2024 Open full field
Here is the full field for the Open Championship. Names in alphabetical order.
Ludvig AbergByeong Hun AnAbraham AncerMason AndersenChristiaan BezuidenhoutAkshay BhatiaAlexander BjorkDenwit BoriboonsubDan BradburyKeegan BradleyDaniel BrownDean BurmesterSam BurnsJorge CampilloLaurie CanterPatrick CantlayJohn CatlinAlex CejkaStewart CinkWyndham ClarkDarren ClarkeDominic Clemons (a)Eric ColeCorey ConnersSean CrockerJohn DalyJason DaySantiago de la Fuente (a)Joe DeanBryson DeChambeauMatthew Dodd-Berry (a)Austin EckroatErnie ElsNacho ElviraHarris EnglishEwen FergusonDarren FichardtTony FinauMatt FitzpatrickTommy FleetwoodRickie FowlerRyan FoxLucas GloverBen GriffinEmiliano GrilloAdam HadwinTodd HamiltonBrian HarmanPadraig HarringtonTyrrell HattonMichael HendryRussell HenleyAngel HidalgoDaniel HillierRyo HisatsuneTom HogeNicolai HojgaardRasmus HojgaardMax HomaBilly HorschelSam HorsfieldRikuya HoshinoViktor HovlandMackenzie HughesSam HutsbySungjae ImAguri IwasakiStephan JaegerDustin JohnsonZach JohnsonMatthew JordanYuto KatsuragawaMasahiro KawamuraMinkyu KimSi Woo KimTom KimRyosuke KinoshitaChris KirkKurt KitayamaKazuma KoboriBrooks KoepkaGun-Taek KohRomain LangasqueThriston LawrenceMin Woo LeeJustin LeonardCharlie LindhShane LowryJoost LuitenRobert MacIntyreMatteo ManasseroRichard MansellLuis Masaveu (a)Hideki MatsuyamaDenny McCarthyJack McDonaldRory McIlroyTom McKibbinMaverick McNealyAdrian MeronkPhil MickelsonGuido MigliozziFrancesco MolinariJaime Montojo (a)Taylor MooreCollin MorikawaTommy Morrison (a)Keita NakajimaJoaquin NiemannLiam Nolan (a)Alex NorenVincent NorrmanAndy OgletreeThorbjorn OlesenJacob Skov Olesen (a)Louis OosthuizenC.T. PanYannik PaulMatthieu PavonVictor Perez.J.T. PostonDavid PuigJon RahmAaron RaiJustin RoseGordon Sargent (a)Xander SchauffeleScottie SchefflerAdam SchenkAdam ScottCalum Scott (a)Shubhankar SharmaMarcel SiemJordan SmithCameron SmithElvis SmylieSebastian SoderbergYounghan SongMatthew SouthgateJordan SpiethHenrik StensonSepp StrakaJasper Stubbs (a)Jesper SvenssonNick TaylorSahith TheegalaJustin ThomasDavis ThompsonBrendon ToddSami ValimakiAltin van der Merwe (a)Ryan Van VelzenMatt WallaceJeung-Hun WangGary WoodlandTiger WoodsCameron YoungWill Zalatoris
2024 British Open picks: Scheffler, McIlroy, Morikawa, Finau
At the time of writing, the Open odds has Scheffler (who sat out the Scottish Open) leading as the favorite at +450. Trailing behind him are McIlroy at +750, PGA Champion Xander Schauffele at +1100, and DeChambeau, Ludwig Aberg and Collin Morikawa all at +1400.
Morikawa, who won The Open at Royal St George’s in 2021, has been tipped to do well by many after being in the hunt to win (without doing so) on several occasions in recent months.
Tony Finau (+4000) also looks to be a reasonable shout to contend as he searches for his first major win. The 34-year-old has finished in the top 10 in his last three events and his ball-striking versatility could be just what is required on a links course.
Outside bets for the 2024 Open
Of course, golf being golf, there is also a chance that someone less fancied could make a big impact. England’s Aaron Rai (+6000) has also posted three top 10s in a row on the PGA Tour and will hope to repeat the trick after tying for fourth at the Scottish Open to just sneak into The Open.
We're all Scottie waiting for The Open. pic.twitter.com/8FAq5VjFaT
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 16, 2024
Outwith the obvious names, Sepp Straka, Alex Noren and Akshay Bhatia (all +10000) are outside bets to gatecrash the party at the top of the leaderboard.
