Key Betting Trends for The Open Championship Show Value for Older Players

Eight of the last 12 winners of The Open Championship were age 32 or older, with seven of them being age 35 or older.
Four of the last six winners posted a T-11 or better finish at one of the three first major championships of the year.
Eight players meet these experience and success trends, but the best bets are Rory McIlroy (+800), Tyrrell Hatton (+2500), and Tony Finau (+4000).

TROON – Betting odds for The Open Championship favor Scottie Scheffler with +550 odds, but key betting trends say other players with longer odds will win. One of those players is 2014 Open winner Rory McIlroy, who has +800 legal sports betting odds to snap his major championship dry spell at Royal Troon Golf Club.

McIlroy finished T-5 at The Open Championship in 2016, the last time the major was held at Royal Troon. Four top five finishes in his last six events on Tour make McIlroy an excellent bet on The Open at +800 odds.

The Open Betting Trends Show Experience, Major History Matters

Aside from past success, McIlroy meets the requirements of past Open winners. Eight of the last 12 Open Championship winners were 32+ years old, and seven of those eight were at least 35 years old.

In addition, four of the last six Open winners finished T-11 or better at a major earlier in the year. The 35-year-old McIlroy checks both boxes after a runner-up finish at the U.S. Open a month ago, but there are seven other players with longer legal PGA Tour betting odds who fit the key Open betting trends.

Player	Odds
Tommy Fleetwood	+2500
Tyrrell Hatton	+2500
Tony Finau	+4000
Shane Lowry	+4000
Patrick Cantlay	+5000
Hideki Matsuyama	+6000
Justin Rose	+17500

Tyrrell Hatton (+2500), now playing on the LIV Tour, meets the trends after a T-9 finish at the Masters Tournament earlier this year. He finished T-5 in the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon, and followed it up with a T-6 in 2019 and a T-11 in 2022.

At 34 years old, Tony Finau (+4000) has posted back-to-back top five finishes (T-3 at U.S. Open) as a part of three straight top 10 finishes and five consecutive top 20 finishes. His distance off the tee also makes him a good fit for a links style golf course like Royal Troon.

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Zachary Kelley

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