The 152nd Open Championship takes place this week, when does it start, what does the betting look like and what time do they tee off?
The top golfers in the world are gearing up for their last shot at a major this season as the Open Championship gets underway tomorrow at Royal Troon.
158 hopefuls will take to one of Scotland's finest courses to compete for the coveted Claret Jug and the title of Champions Golfer of the Year.
Fighting to keep that title will be last year's winner, Brian Harman, who was a big price surprise winner at over the 100/1 mark.
However, it will be no mean feat with the likes of Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler all in fantastic form and rearing to get their hands on the trophy.
So, when does the Open Championship begin, who are the favourites to win and when do they tee off?
When does the Open Championship begin?
The Open Championship gets underway at 06:35 (BST) on Thursday July 18th when Justin Leonard, Todd Hamilton and Jack McDonald tee off first.
It will be played at Royal Troon Golf Club in South Ayrshire, Scotland and is the only major not played on US soil.
It concludes on Sunday 21st July.
Open Championship Odds
| Golfer | Best Odds | Implied Probability (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | 6/1 | 14% |
| Rory McIlroy | 9/1 | 10% |
| Xander Schauffele | 14/1 | 7% |
| Collin Morikawa | 18/1 | 5% |
| Ludvig Aberg | 18/1 | 5% |
| Bryson DeChambeau | 20/1 | 4.8% |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 25/1 | 4% |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 28/1 | 3.4% |
| Jon Rahm | 30/1 | 3.2% |
World number one Scottie Scheffler, leads the betting at a best price of 6/1 (all best prices are available at AKBets).
Scheffler has already secured a major when winning the Masters by a four-stroke lead over Ludvig Aberg and will be going for his seventh win this season.
He will however, be looking to improve on his out of character T41st finish at the US Open most recently.
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Be sure to check out oddschecker experts, Niall Lyons' and Form Golfers' tips for the tournament.
The Open 2024 Tee Times
| Tee Time | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:35 am | Justin Leonard | Todd Hamilton | Jack McDonald |
| 6:46 am | Alex Noren | Tom McKibbin | Calum Scott (a) |
| 6:57 am | Jesper Svensson | Vincent Norrman | Michael Hendry |
| 7:08 am | Younghan Song | Daniel Hillier | Ryosuke Kinoshita |
| 7:19 am | Min Woo Lee | Ryo Hisatsune | Abraham Ancer |
| 7:30 am | Nicolai Hojgaard | Adam Scott | Keita Nakajima |
| 7:41 am | Francesco Molinari | Justin Rose | Jasper Stubbs (a) |
| 7:52 am | Justin Thomas | Sungjae Im | Matthew Southgate |
| 8:03 am | Nick Taylor | Matt Wallace | Laurie Canter |
| 8:14 am | Sebastian Soderberg | Matteo Manassero | Shubhankar Sharma |
| 8:25 am | Zach Johnson | Austin Eckroat | Thorbjorn Olesen |
| 8:36 am | John Daly | Santiago De La Fuente (a) | Aaron Rai |
| 8:47 am | Stewart Cink | Chris Kirk | Dominic Clemons (a) |
| 9:03 am | Stephan Jaeger | Adam Schenk | Joaquin Niemann |
| 9:14 am | Adam Hadwin | Lucas Glover | Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
| 9:25 am | Tony Finau | Russell Henley | Matthieu Pavon |
| 9:36 am | Jon Rahm | Tommy Fleetwood | Robert MacIntyre |
| 9:47 am | Ludvig Aberg | Bryson DeChambeau | Tom Kim |
| 9:58 am | Brian Harman | Viktor Hovland | Sahith Theegala |
| 10:09 am | Rory McIlroy | Max Homa | Tyrrell Hatton |
| 10:20 am | Keegan Bradley | Will Zalatoris | Gordon Sargent (a) |
| 10:31 am | Harris English | Maverick McNealy | Alexander Bjork |
| 10:42 am | Guido Migliozzi | Sean Crocker | Tommy Morrison (a) |
| 10:53 am | David Puig | John Catlin | Gun-Taek Koh |
| 11:04 am | Thriston Lawrence | Dan Bradbury | Elvis Smylie |
| 11:15 am | Nacho Elvira | Minkyu Kim | Darren Fichardt |
| 11:26 am | Mason Andersen | Masahiro Kawamura | Sam Hutsby |
| 11:47 am | Ewen Ferguson | Marcel Siem | |
| 11:58 am | CT Pan | Romain Langasque | Yuto Katsuragawa |
| 12:09 pm | Rikuya Hoshino | Angel Hidalgo | Richard Mansell |
| 12:20 pm | Corey Conners | Ryan Fox | Jorge Campillo |
| 12:31 pm | Ernie Els | Gary Woodland | Altin Van Der Merwe (a) |
| 12:42 pm | Henrik Stenson | Rasmus Hojgaard | Jacob Skov Olesen (a) |
| 12:53 pm | Louis Oosthuizen | Billy Horschel | Victor Perez |
| 1:04 pm | Sepp Straka | Brendon Todd | Jordan Smith |
| 1:15 pm | Denny McCarthy | Taylor Moore | Adrian Meronk |
| 1:26 pm | Jason Day | Byeong Hun An | Rickie Fowler |
| 1:37 pm | Alex Cejka | Eric Cole | Kurt Kitayama |
| 1:48 pm | Darren Clarke | JT Poston | Dean Burmester |
| 2:04 pm | Phil Mickelson | Joost Luiten | Dustin Johnson |
| 2:15 pm | Padraig Harrington | Davis Thompson | Matthew Jordan |
| 2:26 pm | Wyndham Clark | Hideki Matsuyama | Brooks Koepka |
| 2:37 pm | Tiger Woods | Xander Schauffele | Patrick Cantlay |
| 2:48 pm | Collin Morikawa | Sam Burns | Si Woo Kim |
| 2:59 pm | Shane Lowry | Cameron Smith | Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 3:10 pm | Jordan Spieth | Scottie Scheffler | Cameron Young |
| 3:21 pm | Akshay Bhatia | Tom Hoge | Sami Valimaki |
| 3:32 pm | Emiliano Grillo | Ben Griffin | Mackenzie Hughes |
| 3:43 pm | Yannik Paul | Joe Dean | Andy Ogletree |
| 3:54 pm | Ryan Van Velzen | Charlie Lindh | Luis Masaveu (a) |
| 4:05 pm | Kazuma Kobori | Jaime Montojo (a) | Liam Nolan (a) |
| 4:16 pm | Daniel Brown | Denwit Boriboonsub | Matthew Dodd-Berry (a) |
| 4:27 pm | Jeung-Hun Wang | Aguri Iwasaki | Sam Horsfield |
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