After narrowly missing out on a win at the US Open yesterday, golf bettors have been rushing to back Robert MacIntyre for another strong performance at the Open Championship.
After narrowly missing out on a win at the US Open yesterday, golf bettors have been rushing to back Robert MacIntyre for another strong performance at the Open Championship.
According to Oddschecker, a staggering 43% of all Open Championship bets since the US Open finished have backed MacIntyre to win the tournament.
Having been odds of 50/1 on Thursday, the Scotsman is now 25/1 with most bookmakers across the Oddschecker platform.
“The support we’ve seen across the platform this morning is very impressive, in the month prior to the US Open, we’d seen only 1.9% of all bets backing MacIntyre.” said Oddschecker spokesperson Leon Blackman.
“Usually, we see a spike in betting support for the winner of a tournament, but MacIntyre is bucking the trend with golf bettors keen to take advantage of his odds before they continue to shorten for a win at Portrush.”
US Open winner, J.J Spaun, has picked up 5% of total bets for the Open Championship since winning on Sunday night, and can currently be backed at odds of 80/1 with Paddy Power.
The shift in betting odds for MacIntyre takes him to just outside the top ten betting favourites for the Open Championship.
Open Championship Odds
| Open Championship Winner | Odds |
|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | 5/1 |
| Rory McIlroy | 13/2 |
| Jon Rahm | 14/1 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | 20/1 |
| Ludvig Aberg | 20/1 |
| Xander Schauffele | 22/1 |
| Shane Lowry | 25/1 |
| Robert MacIntyre | 28/1 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 28/1 |
| Collin Morikawa | 30/1 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 33/1 |
Notable Open Championship Odds shifts following the US Open:
Bryson DeChambeau 14/1 into 20/1
Tyrell Hatton 35/1 into 25/1
Viktor Hovland 35/1 into 25/1
Sam Burns 100/1 into 66/1
Ryan Fox 125/1 into 80/1
