The current Masters champion and winner of six golf tournaments this year heads into the sport’s final Major of the season as the +500 favorite to win the Open Championship.
Scottie Scheffler may not be the favorite he once was, but he’s still as popular as ever with bettors.
Scheffler begins Thursday’s first round at Royal Troon in Scotland with longer outright odds than golf’s other three big tournaments, but he’s still BetMGM’s biggest liability. Following his win at the Memorial, sportsbooks had him pegged as a +250 favorite heading into the U.S. Open. However, the daunting spring caught up with him in June, leaving Scheffler tied for 41st at Pinehurst.Bettors can’t seem to get away from the hottest men’s golfer on the planet, as Scheffler has received 14.3% of the tickets and 23.7% of the handle at BetMGM’s outright market.
Rory McIlroy, who came so close but finished second at the U.S. Open, is +900 at DraftKings and seeing 13% of the handle and 9% of wagers. That’s second behind Scheffler and ahead of Dechambeau and Ludivig Aberg, who have taken 7% of the handle and 6% of the tickets at +2,000 each.
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