The tournament known as “The Open” is picking back up after being canceled last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, which is often called the British Open here in the states, is set to tee off at Royal St George’s Golf Club in Sandwich, England with one player riding the top of the favorites list.

John Rahm comes in as the lone favorite at +650 following a 7th place run last week at the Scottish Open and a win at the U.S. Open a few weeks ago. Rahm has one missed cut this season and a withdrawal from the Travelers due to a positive COVID test following the 3rd round where he was the leader.

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Rory McIlroy is next on the favorites list at +1400 following a missed cut at the Scottish Open. After McIlroy, the field turns into a whole bunch of players knotted together at different numbers which signal that the field could be open to a surprise winner if Rahm stumbles.

Here are the favorites through +1800 to win the 2021 Open Championship outright according to Intertops.

Jon Rahm +650

Rory McIlroy +1400

Dustin Johnson +1600

Brooks Koepka +1600

Justin Thomas +1800

Xander Schauffele +1800

Jordan Spieth +1800

So far, more than ten players have withdrawn due to several reasons including positive COVID tests as well as exposure protocols. Players that have withdrawn include former Open Championship winner Zach Johnson, reigning Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama, Bubba Watson, Matthew Wolff, and others.

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2021 Open Championship Preview

Where: Sandwich, England

Course: Royal St George’s Golf Club

Format: Stroke Play

Par: 70

Length: 7,189

When: July 15-18, 2021

Purse: $11 Million.

TV Coverage: NBC/Peacock Streaming/Golf Channel

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If you watch the PGA being played on courses in the states then get ready for a big change. Royal St George’s Golf Club is an oceanside course with light rolling terrain, no trees, deep grassy roughs, mist, and steady blowing winds.

The course is a classic set of links that requires plenty of ball control while having the ability to play under the wind. Players that hit towering tee shots may find themselves struggling if the weather makes a turn for the worse.

The forecast is calling for blustery days for the opening rounds with rain with things settling down for the weekend. But, as with all seaside venues – that’s subject to change.

Royal St George’s Golf Club has hosted the Open Championship 14 times in the past starting in 1894. The last time was in 2011 when Darren Clarke beat Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson for the win.

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2021 British Open Predictions

Jon Rahm +650

Jon Rahm is the favorite because he’s the golfer that seems to be hitting on all cylinders at the current time. He’s coming off a U.S. Open win following a forced COVID withdrawal where he was leading the field after three rounds. He’s familiar with the European style of play on these types of courses and should be able to play solid rounds. Look for him to start things off by going low off the tee with power.

Louis Oosthuizen +2800

Louis Oosthuizen is entering the Open Championship with a hot putter which could speak volumes this week. The greens are somewhat straightforward with a few drops and rolls – but none of the trickery of multiple terraces. He’s also great around the greens coming in at No. 1 for scrambling around the green from 20-30 yards according to PGA stats.

Harris English +7000

Harris English won an exciting eight-hole playoff a couple of weeks ago by remaining calm and sticking with his game – which has been on point! He’s won twice this season and finished 3 rd at the U.S. Open. English has a strong game going right now and his ability to stay calm will be a big plus on a course that can get tricky at any moment.

Others: Jordan Speith (+1800) is playing well and can fire up a bump and run style course. However, at +1800 he may not be the best value. Shane Lowry is the defending Open champ and a good value at +3500. He has had to wait almost two years to defend his Open win. He’s been knocking down top ten finishes all season and could light up the Open field once again.

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2021 British Open Championship Odds

Jon Rahm +650

Rory McIlroy +1400

Dustin Johnson +1600

Brooks Koepka +1600

Justin Thomas +1800

Xander Schauffele +1800

Jordan Spieth +1800

Viktor Hovland +2800

Louis Oosthuizen +2800

Bryson DeChambeau +2800

Collin Morikawa +2800

Tyrrell Hatton +3300

Patrick Cantlay +3300

Tommy Fleetwood +3500

Patrick Reed +3500

Shane Lowry +3500

Paul Casey +3500

Matt Fitzpatrick +3500

Lee Westwood +4000

Scottie Scheffler +4000

Tony Finau +4500

Justin Rose +4500

Daniel Berger +5000

Webb Simpson +5500

Cameron Smith +5500

Joaquin Niemann +5500

Sergio Garcia +5500

Robert Macintyre +5500

Marc Leishman +6000

Branden Grace +6000

Will Zalatoris +6600

Abraham Ancer +6600

Garrick Higgo +6600

Adam Scott +6600

Christiaan Bezuidenhout +6600

Rickie Fowler +6600

Ian Poulter +6600

Harris English +7000

Phil Mickelson +7000

Jason Day +7000

Lucas Herbert +8000

Jason Kokrak +9000

Alex Noren +9000

Matt Wallace +10000

Francesco Molinari +10000

Thomas Detry +10000

Sam Burns +10000

Corey Conners +10000

Russell Henley +12500

Brian Harman +12500

Bernd Wiesberger +12500

Martin Kaymer +12500

Danny Willett +12500

Ryan Palmer +12500

Victor Perez +12500

Max Homa +12500

Stewart Cink +12500

Gary Woodland +12500

Richard Bland +15000

Guido Migliozzi +15000

Kevin Kisner +15000

Zach Johnson +15000 (WD COVID)

Padraig Harrington +15000

Matt Kuchar +15000

Keegan Bradley +15000

Kevin Streelman +15000

Billy Horschel +15000

Charley Hoffman +17500

Andy Sullivan +17500

Emiliano Grillo +20000

Brendon Todd +20000

Erik Van Rooyen +20000

Henrik Stenson +20000

Rafael Cabrera Bello +20000

Cameron Tringale +20000

Jason Scrivener +20000

Matt Jones +20000

Carlos Ortiz +20000

Brandt Snedeker +25000

Matthias Schwab +25000

Joel Dahmen +25000

Chris Kirk +25000

Sebastian Munoz +25000

Chez Reavie +25000

Lucas Glover +25000

Aaron Rai +25000

Justin Harding +25000

Talor Gooch +25000

Harold Varner III +25000

Ryan Fox +27500

Joost Luiten +30000

Takumi Kanaya +30000

Mackenzie Hughes +30000

Lanto Griffin +30000

Adam Hadwin +30000

Marcus Armitage +30000

Johannes Veerman +30000

Dean Burmester +30000

Rikuya Hoshino +30000

Jack Senior +30000

Romain Langasque +30000

Shaun Norris +30000

Kurt Kitayama +35000

C T Pan +35000

Keith Mitchell +35000

Byeong-Hun An +40000

Marcus Kinhult +40000

Michael Lorenzo-Vera +40000

Jazz Janewattananond +40000

Jorge Campillo +40000

Daniel Van Tonder +40000

Paul Waring +40000

Jimmy Walker +40000

Benjamin Hebert +40000

Chan Kim +50000

Matthias Schmid +50000

Ernie Els +50000

HaoTong Li +50000

Rikard Karlberg +50000

JC Ritchie +50000

Louis De Jager +50000

Darren Clarke +50000

Cole Hammer +50000

Yuxin Lin +50000

Yuki Inamori +50000

Jaco Ahlers +50000

Ryosuke Kinoshita +50000

Marcel Schneider +50000

Richard Mansell +50000

Daniel Hillier +75000

Richard T Lee +75000

Sam Bairstow +75000

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano +75000

Christoffer Bring +75000

Rayutaro Nagano +75000

Brad Kennedy +100000

Deyen Lawson +100000

Jonathan Thomson +100000

Aaron Pike +100000

Poom Saksansin +100000

Laird Shepherd +100000

Ricardo Celia +100000

Joe Long +100000

Nicholas Poppleton +100000

Connor Wordsall +100000

Ben Hutchinson +100000

Abel Gallegos +150000

David Duval +150000

Sam Forgan +150000

Daniel Croft +150000

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