Rory McIlroy says he’s ready to compete for the Claret Jug on home turf this time. It might be just what he needed to fully emerge from his post-Masters funk.
The 2025 Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland, McIlroy’s home country and the site of Irishman Shane Lowry’s 2019 British Open win and coronation as a national hero. McIlroy hasn’t been in quite the same form since he won the 2025 Masters and missed the cut six years ago. But McIlroy is optimistic returning to a place he once shot a course record 61 as a 16-year-old.
‘If I can’t get motivated to get up for an Open Championship at home,’ he told reporters this week, ‘then I don’t know what can motivate me.’
McIlroy, however, is not the pre-tournament favorite at the British Open. The distinction belongs to Scottie Scheffler, with LIV Golf stars Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau rounding out the list of top contenders heading into the final major of the 2025 golf season. The field has a more international flair with exemptions allocated for the top golfers on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf.
It’s shaping up to be another dramatic week at Royal Portrush, with early morning tee times across the pond. How do all the favorites, contenders and potential sleeper picks stack up heading into the 153rd Open Championship? Here’s a look at where every golfer in the field ranks based on their odds to win the 2025 British Open, as well as how to watch the final major tournament this year.
The Open Championship 2025: Power rankings based on odds
BetMGM odds as of Tuesday, July 15 at 10:30 a.m. ET
Favorites
- 1. Scottie Scheffler: +500
- 2. Rory McIlroy: +700
- 3. Jon Rahm: +1200
Contenders
- 4. Bryson DeChambeau: +2200
- T5. Ludvig Åberg: +2500
- T5. Shane Lowry: +2500
- T5. Tommy Fleetwood: +2500
- T5. Tyrrell Hatton: +2500
- T5. Xander Schauffele: +2500
- 10. Viktor Hovland: +2800
- T11. Collin Morikawa: +3300
- T11. Robert MacIntyre: +3300
Dark horses
- 13. Matt Fitzpatrick: +4000
- 14. Sepp Straka: +4500
- T15. Justin Thomas: +5000
- T15. Russell Henley: +5000
- T17. Joaquin Niemann: +5500
- T17. Justin Rose: +5500
- T19. Jordan Spieth: +6000
- T19. Patrick Cantlay: +6000
- T21. Adam Scott: +6600
- T21. Brooks Koepka: +6600
- T21. Corey Conners: +6600
- T21. Patrick Reed: +6600
- T21. Sam Burns: +6600
- T26. Hideki Matsuyama: +8000
- T26. Ben Griffin: +8000
- T26. Cameron Young: +8000
- T26. Jason Day: +8000
- T26. Ryan Fox: +8000
- T31. Aaron Rai: +9000
- T31. Chris Gotterup: +9000
- T31. Harry Hall: +9000
- T31. J.J. Spaun: +9000
- T31. Keegan Bradley: +9000
- T36. Cameron Smith: +10,000
- T36. Harris English: +10,000
- T36. Maverick McNealy: +10,000
- T36. Min Woo Lee: +10,000
- T36. Nicolai Hojgaard: +10,000
- T36. Si Woo Kim: +10,000
- T36. Taylor Pendrith: +10,000
- T36. Wyndham Clark: +10,000
- T44. Brian Harman: +12,500
- T44. Daniel Berger: +12,500
- T44. Marco Penge: +12,500
- T44. Rickie Fowler: +12,500
- T44. Tom Kim: +12,500
- T44. Tom McKibbin: +12,500
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- T50. Andrew Novak: +15,000
- T50. Carlos Ortiz: +15,000
- T50. Nick Taylor: +15,000
- T50. Rasmus Hojgaard: +15,000
- T50. Sungjae Im: +15,000
- T50. Thomas Detry: +15,000
- T50. Thriston Lawrence: +15,000
- T50. Tony Finau: +15,000
- T58. Akshay Bhatia: +17,500
- T58. Christiaan Bezuidenhout: +17,500
- T58. Dean Burmester: +17,500
- T58. Dustin Johnson: +17,500
- T58. Jordan Smith: +17,500
- T58. Kevin Yu: +17,500
- T58. Louis Oosthuizen: +17,500
- T58. Lucas Herbert: +17,500
- T58. Matt Wallace: +17,500
- T58. Max Greyserman: +17,500
- T58. Michael Kim: +17,500
- T58. Sergio Garcia: +17,500
- T70. Aldrich Potgieter: +20,000
- T70. Byeong Hun An: +20,000
- T70. Davis Thompson: +20,000
- T70. Matt Schmid: +20,000
- T70. Thorbjorn Olesen: +20,000
- T75. Bud Cauley: +22,500
- T75. Chris Kirk: +22,500
- T75. J.T. Poston: +22,500
- T75. Niklas Norgaard: +22,500
- T79. Daniel Brown: +25,000
- T79. Jesper Svensson: +25,000
- T79. Kristoffer Reitan: +25,000
- T79. Laurie Canter: +25,000
- T79. Lucas Glover: +25,000
- T79. Marc Leishman: +25,000
- T79. Matthew Jordan: +25,000
- T79. Nico Echavarria: +25,000
- T79. Sahith Theegala: +25,000
- T88. Haotong Li: +30,000
- T88. Lee Westwood: +30,000
- T88. Mackenzie Hughes: +30,000
- T88. Martin Couvra: +30,000
- T88. Matt McCarty: +30,000
- T88. Stephan Jaeger: +30,000
- T88. Tom Hoge: +30,000
- T95. Antoine Rozner: +35,000
- T95. Brian Campbell: +35,000
- T95. Jhonattan Vegas: +35,000
- T95. Matteo Manassero: +35,000
- T95. Matthieu Pavon: +35,000
- T95. Padraig Harrington: +35,000
- T101. Jason Kokrak: +40,000
- T101. John Parry: +40,000
- T101. Phil Mickelson: +40,000
- T101. Romain Langasque: +40,000
- T101. Davis Riley: +40,000
Longshots
- T106. Adrien Saddier: +50,000
- T106. Daniel Hillier: +50,000
- T106. Francesco Molinari: +50,000
- T106. Henrik Stenson: +50,000
- T106. John Catlin: +50,000
- T106. Nathan Kimsey: +50,000
- T106. Oliver Lindell: +50,000
- T106. Rikuya Hoshino: +50,000
- T106. Sebastian Soderberg: +50,000
- T106. Shaun Norris: +50,000
- T106. Stewart Cink: +50,000
- T106. Takumi Kanaya: +50,000
- T106. Zach Johnson: +50,000
- T119. Daniel van Tonder: +60,000
- T119. Daniel Young: +60,000
- T119. Elvis Smylie: +60,000
- T119: Jacob Skov Olesen: +60,000
- T119: Julien Guerrier: +60,000
- T124. Guido Migliozzi: +75,000
- T124. Justin Hastings (a): +75,000
- T124. Justin Suh: +75,000
- T124. Justin Walters: +75,000
- T124. Sadom Kaewkanjana: +75,000
- T124. Sampson Zheng: +75,000
- T124. Yonghan Song: +75,000
- T131. Angel Hidalgo: +100,000
- T131. Bryan Newman: +100,000
- T131. Cameron Adam: +100,000
- T131. Connor Graham: +100,000
- T131. Curtis Knipes: +100,000
- T131. Curtis Luck: +100,000
- T131. Darren Fichardt: +100,000
- T131. Dylan Naidoo: +100,000
- T131. Ethan Fang: +100,000
- T131. Filip Jakubcik: +100,000
- T131. Frazer Jones: +100,000
- T131. George Bloor: +100,000
- T131. Jesper Sandborg: +100,000
- T131. John Axelsen: +100,000
- T131. K.J. Choi: +100,000
- T131. Mikiya Akutsa: +100,000
- T131. OJ Farrell: +100,000
- T131. Richard Teder: +100,000
- T131. Riki Kawamoto: +10,000
- T131. Ryan Peake: +100,000
- T131. Ryggs Johnston: +100,000
- T131. Sebastian Cave: +100,000
- T131. Shugo Imahira: +100,000
- T154. Darren Clarke: +150,000
- T154. Justin Leonard: +150,000
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The Open Championship 2025: TV, streaming and where to watch
Live coverage of this year’s Open Championship will be provided by NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel and Peacock. Live streaming is also available via Fubo, which is offering a free trial for new subscribers.
All times Eastern
Thursday, July 17 – Friday, July 18
- Rounds 1 and 2
- 1:30-4 a.m.: Stream on Peacock
- 4 a.m-3:30 p.m.: Watch on USA Network, NBC Sports app, Peacock, Fubo
- 3:30-6 p.m.: Golf Channel live from The Open
Saturday, July 19
- Round 3
- 5-7 a.m.: Watch on USA Network, NBC Sports app and Fubo
- 7 a.m.-3 p.m.: Watch on NBC, Peacock and Fubo
- 3-5 p.m.: Golf Channel live from The Open
Sunday, July 20
2-5 4 p.m.: Golf Channel live from The Open
Round 4
4-7 a.m.: Watch on USA Network, NBC Sports app and Fubo
7 a.m.-2 p.m.: Watch on NBC, Peacock and Fubo
