The 2018 Open Championship takes place this week at Carnoustie Golf Links at Carnoustie, Scotland. Formerly the British Open, The Open Championship is the third major golf championship this year.For years now, the British Open has been the third major championship on the PGA and European Tour’s golf’s annual calendars. This week will be the last time for the foreseeable future that’s the case. Starting in 2019, the Grand Slam season will wrap up in mid-July with the British Open because the PGA Championship is moving from August to May as part of a few big changes on the Tour schedule.An American, Dustin Johnson, is the favorite. Check out the 2018 Open Championship odds and picks for our 3 categories: the Favorites, the Second Choices, and the Underdogs.
The 2018 Open Championship Odds and Preview
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- Location: Angus, Scotland
- Course: Carnoustie Golf Links/Championship Course
- Tours: European, PGA, Japan Golf
- Par: 71
- Field: 156 players
- Prize fund: $10,500,000
- Streaming: The Open Live
- TV: Thursday-Friday, 1:30 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday, 4:30-7 a.m. (GC); 7 a.m.-3 p.m. (NBC). Sunday, 4:30-7 a.m. (GC); 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (NBC)
Favorites
- Dustin Johnson +1100
- Justin Rose +1600
- Rickie Fowler +1600
- Jordan Spieth +1600
The Second Choices
- Tommy Fleetwood +1800
- Jon Rahm +1800
- Justin Thomas +1800
- Brooks Koepka +2200
- Sergio Garcia +2500
- Jason Day +2500
- Tiger Woods +2500
The Underdogs
- Henrik Stenson +2800
- Francesco Molinari +2800
- Patrick Reed +2800
- Alex Noren +3300
- Paul Casey +3300
- Hideki Mastuyama +3500
Round Schedule
Here’s a look at the full list of times for Rounds 1 and 2 (all times ET):- 1:35AM/6:36 AM: Sandy Lyle, Martin Kaymer, Andy Sullivan
- 1:46AM/6:47 AM: Erik Van Rooyen, Brady Schnell, Matthew Southgate
- 1:57AM/6:58 AM: Danny Willett, Emiliano Grillo, Luke List
- 2:08AM/7:09 AM: Mark Calcavecchia, Danthai Boonma, Shaun Norris
- 2:19AM/7:20 AM: Kevin Chappell, Oliver Wilson, Eddie Pepperell
- 2:30AM/7:31 AM: Ross Fisher, Paul Dunne, Austin Cook
- 2:41AM/7:42 AM: Tyrrell Hatton, Patrick Cantlay, Shane Lowry
- 2:52AM/7:53 AM: Thomas Pieters, Kevin Kisner, Marcus Kinhult
- 3:03AM/8:04 AM: Phil Mickelson, Satoshi Kodaira, Rafa Cabrera Bello
- 3:14AM/8:15 AM: Brian Harman, Yuta Ikeda, Andrew Landry
- 3:25AM/8:26 AM: Si Woo Kim, Webb Simpson, Nicolai Hojgaard (a)
- 3:36AM/8:37 AM: Stewart Cink, Brandon Stone, Hideto Tanihara
- 3:47AM/8:48 AM: Gary Woodland, Yusaku Miyazato, Sung Kang
- 4:03AM/9:04 AM: Ernie Els, Adam Hadwin, Chesson Hadley
- 4:14AM/9:15 AM: Pat Perez, Julian Suri, George Coetzee
- 4:25AM/9:26 AM: David Duval, Scott Jamieson, Kevin Na
- 4:36AM/9:37 AM: Darren Clarke, Bernhard Langer, Retief Goosen
- 4:47AM/9:48 AM: Matt Kuchar, Anirban Lahiri, Peter Uihlein
- 4:58AM/9:59 AM: Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
- 5:09AM/10:10 AM: Jon Rahm, Rickie Fowler, Chris Wood
- 5:20AM/10:21 AM: Louis Oosthuizen, Paul Casey, Patrick Reed
- 5:31AM/10:32 AM: Tony Finau, Xander Schauffele, Jhonattan Vegas
- 5:42AM/10:43 AM: Yuxin Lin (a), Alexander Bjork, Sang Hyun Park
- 5:53AM/10:54 AM: James Robinson, Haraldur Magnus, Zander Lombard
- 6:04AM/11:05 AM: Kodai Ichihara, Rhys Enoch, Marcus Armitage
- 6:15AM/11:16 AM: Sean Crocker, Gavin Green, Ash Turner
- 6:36AM/1:35 AM: Brandt Snedeker, Sam Locke (a), Cameron Davis
- 6:47AM/1:46 AM: Patton Kizzire, Jonas Blixt, Charles Howell III
- 6:58AM/1:57 AM: Charl Schwartzel, Daniel Berger, Tom Lewis
- 7:09AM/2:08 AM: Alex Levy, Ryan Moore, Byeong Hun An
- 7:20AM/2:19 AM: Michael Hendry, Kelly Kraft, Lee Westwood
- 7:31AM/2:30 AM: Henrik Stenson, Tommy Fleetwood, Jimmy Walker
- 7:42AM/2:41 AM: Matthew Fitzpatrick, Russell Henley, Jovan Rebula (a)
- 7:53AM/2:52 AM: Rory McIlroy, Marc Leishman, Thorbjorn Olesen
- 8:04AM/3:03 AM: Dustin Johnson, Alex Noren, Charley Hoffman
- 8:15AM/3:14 AM: Zach Johnson, Adam Scott, Brendan Steele
- 8:26AM/3:25 AM: Justin Thomas, Francesco Molinari, Branden Grace
- 8:37AM/3:36 AM: Jason Day, Shota Akiyoshi, Haotong Li
- 8:48AM/3:47 AM: Todd Hamilton, Beau Hossler, Jorge Campillo
- 9:04AM/4:03 AM: Ryuko Tokimatsu, Chez Reavie, Michael Kim
- 9:15AM/4:14 AM: Kyle Stanley, Nicolas Colsaerts, Jens Dantorp
- 9:26AM/4:25 AM: Tom Lehman, Dylan Frittelli, Grant Forrest
- 9:37AM/4:36 AM: Lucas Herbert, Min Chel Choi, Jason Kokrak
- 9:48AM/4:47 AM: Padraig Harrington, Bubba Watson, Matt Wallace
- 9:59AM/4:58 AM: Ian Poulter, Cameron Smith, Brooks Koepka
- 10:10AM/5:09 AM: Sergio Garcia, Bryson DeChambeau, Shubhankar Sharma
- 10:21AM/5:20 AM: Tiger Woods, Hideki Matsuyama, Russell Knox
- 10:32AM/5:31 AM: Jason Dufner, Ryan Fox, Keegan Bradley
- 10:43AM/5:42 AM: Ryan Armour, Abraham Ander, Masahiro Kawamura
- 10:54AM/5:53 AM: Jazz Janewattananond, Fabrizio Zanotti, Jordan Smith
- 11:05AM/6:04 AM: Brett Rumford, Masanori Kobayashi, Jack Senior
- 11:16AM/6:15 AM: Matt Jones, Thomas Curtis, Bronson Burgoon