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