Eight different golfers have won the last eight major championships in golf. Dustin Johnson will try to put an end to that streak by winning his second major title this weekend in the British Open.
British Open odds 2017: Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth highlight betting lines
Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth are co-favorites at the sportsbooks this week in a wide-open field going into the British Open.
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Johnson is a +1400 co-favorite to win the British Open at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The 2016 US Open champion started 2017 off on a tear, finishing in the top three in five of his first seven tournament appearances, including three wins. But that form has eluded Johnson in recent months as he finished outside of the top 10 in The Players Championship and the AT&T Byron Nelson event, and then missed the cut in both the Memorial Tournament and the US Open.
He’ll look to get back on track at a discounted price this week.
Before the current stretch of eight different winners over the last eight major tournaments, Jordan Spieth won back-to-back events at both the Masters and the US Open in 2015. Spieth (+1400 at online betting sites) has two strong finishes in his last four appearances, finishing runner-up in the Dean & Deluca Invitational in May and winning the Travelers Championship in June.
The 23-year-old has finished outside of the top 25 in three of his four career appearances in the British Open, but had a solid tied-for-fourth showing in 2015 in this event.
Sitting right behind Johnson and Spieth on the betting board are Rickie Fowler (+1600), Jon Rahm (+1600), and Sergio Garcia (+1800). Fowler and Rahm both have seven top 10 finishes and one tournament win under their belts this season, though Fowler enters this event in better form.
While Rahm has missed the cut in each of his last two tournaments, Fowler has finished in the top five in three of his last four, including a tied-for-fifth place finish in the US Open.
Other potential contenders in this week’s field on the golf odds include 2014 British Open winner Rory McIlroy (+2000), Justin Rose (+2000), Hideki Matsuyama (+2000), Tommy Fleetwood (+2200), Henrik Stenson (+2500), Adam Scott (+2800), Brooks Koepka (+3300), Jason Day (+3300), and Paul Casey (+3300).
Stenson is the defending champion at the British Open, and Koepka is the most recent major winner coming off of a win in the US Open.
British Open Betting Odds (see the complete list at OddsShark)
Dustin Johnson +1400
Jordan Spieth +1400
Rickie Fowler +1600
Jon Rahm +1600
Sergio Garcia +1800
Justin Rose +2000
Rory McIlroy +2000
Hideki Matsuyama +2000
Tommy Fleetwood +2200
Henrik Stenson +2500
Adam Scott +2800
Brooks Koepka +3300
Jason Day +3300
Paul Casey +3300
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