The Open 2025 Betting Tips: Predictions, Odds & Tee Times

The 153rd Open Championship is almost here, with the action getting underway on Thursday at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

We’ve taken a dive into the betting markets to bring you the top tips and predictions ahead of the opening round, along with tee time details and the latest outright odds.

Rory McIlroy Can Feed off Home Support

Rory McIlroy heads to Royal Portrush looking to channel the energy of the home crowd as he aims for a second Open Championship title.

While his major form has dipped slightly since completing the career Grand Slam with a historic Masters win earlier this year, the Northern Irishman showed signs of a resurgence with T6 at the Travelers Championship followed by a runner-up finish at the Scottish Open last weekend, where he looked far more composed and upbeat.

Returning to Portrush, McIlroy will be driven by local support and the opportunity to cap off his major season in style at a boosted 8/1 with Paddy Power.

Tommy Fleetwood Poised for Major Breakthrough

Tommy Fleetwood returns to Royal Portrush, the scene of his runner-up finish behind Shane Lowry at The Open in 2019, and he’ll be hoping to go one better this time.

Since then, the Englishman has added two more top-10 finishes at The Open - T4 in 2022 and T10 in 2023 - showing he’s no stranger to contending in this major.

Fleetwood's recent form is solid, with T4 finishes at both the Truist Championship and Charles Schwab Challenge, along with a 7th place at the RBC Heritage, and a heartbreaking runner-up at the Travellers Championship just last month when he looked destined to clinch that elusive first PGA Tour win.

Known for his excellent links play, Fleetwood looks ready to make another serious run - and at 22/1 with Betfred, he’s a strong shout for this week.

Justin Rose a Lively Outsider at 50/1

Justin Rose may somehow only have one major title to his name - the 2013 US Open, but his consistent performances on golf’s biggest stages tell a different story.

The Englishman has accumulated 21 other top-10 finishes across the majors, including two runner-up spots at The Open, the most recent of which came last time out in 2024. Earlier this year, he came painfully close to a second major, losing a tense play-off to Rory McIlroy at The Masters.

Most recently, Rose impressed with a final-round 63 at the Scottish Open, finishing 6th and proving he's in great nick.

At 50/1 each-way, the former Olympic gold medallist looks like excellent value and is certainly one to keep an eye on this week.

The Open 2025 First Round Tee Times

The tee times for the first round of The Open on Thursday 17th July, with the trio of Padraig Harrington, Nicolai Hojgaard, and Tom McKibbin getting the action underway at 6.35am.

• 06:35 Padraig Harrington (Ire), Nicolai Hojgaard (Den), Tom McKibbin (NI)
• 06:46 KJ Choi (Kor), Guido Migliozzi (Ita), Louis Oosthuizen (SA)
• 06:57 Justin Hastings (Cay), Marco Penge (Eng), Cameron Smith (Aus)
• 07:08 Jason Day (Aus), Jacob Skov Olesen (Den), Taylor Pendrith (Can)
• 07:19 Phil Mickelson (US), Ryan Peake (Aus), Daniel van Tonder (SA)
• 07:30 Byeong-Hun An (Kor), Max Greyserman (US), Niklas Noergaard (Den)
• 07:41 Dustin Johnson (US), Haotong Li (Chn), Jordan Smith (Eng)
• 07:52 Darren Clarke (NI), Lucas Herbert (Aus), Davis Riley (US)
• 08:03 Mikiya Akutsu (Jpn), Julien Guerrier (Fra), Chun-An Yu (Tai)
• 08:14 Thomas Detry (Bel), Chris Gotterup (US), Lee Westwood (Eng)
• 08:25 Patrick Cantlay (US), Mackenzie Hughes (Can), Cameron Young (US)
• 08:36 Filip Jakubcik (Cze), Matthew Jordan (Eng), Thorbjorn Olesen (Den)
• 08:47 Stephan Jaeger (Ger), Sebastian Soederberg (Swe), Henrik Stenson (Swe)
• 09:03 Martin Couvra (Fra), Kristoffer Reitan (Nor), Adrien Saddier (Fra)
• 09:14 Takumi Kanaya (Jpn), Bryan Newman (SA), Justin Walters (SA)
• 09:25 Matthew Fitzpatrick (Eng), Ryan Fox (NZ), Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn)
• 09:36 Akshay Bhatia (US), Ben Griffin (US), Sepp Straka (Aut)
• 09:47 Sam Burns (US), Brooks Koepka (US), Aldrich Potgieter (SA)
• 09:58 Jon Rahm (Spa), Xander Schauffele (US), JJ Spaun (US)
• 10:09 Shane Lowry (Ire), Collin Morikawa (US), Scottie Scheffler (US)
• 10:20 Wyndham Clark (US), Corey Conners (Can), Tom Hoge (US)
• 10:31 Nicolas Echavarria (Col), Denny McCarthy (US), Patrick Reed (US)
• 10:42 Ryggs Johnston (US), Matthias Schmid (Ger), Richard Teder (Est)
• 10:53 John Axelsen (Den), Darren Fichardt (SA), Dylan Naidoo (SA)
• 11:04 Oliver Lindell (Fin), Jesper Sandborg (Swe), Justin Suh (US)
• 11:15 Sadom Kaewkanjana (Tha), Riki Kawamoto (Jpn), Sampson Zheng (Chn)
• 11:26 Stewart Cink (US), Marc Leishman (Aus), Matteo Manassero (Ita)
• 11:47 Connor Graham (Sco), Francesco Molinari (Ita), Jesper Svensson (Swe)
• 11:58 Daniel Brown (Eng), Daniel Hillier (NZ), Zach Johnson (US)
• 12:09 Ethan Fang (US), Rickie Fowler (US), Adam Scott (Aus)
• 12:20 Laurie Canter (Eng), Sergio Garcia (Spa), Elvis Smylie (Aus)
• 12:31 Andrew Novak (US), Matthieu Pavon (Fra), Matt Wallace (Eng)
• 12:42 Dean Burmester (SA), Rikuya Hoshino (Jpn), Davis Thompson (US)
• 12:53 Sebastian Cave (Eng), Shugo Imahira (Jpn), Si-Woo Kim (Kor)
• 13:04 Bud Cauley (US), Michael Kim (US), John Parry (Eng)
• 13:15 Angel Hidalgo (Spa), Matt McCarty (US), Shaun Norris (SA)
• 13:26 Daniel Berger (US), Keegan Bradley (US), Sung-Jae Im (Kor)
• 13:37 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (SA), Rasmus Hoejgaard (Den), Romain Langasque (Fra)
• 13:48 Harry Hall (Eng), Aaron Rai (Eng), Sahith Theegala (US)
• 14:04 Thriston Lawrence (SA), Justin Leonard (US), Antoine Rozner (Fra)
• 14:15 Chris Kirk (US), Carlos Ortiz (Mex), JT Poston (US)
• 14:26 Brian Harman (US), Maverick McNealy (US), Joaquin Niemann (Chi)
• 14:37 Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Russell Henley (US), Min-Woo Lee (Aus)
• 14:48 Bryson DeChambeau (US), Robert MacIntyre (Sco), Justin Rose (Eng)
• 14:59 Ludvig Aaberg (Swe), Viktor Hovland (Nor), Jordan Spieth (US)
• 15:10 Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Rory McIlroy (NI), Justin Thomas (US)
• 15:21 Harris English (US), Tony Finau (US), Nick Taylor (Can)
• 15:32 Lucas Glover (US), Joo-Hyung Kim (Kor), Jhonattan Vegas (Ven)
• 15:43 Brian Campbell (US), John Catlin (US), Frazer Jones (Eng)
• 15:54 Cameron Adam (Sco), Nathan Kimsey (Eng), Jason Kokrak (US)
• 16:05 Curtis Knipes (Eng), Curtis Luck (Aus), Daniel Young (Sco)
• 16:16 George Bloor (Eng), OJ Farrell (Eng), Young-Han Song (Kor)