The 150th Open Championship Primer

07/13/2022 The 150th Open Championship Primer

By: Jeff Yoder

Preview & Tee Times for the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews

Golf’s final major test tees off tomorrow morning from the iconic grounds of St. Andrews, but a six-hour time shift means play begins overnight. The 2022 Open Championship returns to the Old Course — the original home of golf — where the sport’s biggest stars will compete for the Claret Jug. Among the competition? Tiger Woods. And though he’s not in elite form, he’s always alluring. Here’s a look at the top betting favorites and tee times before the fourth and final major tournament of the year tees off tomorrow.

 

Betting Odds: R. McIlroy (+1000), X. Schauffele (+1400), J. Spieth (+1600), J. Rahm (+1800), M. Fitzpatrick (+1800), S. Scheffler (+1800), J. Thomas (+2000), C. Smith (+2500), C. Morikawa (+2500), P. Cantlay (+2500), S. Lowry (+2500), W. Zalatoris (+2500)

 

Tee Times (Notable Groups)

2:03 AM: C. Smith, B. Koepka, S. Power

2:14 AM: F. Molinari, T. Fleetwood, J. Rose

2:36 AM: Z. Johnson, B. Horschel, C. Conners

3:58 AM: C. Morikawa, R. McIlroy, X. Schauffele

4:09 AM: S. Lowry, J. Thomas, V. Hovland

4:20 AM: W. Zalatoris, H. Matsuyama, T. Finau

7:04 AM: S. Im, P. Casey, G. Woodland

7:15 AM: D. Johnson, A. Scott, M. Leishman

7:26 AM: S. Scheffler, J. Niemann, T. Hatton

8:59 AM: T. Woods, M. Fitzpatrick, M. Homa

9:10 AM: J. Spieth, J. Rahm, H. Varner III

9:21 AM: P. Cantlay, S. Burns, M. Pereira

*All Times ET

 

Additional Storylines

CBS Sports: 2022 British Open Predictions: Ranking the Field From 1-22

DraftKings: 2022 British Open DraftKings Picks, Predictions & Preview

SI: Tiger Woods Is Not Fully Healthy, But He’s Still Worth Admiring

 

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