Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and 10 others with the best odds to win the Open Championship at Royal Portrush

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This weekend the best golfers in the world will meet at Royal Portrush to compete in the Open Championship.
Heading into the tournament, fan favorites Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, and Tiger Woods are all expected to be present near the top of the leaderboard.
Looking at the odds in Las Vegas, there’s a compelling mix of veterans, young upstarts, and the usual suspects projected to take home the Claret Jug.
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This Thursday, golf fans around the world will turn their attention to Royal Portrush for the final men’s major of the year, the Open Championship.

This year, there’s plenty of compelling players to cheer for — Tiger Woods is looking to continue his comeback with his second major of the year, Rory McIlroy is hoping to win the Claret Jug for a second time after his dominant performance in 2014, and Brooks Koepka will look to continue his near-unprecedented streak of major success.

Take a look below and see who Las Vegas believes has the best chance to win at the Open this weekend. All lines are courtesy of Jeff Sherman and the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook.

Rory McIlroy

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Current odds: 8/1

World ranking: No. 3

Best Open finish: Won — 2014

One thing to know: Rory McIlroy enters the weekend as the favorite to win the Open, riding top-10 finishes from the past two majors of the year. He’s a proven links player as the wire-to-wire winner of the 2014 Open at Royal Liverpool, and he’ll have the home crowd behind him at Royal Portrush.

Brooks Koepka

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Current odds: 10/1

World ranking: No. 1

Best Open finish: T6 — 2017

One thing to know: Brooks Koepka’s recent run of success in majors is one for the history books, having won three of the past six majors and finished second in two more. Koepka has said that he finds majors the easiest tournaments to compete in, and his play over the past two years has given bettors no reason to doubt him.

Dustin Johnson

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Current odds: 10/1

World ranking: No. 2

Best Open finish: T2 — 2011

One thing to know: Dustin Johnson’s style of play might not seem to translate to links golf as smoothly as others, but he’s finished in the top 15 five times in the past decade. That said, Johnson might be a better bet to end the weekend on the leaderboard rather than atop it — he has 17 top-10 finishes at majors in his career, but still just one major win to his name.

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