2021 British Open odds, tee times, (surprisingly nice) weather forecast at Royal St George's: Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka not paired first 2 rounds

In this writer's mind, the two things that make the British Open stand out from the other three major championships annually on the PGA/European Tours are the fact we get very early morning golf to watch/wager on Eastern time and the weather is usually a huge factor. Alas, the latter doesn't appear to be the case for this week's 149th Open Championship at Royal St. George's in Sandwich, England. Spain's Jon Rahm, who lost the world No. 1 ranking over the weekend, remains the +700 favorite at William Hill Sportsbook.

Let's start with the question that everyone asks now whenever the feuding Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka are playing in the same tournament: Are they playing together? Sadly, the answer is no for the first two rounds. Koepka will tee off at 3:03 a.m. Eastern on Thursday with Jason Kokrak and Garrick Higgo.

All three of those guys are looking to win the British Open for the first time. Koepka (+1600) does have three Top 10s in the Open Championship and is the +800 favorite as top American finisher. The South African Higgo (+6600) has three worldwide wins – two on the European Tour, one in the USA -- since the start of April but is struggling of late and just missed the cut in Scotland last week. Higgo is a +250 second-favorite to be the highest-finishing left-hander behind Scotland's Robert MacIntyre (+200) but ahead of 2013 champion Phil Mickelson (+300).

DeChambeau (+1400) tees off at 4:25 a.m. Eastern – all players tee off from the first hole; no split tees in the British Open – on Thursday with Jordan Spieth and Branden Grace. DeChambeau has yet to contend in three British Opens. Spieth (+2000) won in 2017 and has two other Top 10s.

As for the weather, it almost looks more like San Diego than Sandwich this weekend with barely a chance of rain. There will be some winds at the coastal town in southeast England but nothing too crazy. Weather definitely was a factor in 2011 when Royal St. George's last hosted the Open Championship and Darren Clarke was a surprise winner.

• Thursday -- Generally clear, 17 percent chance of rain. High 72 degrees. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph.
• Friday -- Partly cloudy, 10 percent chance of rain. High 68 degrees. Winds NNE at 10 to 20 mph.
• Saturday – Mostly sunny, 12 percent chance of rain. High 68 degrees. Winds NNE at 10 to 20 mph.
• Sunday – Mostly sunny, 12 percent chance of rain. High 70 degrees. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph.

ROUND 1-2 TEE TIMES (All Eastern, all from first tee)

Thursday

1:35 a.m.: Richard Bland, Andy Sullivan, Marcus Armitage

1:46 a.m.: Chan Kim, Justin Harding, Haotong Li

1:57 a.m.: Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Abel Gallegos (a)

2:08 a.m.: Alex Noren, J.C. Ritchie, Richard Mansell

2:19 a.m.: Dean Burmester, Danny Willett, Laird Shepherd (a)

2:30 a.m.: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Sam Horsfield, Min Woo Lee

2:41 a.m.: Viktor Hovland, Ryan Palmer, Thomas Detry

2:52 a.m.: Paul Casey, Abraham Ancer, Ian Poulter

3:03 a.m.: Brooks Koepka, Jason Kokrak, Garrick Higgo

3:14 a.m.: Daniel Berger, Joaquin Niemann, Joel Dahmen

3:25 a.m.: Darren Clarke, Bernd Wiesberger, Joe Long (a)

3:36 a.m.: Chris Kirk, Marcus Kinhult, Jack Senior

3:47 a.m.: Talor Gooch, C.T. Pan, Jonathan Thomson

4:03 a.m.: Ernie Els, Gary Woodland, Cole Hammer (a)

4:14 a.m.: Sam Burns, Lucas Herbert, Jorge Campillo

4:25 a.m.: Jordan Spieth, Bryson DeChambeau, Branden Grace

4:36 a.m.: Brian Harman, Mackenzie Hughes, Dylan Frittelli

4:47 a.m.: Victor Perez, Kevin Streelman, Guido Migliozzi

4:58 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm, Louis Oosthuizen

5:09 a.m.: Stewart Cink, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer

5:20 a.m.: Dustin Johnson, Will Zalatoris, Justin Rose

5:31 a.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Sergio Garcia, Yuxin Lin (a)

5:42 a.m.: Harris English, Erik Van Rooyen, Chez Reavie

5:53 a.m.: Lucas Glover, Byeong Hun An, Brandt Snedeker

6:04 a.m.: Cameron Tringale, Takumi Kanaya, Marcel Schneider

6:15 a.m.: Lanto Griffin, Rikuya Hoshino, Connor Worsdall

6:36 a.m.: Aaron Rai, Paul Waring, Daniel Croft

6:47 a.m.: Daniel Van Tonder,Jazz Janewattananond, Christoffer Bring (a)

6:58 a.m.: Harold Varner III, Brendan Steele, Matthias Schmid (a)

7:09 a.m.: Troy Merritt, Adam Long, Jaco Ahlers

7:20 a.m.: Jason Day, Joost Luiten, Johannes Veerman

7:31 a.m.: John Catlin, Romain Langasque, Aaron Pike,

7:42 a.m.: Padraig Harrington, Brad Kennedy, Sam Forgan

7:53 a.m.: Tony Finau, Billy Horschel, Adam Hadwin

8:04 a.m.: Patrick Cantlay, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Ryan Fox

8:15 a.m.: Francesco Molinari, Marc Leishman, Matt Wallace

8:26 a.m.: Collin Morikawa, Corey Conners, Sebastian Munoz

8:37 a.m.: Jason Scrivener, Keith Mitchell, Sam Bairstow (a)

8:48 a.m.: Charley Hoffman, Emiliano Grillo, Benjamin Hebert

9:04 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, Richard T. Lee, Rafa Cabrera Bello

9:15 a.m.: Carlos Ortiz, Brendon Todd, Matthias Schwab

9:26 a.m.: Webb Simpson, Russell Henley, Shaun Norris

9:37 a.m.: Matt Jones, Daniel Hillier, Marcel Siem

9:48 a.m.: Phil Mickelson, Tyrrell Hatton, Kevin Kisner

9:59 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler

10:10 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott

10:21 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed, Cameron Smith

10:32 a.m.: Henrik Stenson, Max Homa, Matt Kuchar

10:43 a.m.: Antoine Rozner, Ryosuke Kinoshita, Ben Hutchinson

10:54 a.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Deyen Lawson, Poom Saksansin

11:05 a.m.: Yuki Inamori, Jimmy Walker, Ricardo Celia

11:16 a.m.: Rikard Karlberg, Ryutaro Nagano, Nicholas Poppleton

Friday

1:35 a.m.: Aaron Rai, Paul Waring, Daniel Croft

1:46 a.m.: Daniel Van Tonder,Jazz Janewattananond, Christoffer Bring (a)

1:57 a.m.: Harold Varner III, Brendan Steele, Matthias Schmid (a)

2:08 a.m.: Troy Merritt, Adam Long, Jaco Ahlers

2:19 a.m.: Jason Day, Joost Luiten, Johannes Veerman

2:30 a.m.: John Catlin, Romain Langasque, Aaron Pike,

2:41 a.m.: Padraig Harrington, Brad Kennedy, Sam Forgan

2:52 a.m.: Tony Finau, Billy Horschel, Adam Hadwin

3:03 a.m.: Patrick Cantlay, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Ryan Fox

3:14 a.m.: Francesco Molinari, Marc Leishman, Matt Wallace

3:25 a.m.: Collin Morikawa, Corey Conners, Sebastian Munoz

3:36 a.m.: Jason Scrivener, Keith Mitchell, Sam Bairstow (a)

3:47 a.m.: Charley Hoffman, Emiliano Grillo, Benjamin Hebert

4:03 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, Richard T. Lee, Rafa Cabrera Bello

4:14 a.m.: Carlos Ortiz, Brendon Todd, Matthias Schwab

4:25 a.m.: Webb Simpson, Russell Henley, Shaun Norris

4:36 a.m.: Matt Jones, Daniel Hillier, Marcel Siem

4:47 a.m.: Phil Mickelson, Tyrrell Hatton, Kevin Kisner

4:58 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler

5:09 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott

5:20 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed, Cameron Smith

5:31 a.m.: Henrik Stenson, Max Homa, Matt Kuchar

5:42 a.m.: Antoine Rozner, Ryosuke Kinoshita, Ben Hutchinson

5:53 a.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Deyen Lawson, Poom Saksansin

6:04 a.m.: Yuki Inamori, Jimmy Walker, Ricardo Celia

6:15 a.m.: Rikard Karlberg, Ryutaro Nagano, Nicholas Poppleton

6:36 a.m.: Richard Bland, Andy Sullivan, Marcus Armitage

6:47 a.m.: Chan Kim, Justin Harding, Haotong Li

6:58 a.m.: Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Abel Gallegos (a)

7:09 a.m.: Alex Noren, J.C. Ritchie, Richard Mansell

7:20 a.m.: Dean Burmester, Danny Willett, Laird Shepherd (a)

7:31 a.m.: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Sam Horsfield, Min Woo Lee

7:42 a.m.: Viktor Hovland, Ryan Palmer, Thomas Detry

7:53 a.m.: Paul Casey, Abraham Ancer, Ian Poulter

8:04 a.m.: Brooks Koepka, Jason Kokrak, Garrick Higgo

8:15 a.m.: Daniel Berger, Joaquin Niemann, Joel Dahmen

8:26 a.m.: Darren Clarke, Bernd Wiesberger, Joe Long (a)

8:37 a.m.: Chris Kirk, Marcus Kinhult, Jack Senior

8:48 a.m.: Talor Gooch, C.T. Pan, Jonathan Thomson

9:04 a.m.: Ernie Els, Gary Woodland, Cole Hammer (a)

9:15 a.m.: Sam Burns, Lucas Herbert, Jorge Campillo

9:26 a.m.: Jordan Spieth, Bryson DeChambeau, Branden Grace

9:37 a.m.: Brian Harman, Mackenzie Hughes, Dylan Frittelli

9:48 a.m.: Victor Perez, Kevin Streelman, Guido Migliozzi

9:59 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm, Louis Oosthuizen

10:10 a.m.: Stewart Cink, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer

10:21 a.m.: Dustin Johnson, Will Zalatoris, Justin Rose

10:32 a.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Sergio Garcia, Yuxin Lin (a)

10:43 a.m.: Harris English, Erik Van Rooyen, Chez Reavie

10:54 a.m.: Lucas Glover, Byeong Hun An, Brandt Snedeker

11:05 a.m.: Cameron Tringale, Takumi Kanaya, Marcel Schneider

11:16 a.m.: Lanto Griffin, Rikuya Hoshino, Connor Worsdall

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