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The Grand Slam portion of the PGA Tour season comes to an end this week with the 151st staging of the British Open, the oldest and most prestigious golf tournament in the world. Weather is usually factor in this event and apparently could be all weekend at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, England. Fresh off a win last week at the Scottish Open, Rory McIlroy is the +575 favorite at Caesars Sportsbook and goes off in a star-studded threesome Thursday at 9:59 a.m. ET with fellow major winners Jon Rahm and Justin Rose.
It's the 13th time that Royal Liverpool has hosted the Open Championship. McIlroy won it last time in 2014 at a 17-under 271, two up on Rickie Fowler and Sergio Garcia. McIlroy led wire-to-wire for his third third career Grand Slam title. He won No. 4 the following month in 2014 at the PGA Championship – back when it was held in August – but hasn't won a major since.
McIlroy got PGA Tour career win No. 24 and his second this season on Sunday at the Scottish Open, which is co-sponsored by the PGA and DP World Tours. McIlroy has four top-five finishes at the British Open since his first Claret Jug, including last year. He finished runner-up in three majors since claiming a second Wanamaker Trophy at the 2014 PGA Championship. McIlroy had a share of the lead heading into the final round at St. Andrews last year but shot a 70 and finished two behind winner Cameron Smith.
Rahm is +1200 to win the British Open. He won the Masters in April, and the last player to win both events in the same year was Tiger Woods in 2005. Rose is +5500 to win his first Claret Jug. He was the runner-up in 2018. Eight of the last nine major champions in men's golf have been in their 20s, with Brooks Koepka's PGA Championship this year the exception. Rose is 42.
Note that Royal Liverpool has undergone major changes since 2014, including an entirely new par-3 17th where a par-4 used to stand. The course is now a par-71 (down from 72) at 7,313 yards.
Below is the forecast for Hoylake, courtesy of weather.com:
Round 1 Tee Times (Eastern)
1:35 a.m. — Matthew Jordan, Richie Ramsay, Branden Grace
1:46 a.m. — Russell Henley, Jazz Janewattananond, Graeme Robertson
1:57 a.m. — Ryan Fox, Lucas Herbert, Byeong Hun An
2:08 a.m. — Rikuya Hoshino, Charl Schwartzel, Alex Maguire
2:19 a.m. — Adrian Meronk, Pablo Larrazabal, Hiroshi Iwata
2:30 a.m. — Patrick Reed, Connor Syme, Jose Luis Ballester Barrio
2:41 a.m. — Darren Clarke, Victor Perez, Thomas Pieters
2:52 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Joost Luiten, Christo Lamprecht
3:03 a.m. — Stewart Cink, J.T. Poston, Trey Mullinax
3:14 a.m. — Henrik Stenson, Harris English, Andrew Putnam
3:25 a.m. — Scott Stallings, Jordan Smith, Thorbjorn Olesen
3:36 a.m. — Ernie Els, Kurt Kitayama, Takumi Kanaya
3:47 a.m. — Sam Burns, Sepp Straka, Chris Kirk
4:03 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jason Day
4:14 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Seamus Power, Talor Gooch
4:25 a.m. — K.H. Lee, Davis Riley, Taiga Semikawa
4:36 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama
4:47 a.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott
4:58 a.m. — Cameron Smith, Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark
5:09 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Rickie Fowler, Robert MacIntyre
5:20 a.m. — Cameron Young, Si Woo Kim, Bryson DeChambeau
5:31 a.m. — Nicolai Hojgaard, Bio Kim, Kazuki Yasumori
5:42 a.m. — Dan Bradbury, Oliver Farr, Haydn Barron
5:53 a.m. — Marcel Siem, Martin Rohwer, Tiger Christensen
6:04 a.m. — Lee Hodges, Antoine Rozner, Richard Bland
6:15 a.m. — Yannik Paul, Sami Valimaki, Laurie Canter
6:36 a.m. — Rasmus Hojgaard, Matthew Southgate, Alex Fitzpatrick
6:47 a.m. — Daniel Hillier, Kyung Nam Kang, Kensei Hirata
6:58 a.m. — Callum Shinkwin, Kazuki Higa, Michael Kim
7:09 a.m. — Zack Fischer, Taichi Kho, Kyle Barker
7:20 a.m. — Brendon Todd, Romain Langasque, Travis Smyth
7:31 a.m. — Gary Woodland, Adrian Otaegui, Alexander Bjork
7:42 a.m. — Min Woo Lee, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Harrison Crowe
7:53 a.m. — Corey Conners, Billy Horschel, Alex Noren
8:04 a.m. — Tom Kim, Tom Hoge, Abraham Ancer
8:15 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Matt Wallace, David Micheluzzi
8:26 a.m. — Sahith Theegala, Emiliano Grillo, Dustin Johnson
8:37 a.m. — Francesco Molinari, Denny McCarthy, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira
8:48 a.m. — Brian Harman, Thirston Lawrence, Thomas Detry
9:04 a.m. — John Daly, Taylor Moore, Danny Willett
9:15 a.m. — David Lingmerth, Ben Griffin, Ockie Strydom
9:26 a.m. — Adri Arnaus, Ewen Ferguson, Keita Nakajima
9:37 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im, Joaquin Niemann
9:48 a.m. — Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau, Justin Thomas
9:59 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose
10:10 a.m. — Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, Tyrrell Hatton
10:21 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Nick Taylor, Adam Schenk
10:32 a.m. — Nacho Elvira, Marc Warren, Alejandro Canizares
10:43 a.m. — Guido Migliozzi, Oliver Wilson, Connor Mckinney
10:54 a.m. — Kalle Samooja, Shubhankar Sharma, Gunner Wiebe
11:05 a.m. — Jorge Campillo, Brandon Robinson Thompson, Michael Stewart
11:16 a.m. — Hurly Long, Seungsu Han, Marco Penge
Round 2 Tee Times (Eastern)
1:35 a.m. — Rasmus Hojgaard, Matthew Southgate, Alex Fitzpatrick
1:46 a.m. — Daniel Hillier, Kyung Nam Kang, Kensei Hirata
1:57 a.m. — Callum Shinkwin, Kazuki Higa, Michael Kim
2:08 a.m. — Zack Fischer, Taichi Kho, Kyle Barker
2:19 a.m. — Brendon Todd, Romain Langasque, Travis Smyth
2:30 a.m. — Gary Woodland, Adrian Otaegui, Alexander Bjork
2:41 a.m. — Min Woo Lee, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Harrison Crowe
2:52 a.m. — Corey Conners, Billy Horschel, Alex Noren
3:03 a.m. — Tom Kim, Tom Hoge, Abraham Ancer
3:14 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Matt Wallace, David Micheluzzi
3:25 a.m. — Sahith Theegala, Emiliano Grillo, Dustin Johnson
3:36 a.m. — Francesco Molinari, Denny McCarthy, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira
3:47 a.m. — Brian Harman, Thirston Lawrence, Thomas Detry
4:03 a.m. — John Daly, Taylor Moore, Danny Willett
4:14 a.m. — David Lingmerth, Ben Griffin, Ockie Strydom
4:25 a.m. — Adri Arnaus, Ewen Ferguson, Keita Nakajima
4:36 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im, Joaquin Niemann
4:47 a.m. — Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau, Justin Thomas
4:58 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose
5:09 a.m. — Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, Tyrrell Hatton
5:20 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Nick Taylor, Adam Schenk
5:31 a.m. — Nacho Elvira, Marc Warren, Alejandro Canizares
5:42 a.m. — Guido Migliozzi, Oliver Wilson, Connor Mckinney
5:53 a.m. — Kalle Samooja, Shubhankar Sharma, Gunner Wiebe
6:04 a.m. — Jorge Campillo, Brandon Robinson Thompson, Michael Stewart
6:15 a.m. — Hurly Long, Seungsu Han, Marco Penge
6:36 a.m. — Matthew Jordan, Richie Ramsay, Branden Grace
6:47 a.m. — Russell Henley, Jazz Janewattananond, Graeme Robertson
6:58 a.m. — Ryan Fox, Lucas Herbert, Byeong Hun An
7:09 a.m. — Rikuya Hoshino, Charl Schwartzel, Alex Maguire
7:20 a.m. — Adrian Meronk, Pablo Larrazabal, Hiroshi Iwata
7:31 a.m. — Patrick Reed, Connor Syme, Jose Luis Ballester Barrio
7:42 a.m. — Darren Clarke, Victor Perez, Thomas Pieters
7:53 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Joost Luiten, Christo Lamprecht
8:04 a.m. — Stewart Cink, J.T. Poston, Trey Mullinax
8:15 a.m. — Henrik Stenson, Harris English, Andrew Putnam
8:26 a.m. — Scott Stallings, Jordan Smith, Thorbjorn Olesen
8:37 a.m. — Ernie Els, Kurt Kitayama, Takumi Kanaya
8:48 a.m. — Sam Burns, Sepp Straka, Chris Kirk
9:04 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jason Day
9:15 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Seamus Power, Talor Gooch
9:26 a.m. — K.H. Lee, Davis Riley, Taiga Semikawa
9:37 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama
9:48 a.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott
9:59 a.m. — Cameron Smith, Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark
10:10 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Rickie Fowler, Robert MacIntyre
10:21 a.m. — Cameron Young, Si Woo Kim, Bryson DeChambeau
10:32 a.m. — Nicolai Hojgaard, Bio Kim, Kazuki Yasumori
10:43 a.m. — Dan Bradbury, Oliver Farr, Haydn Barron
10:54 a.m. — Marcel Siem, Martin Rohwer, Tiger Christensen
11:05 a.m. — Lee Hodges, Antoine Rozner, Richard Bland
11:16 a.m. — Yannik Paul, Sami Valimaki, Laurie Canter
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