2026 Open Championship odds, weekend picks: Proven golf model reveals projected leaderboard, surprising predictions

The 2026 Open Championship heads for the weekend as Round 3 tees off early on Saturday. Lucas Herbert leads the field at 8 under. He's being chased by some big names such as Cameron Young (-6), Sam Burns (-5), Jon Rahm (-4) and Tommy Fleetwood and Scottie Scheffler, both at 4 under. Bryson DeChambeau is 5 under after he was penalized two strokes following Round 3, dropping him out of the final grouping on Saturday. 

Scheffler, the defending champion, is the favorite heading into the weekend in the 2026 Open Championship odds at +550 at FanDuel Sportsbook, followed by Young at +700. Herbert is third on the odds board at +950, with DeChambeau at +1200. 

Before locking in any 2026 Open Championship picks, you NEED to see the golf prediction and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

Our proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, simulates every PGA Tour tournament 10,000 times, and has a lengthy history of being extremely profitable.

This same model has also nailed a WHOPPING 17 majors entering the weekend, including the 2026 Masters, its fifth Masters in a row, as well as last year's PGA Championship and Open Championship! Anyone who has followed it could have seen MASSIVE returns! Join SportsLine now to see the model's shocking 2026 Open Championship picks from 10,000 simulations!

Now, with the 2026 Open Championship heading into the weekend, SportsLine simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising.

One major surprise the model is calling for: Herbert, the leader heading into Saturday, stumbles and barely cracks the top 10! Another surprise: Jon Rahm rises up the leaderboard despite having longer odds of +1500. He's a target for anyone looking for a HUGE payday!

The model is also targeting another MASSIVE longshot of around +3000 to surge! You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before locking in any PGA picks!

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