Open Championship 2025 betting tips and predictions from Betfair golf experts Steve Rawlings, Dave Tindall and more who recommend their best bets for Royal Portrush

Vegas oddsmakers have some ideas on who might be walking away from Portrush as a major champion. Here's a look at this week's betting odds.

That distinction belongs to world No. 1 and reigning PGA champion Scottie Scheffler. Masters — and Grand Slam — champ McIlroy is a clear second choice, with Jon Rahm, who has three top-10s in his last four Open starts, third.

The final major championship of the PGA Tour season comes to us from the beautiful coast of Northern Ireland, with Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim hosting the 2025 Open Championship. Royal Portrush last hosted the Open Championship in 2019 when Shane Lowry set records on a soft course.

Rory McIlroy returns home to Northern Ireland as the fans want to see him end a more special year on a spectacular note.

As a 16-year-old at the 2005 North of Ireland Amateur Championship at Royal Portrush, Rory McIlroy shot a course record 61. That was the old course, before redesign. It's a course he recognizes only parts of now.