Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England

The Scottish Open was a literal whirlwind of a weekend. Thursday and early Friday had pleasant weather for the field, but then the blustery Scottish winds showed up for the weekend. There was a surge of European players to the top of the leaderboard, and the cream of the crop did rise to the top. At the end of it all, Rory McIlroy outlasted a late surge by Robert MacIntyre in the final round to win the Scottish Open by one stroke. We played the Scottish Open very conservatively with only our pre-tournament wagers and 1st round wagers. It worked out for us as planned as we finished +7.55 units for the weekend.

The final major of the year is upon us. It feels like this golf season has been a blur. The Royal Liverpool Golf Club, founded in 1869, will host The Open Championship for the 12th time. Rory McIlroy was the last champion in 2014 at Royal Liverpool, Tiger Woods won in 2006, and Bobby Jones in 1930. This will be the 151st Open Championship. The history of the tournament is deep, and the stories are long. Even when watching the tournament, the courses, patrons, and aesthetics are a little different, and as a golf enthusiast, I can’t get enough.

The Field:

The field this week is a full 156 players, with the best golfers in the world looking to compete for the Claret Jug. The top 10 OWGR golfers and 49 out of the top 50 OWGR will be playing this week. There are 12 spots in the field that were filled through the Open Qualifying Series, with golfers such as Ben Griffin, Michael Kim, Adam Schenk, and Byeong An, who have been playing well all season. The LIV golfers will also be present in the field, with favorites like Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Cam Smith, and Dustin Johnson. This week, it feels like Rory will be the favorite, with him winning last week and being the last champion at Royal Liverpool Golf Club.

The Course:

Nestled along the northeast coast of England, just east of the city of Liverpool, lies the Royal Liverpool Golf Club. The course is chiseled out of the former land of a racecourse for the Liverpool Hunt Club. The Royal Liverpool grounds are where the rules of amateur golf status were established. It plays as a true links course, and when the course dries out, it plays fast from tee to green. In 2006, Tiger Woods famously pulled a driver only once during his four rounds on the road to victory. The course plays very level, which allows the wind to shear throughout the course without relent. Some early reports from the course have noted very soft conditions, allowing for some low scoring this weekend. The rain will be a factor from Friday through Sunday, which will make it interesting to see how the players can take advantage of the softer course.

TexHoss Projected Top 5 (via BetOnline):

1. Tyrrell Hatton +2800

2. Hideki Matsuyama +6500

3. Justin Rose +7000

4. Tom Kim +7000

5. Scottie Scheffler +800

Tournament Wagers:

• Matchup: Viktor Hovland OVER Tyrrell Hatton (-110) [via BetOnline]

• [LOSER] Matchup: Collin Morikawa OVER Xander Schauffele (+121) [via BetOnline]

• [WIN] Matchup: Min Woo Lee OVER Tony Finau (+105) [via Draft Kings]

• [WIN] Matchup: Robert MacIntyre OVER Justin Thomas (-110) [via Draft Kings]

• Top 5: Viktor Hovland (+450) [via BetOnline]

• Top 10: Rickie Fowler (+250) [via BetOnline]

• Top 10: Brooks Koepka (+275) [via BetOnline]

• [LOSER] Top 10: Collin Morikawa (+350) [via BetOnline]

• [LOSER] Top 20: Justin Rose (+200) [via BetOnline]

• Top 20: Brian Harman (+330) [via BetOnline]

• Top 20: Tom Kim (+230) [via Draft Kings]

• Top 20 Cameron Young (+250) [via Draft Kings]

• Top 20: Robert MacIntyre (+275) [via Draft Kings]

• Top 20: Byeong Hun An (+360) [via Draft Kings]

• [LOSER] Top 20: Chris Kirk (+400) [via Draft Kings]

• [LOSER] Top 20: Lucas Herbert (+350) [via Draft Kings] {Added After Round 1}

• Top 20: Kurt Kitayama (+600) [via Draft Kings] {Added After Round 1}

• Top 20: Robert MacIntyre (+450) [via Draft Kings] {Added After Round 2}

1st Round Wagers: (-3.00 units)

• [LOSER] Matchups: Cam Smith OVER Scottie Scheffler (+130) [via BetOnline]

• [PUSH] Matchups: Corey Conners OVER Min Woo Lee (-110) [via BetOnline]

• [LOSER] Matchups: Byeong Hun An OVER Lucas Herbert (-130) [via Draft Kings]

• [LOSER] 3 Ball: Tom Kim OVER Tom Hoge & Abraham Ancer (+115) [via Draft Kings]

• [PUSH] 3 Ball: Keegan Bradley OVER Sungjae Im & Joaquin Niemann (+180) [via Draft Kings]

2nd Round Wagers: (-1.13 units)

• [PUSH] Matchups: Max Homa OVER Collin Morikawa (+105) [via BetOnline]

• LOSER] Matchups: Dustin Johnson OVER Tom Kim (-125) [via BetOnline]

• [WIN] Matchups: Sungjae Im OVER Tony Finau (-115) [via Draft Kings]

• [LOSER] Matchups: Tyrrell Hatton OVER Jon Rahm (-105) [via Draft Kings]

3rd Round Wagers: (-3.09 units)

• [PUSH] Matchups: Cameron Smith OVER Xander Schauffele (+100) [via BetOnline]

• [LOSER] Matchups: Tyrrell Hatton OVER Jon Rahm (+105) [via BetOnline]

• [WIN] Matchups: Cameron Young OVER Max Homa (-110) [via BetOnline]

• [LOSER] Matchups: Shubhankar Sharma OVER Jason Day (+205) [via Draft Kings]

• [LOSER] Matchups: Brooks Koepka OVER Patrick Cantlay (-110) [via Draft Kings]

• [LOSER] Matchups: Robert MacIntyre OVER Rickie Fowler (+125) [via Draft Kings]

Final Round Wagers:

• Top 10: Hideki Matsuyama (+360) [via Draft Kings]

• Top 10: Cameron Smith (+450) [via Draft Kings]

• Top 10: Xander Schauffele (+500) [via Draft Kings]

• Top 10: Min Woo Lee (+360) [via Draft Kings]

• Top 5: Tom Kim (+750) [via Draft Kings]

• Top 5: Min Woo Lee (+1400) [via Draft Kings]

• Top 5: Jordan Spieth (+900) [via Draft Kings]

• Top 5: Tyrrell Hatton (+2200) [via Draft Kings]