SportsLine's model simulated the 2025 British Open 10,000 times and revealed its PGA Tour golf picks for Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and others from Royal Portrush

It’s no wonder that the British Open has produced several long-shot winners in its history. Six of the last 15 Open Champions have gone off at odds of 80/1 or longer, and four of those players were in the triple digits when they teed off:

So here is our final major big board of the year, ranking the top 30 golfers in the field. This is not simply the 30 best golfers in a vacuum. These are the 30 golfers that our crack team of Gabby Herzig, Hugh Kellenberger and Brody Miller believe are best suited to win this week at Royal Portrush.

Who will win the 153rd Open Championship? Our experts dive into all the twists and turns of the year's final major

The first day of the 2025 Open Championship is expected to be rainy, with periods of heavy rain that could accumulate up to a quarter of an inch. The high temperature is expected to be around 69 degrees, with a low of 57 degrees, and winds will range from 10 to 20 miles per hour, according to The Weather Channel.

The Open has had 28 different winners aged 38 or older all-time, the same number as the Masters and U.S. Open combined.

However, Scheffler has also never had a bad performance with top 25s in each of his four British Open starts, ahead of the Open Championship 2025. His solid, but not exceptional, performances have done little to deter him per sportsbooks,

Ian McNeill's free comprehensive course preview of Royal Portrush Golf Club for the 2025 Open Championship. Ian examines the course, giving key metrics and trends to help make informed decisions on the PGA betting board.