World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler remains the bookmaker’s choice for this week’s Open Championship, opening at roughly +550 across major U.S. sportsbooks as the major returns to Royal Portrush for the first time since 2019. Behind him, hometown favorite Rory McIlroy is listed near +750, while Spain’s Jon Rahm stands at about +1200. Nevertheless, trading desks say the weight of public money is flowing toward a wider group of European contenders. ESPN BET reports that Englishman Tommy Fleetwood, priced at +2200, has attracted the fourth-largest share of its outright-winner handle, despite having never won on the PGA Tour. Bookmakers attribute the tilt to the venue’s coastal links layout, which many European players learned on, and to memories of Ireland’s Shane Lowry lifting the Claret Jug here six years ago. Caesars Sportsbook’s lead golf trader said Royal Portrush “definitely favors the European players,” prompting some odds adjustments on mid-board names such as Tyrrell Hatton (+2500) and Matt Fitzpatrick (+4000). Defending champion Xander Schauffele is quoted around +2500. The championship begins Thursday and runs through Sunday, with coverage split between USA Network, NBC, Peacock and Golf Channel.