Robert MacIntyre heavily backed for Open Championship win

The odds for Robert MacIntyre to win next month’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush have been slashed.

Following his agonising near-miss at Oakmont, the Oban man has been heavily backed to go one better in the final major of the year.

He was pipped at the post by a remarkable JJ Spaun finish, which saw the American seal the US Open title with a pair of closing birdies.

But MacIntyre is proving a popular bet to make amends.

According to Oddschecker, a staggering 43% of all Open Championship bets since the US Open finished have backed MacIntyre to win the tournament.

As recently as Thursday, he was 50/1 to win the Claret Jug in Northern Ireland. The 28-year-old is now a general 28/1 shot.

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“The support we’ve seen across the platform this morning is very impressive,” said Oddschecker spokesperson Leon Blackman.

“In the month prior to the US Open, we’d seen only 1.9% of all bets backing MacIntyre.

“Usually, we see a spike in betting support for the winner of a tournament, but MacIntyre is bucking the trend with golf bettors keen to take advantage of his odds before they continue to shorten for a win at Portrush.”

Spaun, meanwhile, has notched 5% of total bets for the Open Championship since his heroics on Sunday evening.

He is currently a best-priced 80/1 to win a second consecutive major.

The odds comparison site also noted that the shift in MacIntyre’s betting odds moves him just short of the top ten favourites.

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At the time of writing, Scottie Scheffler remains a best-priced 5/1 favourite to win golf’s oldest major, while Rory McIlroy is 13/2.

Jon Rahm is next in the market at 14/1, with Bryson DeChambeau and Ludvig Aberg available at 20/1.

Tyrrell Hatton’s T4 effort earned him a market move, too. The Englishman was shortened from 35/1 to 25/1, as has Viktor Hovland.

Moving the other way was DeChambeau, who missed the cut in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was 14/1 pre-tournament.

John Turnbull A graduate of the University of Stirling, John joined the bunkered team in 2023 as a Content Producer, with a responsibility for covering all breaking news, tour news, grassroots content and much more besides. A keen golfer, he plays the majority of his golf at Falkirk Tryst Golf Club. Top of his 'bucket list' is a round of Pebble Beach... ideally in the company of Gareth Bale.