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British Open 2022: Jon Rahm Betting Odds, Preview, & Prediction

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The British Open returns to the Old Course at St. Andrews for the first time since 2015, when Zach Johnson hoisted the Claret Jug after a four-hole playoff against Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman. What better place for the 150th Open Championship than the cradle of golf?

This is the final major of the year, and it’s not hyperbole to say that it could be one of the most consequential majors in history. The professional golf world has been riven by the formation of the controversial new LIV Tour, which has lured some top players away from the PGA Tour with lavish appearance fees. With members of the two tours exchanging verbal barbs through the media, a major involving players from both tours has an extra layer of drama.

This could also be the final time that Tiger Woods plays in a British Open at St. Andrews. Two of his three British Open wins have come at the Old Course, in 2000 and 2005. Can Tiger contend here again at age 46?

The course itself will play a starring role, too. The Road Hole, the Swilcan Burn, Principal’s Nose, the Coffin bunkers, the Hell bunker, the double greens – these iconic features will provide a marvelous stage for the world’s best players. Mother Nature is sure to be a factor as well. The Old Course can be a pushover if the wind doesn’t blow, but it can be a hellscape is the weather is truly Scottish, with plenty of wind and perhaps some rain.

How can we expect the favorites to fare at St. Andrews? Read on …

Jon Rahm Stats to Know

  • Best Odds to Win: +1400 (via FanDuel)
  • World Ranking: 3
  • Best British Open finish: T3 (2021)
  • Last 4 British Open finishes: T3, T11, MC, T44
  • Last 4 tournament finishes: ??, T12, T10, T48

Jon Rahm British Open History

Rahm played his best Open Championship yet last year at Royal St. Georges, where he finished T3 on the week following a Friday-Sunday run of finishing 64-66-68. His T11 in 2019 was also worth writing home about and deceptively high, as Rahm shot a 75 on Sunday when going for late in the day.

Jon Rahm’s Recent Form

Having entered just 14 events so far this season, Rahm has made the most of them, making the cut in 13 and finishing T25 or better 10. His outright win at the Mexico Open to start May has been followed up by two other finishes of T12 or better.

Jon Rahm British Open Predictions

Rahm is three for three at made cuts this season, with his best finish coming the last time we saw him on the course at the US Open (T12). In contention heading into Sunday, Rahm’s drives began getting away from him early in the day, a fatal mistake to make at Brookline. With a win in the bag in the last couple of months and a strong showing at the US Open, I like for the confidence to carry over and for one of the best SG: Tee-to-Green (#5) players in the world to be in the mix come Sunday at St. Andrews.

The Pick:  Jon Rahm to Win

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