Brooks Koepka 2023 British Open Odds, Picks & Predictions

by BettingPros Staff |
Jul 17, 2023

Itâ€™s homecoming week for Rory McIlroy at the British Open.

Well, not exactly. McIlroy is a native of Northern Ireland and currently resides in Jupiter, Florida. This year's British Open (or "Open Championship," if you're a purist) is being held at Royal Liverpool (aka "Hoylake") in Wirral, England.

But McIlroy hoisted the Claret Jug the last time the Open was held at Royal Liverpool, besting Rickie Fowler and Sergio Garcia by two shots in 2014, and he returns nine years later as the betting favorite.

Who could have imagined that Rory would go nine years without winning a major? He won both the Open and the PGA Championship in 2014 â€” his third and fourth major championships. He was only 25 at the time.

Can Rory end the majors drought at a course where he's tasted victory before? It won't be easy, as world No. 1-ranked player Scottie Scheffler, 2023 Masters champion Jon Rahm and 2023 PGA champ Brooks Koepka all have designs on the Jug.

Fans of true links golf and the creative shotmaking it requires should be excited about the Open Championship's return to Hoylake. The course will be firm and fast, and we'll see a lot of players landing their approach shots in front of the green and bouncing the ball onto the putting surface.

McIlroy posted a winning score of -17 in 2014. Tiger Woods finished at -18 when he won the Open at Hoylake in 2006. But if the wind howls, we could easily see a winning score in the neighborhood of -7 or -8.

The British Open champion is granted the title of Champion Golfer of the Year. Let's take a closer look at some of the players vying for that honor.

Get an Odds Boost of +1000 to Any Golfer to Win The 2023 British Open! >>

Brooks Koepka 2023 British Open Best Bets

Here is our betting outlook and picks for Brooks Koepka.

Brooks Koepka 2023 British Open Betting Stats to Know

Best odds to win: +2000 (DraftKings)
World ranking: 12
Best British Open finish: T4 (2019)
Last four British Open finishes: CUT, T6, T4, T39
Last four tournament finishes: T17*, 3*, T17, T12* (* LIV Tour)

Brooks Koepka 2023 British Open Betting Outlook

Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka has a trio of PGA Championships (including 2023) and a pair of U.S. Open wins, but he has yet to add a Claret Jug to his mantle. The 33-year-old always seems to up his game when the stakes are the highest, and this will be another opportunity for him to steal the spotlight. A couple key statistics that make me like Koepka this weekend are that he's first overall in LIV Golf in greens in regulation at 73.9% and 17th in driving accuracy at 61.6%. As long as he can avoid the deep roughs at the Royal Liverpool, Koepka should find himself lingering atop the leaderboard heading into the weekend.

Brooks Koepka 2023 British Open Betting Advice

I'm playing it a little more conservative with Koepka this weekend, and I'm rolling with him at -110 to place inside the top 20 (via DraftKings). He has four top-10 finishes at The Open and has accomplished this feat in his last three majors.

More 2023 British Open Golfer Odds & Picks

2023 British Open Odds Boost: Add +1000 to Any Golfer to Win! >>

Navigate