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Top Open Championship storylines: Scottie and Rory, an English champion and sleeper contenders
Is Scheffler or McIlroy the favorite? Can an English golfer win on home soil? How will Royal Birkdale play this week? We break down what to watch at the 2026 Open Championship.
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The Open Championship odds: Scheffler, McIlroy, Fleetwood top Royal Birkdale board
Scottie Scheffler enters the final major of the golf season as the favorite, with Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood behind him.
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Open Championship top 25: Ranking the favorites at Royal Birkdale
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2026 Open Championship: How to watch, plus news and analysis from Royal Birkdale
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McIlroy dicussses 'fast starts' ahead of 2026 Open Championship
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Biggest takeaways and remaining questions about changes coming to the PGA Tour
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Prepare yourself for the ultimate day of sport -- mark your calendars
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Schlabach to McAfee: Ryan Fox is a sleeper at the Open Championship
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Scottie Scheffler: Coming in 2nd is worse than missing cut
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Top Headlines
- Scheffler: Coming in 2nd worse than missing cut
- Golfers eye 'unprecedented' conditions at Open
- Faldo blasts Bryson: 'Zero strategy' for links golf
- Hometown fave Fleetwood: 'Dream' to be in Open
- Ex-delivery driver in UK wins final Open spot
- Fisk outlasts Pendrith on 3rd extra hole of ISCO
- Fish takes Tahoe celeb title over Pavelski, Curry
