Historic 150th Open at St. Andrews- 2022 Open Championship
Historic 150th Open at St. Andrews- 2022 Open Championship. Golf fans will get hitched to televisions for the 150th Open Championship. It will take place at St. Andrews, Old Course in Scotland. Open Championship is the oldest golf tournament in the world.
It’s popular with the name “British Open.” It’s one of the most revered on the pro circuit. This tournament is the fourth and final key tournament of the year. By default, the interest of the fans will be at its peak.
Collin Morikawa
The reigning Open champion is Collin Morikawa. He is from the United States.
Morikawa shot a -15 at Royal St. George’s in 2021. The event got canceled in 2020 for the pandemic. Still, six nations are represented from the eight previous winners of the Claret Jug. It includes Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland. He is the odds-on favorite to win the event this year at $10.00.
Rory McIlroy
McIlroy bagged the Open in 2014. That year it was at Royal Liverpool in England. He remained deprived to defend his championship in 2015. It was due to a soccer injury.
He is the No. 2 OWGR golfer. McIlroy, ended up in the top 10 for the first three key tournaments this year.
2022 Open Championship Course: Some facts about the Old Course at St. Andrews
The Old Course is at St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland. It is the oldest golf course on earth.
It will be the 30th time for TOC at St. Andrews. The course remained the most common host Open Championship, since 1860.
The course covers 7,305 yards with plenty of other features. It includes 112 bunkers and countless hills and hollows. The course holds a history of sabotaging some of the renowned golfers’ scorecards.
- The “Swilcan Burn,” flows through the first and 18th holes of the TOC.
- The “Sutherland Bunker” binds over strikers through the fourth and 15th.
- The “Strath Bunker” and “Road Bunker” are covered with green surroundings on the 11th and 17th.
- “The Beardies” are like minefields on the 14th
- It also houses 6,500-square foot, and 10-feet deep “Hell Bunker.”
- “Miss Grainger’s Bosoms” mounds on the 15th,
- “Principal’s Nose” is a smack-dab triple-bunker. It falls in the middle of the 16th fairway.
There is full of hazards in this prestigious course for golf. The harder it comes, the harder it fell at the Old Course. The finest golfers of the world come with the sharpest games, best styles, and bold mental fortitude. All the TOC winners typically are in this category only.
Weather forecast for 2022 Open Championship
The Open Championship started last Thursday. The chances of rainfall are there. Heavy winds are expected during Round 1. Thursday & Friday will be better with comfortable temperatures.
The temperature will be low-to-mid 70s Fahrenheit. Friday will stay breezy during the morning but clearer during the afternoon.
The Saturday weather may play a twist in the later stages of this tournament. Fife will witness heavy wind at a speed of 30 miles per hour. The cloud may turn to rain, sometimes during the afternoon. Sunday will see gusts which will be less strong. The final round will offer sunny, and pleasant weather for this tournament.
Betting odds: 2022 Open Championship betting odds
Current updates as of 12th July 2022
| Rory McIlroy | $10.00 |
| Xander Schauffele | $17.00 |
| Jon Rahm | $17.00 |
| Scottie Scheffler | $19.00 |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | $19.00 |
| Jordan Spieth | $19.00 |
| Shane Lowry | $19.00 |
| Cameron Smith | $21.00 |
| Justin Thomas | $21.00 |
| Patrick Cantlay | $29.00 |
| Will Zalatoris | $29.00 |
| Collin Morikawa | $31.00 |
| Dustin Johnson | $41.00 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | $41.00 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | $41.00 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | $41.00 |
| Brooks Koepka | $51.00 |
| Sam Burns | $51.00 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | $51.00 |
| Viktor Hovland | $51.00 |
| Joaquin Niemann | $51.00 |
| Tony Finau | $51.00 |
| Adam Scott | $61.00 |
| Marc Leishman | $61.00 |
| Max Homa | $67.00 |
| Tiger Woods | $67.00 |
| Ryan Fox | $67.00 |
| Robert Macintyre | $67.00 |
| Justin Rose | $81.00 |
| Sungjae Im | $81.00 |
| Lucas Herbert | $81.00 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | $101 |
| Min Woo Lee | $101 |
| Gary Woodland | $101 |
| Seamus Power | $101 |
Best bets -2022 Open Championship
Rory McIlroy @ $10.00
He is No. 2 golfer, with the four-time major champion. He earned seven top-10 finishes.
Rory earned over US$7.3 million as prize money. He ended second in the Masters. Tied for the fifth position at the U.S. Open. He was eighth at the PGA Championship.
McIlroy’s is a deserving favoUrite to win the event. He didn’t participate since 2010. His last appearance witnessed the tie for third and-historic 63 in the opening round.
Rory was unable to participate in TOC 2015. It was due to an injury.
Justin Thomas @ $21.00
Thomas deserves this for his nine top-10 finishes. It includes a win at the PGA Championship in May.
His shots were 63, and 64 in the final rounds. He finished third in the RBC Canadian Open.
Thomas was first on tour in birdie. His average was 4.7 per round. He was fourth in total average scoring overall.
Dustin Johnson @ $41.00
The golf star will certainly give shockwaves to the PGA Tour. The reason is that he has a chance to win. We may see Johnson win.
He drove to the opening-round 65 when this event, was held last time.
Open Championship winners
Winners of The Open Championship since the World War II.
| Year | Venue | Score | Golfer |
| 2021 | Royal St. George’s | -15 | Collin Morikawa |
| 2019 | Royal Portrush | -15 | Shane Lowry |
| 2018 | Carnoustie | -8 | Francesco Molinari |
| 2017 | Royal Birkdale | -12 | Jordan Spieth |
| 2016 | Royal Troon | -20 | Henrik Stenson |
| 2015 | St Andrews | -15 | Zach Johnson |
| 2014 | Hoylake | -17 | Rory McIlroy |
| 2013 | Muirfield | -3 | Phil Mickelson |
| 2012 | Royal Lytham & St Annes | -7 | Ernie Els |
| 2011 | Royal St George’s | -5 | Darren Clarke |
| 2010 | St Andrews | -16 | Louis Oosthuizen |
| 2009 | Turnberry | -2 | Stewart Cink |
| 2008 | Royal Birkdale | 3 | Padraig Harrington |
| 2007 | Carnoustie | -7 | Padraig Harrington |
| 2006 | Royal Liverpool | -18 | Tiger Woods |
| 2005 | St Andrews | -14 | Tiger Woods |
| 2004 | Troon | -10 | Todd Hamilton |
| 2003 | Sandwich | -1 | Ben Curtis |
| 2002 | Muirfield | -6 | Ernie Els |
| 2001 | Royal Lytham & St Annes | -10 | David Duval |
| 2000 | St Andrews | -19 | Tiger Woods |
| 1999 | Carnoustie | 6 | Paul Lawrie |
| 1998 | Royal Birkdale | E | Mark O’Meara |
| 1997 | Royal Troon | -12 | Justin Leonard |
| 1996 | Royal Lytham & St Annes | -13 | Tom Lehman |
| 1995 | St Andrews | -6 | John Daly |
| 1994 | Turnberry | -12 | Nick Price |
| 1993 | Royal St Georges, Sandwich | -13 | Greg Norman |
| 1992 | Muirfield | -12 | Nick Faldo |
| 1991 | Royal Birkdale | -8 | Ian Baker-Finch |
| 1990 | St Andrews | -18 | Nick Faldo |
| 1989 | Royal Troon | -13 | Mark Calcavecchia |
| 1988 | Royal Lytham & St Annes | -11 | Seve Ballesteros |
| 1987 | Muirfield | -5 | Nick Faldo |
| 1986 | Turnberry | E | Greg Norman |
| 1985 | Royal St Georges, Sandwich | 2 | Sandy Lyle |
| 1984 | St Andrews | -12 | Seve Ballesteros |
| 1983 | Royal Birkdale | -9 | Tom Watson |
| 1982 | Royal Troon | -4 | Tom Watson |
| 1981 | Royal St Georges, Sandwich | -4 | Bill Rogers |
| 1980 | Muirfield | -13 | Tom Watson |
| 1979 | Royal Lytham & St Annes | -1 | Seve Ballesteros |
| 1978 | St Andrews | -7 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1977 | Turnberry | -12 | Tom Watson |
| 1976 | Royal Birkdale | -9 | Johnny Miller |
| 1975 | Carnoustie | -5 | Tom Watson |
| 1974 | Royal Lytham & St Annes | -2 | Gary Player |
| 1973 | Royal Troon | -12 | Tom Weiskopf |
| 1972 | Muirfield | -6 | Lee Trevino |
| 1971 | Royal Birkdale | -10 | Lee Trevino |
| 1970 | St Andrews | 283 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1969 | Royal Lytham & St Annes | 280 | Tony Jacklin |
| 1968 | Carnoustie | 289 | Gary Player |
| 1967 | Hoylake | 278 | Roberto de Vicenzo |
| 1966 | Muirfield | 282 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1965 | Royal Birkdale | 285 | Peter Thomson |
| 1964 | St Andrews | 279 | Tony Lema |
| 1963 | Royal Lytham & St Annes | 277 | Bob Charles |
| 1962 | Troon | 276 | Arnold Palmer |
| 1961 | Birkdale | 284 | Arnold Palmer |
| 1960 | St Andrews | 278 | Kel Nagle |
| 1959 | Muirfield | 284 | Gary Player |
| 1958 | Royal Lytham & St Annes | 278 | Peter Thomson |
| 1957 | St Andrews | 279 | Bobby Locke |
| 1956 | Hoylake | 286 | Peter Thomson |
| 1955 | St Andrews | 281 | Peter Thomson |
| 1954 | Birkdale | 283 | Peter Thomson |
| 1953 | Carnoustie | 282 | Ben Hogan |
| 1952 | Royal Lytham & St Annes | 287 | Bobby Locke |
| 1951 | Royal Portrush | 285 | Max Faulkner |
| 1950 | Troon | 279 | Bobby Locke |
| 1949 | Sandwich | 283 | Bobby Locke |
| 1948 | Muirfield | 284 | Henry Cotton |
| 1947 | Hoylake | 293 | F Daly |
| 1946 | St Andrews | 290 | Sam Snead |