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Open Championship 2025 - Betting Preview

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Rory McIlroy's win would make the FedEx Cup race "bang live" with Scottie Scheffler.

1. Golf Betting System Podcast episode 364 previews the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush and the betting market around it. 2. Paul Williams, Barry O'Hanrahan, and Steve Bamford host the show, and each one brings betting analysis, stats, and course context to the Open Championship conversation. 3. The episode asks which golfers fit Royal Portrush best and which prices in the market still look playable. 4. The hosts revisit the Scottish Open at Renaissance, where firm fairways, biscuity turf, and fescue-style greens drew comparisons to Open conditions. 5. They note that Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, and other top players used Renaissance as preparation, while Shane Lowry used a separate Ireland-based schedule. 6. Barry and Paul contrast Renaissance with LIV Valderrama, arguing that the Scottish Open is a more relevant warm-up for Portrush than Valderrama. 7. They also discuss Scottie Scheffler's frustration with bounces and greens, including his complaint about not getting "perfectly manicured bounces." 8. The conversation turns to William Mouw's PGA Tour win at Hurstbourne Country Club, where he shot 61 and earned a two-year full exemption. 9. Paul points out that Mouw was one of his strongest strokes-gained tee-to-green numbers, but won after gaining about seven strokes with the putter on Sunday. 10. Chris Gotterup's Scottish Open victory is framed as another major-data point, especially because he held off Rory McIlroy on the back nine. 11. The hosts also mention that Gotterup is now being discussed in Ryder Cup terms, even though his world ranking still leaves him outside the obvious qualification picture. 12. On the Open Championship itself, Paul says Royal Portrush is listed at 7,346 yards as a par 71 and recalls Shane Lowry's six-shot win there in 2019. 13. The weather discussion centers on a shifting forecast, with rain possible early in the week and wind directions changing from south to west to east to northwesterly across the four rounds. 14. Paul thinks the conditions point toward a winning score around 16 to 18 under par rather than a brutal low-scoring test. 15. The hosts keep returning to the value of links experience, course management, and players who can adapt when the wind changes direction. 16. Paul backs Rory McIlroy because of his boosted 15-2 price, his runner-up finish at the Scottish Open, and his stated goal of winning an Open Championship on home soil. 17. Barry agrees that Rory looks focused and says Scheffler and Rahm are harder to trust because of recent form and preparation. 18. The show moves at a chatty, statistical pace, with the hosts interrupting each other, comparing notes, and checking prices throughout the preview. 19. Listeners who bet golf majors, track strokes-gained stats, or follow links-course trends will get the most from it. 20. Listeners who want a short, non-betting recap of the Open Championship field may skip it.

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A stats-led Open Championship preview from Portrush, built around weather, trends, and betting angles.

Golf Betting System's 2025 Open Championship preview at Portrush stays firmly in betting territory. Paul Williams and Barry O'Hanrahan join Steve Bamford to work through weather, course firmness, recent major results, form sheets, and predictor models, with the discussion…

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