The Open Championship will be played for the 150th time this week, with the world's best players gathering at the iconic St Andrews Old Course in Scotland for a record 29th time.
The tournament was last held at the links course near Fife in 2015, a tournament which was won by Zach Johnson. Tiger Woods is the player in the field with the most victories at the legendary course, with two wins currently. However, the 46-year-old looks like an outside shot to claim a joint-record third win at St Andrews and draw level with Jack Nicklaus.
The course is known to be one of the most challenging courses in the game and this week, Tiger Woods spoke about the iconic links when telling Sky Sports about why playing in the 150th Open was important to him.
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He explained: "Once I realised that I could possibly play at a high level my focus was to get back here at St Andrews to play in this Championship."
"It's the most historic one we've ever had and I just didn't want to miss this Open here at the home of golf." He added. "This has meant so much to me. This is where I completed the career grand slam - it meant a lot to me and this venue has meant a lot."
"It's great to be a part of this Open Championship, it feels more historic and I'm looking forward to the challenge."
What are the odds?
via Betfred
- 10-1 Rory McIlroy
- 16-1 Jordan Spieth
- 16-1 Xander Schauffele
- 18-1 John Rahm
- 20-1 Scottie Scheffler
- 20-1 Justin Thomas
- 20-1 Matt Fitzpatrick
- 20-1 Shane Lowry
- 22-1 Cameron Smith
- 22-1 Patrick Cantlay
- 25-1 Will Zalatoris
- 28-1 Colin Morikawa
- 30-1 Colin Fleetwood
- 35-1 Tyrrell Hatton
- 35-1 Dustin Johnson
- 40-1 bar
British Open 2022 Dates and Schedule
Thursday 14th July 2022:
The Open Thursday (Round 1), Opening round at St Andrews Old Course at 7:00am
Friday 15th July 2022:
The Open Friday (Round 2), Second round at St Andrews Old Course at 7:00am
Saturday 16th July 2022:
The Open Practice Saturday (Round 3), Third round at St Andrews Old Course at 7:00am
Sunday 17th July 2022:
The Open Practice Sunday (Round 4), Fourth Opening round at St Andrews Old Course at 7:00am
