Xander Schauffele broke through with two major victories last season, including his first Claret Jug at the Open Championship. He missed two months due to an injury earlier this year and only has one top-10 finish in 11 tournaments heading into the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club. Schauffele is a 25-1 longshot in the 2025 Open Championship odds, while World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is the +450 favorite (risk $100 to win $450). Scheffler picked up his third major at the PGA Championship in May, but he is still seeking his first Open Championship win.
Rory McIlroy (+700), Jon Rahm (12-1) and Bryson DeChambeau (20-1) are the next golfers on the PGA odds board for the Open Championship, which begins on Thursday at 1:35 a.m. ET. Rahm has not cracked the top five in his last six majors, but he posted top-10 finishes in the PGA Championship and U.S. Open, so should you include him in your 2025 Open Championship bets?
Before making any 2025 Open Championship picks or golf parlays, you need to see this PGA Tour parlay from SportsLine golf expert Eric Cohen that pays out nearly $1.1 million on a $10 bet. You can also check out a full 2025 Open Championship projected leaderboard from the model that nailed 15 majors.
Cohen is an avid golf bettor who correctly predicted the pre-tournament outright winner in eight tournaments over the last three seasons. He correctly identified Justin Thomas to win the 2025 RBC Heritage (+1800), as well as Aaron Rai (2024 Wyndham Championship +3300), Davis Thompson (2024 John Deere Classic, +2200), Bryson DeChambeau (2024 U.S. Open, +2000), Scottie Scheffler (2024 Players Championship, +550), Rickie Fowler (2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, +1400), Brooks Koepka (2023 PGA Championship, +2000) and Chris Kirk (2023 Honda Classic, +3500) all to win.
Then, last month on the Early Wedge show, he nailed Ben Griffin (+4500) to top the leaderboard with Scheffler excluded at the Charles Schwab Classic. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
Now that Cohen has had a chance to break down the latest PGA Tour odds for the Open Championship 2025, he has locked in his betting picks to form a eight-leg golf parlay that pays out nearly $1.1 million for a $10 bettor. New users can check out the latest BetMGM promo code, Fanatics Sportsbook promo code, and bet365 bonus code to get in the action. Then you can only see the picks and full parlay by heading to SportsLine.
Top 2025 Open Championship parlay, PGA Tour picks
For the Open Championship 2025, one of the picks featured in Cohen’s eight-leg PGA Tour parlay is Viktor Hovland to finish in the top 20 for a +130 payout. The 27-year-old is already a seven-time PGA Tour winner and an 11-time winner worldwide and he’s become a fixture near the top of major championship leaderboards. He’s already posted four top-five finishes in major championships, including a t-4th at the 2022 Open Championship.
“Hovland bounced back from the surprising withdrawal at the Travelers Championship with a solid T11 at the Scottish Open. In his last three events, including the WD, Hovland has gained a combined 22 shots on approach, which is my favorite measure of predicted success. The Norwegian finished solo 3rd at the season’s third major at Oakmont, gaining nearly 15 shots tee to green in the process. With three top-13 finish among four Open Championship starts, this finishing position might actually be a notch too low for Hovland, who has solid upside,” Cohen told SportsLine. See the rest of the picks in Cohen’s PGA Tour parlay here.
Cohen is also backing Tommy Fleetwood to finish in the top 10, a prop that returns +250 in our DraftKings parlay. Fleetwood was the runner-up at Royal Portrush when it hosted the Open Championship for the first time in 68 years back in 2019 and he’s had four top-five finishes during the 2025 PGA Tour season. The lack of a PGA Tour win is jarring, but he’s a seven-time winner on the DP World Tour and his game is clearly a fit for this major championship venue.
“His Open Championship record is excellent, with a solo second here in 2019 among three top-10 finishes in his last five appearances,” Cohen said. “A T34 at the Scottish Open was surprising but his putter was the reason for the lower than expected finish. Yet again, I expect the Englishman to contend but likely disappoint those of us outright backers.” See the rest of the picks in Cohen’s PGA Tour parlay here.
How to make PGA Tour parlay picks
Cohen has also picked his outright winner and has made six other PGA Tour prop picks for his 2025 Open Championship parlay that pays nearly $1.2 million on just a $10 bet. You can only see the picks and the full parlay at SportsLine.
So, who will win the 2025 Open Championship, and what combination of PGA Tour props could unlock a $1.1 million payday on just a $10 bet? Visit SportsLine now to get Eric Cohen’s weekly $1 million PGA Tour parlay and picks for the Open Championship, all from the golf expert who has called eight outright winners since 2023, and find out.