Nestled on the Irish Sea in Northwest England, Royal Birkdale has been host to some of golf’s most iconic moments. This will be the 10th time the course has hosted The Open, with past winners including: Padraig Harrington, Tom Watson, Johnny Miller, Lee Trevino and Arnold Palmer. The course has also played host to the Ryder Cup twice, in 1965 and 1969. One of the course’s most memorable moments came in the 1969 Ryder Cup with Jack Nicklaus’ famous concession, ending the Cup in a draw.

Birkdale has been in the same location since 1894, and is noted for its vast valleys and dunes. The course plays at 7,113 yards total, with par 70. As always on a British Open course, the weather plays a large part in the course’s difficulty. Notably, there are only two par 5s on the course, and they are both in the last four holes (15 & 17). Padraig Harrington famously eagled 17 in his second and fourth rounds in 2008. He went on to win by four strokes shooting 74-68-72-69 for a 283, three over par.

Here is how the scoring broke down on the par 5s in 2008 (among players who made the cut):

Avg. Score Eagles Birdies Pars Bogeys Doubles + 15 5.02 1 68 195 56 12 17 4.69 10 136 139 37 10

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Hole 17:





Weather Forecast

How will those wind forecasts affect the course?

Betting Odds

Dustin Johnson +1400

Jordan Spieth +1400

Rickie Fowler +1600

Jon Rahm +1600

Sergio Garcia +1800

Justin Rose +2000

Rory McIlroy +2000

Hideki Matsuyama +2000

Tommy Fleetwood +2200

Henrik Stenson +2500

Adam Scott +2800

Brooks Koepka +3300

Jason Day +3300

Paul Casey +3300

Alex Noren +4000

Phil Mickelson +4000

Louis Oosthuizen +4500

Branden Grace +4500

Marc Leishman +5000

Justin Thomas +5000

Matt Kuchar +5000

Thomas Pieters +5000

Padraig Harrington +5500

Rafael Cabrera Bello +5500

Patrick Reed +5500

Shane Lowry +6600

Charl Schwartzel +6600

Brandt Snedeker +6600

Ian Poulter +6600

Lee Westwood +6600

Daniel Berger +8000

Matthew Fitzpatrick +8000

Andy Sullivan +8000

Ross Fisher +8000

Zach Johnson +8000

Martin Kaymer +10000

Francesco Molinari +10000

Tyrrell Hatton +10000

Bernd Wiesberger +10000

Chris Wood +10000

Steve Stricker +10000

Kevin Kisner +10000

Bill Haas +12500

Brian Harman +12500

J.B. Holmes +12500

Jason Dufner +12500

Soren Kjeldsen +12500

Bryson DeChambeau +12500

Byeong-Hun An +12500

Charley Hoffman +12500

Peter Uihlein +12500

Russell Henley +12500

Thorbjorn Olesen +12500

Tony Finau +12500

Andrew Johnston +15000

Bubba Watson +15000

Ryan Fox +15000

Brendan Steele +15000

Emiliano Grillo +15000

Hideto Tanihara +15000

Jimmy Walker +15000

Kevin Chappell +15000

Kyle Stanley +15000

Si Woo Kim +15000

Charles Howell III +15000

Martin Laird +15000

Webb Simpson +15000

Billy Horschel +17500

Xander Schauffele +17500

Adam Hadwin +17500

Richie Ramsay +17500

Russell Knox +17500

Tee Times & Pairings (all times EST)

*Denotes Open Champion **Denotes Open Champion at Royal Birkdale

1:35 a.m – Mark O’Meara**, Chris Wood & Ryan Moore

1:46 a.m – Phachara Khongwatmai, Maverick Mcnealy & Stuart Manley

1:57 a.m. – Stewart Cink, Sandy Lyle* & Jeunghun Wang

2:08 a.m. – Paul Broadhurt, Thongchai Jaidee & Roberto Castro

2:19 a.m. – Tom Lehman*, Byeong Hun An & Darren Fichardt

2:30 a.m. – Soren Kjeldsen, Billy Horschel & Danny Willett

2:41 a.m. – Matthew Fitzpatrick, Steve Stricker & Emiliano Grillo

2:52 a.m. – Jason Dufner, Branden Grace & Bryson Dechambeau

3:03 a.m. – Alex Noren, Russell Knox & Ian Poulter

3:14 a.m. – David Duval*, Prayad Marksaeng & KT Kim

3:25 a.m. – Younghan Song, David Horsey & Dylan Frittelli

3:36 a.m. – Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Charles Howell III & Shiv Kapur

3:47 a.m. – Russell Henley, Fabrizzio Zanotti & Peter Uihlein

4:03 a.m. – Alexander Levy, Brendan Steele & Webb Simpson

4:14 a.m. – Wesley Bryan, Anirban Lahiri & Alfie Plant

4:25 a.m. – Darren Clarke*, Gary Woodland & Harry Ellis

4:36 a.m. – Padraig Harrington**, Pat Perez & Thomas Pieters

4:47 a.m. – Henrik Stenson*, Si-Woo Kim & Jordan Spieth

4:58 a.m. – Louis Oosthuizen*, Justin Rose & Justin Thomas

5:09 a.m. – Brooks Keopka, Hideki Matsuyama & Tommy Fleetwood

5:20 a.m. – JB Holmes, Brandt Snedeker & Shane Lowry

5:31 a.m. – Richard Bland, Shaun Norris & Luca Cianchetti

5:42 a.m. – Yikeun Chang, Chan Kim & Mark Foster

5:53 a.m. – Sung-Hoon Kang, Tony Finau & Matthieu Pavon

6:04 a.m. – Alexander Bjork, Joe Dean & Robert Streb

6:15 a.m. – Robert Dinwiddie, Julian Suri & Adam Hodkinson

6:36 a.m. – Andrew Johnston, Adam Hadwin & Todd Hamilton*

6:47 a.m. – John Daly*, Adam Bland & Connor Syme

6:58 a.m. – William Mcgirt, Toby Tree & Jamie Lovemark

7:09 p.m. – Matthew Griffin, Austin Connelly & Matthew Southgate

7:20 a.m. – Cameron Smith, Bill Haas & Callum Shinkwin

7:31 a.m. – Michael Hendry, Brian Harman & Martin Laird

7:42 a.m. – Ernie Els*, Ross Fisher & Bernd Weisberger

7:53 a.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Martin Kaymer & Aaron Baddeley

8:04 a.m. – Zach Johnson*, Jason Day & Sergio Garcia

8:15 a.m. – Andy Sullivan, Joost Luiten & David Lipsky

8:26 a.m. – Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott & Paul Casey

8:37 a.m. – Matt Kuchar, Richie Ramsay & Ryan Fox

8:48 a.m. – Kevin Kisner, Charley Hoffman & David Drysdale

9:04 a.m. – Jimmy Walker, Hideto Tanihara & Thorbjorn Olesen

9:15 a.m. – Jhonnatan Vegas, Brandon Stone & Sean O’Hair

9:26 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Pablo Larrazabal & Yuta Ikeda

9:37 a.m. – Paul Lawrie*, Kevin Chappell & Yusaku Miyazato

9:48 a.m. – Rory Mcilroy*, Dustin Johnson & Charl Schwartzel

9:59 a.m. – Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed & Lee Westwood

10:10 a.m – Phil Mickelson*, Frencesco Molinari & Marc Leishman

10:21 a.m. – Scott Hend, Rafel Cabrera-Bello & Bubba Watson

10:32 a.m. – Paul Waring, Kyle Stanley & Kevin Na

10:43 a.m. – Giwhan Kim, Xander Schauffele & Andrew Dodt

10:54 a.m. – Haotong Li, Kent Bulle & Haydn Mccullen

11:05 a.m. – Jbe’ Kruger, Nick McCarthy & Ashley Hall

11:16 a.m. – Ryan McCarthy, Laurie Canter & Sebastian Munoz