Sports · From the edition of Jul 18, 2026
✳ Dated SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2026 ✳
SCHEFFLER SEIZES THE CLARET JUG
as the world No. 1 outlasts a wide-open field to take the 2026 Open Championship
CARNOUSTIE, July 19 — Scottie Scheffler is the champion golfer of the year, an outcome traders priced at just 14 per cent. In a tournament with no runaway favourite, the world No. 1 proved the steadiest hand on the links.
The field looked flat open. Bryson DeChambeau drew the second-heaviest backing at 8 per cent, Tommy Fleetwood 7, and defending storylines around Rory McIlroy faded to 3.
Scheffler's edge was margin, not certainty — six points clear of the pack. He converted it. The wires call it the quiet mark of a No. 1 who wins when nobody agrees he should.
Source: Polymarket · 14% probability — View market ↗