Open Championship dark horse picks 2023: 5 sleepers who could win at Royal Liverpool
Who are the sleepers at the 2023 British Open that could win at Royal Liverpool? Let’s break down our Open Championship dark horse picks and longshots.
Pack your bags for Royal Liverpool Golf Club this week, either literally or figuratively, as we are heading to famed Hoylake for the 2023 Open Championship, the fourth and final major championship on the golf calendar. As the book will shut on major season, fans are pining for a phenomenal test of links golf.
Make no mistake, many of the favorites are the big storylines. Rory McIlroy looks to redeem his St. Andrews heartbreak and get the major championship monkey off his back, Scottie Scheffler looks for a second major crown, Cam Smith looks to repeat, Viktor Hovland searches for his first major title, and many more.
But you can never forget about the sleepers and longshots. So how do we go about finding our Open Championship dark horse picks?
Well, we don’t have too much recent history with sleepers winning The Open Championship. Cam Smith was a measly +2000 last year, while Collin Morikawa was a bit longer at 40-1. Shane Lowry before him in 2019 was also a bit long at 50-1, but Francesco Molinari was just 28-1 when he won in 2018.
So where does that leave us? It leaves us due for a longshot to become Champion Golfer of the Year. With that, let’s break down our Open Championship dark horse picks for 2023 at Royal Liverpool, all of whom have odds of 80-1 or longer but could absolutely win at Hoylake.
Note: All odds are courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook unless otherwise noted. Odds will be updated when made available. All longshot bets are for 0.1 units. For more betting picks and advice, check out BetSided.
Open Championship dark horse picks: 5 sleepers and longshots who could win
5. Brian Harman (+11000)
Over the last couple of years, you might not have noticed, but Brian Harman has been sneaky good when it comes to traveling across the pond for The Open Championship. He finished T6 at St. Andrews last year but was also T19 at Royal St. George’s as well.
Now, he comes to Hoylake displaying some impressive form. He was fine at the US Open, but faded late to a T43 finish. Since then, however, he’s finished T2 at Travelers, T9 at Rocket Mortgage, and T12 at the Scottish Open.
On a course that, if it dries out, could run out big time in the fairways, the accurate driver who is great throughout the bag on approach could be live to make some noise. He’s proven that he can thrive when it comes to the British Open and this could be another spot where he pops given his quality recent form.