Open Championship Prop Bets: What Will Be The Winning Margin?

Thursday's start to the Open Championship from Royal St. George's will be the first Open since 2019, leaving plenty of excitement for golf fans and bettors alike.

While longshots have found their way to the top of the leaderboard in years past, particularly here in 2011 when Darren Clarke won at this course at 150/1, the question isn't always who wins, but by how much?

WynnBET is offering multiple proposition bet specials for the final major of the calendar ranging from "Will there be a Playoff," to which notable players will make or miss the cut.

One that stands out are the specific winning margin options available. A one-shot victory has the lowest odds at +225, followed by "4 Shots Or More" at +300. "2 Shots" and "Play Off" follow behind at +350, with "3 Shots" trailing at +550.

Going all the way back to the year 2000, Open Championships have seen a wide variety of outcomes over its previous 20 events.

Recency bias is likely to come into play with the most recent winner, Shane Lowry collecting the Claret Jug with a six-stroke advantage over Tommy Fleetwood at Royal Portrush. However, before Lowry, the last time a golfer won by more than four strokes was Louis Oosthuizen more than 11 years ago.

I divided up the margin of victory for the 2021 Open Championship according to WynnBET's odds by the amount of times it's happened since 2000. The results are a bit surprising.

Based on collected data over the last 20 tournaments, it seems fairly advantageous to take the value listed for a "3 Shot" margin of victory, considering it's happened the same amount as two other plays with far lesser odds.

Regardless of whoever ends up winning on Sunday, betting the total margin is a great way to stay locked into the tournament each day.

Who do you like to win this year's Open Championship? How much will they win by?

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