It’s the fourth and final men’s major championship of the 2025 season. What started with a career-defining moment at the Masters has been recently capped by a 64-foot birdie bomb at the U.S. Open. In between, the World No. 1 grabbed his first major away from Augusta National. What can we expect across the Atlantic to wrap this sensational four-part season? Most of that might be up to Mother Nature. As we prepare for Royal Portrush and the 2025 British Open, I’m modifying the Power Rankings. We are three majors into the season, and the No. 1 question I’m asking each player is …
“What have you done for me lately?”
Enough with World Rankings and the rest. Who is showing up at the Masters, the PGA and the U.S. Open? Professional golf has given us a world where only four tournaments bring all the best players together. Guess what? Then you are going to be judged by them. I’m shaking up the rankings and placing far more emphasis on the 2025 majors. Take talent combined with recent form, and that’s the basis for 1 to 156.
Looking back at the 2019 Open Championship, we saw a leaderboard littered with the best ball-strikers. There’s a lean toward them as well, but if they haven’t played a weekend in Augusta, Charlotte or Pittsburgh, they are getting knocked down. I see you Ben Griffin, and your back-to-back top-10s in majors.
Here’s your moment, now’s your time to shine. Let’s all get ready for the final full-field major event of the golf season. The 153rd Openis upon us, and we all cannot wait to try and predict the “Champion Golfer of the Year!”
Keith Stewart joined the crew from Five Clubs on Golf Channel for a special Open Championship betting episode. Watch the episode here.
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Age: Most majors are won by players in their 20s and 30s. Always good to keep track of any birthday milestones.
Odds to win: These are the futures odds listed for each player prior to Monday of tournament week on DraftKings.
Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) value: The posted price for each competitor on DraftKings.
OWGR/Data Golf: Let’s face the facts, the OWGR is incomplete. Jon Rahm is ranked 68th in the world. To give us a better top-line view of player performance, I included the Data Golf rankings. (Rankings are as of the Week of July 7.)
2025 Major Season: How did each player fare in the first three majors of 2025? Believe it or not, 21 players in this field have made the cut in all three.
British Open appearances/cuts made: The number of times a player has competed in the Open, along with the number of successful cuts made. Only five men in the top 70 have not missed a cut at The Open: Jordan Spieth (11), Xander Schauffele (7), Robert MacIntyre (5), Cameron Young (3) and Thriston Lawrence (3).
Best Open finish: Again, another quick reference tool. Open Championship golf caters to a specific type of player. Some of these success stories may surprise you.
Notes: A quick summary for each player to pique or deter your interest in their chances to win or play well at Royal Portrush.
