The Open Championship betting tips: 1st-round 3 balls
8.25am – Cameron Young @ 17/10 with bet365 (vs Patrick Cantlay and Mackenzie Hughes)
9.36am – Sepp Straka @ 11/8 with bet365 (vs Ben Griffin and Akshay Bhatia)
1.48pm – Harry Hall @ 13/8 with bet365 (vs Aaron Rai and Sahith Theegala)
Selection: 1pt treble at 13.74/1 with bet365
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Selected players, and their three-ball rivals, in focus
Selection one – Cameron Young
He has patchy form but was tied-fourth in last month's US Open and has two top-10 finishes at the Open, having finished runner-up in 2022 and tied-eighth in 2023. He drives long, and putting can be one of his strengths.
Rivals:
Patrick Cantlay has missed the cut on his previous two major appearances, and Mackenzie Hughes missed the cut at last week's Scottish Open.
Selection two – Sepp Straka
Tied-second at the 2023 Open and twice a winner on the PGA Tour this year. The world No 8 warmed up for this with a seventh-place finish in the Scottish Open, when he tied for the lead on day one.
Rivals:
Ben Griffin missed the cut on his two previous Open starts, likewise on his latest PGA Tour start. Akshay Bhatia missed the cut on his Open debut last year, and also on his two most recent major outings.
Selection three – Harry Hall:
This Englishman is a golfer to buy shares in. He is in better form than may appear the case at a glance. He came through qualifying for the Open and played better than his tied-17th finish at last week's Scottish Open might suggest, posting rounds in the 60s on three of the four days.
Rivals:
Aaron Rai struggled at the Scottish Open (tied-47th) last week. Sahith Theegala missed the cut at the previous two Opens and has not been seen since a missed cut in early June.
How to watch the action
Play is live on Sky Sports from 6.30am on Thursday, with the opening tee time at 6.35am. There are also highlights on the BBC.
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