Louis Oosthuizen remains slight favorite to win Open Championship
Field Level Media
18 Jul 2021, 10:40 GMT+10
After holding the outright lead at the Open Championship for the third straight round, Louis Oosthuizen remains the favorite to finish the job and lift the Claret Jug.
The South African is sportsbooks narrow favorite to win the last major of the season Sunday as he enters the final round with aone-shot advantage over Collin Morikawa.
BetMGM is offering Oosthuizen at 140 to win the Open after Saturday s third round, with Morikawa close behind at 180.
Similarly, DraftKings has Oosthuizen as the 150 favorite and Morikawa second at 200.
During the back nine Saturday, Oosthuizen broke free from a three-way tie with Morikawa and Jordan Spieth with a birdie at the par-3 16th hole. With a third-round 69, Oosthuizen stands at 12-under 198, but Morikawa used a strong back-nine showing to card a 68 and draw closer to the lead.
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