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British Open Odds 2017: Predictions for Top Favourites Going into Royal Birkdale

Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy are joint 10-1 favourites to win the 2017 British Open, closely followed by Jordan Spieth at 11-1.

The usual suspects are followed by a trio of Jason Day, Sergio Garcia and John Rahm, all of whom are slated at 16-1 to win at Royal Birkdale, Southport, England, this weekend.

Rickie Fowler follows at 18-1, while four players have 20-1 odds: defending champion Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood and Hideki Matsuyama.

They and the remainder of the field will battle it out in the year's third major, so let's take a look at how the top favourites are shaping up ahead of the tournament and how they might get on.