11 long-shot picks to win the Open Championship

The race for the Claret Jug this year at The Open Championship feels completely up for grabs. There are favorites like Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, and Jordan Spieth that you can expect to be in the running come Sunday, but when gambling, the real money comes from the long shots. With odds as high as 125/1, you only have to bet a little to win a lot if you have a keen eye for a winner.

There's a ton of ways to bet golf - you can bet on players to make the cut, in head-to-head matchups against other golfers, and to finish within the top 20, as well as numerous other options depending on the flexibility of your bookmaker. But the easiest way to put a bit of money down is to bet on four or five golfers to win and hope that at least one or two of them are within striking distance on Sunday.

It's nice to add one favorite into your betting strategy as something of an insurance policy, but beyond that, stock up on the value bets that can be found further down the odds sheets. While you might think that majors are dominated strictly by the best in the game, names like Danny Willett and Jimmy Walker remind us that that's not always the case. Further, the variability of the weather and randomness of tee times make the British Open more prone to a chaotic, out-of-nowhere winner than any of the majors.

Below are 11 long shot picks of 30/1 odds or more to potentially win The Open Championship. All odds come courtesy of the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook. Take a look and see if there's any action you want to get in before play starts on Thursday.