Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and other stars’ press conference schedule for The Open released
Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and several other prominent golfers will be featured as part of the run-up to the Open Championship. Beginning on Monday, July 15, it will officially be the week of the final Major in golf this season, and several star golfers will hold press conferences to talk to the media about various things.
Here's how things will shake out for press appearances leading into next week's Major tournament:
- Monday, July 15 at 2:00 pm BST - Brian Harman
- Monday, July 15 at 2:30 pm BST - Ludvig Aberg
- Monday, July 15 at 3:00 pm BST - Robert MacIntyre
- Tuesday, July 16 at 9:00 am BST - Rory McIlroy
- Tuesday, July 16 at 9:30 am BST - Bryson DeChambeau
- Tuesday, July 16 at 10:00 am BST - Jon Rahm
- Tuesday, July 16 at 11:00 am BST - Tiger Woods
- Tuesday, July 16 at 3:00 pm BST - Scottie Scheffler
- Tuesday, July 16 at 3:30 pm BST - Xander Schauffele
- Wednesday, July 17 at 9:00 am BST - Tommy Fleetwood
- Wednesday, July 17 at 11:00 am BST - R&A press conference
The press conferences will kick off with the defending champion, Brian Harman. He will try to win back-to-back Open Championships, and will be the first to talk with the media. Ludvig Aberg, the world number four golfer, is next.
Robert MacIntyre will close out Monday's press. Rory McIlroy, who hasn't played a Major since melting down at last month's US Open, will start Tuesday's run.
He will be followed by the man he lost to and one of the most famous in the sport, Bryson DeChambeau. DeChambeau's tourmate on LIV Golf, Jon Rahm, will speak with the media next.
Tiger Woods' press conference will come after Rahm's. Woods will likely be the biggest ticket this week despite his struggles in Major tournaments this season. It may be one of the last times he competes this year.
Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele, the winners of the other two Majors and the world number one and two, respectively, will close out Tuesday's talks. On Wednesday, only one golfer will have a press conference: Tommy Fleetwood.
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The golfers mentioned above are some of the most prominent in the field. They are the ones everyone wants to talk to at The Open next week. As such, they will likely have all eyes on them all week long. How will they perform?
Scottie Scheffler is the favorite. He's 15-4 to win, better than any other golfer. He's been the favorite for the majority of this season. Here are the rest of the golfers' chances, per CBS Sports:
- Rory McIlroy 8-1
- Xander Schauffele 10-1
- Bryson DeChambeau 12-1
- Ludvig Aberg 12-1
- Jon Rahm 15-1
- Tommy Fleetwood 30-1
- Brian Harman 60-1
- Robert MacIntyre 75-1
- Tiger Woods 125-1
Will one of these golfers take the Open crown?