2024 Open Championship fantasy golf rankings, picks, strategy: Back Tyrrell Hatton, avoid Jon Rahm

After the Scottish Open last week, the PGA Tour's two-week residency in the U.K. continues this week with the 2024 Open Championship. Several big names missed the cut at the Scottish Open including Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama, Will Zalatoris and Rickie Fowler, so are they ones to completely avoid with your Open Championship 2024 Fantasy golf lineups? Each of the four is a longshot for Royal Troon when play begins on Thursday, with Spieth and Matsuyama each having the shortest 2024 Open Championship odds of that group at 40-1.

Scottie Scheffler, who is the 4-1 favorite, finished runner-up in the tournament prior to his Masters win. Meanwhile, Xander Schauffele (13-1) was also a runner-up in the event prior to his PGA Championship victory. So, who finished near the top of last week's tournament in Scotland deserves consideration as potential 2024 Open Championship fantasy golf picks? Before making any 2024 Open Championship fantasy golf picks, you have to see the British Open fantasy golf rankings from SportsLine handicapper Eric Cohen .

Cohen is an avid golf bettor who correctly predicted the pre-tournament outright winner of the 2024 John Deere Classic (Davis Thompson +2200), 2024 U.S. Open (Bryson DeChambeau +2000), 2024 Players Championship (Scottie Scheffler +550), 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic (Rickie Fowler +1400), 2023 PGA Championship (Brooks Koepka +2000), 2023 Honda Classic (Chris Kirk +3500), 2022 Open Championship (Cameron Smith +2200), 2022 U.S. Open (Matt Fitzpatrick +2500), and 2022 Phoenix Open (Scheffler's first career victory at +2800).

Cohen is also a contributor to SportsLine's YouTube shows including "Early Edge" and is the host of "The Early Wedge" golf show. Anyone who has followed Cohen's predictions has made positive gains on their golf picks.

Now, Cohen has ranked his top golfers for the 2024 British Open. Cohen's picks are only available at SportsLine .

2024 Open Championship expert picks

For the Open Championship 2024, Cohen is backing Tyrrell Hatton at 28-1 odds, saying, "No Englishman has won The Open since Nick Faldo in 1992, so Hatton might be his country's greatest hope this time around. He finished T5 at Royal Troon in 2016, which ironically was his highest finish in 11 tries at this event. The fiery-tempered 32-year-old is worth a long look in the season's fourth major."

Hatton left the PGA Tour in January and hasn't looked back as five of his last nine tournaments have resulted in top 10 finishes. That includes a win in Nashville last month, as well as four other top 5s. Additionally, he has top 25s in three of his last four starts in the United Kingdom, including a runner-up in England and a sixth place at last year's Scottish Open. Hatton has consistently ranked in the top 25 in World Ranking over the last 16 months and is a longshot to keep in mind for 2024 Open Championship Fantasy golf lineups.

On the other hand, Cohen is fading Rahm at 22-1 odds. The Spaniard placed second at last year's Open Championship, but things have gone downhill for Rahm since then. He left that tournament as the No. 3 ranked golfer in the world but is now No. 10, which is his worst ranking since July 2019. Rahm placed 45th at the 2024 Masters and then missed the cut at the PGA Championship, which was his first missed cut at a major in five years.

Rahm has been impressive in 54-hole tournaments but has struggled against the world's best when forced to play four rounds. Over his last five 72-hole tournaments against PGA Tour pros, his best finish is just 18th, and he's placed 31st or worse in four of those five starts. There are just too many concerns with Rahm, and given his short odds, there are far better options to utilize in your 2024 Open Championship Fantasy golf strategy. See all of Cohen's Open Championship picks at SportsLine .

How to set 2024 Open Championship fantasy golf lineups

For this week, Cohen is backing several underdogs in his 2024 Open Championship fantasy golf picks, including a 200-1 longshot who could be a difference-maker for your fantasy golf lineups. See who it is, and get all of Cohen's fantasy golf picks, at SportsLine .

Who wins the 2024 Open Championship, and who are the top players to target for your PGA fantasy golf picks? Visit SportsLine now to get Eric Cohen's fantasy golf rankings, all from the fantasy expert who has called nine outright winners since 2022 , and find out.