# 2026 Open Championship Betting & DFS Preview, Royal Birkdale Breakdown

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Podcast: [Inside Golf Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-golf-podcast-3625957)
Published: 2026-07-12T12:52:21+00:00
Episode link: https://twitter.com/InsideGolfPod
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## Resource

In this episode of Inside Golf Podcast, Andy Lack previews the Open Championship with a betting and course focused breakdown of Royal Birkdale. He covers Inside Sports Network's major week discount codes, a live weather blog led by Steve, and member shows with Matt from Data Golf. Andy then explains why Open venues run higher variance, then breaks down Birkdale's history, the 2026 renovations including a new long par 3 15th, and how the course played in 2017 and 2008. Andy concludes the episode sharing his early betting favorites and breaks down which players offer the best DFS value this week.

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