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It's a chance for major redemption for many of the top pro golfers at the 2017 British Open. The tournament, which begins Thursday at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, is the third men's golf major of the year and follows the U.S. Open in June, which saw many of the biggest names in the sport struggle mightily.

OddsShark's favorites for the British Open are Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth. Johnson missed the cut at the U.S. Open, while Spieth finished tied for the 35th at one over. The winner was Brooks Koepka at 16 under, which matched the record set by Rory McIlroy in 2011.

McIlroy, as well as the likes of Justin Rose, Adam Scott and Henrik Stenson (last year's British Open winner) missed theScott, Paul Casey 8:26 a.m. ET

Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Charl Schwartzel 9:48 a.m. ET

Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed, Lee Westwood 9:59 a.m. ET

Phil Mickelson, Francesco Molinari, Marc Leishman 10:10 a.m. ET

While established names like McIlroy, Johnson and Speith will get their fair share of attention, less ubiquitous names could be the golfers to really follow during the British Open. One such player is Jon Rahm, who has soared from No. 137 in the World Golf Rankings at the start of 2017 to No. 7 heading into golf's third major.

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The 22-year-old Spaniard has seven top-10 finishes on the year in the PGA Tour, including a win at the Farmers Insurance Open in January. While he missed the cut at the U.S. Open and the Memorial Tournament just before