The Open Championship (British Open) got moving on Thursday at historic St Andrews with Tiger Woods the fave. It is the 3rd major of the golf season and although he has not played well, Woods is heavily liked in golf betting. He has won 2 times in his career at St Andrews but based on his play this year, he’s extremely overvalued. Woods is the 3-1 fave in British Open odds at the online sportsbook.
With the way that Tiger has played thus far this year it’s fairly astounding to see him as a substantial fave. He’s 3-1 and the next golfer, Phil Mickelson, is 10.5 to 1. Neither of those two players is the likely winner this week. Mickelson has never played well overseas while Woods has had trouble simply to make the cut in recent tourneys. Mickelson has only 1 top 10 finish in 16 Open Championships.
It is specifically clear following the 1st round that both these players have been overvalued at the online sportsbook. Woods tied for 8th place with many other contenders with a score that was 5 under par, finishing more strongly than Mickelson. He simply hasn’t been performing as well as you would expect from the Number One ranked golfer on earth. Mickelson in fact finished a stroke over the 72 par, putting him a good 10 strokes behind the leading contender. Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy came in front in the 1st round with 9 under par. That’s a mild surprise to golf betting, but he was a local fave to win this tournament and thus far is on track to do that.
Rory McIlroy is the 3rd option in golf odds at 12-1 followed by Ernie Els and Lee Westwood at 14-1. Westwood always seems to be in contention in majors and it could be time for him to finally get over the hump. He has got a physical injury to play with but history has demonstrated that injured players can quite often get over them in substantial competitions. Els has been remarkable in the British Open odds in his career and he’s playing well this year.
Justin Rose is gaining lots of recognition in golf odds based on his recent play. He’s 16.5 to 1 to win this week. Two-time British Open winner Padraig Harrington is next at 20.5 to 1 along with last week’s winner Steve Stricker. U.S. Open winner Graeme McDowell is 28-1.
Bear in mind that each of the past 5 victors of the British Open betting has made at least 10 previous starts in the Open as you search for the winner of the British Open. 9 of the past 13 victors of the British Open were in the top 7 in this year’s Masters. For Lee Westwood, that stat bodes well. If you’re looking for a few underdogs then reigning champ Stewart Cink could be worth a look at 73.5 to 1 and Charl Schwartzel at 73.5 to 1 is also worth thinking about.
ESPN is supplying live coverage of all four rounds of the British Open commencing on Thursday morning.
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