The Open Championship (British Open) got underway on Thursday at historic St Andrews with Tiger Woods the favorite. Even though he has not played well, Woods is seriously liked in golf betting in the 3rd major of the golf season. He has won two times in his career at St Andrews but based on his play this year, he’s extremely overvalued. Woods is the 3-1 favorite in British Open probabilities at the online sportsbook.



It is somewhat amazing to see him as a substantial favorite with the way that Tiger has played to date this year. He is 3-1 and the next golfer, Phil Mickelson, is 10.5 to 1. Neither of those two participants is the likely winner this week. Mickelson has never played well overseas while Woods has struggled merely to make the cut in recent events. In 16 Open Championships, Mickelson has only 1 top ten finish.

It’s specifically clear following the first round that both these participants have been overvalued at the online sportsbook. Woods tied for eighth place with several other contenders with a score that was 5 under par, finishing more strongly than Mickelson. He basically has not been playing as well as you would anticipate from the Number One ranked golfer in the world. Mickelson in fact finished a stroke over the 72 par, putting him a good ten strokes behind the leading contender. Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy came ahead in the first round with 9 under par. That’s a minor surprise to golf gambling, but he was a local favorite to win this competition and to date is on track to do that.

Rory McIlroy is the 3rd pick in golf probabilities at 12-1 followed by Ernie Els and Lee Westwood at 14-1. Westwood always appears to be in contention in majors and it may be time for him to ultimately get over the hump. He has got a physical injury to contend with but history has proven that hurt participants can oftentimes overcome them in major tournaments. Els is playing well this year, and he has been excellent in the British Open probabilities in his career.

Justin Rose is getting lots of recognition in golf probabilities based on his recent play. He is 16.5 to 1 to win this week. Along with last week’s winner Steve Stricker, two-time British Open winner Padraig Harrington is next at 20.5 to 1. U.S. Open winner Graeme McDowell is 28-1.

Bear in mind that each of the past five winners of the British Open gambling has made at least ten previous starts in the Open as you search for the winner of the British Open. Nine of the past thirteen winners of the British Open were in the leading 7 in this year’s Masters. For Lee Westwood, that stat bodes well. If you’re looking for a few longshots then defending champion Stewart Cink may be worth a look at 73.5 to 1 and Charl Schwartzel at 73.5 to 1 is also worth considering.

ESPN is providing live coverage of all four rounds of the British Open beginning on Thursday morning.


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