Betting Odds For The US Open For May 18 2009

The early odds for the 2009 US Open at Bethpage Black has—surprise!—Tiger Woods as a solid favorite. Given his tendency to win at the same courses over and again, that’s only to be expected. Tiger is in at 9/4. He’s followed by a list of the usual suspects: Phil Mickelson at 8/1, Padraig Harrington at 16/1, Geoff Ogilvy at 18/1, and Jim Furyk at 22/1. Retief Goosen, Sergio Garcia and Henrik Stenson, all at 28/1 come next, followed by Paul Casey, Anthony Kim, Rory Mcilroy and Sean O’Hair at 33/1.

I’m surprised that there’s not more action on Zach Johnson, given his two victories and lead in the FedEx Cup standings. And it may be that the BoDogLife Odds are European, but there seems to be an awful lot of play on non-American players. Finally, how in heavens name does Ernie Els find himself at 40/1?

For those not in the know, odds are read by looking at the second number first. So, a bet of 4 on Tiger pays 9.

Read the rest of the post to see the complete odds for the US Open, provided courtesy of Bodoglife.Com, the world’s largest online sports betting destination.

Tiger Woods 9/4
Phil Mickelson 8/1
Padraig Harrington 16/1
Geoff Ovilvy 18/1
Jim Furyk 22/1
Retief Goosen 28/1
Sergio Garcia 28/1
Henrik Stenson 28/1
Paul Casey 33/1
Anthony Kim 33/1
Rory McIlroy 33/1
Sean O’Hair 33/1
Ernie Els 40/1
Camilo Villegas 40/1
Kenny Perry 40/1
Lee Westwood 40/1
Ian Poulter 40/1
Luke Donald 50/1
Angel Cabrera 50/1
Vijay Singh 50/1
Nick Watney 50/1
Steve Stricker 50/1
Hunter Mahan 50/1
Zach Johnson 50/1
Justin Rose 66/1
Adam Scott 66/1
Stewart Cink 66/1
Robert Karlsson 66/1
Mike Weir 66/1
Tim Clark 66/1
Justin Leonard 66/1
Rory Sabbatini 66/1
KJ Choi 66/1
Robert Allenby 80/1
Trevor Immelman 80/1
Stuart Appleby 80/1
Aaron Baddeley 80/1
Andres Romero 80/1
Stephen Ames 100/1
Ross Fisher 100/1
Davis Love III 100/1
Ben Curtis 100/1
Boo Weekley 100/1
Martin Kaymer 100/1
Graeme McDowell 100/1
Miguel Angel Jimenez 100/1
Shingo Katayama 150/1
The Field 5/2