Betting Odds To Win The 2010 Masters

I think it’s somewhat of a surprise that Tiger Woods is a 4/1 betting favorite to win the 2010 Masters Tournament. Given the stress that he’s been under, it would be an extraordinarily inhuman feat to be able to pull off such a victory. But there it is.

Phil Mickelson at 9/1, Ernie Els at 10/1 and Steve Stricker at 14/1 are the more conventional star picks, as is Padraig Harrington at 16/1. The superstars are always betting favorites, but in truth, they are not consistent winners. Take a look at the last ten years (counting backward): Angel Cabrera, Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Mike Weir, Tiger, Tiger, Vijay Singh. Cabrera, Immelman, Johnson and Weir are the only winners not named Tiger or Phil—and none of them could be considered stars. For heavens sake, the final group last year was Cabrera, Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell.

The complete betting odds for the 2010 Masters are below, courtesy of Bodog, the world’s largest betting destination.

Tiger Woods 4/1
Phil Mickelson 9/1
Ernie Els 10/1
Steve Stricker 14/1
Padraig Harrington 16/1
Retief Goosen 20/1
Paul Casey 22/1
Lee Westwood 25/1
Rory McIlroy 28/1
Geoff Ogilvy 28/1
Ian Poulter 33/1
Jim Furyk 33/1
Hunter Mahan 33/1
Henrik Stenson 33/1
Camilo Villegas 33/1
Martin Kaymer 33/1
Sergio Garcia 50/1
Zach Johnson 40/1
KJ Choi 40/1
Anthony Kim 40/1
Robert Allenby 50/1
Sean O’Hair 50/1
Angel Cabrera 50/1
Nick Watney 50/1
Chad Campbell 50/1
JB Holmes 66/1
Stewart Cink 66/1
Luke Donald 66/1
Mike Weir 66/1
Ross Fisher 66/1
Justin Rose 66/1
Adam Scott 66/1
Lucas Glover 80/1
Robert Karlsson 80/1
Tim Clark 80/1
Andres Romero 80/1
Graeme McDowell 80/1
Kenny Perry 80/1
Rory Sabbatini 80/1
Steve Flesch 80/1
Justin Leonard 100/1
Stuart Appleby 100/1
Boo Weekley 125/1
Stephen Ames 125/1