Astonishingly—and in spite of his barely making the cut at the AT&T and then dropping a 7-over dud at a pro-am—Tiger Woods is the favorite to win the 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews. And in that sentence is exactly the reason why: It’s at St. Andrews, a course he has absolutely owned over his career. Odds makers have him at 7/1. He won’t win.
Phil Mickelson is the betters’ second favorite, at 12/1. He won’t win either. Nor will Lee Westwood, who’s in at 14/1.
If the oddsmakers have it right, I think a winner is more likely to appear from the next bunch: Padraig Harrington (16/1), Ernie Els (16/1), Justin Rose (20/1), Ian Poulter (25/1) or maybe even Jim Furyk or Paul Casey at 33/1.
Golfer | Odds |
Tiger Woods | 7/2 |
Phil Mickelson | 12/1 |
Lee Westwood | 14/1 |
Padraig Harrington | 16/1 |
Ernie Els | 16/1 |
Rory McIlroy | 18/1 |
Justin Rose | 20/1 |
Graeme McDowell | 20/1 |
Ian Poulter | 25/1 |
Jim Furyk | 33/1 |
Paul Casey | 33/1 |
Adam Scott | 33/1 |
Martin Kaymer | 33/1 |
Henrik Stenson | 40/1 |
Steve Stricker | 40/1 |
Luke Donald | 40/1 |
Ross Fisher | 40/1 |
Sergio Garcia | 40/1 |
Retief Goosen | 40/1 |
Geoff Ogilvy | 40/1 |
Robert Karlsson | 40/1 |
Camilo Villegas | 40/1 |
Stewart Cink | 50/1 |
Hunter Mahan | 50/1 |
Sean O’Hair | 66/1 |
Angel Cabrera | 66/1 |
Nick Watney | 66/1 |
Zach Johnson | 66/1 |
Alvaro Quiros | 66/1 |
Soren Kjeldsen | 80/1 |
Vijay Singh | 80/1 |
Kenny Perry | 80/1 |
Chris Wood | 80/1 |
Simon Dyson | 80/1 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | 80/1 |
David Duval | 80/1 |
Ben Curtis | 100/1 |
Andres Romero | 100/1 |
Aaron Baddeley | 100/1 |
Nick Dougherty | 100/1 |
Soren Hanson | 100/1 |
Mike Weir | 100/1 |
Justin Leonard | 100/1 |
Trevor Immelman | 100/1 |
Lucas Glover | 125/1 |
Field (Any Other Golfer) | 5/2 |
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