Nike has to be pleased that its two biggest stars will start the season together at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship—and that both are favored to win.
Rory McIlroy is the bettors slight favorite at 9/2, while Tiger is in at 6/1. Obviously, no one would be surprised to see one of these two win. The field, however, is quite strong. It also features Martin Kaymer (9/1), Justin Rose (14/1), Jason Dufner (22/1), Peter Hanson (25/1) and Ernie Els (28/1).
Wouldn’t it be interesting to see Dufner win? Why not? The guy seems unflappable.
Last year’s winner, Robert Rock is in at 66/1.
Because European Tour events are televised at odd times, I don’t normally watch. This week, however, I’ll make a particular effort because of the hooplah associated with Misters Woods and McIlroy.
You can read the complete odds below, courtesy of Bovada.LV:
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Rory Mcilroy | 9/2 |
| Tiger Woods | 6/1 |
| Martin Kaymer | 9/1 |
| Justin Rose | 14/1 |
| Jason Dufner | 22/1 |
| Peter Hanson | 25/1 |
| Ernie Els | 28/1 |
| Francesco Molinari | 28/1 |
| Henrik Stenson | 28/1 |
| Padraig Harrington | 28/1 |
| Paul Casey | 28/1 |
| Branden Grace | 40/1 |
| George Coetzee | 40/1 |
| Matteo Manassero | 40/1 |
| Paul Lawrie | 40/1 |
| Thomas Bjorn | 40/1 |
| Anders Hansen | 50/1 |
| Danny Willett | 50/1 |
| Rafael Cabrera -Bello | 50/1 |
| Thorbjorn Olesen | 50/1 |
| Alexander Noren | 66/1 |
| Bernd Wiesberger | 66/1 |
| Gonzalo Fdez-Castano | 66/1 |
| Jamie Donaldson | 66/1 |
| Robert Rock | 66/1 |
| Scott Jamieson | 66/1 |
| Shane Lowry | 66/1 |
| Thongchai Jaidee | 66/1 |
| Chris Wood | 80/1 |
| Kristoffer Broberg | 80/1 |
| Pablo Larrazabal | 80/1 |
| Richie Ramsay | 80/1 |
| Simon Dyson | 80/1 |
| Fredrik Andersson-Hed | 100/1 |
| Gregory Bourdy | 100/1 |
| Jaco Van Zyl | 100/1 |
| Joost Luiten | 100/1 |
| Marcus Fraser | 100/1 |
| Raphael Jacquelin | 100/1 |
| Romain Wattel | 100/1 |
| Stephen Gallacher | 100/1 |
| Steve Webster | 100/1 |
| Thomas Aiken | 100/1 |
| Victor Dubuisson | 100/1 |
| Edoardo Molinari | 125/1 |
| Jeev Milkha Singh | 125/1 |
| Marcel Siem | 125/1 |
| Ricardo Gonzalez | 125/1 |
| Richard Green | 125/1 |
| Brett Rumford | 150/1 |
| Darren Clarke | 150/1 |
| David Horsey | 150/1 |
| David Howell | 150/1 |
| Espen Kofstad | 150/1 |
| Gaganjeet Bhullar | 150/1 |
| Garth Mulroy | 150/1 |
| Julien Quesne | 150/1 |
| Keith Horne | 150/1 |
| Marc Warren | 150/1 |
| Mark Foster | 150/1 |
| Peter Lawrie | 150/1 |
| Prom Meesawat | 150/1 |
| Soren Kjeldsen | 150/1 |
| Alejandro Canizares | 200/1 |
| Anthony Wall | 200/1 |
| Darren Fichardt | 200/1 |
| David Drysdale | 200/1 |
| Emiliano Grillo | 200/1 |
| Gareth Maybin | 200/1 |
| Gregory Havret | 200/1 |
| Hennie Otto | 200/1 |
| James Morrison | 200/1 |
| Jbe Krugar | 200/1 |
| Johan Edfors | 200/1 |
| Michael Campbell | 200/1 |
| Michael Hoey | 200/1 |
| Oliver Fisher | 200/1 |
| Richard Bland | 200/1 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 200/1 |
| Andy Sullivan | 250/1 |
| Fabrizio Zanotti | 250/1 |
| Felipe Aguilar | 250/1 |
| Graeme Storm | 250/1 |
| Joel Sjoholm | 250/1 |
| Lee Slattery | 250/1 |
| Lorenzo Gagli | 250/1 |
| Matthew Baldwin | 250/1 |
| Peter Whiteford | 250/1 |
| Richard Finch | 250/1 |
| Tom Lewis | 250/1 |
| Wen-Chong Liang | 250/1 |
| Andreas Harto | 300/1 |
| Andrew Dodt | 300/1 |
| Damien Mcgrane | 300/1 |
| Ignacio Garrido | 300/1 |
| J.B. Hansen | 300/1 |
| Jean-Baptiste Gonnet | 300/1 |
| Maarten Lafeber | 300/1 |
| Mikko Ilonen | 300/1 |
| Niclas Fasth | 300/1 |
| Paul Waring | 300/1 |
| Ricardo Santos | 300/1 |
| Simon Khan | 300/1 |
| Thomas Levet | 300/1 |
| Alessandro Tadini | 400/1 |
| Alexandre Kaleka | 400/1 |
| Chris Doak | 400/1 |
| Chris Paisley | 400/1 |
| Craig Lee | 400/1 |
| Jorge Campillo | 400/1 |
| Jose Manuel Lara | 400/1 |
| Jose-Maria Olazabal | 400/1 |
| Paul McGinley | 400/1 |
| Robert Coles | 400/1 |
| Scott Henry | 400/1 |
| Simon Wakefield | 400/1 |
| Alexander Levy | 500/1 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 500/1 |
| Gary Lockerbie | 500/1 |
| Martin Wiegele | 500/1 |
| Philip Price | 500/1 |
| SSP Chowrasia | 500/1 |
| Todd Hamilton | 500/1 |
| Callum Nicoll | 750/1 |
| Christian Cevaer | 1000/1 |
| Sohail Al Marzuqui | 1000/1 |
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