There’s a strong Australian flavor at the top of the list for this week’s Valero Open—and why not. Three different Australians (shame on you if you can’t name Adam Scott, Geoff Ogilvy and Jason Day) very nearly won the Masters. Adam Scott is the bettor’s favorite at 10/1, followed closely by Geoff Ogilvy at 11/1. The public, I supposed, is more impressed with Scott’s granny putter than it is by Ogivly’s major credentials (he won the 2006 US Open and also has collected three World Golf Championship titles). Martin Laird, who played with Tiger at the Masters—although you’d be hard pressed to find footage of him—is next at 16/1. He’s got lots of promise; lets hope he avoids Monty’s star crossed career. Next is a trio of Americans: Bo Van Pelt, who did well at the Masters (22/1); Anthony Kim, who was supposed to contend for a jacket, but didn’t (25/1); and long hitting JB Holmes (25/1). Yet another Aussie, Mark Leishman, is in at 28/1, as is American Ryan Palmer, another top 10 Masters finisher and Brandt Snedeker, who finished T15 and is 28/1
The presence of so many Masters contenders—and there were SO MANY Masters contenders—makes this week more interesting to me than it otherwise would be. In addition to the aforementioned Scott, Ogivly, Van Pelt, Snedeker and Palmer, there’s also Cabrera (33/1).
You can find the complete betting odds for the 2011 Valero Open below, courtesy of Bodog, the world’s largest betting destination.
| Player | Odds |
| Adam Scott | 10/1 |
| Geoff Ogilvy | 11/1 |
| Martin Laird | 16/1 |
| Bo Van Pelt | 22/1 |
| Anthony Kim | 25/1 |
| J.B. Holmes | 25/1 |
| Brandt Snedeker | 28/1 |
| Marc Leishman | 28/1 |
| Ryan Palmer | 28/1 |
| Chad Campbell | 30/1 |
| Angel Cabrera | 33/1 |
| Charles Howell III | 33/1 |
| Charley Hoffman | 33/1 |
| Fredrik Jacobson | 33/1 |
| Jimmy Walker | 33/1 |
| Ricky Barnes | 33/1 |
| Scott Verplank | 33/1 |
| Spencer Levin | 33/1 |
| Stewart Cink | 33/1 |
| Brian Gay | 40/1 |
| J.J. Henry | 40/1 |
| John Senden | 40/1 |
| Kevin Na | 40/1 |
| Brendon De Jonge | 50/1 |
| Chris Kirk | 50/1 |
| Justin Leonard | 50/1 |
| Anders Hansen | 66/1 |
| Johnson Wagner | 66/1 |
| Tommy Gainey | 66/1 |
| Vaughn Taylor | 66/1 |
| Brandt Jobe | 80/1 |
| David Hearn | 80/1 |
| Jhonattan Vegas | 80/1 |
| John Rollins | 80/1 |
| Kevin Streelman | 80/1 |
| Kyle Stanley | 80/1 |
| Matt Jones | 80/1 |
| Nick O’Hern | 80/1 |
| Pat Perez | 80/1 |
| Tim Petrovic | 80/1 |
| Troy Matteson | 80/1 |
| Bobby Gates | 100/1 |
| Bryce Molder | 100/1 |
| Hunter Haas | 100/1 |
| John Merrick | 100/1 |
| Kevin Sutherland | 100/1 |
| Roland Thatcher | 100/1 |
| Bill Lunde | 125/1 |
| Blake Adams | 125/1 |
| Briny Baird | 125/1 |
| Cameron Beckman | 125/1 |
| Chris Stroud | 125/1 |
| Garrett Willis | 125/1 |
| Justin Hicks | 125/1 |
| Kevin Stadler | 125/1 |
| Matt Every | 125/1 |
| Michael Putnam | 125/1 |
| Steve Elkington | 125/1 |
| Chez Reavie | 150/1 |
| Chris Riley | 150/1 |
| David Mathis | 150/1 |
| Dean Wilson | 150/1 |
| Joe Ogilvie | 150/1 |
| Josh Teater | 150/1 |
| Keegan Bradley | 150/1 |
| Kent Jones | 150/1 |
| Michael Thompson | 150/1 |
| Richard S Johnson | 150/1 |
| Scott McCarron | 150/1 |
| Shaun Micheel | 150/1 |
| William Mcgirt | 150/1 |
| Zack Miller | 150/1 |
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