The Open Championship (British Open) got moving on Thursday at historic St Andrews with Tiger Woods the favorite. It is the 3rd major of the golf season and even though he hasn’t played well, Woods is seriously liked in golf betting. He has won twice in his career at St Andrews but based on his play this year, he is very overvalued. Woods is the 3-1 favorite in British Open probabilities at the online sportsbook.



It’s fairly amazing to see him as a huge favorite with the way that Tiger has played so far this year. He’s 3-1 and the next golfer, Phil Mickelson, is 10.5 to 1. The likely victor this week is not likely to be either of those two competitors. Mickelson has never played well overseas while Woods has had trouble merely to make the cut in recent competitions. In 16 Open Championships, Mickelson has only one top 10 finish.

Following the first round, it’s specifically clear that both these competitors have been overvalued at the online sportsbook. Woods tied for eighth place with a number of other contenders with a score that was 5 under par, finishing more strongly than Mickelson. He simply has not been playing as well as you would anticipate from the Number 1 ranked golfer on earth. Mickelson in fact finished a solid 10 strokes behind the leading contender with a final score that was a stroke over the 72 par. Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy came in front in the first round with 9 under par. He was a local favorite to win this tournament and so far is on track to do that, though that’s a minor surprise to golf betting.

Rory McIlroy is the 3rd pick in golf probabilities at 12-1 followed by Ernie Els and Lee Westwood at 14-1. it may be time for Westwood to ultimately get over the hump, since he always appears to be in contention in majors. He has got an injury to contend with but history has proven that wounded competitors can frequently triumph over them in huge events. Els is playing well this year, and he has been fantastic in the British Open probabilities in his career.

Based on his recent play, Justin Rose is receiving a lot of interest in golf probabilities. He’s 16.5 to 1 to win this week. Two-time British Open victor Padraig Harrington is next at 20.5 to 1 along with last week’s victor Steve Stricker. U.S. Open victor Graeme McDowell is 28-1.

As you seek for the victor of the British Open, remember that all the past five champions of the British Open betting has made at least 10 previous starts in the Open. 9 of the past 13 champions of the British Open were in the top seven in this year’s Masters. For Lee Westwood, that stat bodes well. If you are looking for a few long shots then defending champ Stewart Cink may be worth a look at 73.5 to 1 and Charl Schwartzel at 73.5 to 1 is also worth considering.

ESPN is providing live coverage of all 4 rounds of the British Open commencing on Thursday morning.


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