 2008
British Open Betting
Odds: Top American
Phil Mickelson is
the 4/1 favorite as
online bookmaker
BetOnline
has released 2008
British Open betting
odds on the top
American.
"I am working hard
to get my game ready
for this week and
I've practised hard.
I've developed a
good game plan for
this event, and I am
excited to compete
against whoever is
in the field."
Phil Mickelson has a
poor record on links
courses, The
Irish Times points
out: his best finish
in a British Open,
and the only time he
has featured in the
top-10 in 15
appearances, was
third at Troon 2004.
On his last visit to
Birkdale in 1998, he
actually recorded
his highest round in
a major - an 85, in
the third round - on
the way to finishing
79th.
Jim Furyk came in
with 6/1 odds
(listed as +600).
Jim Furyk has
admitted that the
biggest challenge
facing him ahead of
this weekend’s Open
is providing himself
with sufficient time
to get used to the
weather conditions
at Royal Birkdale.
The American
finished fourth the
last time that the
championship was
staged at the
Southport links
course, in 1998, but
that has been little
comfort to him so
far this week.
“I’m just hoping to
play as many rounds
as I can to get used
to flighting the
ball, knocking it
down and hitting it
in the wind,” he
said on
Setanta Sports News.
Stewart Cink came in
with 7/1 odds
(listed as +700).
Stewart Cink is the
sort of highly
competent and
unfancied player who
will not sink here,
The Times Online
reports. In
the past, however,
Cink has had trouble
closing.
2008 British Open
Betting Odds Were
Available Here from
BetOnline.com
JUSTIN LEONARD +1100
HUNTER MAHAN +1200
ANTHONY KIM +1200
BOO WEEKLEY +2000
BRANDT SNEDEKER
+2000
STEVE STRICKER +2200
DAVIS LOVE III +2800
ZACH JOHNSON +2800
SCOTT VERPLANK +3300
SEAN O'HAIR +3300
BEN CURTIS +4000
TODD HAMILTON +4000
ROCCO MEDIATE +4000
JEFF QUINNEY +4000
PAT PEREZ +4000 BART
BRYANT +4000 CHARLES
HOWELL III +5000 TOM
LEHMAN +5000 WOODY
AUSTIN +5000 LUCAS
GLOVER +5000 JERRY
KELLY +5000 PAUL
GOYDOS +5000 J.B.
HOLMES +5000 JOHN
ROLLINS +6500 RICH
BEEM +6500 MARK
CALCAVECCHIA +6500
MATT KUCHAR +6500
MICHAEL LETZIG +8000
JEFF OVERTON +8000
CRAIG BARLOW +10000
SCOTT MCCARRON
+10000 TIM PETROVIC
+10000 KEVIN STADLER
+10000 JAY
WILLIAMSON +12500
JOHN DALY +12500
MARK O'MEARA +15000
DAVID DUVAL +15000
TOM WATSON +20000
DOUG LABELLE +25000
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Alistair Prescott,
Gambling911.com
Originally published
July 16, 2008 11:33
pm EST
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