 2008
British Open Odds
(Top Englishman)
2008 British Open
odds were available
for the top
Englishman with Lee
Westwood as the easy
favorite at 2/1 odds
at
Bet365.
In the absence of
Tiger Woods, who is
recovering from a
knee operation,
there is genuine
hope that, come
Sunday, a home
winner will be
lifting the Claret
Jug for the
first time since
Paul Lawrie at
Carnoustie in 1999,
writes Peter Dixon
of the London Times.
At 35, Westwood, who
once climbed to No 4
in the world, has
taken a long time
getting to the point
where he feels that
he can win a major.
He has trimmed down,
muscled up and added
an improved short
game to impressive
long play. The
fruits became
obvious at the US
Open last month,
when he finished
third behind Woods
and Rocco Mediate,
having led with nine
holes to play - and
his newfound
confidence is
something to behold.
Justin Rose comes in
with 9/2 odds to win
the 2008 British
Open as the top
Englishman.
Rose is one of many
talented
20-somethings
overhyped by fans,
media (and his own
website:
"Europe's No. 1
Golfer"). Lately
he's made a habit of
finding himself in
contention in the
early rounds of
majors, only to
wither away on the
weekend, writes
Brandon Tucker, of
WorldGolf.com:
He takes a No. 9
ranking into this
week's Open, two
behind No. 7 Garcia,
but the local eyes
will weigh much
heavier on Rose. No
Englishman has won
the Open
Championship since
Nick Faldo in 1992,
who also holds the
nation's last major
win, at the Masters
in 1996.
The Brits should be
getting impatient
with their phenom
right about now.
Expect the U.K.
newspapers to be all
over Rose's
shortfalls this week
if he can't top his
T4 finish from 1998.
So Sergio is
(relatively) off the
hook this week. It's
"show me" time for
Europe's
self-proclaimed "No.
1 Golfer."
Ross Fisher and Paul
Casey also had
single digit odds:
8/1 and 9/1,
respectively.
Ross Fisher of
England completed a
wire-to-wire victory
in the European Open
at the London Club
on Sunday.
The 27-year-old, who
shot a course record
63 in the first
round, led for all
four rounds of the
tournament and
finished on a 20
under par total of
268, seven shots
ahead of
second-placed Sergio
Garcia of Spain. All
four of Fisher’s
rounds were under 70
and he finished in
style on a wet and
windy final day by
chipping in from a
greenside bunker on
the 18th for a round
of 68. It rounded
off a superb week
for Fisher which
started with him
qualifying for the
British Open at
Royal Birkdale later
this month.
Paul Casey is ready
and rarin' to go.
"My preparations
have gone very
well," said the
world number 48.
"Three weeks off
after finishing
third in Germany was
nice. The only
tournament I missed
from my usual
schedule was the
European Open and it
gave me the chance
to prepare very
nicely for this.
"I came up here
three times to learn
the course as well
as I could. I've
seen a lot because I
didn't know it.
Recharged batteries
"I'd never played it
before, I was here
just as a spectator
10 years ago but
don't remember much,
I have to confess.
"There is quite a
bit to learn so my
three weeks off
wasn't just time
off, I was still
working.
"I've also recharged
the batteries and
I'm raring to go
this week. We've got
some good golf the
next few weeks and I
wanted to be fresh
for that and I am."
The British Open is
the biggest single
betting event of the
year in the United
Kingdom.
The 2008 British
Open odds for top
Englishman can be
found here
Lee Westwood 2/1
Justin Rose 9/2
Ross Fisher 8/1
Paul Casey 9/1
Ian Poulter 10/1
Oliver Wilson 14/1
Nick Dougherty 14/1
David Howell 25/1
David Horsey 30/1
Simon Khan 33/1
Simon Dyson 35/1
Graeme Storm 40/1
Steve Webster 40/1
Richard Finch 45/1
Anthony Wall 45/1
Philip Archer 50/1
Simon Wakefield 66/1
Paul Waring 100/1
Peter Baker 100/1
Gary Boyd 150/1
Jonathan Lomas 150/1
Chris Wood 150/1
Jamie Elson 150/1
Peter Appleyard
250/1
John Bevan 250/1
Jamie Howarth 250/1
Thomas Sherreard
250/1
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Alistair Prescott,
Gambling911.com
Originally published
July 16, 2008 9:50
pm EST |
