 Odds to Win the 2008
British Open
(Updated After Day
1)
As could be expected
after Day One of
play, odds to win
the 2008 British
Open have changed -
rather dramatically
in some cases.
No longer is Rocco
Mediate a 125/1 long
shot. He led
the pack heading
into Friday and has
managed to maintain
just a semblance of
that value with 16/1
odds or +1600, with
the potential to
payo out $1600 for
every $100 bet at
Diamond Sports
(a BetCRIS company).
And who would have
thunk it....Graeme
McDowell is in the
lead along with
Mediate and Robert
Allenby.
McDowell was listed
in the "field"
category at
Sportsbook.com.
Robert Allenby was
now listed with 12
to 1 odds. He
opened with 40 to 1
odds.
McDowell presented
some concern once
again for the
leading Irish
bookmakers who got
slammed last year
with the win by
native son, Padraig
Harrington.
McDowell is from
Portrush, Northern
Ireland and is
likely to get some
heavy action heading
into Friday.
For British punters
and those the world
over,
Sportingbet
accepted most
currencies and bets
from nearly
everywhere except
the US.
Garcia was still the
8 to 1 favorite
there as he was with
most online betting
outfits. Adam
Scott came in with
9/1 odds.
Retief Goosen was at
11/1 odds and here
you could get Graeme
McDowell at 12/1
odds (much better
than any "field"
option).
Rocco Mediate gets
even less respect at
Sportingbet where he
was listed with 25
to 1 odds for the
potential payout of
US$2500 for every
US$100 bet.
Talk about not
getting much respect
- despite being tied
for 4th place,
Sportingbet had Greg
Norman listed with
66/1 odds of winning
the 2008 British
Open.
The below odds were
courtesy of
Sportsbook.com:
Aaron Baddeley 100 -
1 Adam Scott
10 - 1 Andres
Romero 150 - 1 Angel
Cabrera 150 - 1
Anthony Kim 40 - 1
Ben Curtis 500 - 1
Boo Weekley 100 - 1
Brandt Snedeker 50 -
1
Camilo Villegas 200
- 1 Charles Howell
III 300 - 1 Colin
Montgomerie 50 - 1
Ernie Els 150 - 1
Geoff Ogilvy 50 - 1
Henrik Stenson 100 -
1 Hunter Mahan 500 -
1 Ian Poulter 40 - 1
Jim Furyk 12 - 1
John Daly 500 - 1
Justin Leonard 100 -
1 Justin Rose 30 - 1
KJ Choi 40 - 1 Lee
Westwood 40 - 1
Martin Kaymer 100 -
1 Miguel Angel
Jimenez 25 - 1 Mike
Weir 20 - 1 Niclas
Fasth 500 - 1
Padraig Harrington
40 - 1 Paul Casey
150 - 1 Phil
Mickelson 100 - 1
Retief Goosen 12 - 1
Robert Allenby 12 -
1 Robert Karlsson 75
- 1 Rory Sabbatini
500 - 1
Scott Verplank 500 -
1 Sean OHair 200 - 1
Sergio Garcia 8 - 1
Stephen Ames 75 - 1
Steve Stricker 300 -
1 Stewart Cink 75 -
1 Stuart Appleby 50
- 1
Tim Clark 200 - 1
Trevor Immelman 75 -
1 Vijay Singh 300 -
1 Zach Johnson 100 -
1 zx Field (Any
Other Golfers) 4 - 5
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Alistair Prescott,
Gambling911.com
Originally published
July 17, 2008 10:53
pm EST
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