Tiger Woods, y’all
Gambling on golf feels a bit like throwing away your money, but it’s legal and almost part of the culture in the UK — and you know what they say: WHEN IN ROME.
It’s also something I’ve always wanted to do the past three Opens I’ve covered, but the stars never aligned properly for me to get into a betting parlor. Besides, I would’ve needed some guidance, so that’s probably part of the reason why I never made it. Until yesterday.
I was walking to the cash machine when I ran into a Tour type and he was on his way to place bets. I wandered in there and lo and behold, more Tour types (by that, I mean, players, caddies, coaches, managers, scribes etc.) and better yet, ones I knew who could help me figure out what the hell I was doing. Well, unless you go against your gut and let an esteemed swing coach scare you into crossing off Zach Johnson.
Even though I swore never to bet on golf again, I’m a bit hooked now. I may try my luck with the match-ups–where a player goes head-to-head with another player and you bet who beats the other–which feels less like just giving away money.
Per @golfodds, here are the updated odds to win and the match-ups… I welcome tips, too. Thanks!
ODDS TO WIN (updated after 1st Round):
TIGER WOODS 5/2
RORY McILROY 300/1
ADAM SCOTT 20/1
JUSTIN ROSE 80/1
LEE WESTWOOD 25/1
LUKE DONALD 500/1
PHIL MICKELSON 7/1
SERGIO GARCIA 100/1
JASON DAY 40/1
CHARL SCHWARTZEL 100/1
GRAEME McDOWELL 60/1
ERNIE ELS 100/1
BRANDT SNEDEKER 12/1
DUSTIN JOHNSON 15/1
PADRAIG HARRINGTON 125/1
LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN WD
RICKIE FOWLER 500/1
MATT KUCHAR 80/1
JASON DUFNER 100/1
HUNTER MAHAN 60/1
IAN POULTER 50/1
HENRIK STENSON 20/1
THORBJORN OLESEN 500/1
NICOLAS COLSAERTS 200/1
WEBB SIMPSON 100/1
MARTIN KAYMER 80/1
KEEGAN BRADLEY 250/1
BUBBA WATSON 40/1
JIM FURYK 500/1
BILLY HORSCHEL 250/1
MATTEO MANASSERO 200/1
FRANCESCO MOLINARI 30/1
ANGEL CABRERA 25/1
ZACH JOHNSON 10/1
PETER HANSON WD
NICK WATNEY 200/1
BO VAN PELT 500/1
BILL HAAS 500/1
GEOFF OGILVY 300/1
BERND WIESBERGER 100/1
GEORGE COETZEE 500/1
BRANDEN GRACE 125/1
FREDDIE JACOBSON 125/1
MARTIN LAIRD 40/1
PAUL LAWRIE 2000/1
THOMAS BJORN 125/1
PAUL CASEY DNQ
TIM CLARK 150/1
ROBERT KARLSSON 500/1
K.J. CHOI 500/1
GONZALO FERNANDEZ-CASTANO 60/1
CARL PETTERSSON 300/1
RYAN MOORE 125/1
CAMILO VILLEGAS 200/1
MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ 30/1
RETIEF GOOSEN DNQ
RICHARD STERNE 300/1
ALEXANDER NOREN 5000/1
JAMIE DONALDSON 300/1
RAFAEL CABRERA BELLO 40/1
JOHN SENDEN 500/1
SCOTT PIERCY 500/1
ROBERT GARRIGUS 1000/1
BRIAN DAVIS 1000/1
SHANE LOWRY 250/1
RICHIE RAMSAY 500/1
BEN CURTIS 300/1
STEWART CINK 150/1
THOMAS AIKEN 150/1
MARCEL SIEM 300/1
KEVIN STREELMAN 300/1
BUD CAULEY 500/1
DARREN CLARKE 200/1
VIJAY SINGH 500/1
JOSH TEATER 300/1
MICHAEL THOMPSON 150/1
HIDEKI MATSUYAMA 125/1
DAVID LYNN 1000/1
DANNY WILLETT 500/1
LUKE GUTHRIE 1000/1
THONGCHAI JAIDEE 1000/1
JOHN HUH 300/1
D.A. POINTS 1000/1
Y.E. YANG 1000/1
LUCAS GLOVER 1000/1
JUSTIN LEONARD 500/1
JOHN DALY DNS
KIRADECH APHIBARNRAT 250/1
MARCUS FRASER 500/1
SCOTT BROWN 2000/1
JOHNSON WAGNER 300/1
FRED COUPLES 500/1
TOM LEHMAN 80/1
THAWORN WIRATCHANT 2000/1
TOM WATSON 500/1
DAVID DUVAL 1000/1
TODD HAMILTON 200/1
HIROYUKI FUJITA 2000/1
STEVEN FOX 5000/1
FIELD (all others) 20/1
2ND ROUND MATCHUPS:
FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2013
(all times pacific)
12:11 AM
MARTIN LAIRD -110
FRANCESCO MOLINARI -110
1:00 AM
SERGIO GARCIA EVEN
GRAEME McDOWELL -120
1:00 AM
MATT KUCHAR +115
LEE WESTWOOD -135
1:11 AM
LUKE DONALD -115
RICKIE FOWLER -105
1:11 AM
ADAM SCOTT +145
TIGER WOODS -165
1:22 AM
HUNTER MAHAN -110
WEBB SIMPSON -110
5:01 AM
JONAS BLIXT -105
TIM CLARK -115
5:23 AM
MARTIN KAYMER EVEN
IAN POULTER -120
5:45 AM
DUSTIN JOHNSON -105
BRANDT SNEDEKER -115
6:12 AM
ERNIE ELS +105
