British Open Odds
LANCASHIRE, England (TheSpread) – The third major championship of the year takes place this week. Here is a look at the odds to win the 2012 British Open.
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According to oddsmakers, Tiger Woods is the clear favorite to win this tournament, as he has 4/1 odds. Other short odds to win are Rory McIlroy (10/1), Lee Westwood (15/1) and Luke Donald (15/1).
Woods is fourth in the world rankings. He missed the cut of his last event, but still has three wins in 2012. Woods has won the British Open three times. He last won the event in 2006. He missed the cut in 2009 and placed out of the top 10 in 2007 and 2010 while not playing last year and in 2008 due to injury.
McIlroy is second in the world rankings, but has been hit-and-miss lately. He has placed in the top 10 in three of his last seven, but missed the cut in the other four events. McIlroy has never won this event. His best finish was third in 2010 and he took 25th last year. McIlroy has one major championship to his credit.
Westwood is third in the world rankings. He has two wins in his last seven events, but also has placed outside the top 30 in three of his last seven. Westwood has never won the British Open or any major in his career. He failed to make the cut in last year’s British Open, but had placed in the top 3 the previous two years.
Donald is tops on the world rankings list. He has placed 16th or better in five of his last six tournaments and he has two wins so far this year. Donald has never won a major championship and he has just one top 10 in 11 British Open appearances. He has also has failed to get in the top 30 in four of his last five majors.
The British Open takes place Thursday, July 19 and will run through Sunday, July 22 from Royal Lytham in Lancashire, England. For complete odds for each golfer to win the British Open, see below.
2012 British Open Odds to Win – Who Will Win The British Open?
Tiger Woods 4/1
Rory McIlroy 10/1
Lee Westwood 15/1
Luke Donald 15/1
Padraig Harrington 20/1
Justin Rose 30/1
Sergio Garcia 30/1
Graeme McDowell 30/1
Dustin Johnson 40/1
Adam Scott 40/1
Louis Oosthuizen 40/1
Hunter Mahan 40/1
Ian Poulter 40/1
Francesco Molinari 40/1
Phil Mickelson 40/1
Martin Kaymer 40/1
Rickie Fowler 40/1
Jason Dufner 40/1
Ernie Els 40/1
Bubba Watson 50/1
Jim Furyk 50/1
Nicolas Colsaerts 50/1
Charl Schwartzel 50/1
Steve Stricker 50/1
Matt Kuchar 50/1
Henrik Stenson 60/1
Bo Van Pelt 60/1
Keegan Bradley 60/1
Nick Watney 60/1
Paul Lawrie 60/1
Peter Hanson 60/1
Ross McGowan 60/1
Zach Johnson 80/1
Thomas Bjorn 80/1
Fredrik Jacobson 80/1
KJ Choi 80/1
Matteo Manassero 80/1
Ben Curtis 80/1
Retief Goosen 80/1
Martin Laird 100/1
Bill Haas 100/1
Branden Grace 100/1
George Coetzee 100/1
Robert Karlsson 100/1
Geoff Ogilvy 100/1
Jonathan Byrd 100/1
Tim Clark 125/1
Alvaro Quiros 125/1
Brandt Snedeker 125/1
Aaron Baddeley 125/1
Carl Pettersson 125/1
Ryan Moore 125/1
Kevin Na 125/1
Simon Dyson 125/1
Jeff Overton 125/1
Ross Fisher 125/1
Greg Chalmers 150/1
Robert Rock 150/1
Miguel Angel Jimenez 150/1
Angel Cabrera 150/1
Joost Luiten 150/1
Alexander Noren 150/1
Raphael Jacquelin 150/1
Gary Woodland 150/1
Stewart Cink 150/1
Robert Allenby 150/1
Charles Howell III 150/1
Kyle Stanley 150/1
Ben Crane 150/1
Vijay Singh 150/1
Davis Love III 150/1
Ryo Ishikawa 150/1
Darren Clarke 150/1
Tom Lewis 150/1
Paul Casey 150/1
John Huh 150/1
John Daly 150/1
Camilo Villegas 150/1
YE Yang 150/1
Anders Hansen 150/1
Rory Sabbatini 150/1
Sean OHair 150/1
Andres Romero 150/1
Harris English 200/1
Kyung-Tae Kim 200/1
Sang-Moon Bae 200/1
Trevor Immelman 200/1
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 200/1
Pablo Larrazabal 200/1
Patrick Cantlay 200/1
Chad Campbell 200/1
Lucas Glover 200/1
Johnson Wagner 200/1
Justin Leonard 250/1
Tom Watson 300/1
David Duval 500/1
Field (Any Other Golfers) 7/1
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