Ryder Cup Top Scorer Odds
MEDINAH, IL (TheSpread) – The 2012 Ryder Cup is just a few days away. Here is a look at the odds to be the top scorer at this team event.
The Ryder Cup is a three day team event that begins on Friday. The first two days of the event feature 4 foursomes matches and 4 fourball matches. Sunday features 12 singles matches. Each match is worth one point. If a match is halved, each team gets ½ a point. The U.S. must get 14.5 points to win the Ryder Cup while Europe needs just 14 points to retain the championship. Each player can earn up to 1 point per match he competes in. This year’s event is being held from Medinah Country Club in Illinois.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv, Tiger Woods is the favorite to score the most points in this year’s Ryder Cup, as he has 8/1 odds to be the top point scorer. Rory McIlroy has been given 10/1 odds for this category. Both men are the respective favorites to lead their teams in scoring, as Woods has 5/1 odds to lead the Americans and McIlroy has 5/1 odds to lead the Europeans.
These two are favored, not only for their ability, but they will likely play in all 5 possible matches. The first 4 events do not use all the players available, so it is possible that some golfers won’t have a chance to score a maximum of 5 points. Woods and McIlroy will likely get the chance to score the maximum.
Woods is competing in his seventh Ryder Cup. His all-time record in Ryder Cup matches is 13-14-2, which amounts to 14 total points and a winning percentage of 48%. In 2010, Woods won 3 points, as he was partnered with Steve Stricker in three group matches, winning two. He then won his individual match play event.
This is just the second Ryder Cup for McIlroy. In 2010, McIlroy went 2-1-1, earning a total of 2.5 points for his team. Since that time, McIlroy has emerged as the No. 1 golfer in the world and is expected to have a much bigger impact this time around.
The 2012 Ryder Cup begins on Friday, September 28 and concludes Sunday, September 30 from Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois. For complete odds on who will be the top scorer of the 2012 Ryder Cup, see below.
2012 Ryder Cup Odds to Win – Who Will Be The Top Scorer?
Tiger Woods 8/1
Rory Mcilroy 10/1
Lee Westwood 14/1
Luke Donald 14/1
Dustin Johnson 14/1
Ian Poulter 14/1
Steve Stricker 16/1
Graeme McDowell 16/1
Matt Kuchar 16/1
Phil Mickelson 16/1
Sergio Garcia 16/1
Justin Rose 16/1
Jason Dufner 20/1
Keegan Bradley 20/1
Webb Simpson 20/1
Bubba Watson 20/1
Zach Johnson 22/1
Jim Furyk 22/1
Francesco Molinari 33/1
Nicolas Colsaerts 33/1
Brandt Snedeker 33/1
Martin Kaymer 33/1
Peter Hanson 50/1
Paul Lawrie 50/1
Who Will Be The Top American Scorer?
Tiger Woods 5/1
Steve Stricker 8/1
Phil Mickelson 8/1
Dustin Johnson 9/1
Matt Kuchar 10/1
Bubba Watson 10/1
Jim Furyk 11/1
Keegan Bradley 12/1
Webb Simpson 12/1
Brandt Snedeker 12/1
Jason Dufner 14/1
Zach Johnson 14/1
Who Will Be The Top European Scorer?
Rory Mcilroy 5/1
Luke Donald 11/2
Graeme McDowell 7/1
Ian Poulter 7/1
Justin Rose 7/1
Lee Westwood 7/1
Sergio Garcia 8/1
Nicolas Colsaerts 18/1
Francesco Molinari 20/1
Martin Kaymer 20/1
Peter Hanson 25/1
Paul Lawrie 25/1
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