2009 British Open Betting Preview

Sports Betting News - July 15th, 2009 - Written by Bruce

The 2009 British Open takes place this weekend at Turnberry, Scotland from July 16th to July 19th. The 2009 British Open Betting Odds feature a familiar face as the favorite. The world's top player, Tiger Woods, is a huge betting favorite listed at +225. Betting Lines have the next favorite listed as Sergio Garcia who is at +2000. This is a huge discrepancy between the top two betting favorites and shows how dominant the odds makers view Tiger. If you bet a $100 on Tiger to win the tournament you would take home $225 if he wins. Compare that to if you bet on the second favorite to win the British Open. If you bet a $100 on Sergio Garcia to win the tournament and he goes to win it you will win $2,000. Tiger is this big of a favorite for a reason as he is without question the top golfer in the game. It is another question as to if betting on him to win such a minimal pay out is the smart bet for this British Open. Tiger is a three time winner of the British Open last winning it back in 2006.

The smartest bet in the 2009 British Open may be to pick Padraig Harrington to win it. Harrington has won the last two British Open Championships. He is tied with three other golfers as the third betting favorites for this tournament at +2500. A $100 bet on the two time defending champion to win would earn you a payout of $2,500 of he goes on to claim the title. Harrington is coming off of a 2008 season in which he won two majors and very well may be the best value bet for this week's British Open. Harrington won those two majors with Tiger not in the field due to an injury last season. With the world's best player in the field it will be a tougher task for him but having the two time defending champion at +2500 may be too good of a price to pass up. Along with Harrington, Lee Westwood, Ian Poultier, and Rory Mcllroy are all also listed at +2500.

2009 British Open Betting Lines have three golfers tied as the longest shot to win the title. Chad Campbell, Darren Clarke, and John Daly are all listed at +15,000 to win the tournament. If you bet $100 on one of these three to win and they managed to do so you would turn a huge profit earning a payout of $15,000. All are big underdogs but it may be worth a shot to take a chance on one of them hoping for a big pay day. There are a few other players who may be good bets for you as well this weekend. Retief Goosen, Anthony Kim, Paul Casey, Geoff Ogilivy, and Jim Furyk are all listed at +3000 to win. Betting $100 on them would earn you $3,000 if they should win. There are many players to choose from to win this week. You can go with the favorite to win Tiger, or maybe you want to bet on a longshot to win and decide to take big John Daly. Either way it is fun to have a player in contention that you bet on to win.

This year's British Open Betting Preview will have plenty of action to choose from. A unique bet to take is to bet on the field to win the tournament. This means to bet on anybody but Tiger to win. This bet is listed at +400. It is quite remarkable that Tiger is a bigger favorite to win than the rest of the players combined. Betting $100 on the field to win will give you a $400 pay day should anyone but Tiger win. Two time defending champion Padraig Harrington very well may be the best bet to take as he is at +2500. If you want a bet that is more likely to win, it may be a good idea to bet on Tiger and enjoy an exciting 2009 British Open to see if he can pull it off.