138th BRITISH OPEN LATEST ODDS AND BETTING TIPS

It seems appropriate that an Irish bookmaker would go above and beyond the call of duty to celebrate another major being played at Turnberry, but Paddy Power is turning the golf betting world on its head by offering up each-way odds on the TOP SEVEN PLACES in the 138th Open. Best. Promo. Ever.Tiger Woods, as always, is listed as the short odds favourite at 13/5 with Sergio Garcia listed as the second place favourite with a price of 25/1. Padraig Harrington will be looking for another Open victory and he is listed among a bunch of other contenders at 28/1. You'll find him sharing a price with Paul Casey, Jim Furyk and Lee Westwood. Ian Poulter could put something together here and is good value in my book to finish top 7, his 30/1 price works for me and it also works for Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson and Hunter Mahan. There are some really solid prices on plenty of excellent players. You'll find Geoff Ogilvy (good bet for top 7) at 40/1 with Retief Goosen also sharing that price. Ernie Els is 50/1, Miguel Angel Jimenez sits at 100/1 alongside David Duval, Mike Weir and Davis Love. Robert Allenby is sitting at 125/1 and I always have a punt on Boo Weekley and at 150/1 I won't need much convincing this time- he did play in the last Ryder Cup. Paddy Power also has betting on a nice selection of other markets other than the outright one. You can bet without Tiger Woods and it more or less means that players odds are just about 10 shorter, you can also back a Top 10 finish but there isn't a huge amount of value there. The Insurebet 5 Places isn't a terrible bet either if you don't think Tiger will win this. Effectively, you can back the winner at reduced odds but if they finish top five (and not win) you get your stake refunded. The insurebet is decent if you're looking to make a big bet. You can back a selection of players to make or miss the cut, Tiger is paying out at 1/16 to make it and 13/2 to miss the cut. Padraig Harrington is 4/11 to make it and 15/8 to miss out. Rory McIlroy is 1/4 to make the cut and 5/2 to not. They have listings on their site for about two dozen other players. Top 20 finish betting is also available as is Place Only (anywhere in the top 5).The real whale of a bet is the Forecast Betting- massive odds to be had here. If you can predict the first two finishers (in order) you're looking at anywhere between 66/1 and 750/1. These are just a few of the 41 different markets you'll find at Paddy Power. Even if you aren't looking to bet big on this one, click the link below and you'll be able to sign up a bet £10 get £20 free offer from Paddy. Cash it in on the Open and you've got £30 to play with off a £10 deposit. Drop that £10 on Tiger Woods 1st and Sergio Garcia 2nd at 66/1.