2010 MASTERS LATEST ODDS SHOW TIGER WOODS AS CLEAR FAVOURITE
Tiger Woods was out for a practice session at Augusta National today with the worlds top linksmen getting set not just for one of the biggest majors of the season, but a return to the fold of the reigning world #1. His reputation may not be first rate anymore, but this is certainly going to be the first cog in the healing process that gets Tiger back at the forefront of the sporting universe.
The question remains though- this is going to be the most scrutinized round of golf in history so can Tiger Woods actually pull off the victory here?
If you're asking the UK bookmakers- the answer looks to be a resounding yes. You can back Tiger Woods to win the 2010 Masters at Augusta with a best price of 9/2 with top UK bookmaker William Hill. Tiger is a clear favourite, with his closest competitors being Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els (who has just seen his price nearly cut in half over the past two weeks) at 12/1. Padraig Harrington is a strong contender and you'll find him well-priced at 18/1. Lee Westwood and Retief Goosen are 20/1 and 22/1, respectively while Steve Stricker trades at 25/1.
Ian Poulter and Paul Casey can be backed at 33/1 while Jim Furyk and Anthony Kim trade at 35/1. Kim has been in good form as of late and should be set to make a real statement here at Augusta.
Other notables include Camilo Villegas at 40/1, Geoff Ogilvy and Rory McIlroy at 45/1. Hunter Mahan at 66/1, Sergio Garcia at 75/1, KJ Choi and Vijay Singh at 80/1, Mike Weir at 90/1, David Duval at 150/1, Mark O'Meara at 500/1 while Ben Crenshaw has the longest price at 1000/1. What a story that would be!
Tiger Woods is listed at an odds-on price of 4/5 to finish in the top 5 with Mickelson at 7/4 and Els at 2/1. Woods is a very short 1/3 to finish in the top 10 with Mickelson also trading at an odds-on price of 8/13 with Els at 8/11.
Padraig Harrington is listed as the favourite to be named top European player with a price of 5/1 and he is also listed at 7/2 to be named as top UK or Irish player. Martin Kaymer is the 7/2 favourite to be named the top mainland European player with Lee Westwood and Paul Casey trading at 5/2 to be named top English player.
A player to score a hole in one at any point pays out at 11/10. Stay tuned to Betting Choice for all the latest news and odds previews for the 2010 Masters!