2014 Open Championship Favourite is Justin Rose
- By A.J. Ryder on July 15, 2014 13:34 GMT
The Open Championship is always one of the best golf wagering events of the entire season with bookmakers far and wide literally tripping over each other to offer up punters a stellar selection of promotions and enhanced odds on both the pre-event and live wagering. Golf is definitely a sport that was seemingly made for live betting with so many different options available in the ball-by-ball wagering or hole-by-hole options in addition to virtual three-ball pairings.
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As it currently stands, the bookmakers are giving a distinct edge to high-flying Justin Rose who comes in with an impressive 12/1 price tag right now putting him a good distance ahead a very respectable chasing pack. Events like this seldom pan out exactly the way that bookmakers think they do but that type of confidence does speak to the talent that Rose possesses on this course.
A trio that includes Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott and Henrik Stenson are all considered the next best options to get the distinct victory here in the major championship with 16/1 price tags all around.
Perennial Open Championship contenders like Martin Kaymer, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods are all priced at 22/1. Tiger especially has not played up to his usual standard over the past few years and it remains to be seen whether his game really is starting to slip away. After an underwhelming result in the last tournament he played, you have to wonder what type of Tiger shows up this year at Royal Liverpool.
One would expect Phil Mickelson to be a real factor here but he’s also been a bit off of his game as of late so you get the feeling that it could be anyone’s tournament and that will likely have many looking for some of the contenders further down the list of potential selections.
Graeme McDowell and Dustin Johnson are 28/1 and 35/1, respectively, while Jason Day, Jordan Speith, Rickie Fowler and Matt Kuchar can all be backed at 40/1 prices that look especially good when you factor in the bookmakers generally paying out up to 7 places on the each-way here.
Luke Donald and Bubba Watson are both in-form and have genuine chances here as well and their 45/1 price tag also represents some solid each-way value.
