Mickelson rewards Betfair backers at 75 (74-1)

Backers of Phil Mickelson were delighted last night as he pulled off his latest victory at the Bell South Classic, having been backed at 75 (74-1) 'in-running' on Betfair.Mickelson, a leading contender to retain his Master's title, was in a five-way play-off and traded at 75 when Rich Beem and Jose Maria Olazabal effectively had putts to win the tournament.Olazabal had traded at a low of 1.2 (1-5) when facing a 5ft putt to win the tournament on the 18th, but missed to force the tournament into a play-off.With The Masters this week, punters have been quick to move on to the betting at Augusta.Caspar Hill, Betfair's UK PR Manager said: " Punters are pitting their wits against one another on Betfair this week as the first major looms and punters are making Tiger Woods favourite at 6.2 (5-1), Mickelson is trading at 7.6 (13-2), Els at 9.2 (8-1), Singh at 11 (10-1).Other players who have been heavily traded on Betfair for The Masters are J-M Olazabal who has been matched at a high of 140 (139-1) and now trades at 48 (47-1), Luke Donald at a high of 80 (79-1) now 44 (43/1) and Adam Scott at a high of 60 (59-1) and now at 36 (35-1)."Go to Betfair now!