TIGER WOODS BETTING TIPS FOR THE 2010 MASTERS

Now that we know Tiger Woods is actually going to be back at Augusta National for the 2010 Masters, the speculation is all turning to his performance, with most observers confident that this will be the most scrutinized round of golf in the history of the sport. Tiger Woods odds to win the 2010 Masters are now trading at 4/1 with top UK bookmaker William Hill.

Phil Mickelson is considered a strong second place candidate at 8/1 with Padraig Harrington and Steve Stricker given solid prices of 14/1. Ernie Els trades at 16/1 ahead of a very large pack that trade between 25/1 and 33/1. These include, Geoff Ogilvy, Jim Furyk, Retief Goosen, Paul Casey, Lee Westwood, Camilo Villegas and Ian Poulter (all at 25/1). Rory McIlroy, Hunter Mahan, Vijay Singh and Dustin Johnson are all available at 33/1.
In addition to a full assortment of match betting between the top contenders, there is a wide array of special bets available on Tiger Woods specifically. It gives you a pretty interesting set of clues as to how the world #1 is expected to do.
In terms of his outright finishing position, he is paying out at 8/11 for a finish between 1-5. A finish between 6-10 pays out at 11/4, as does anywhere below 11th. In regards to Tiger Woods’ 1st round score at the 2010 Masters, he is 16/1 to finish with a 64 or less, 10/1 for 65-66, 4/1 for 67-68, 5/2 for 69-70, 11/4 for 71/72 and 5/1 for 73/74. A score of 75 or more on the opening day pays out at 5/1.
In the Tiger Woods vs Phil Mickelson match betting market, Tiger is listed as the 4/7 favourite to beat out lefty while Phil pays 11/8. A tied score between these two (more plausible than it sounds) pays out at 16/1.
Tiger Woods is an extremely slim 1/14 to make the cut at the 2010 Masters and he trades at 7/1 to be named the first round leader. Keep in mind that Tiger usually doesn’t open particularly well and will likely make his move Saturday or Sunday when he rolls into contention.
Tiger Woods to score a hole in one at any point during the 2010 Masters pays a whopping 100/1. Should Woods wind up going wire-to-wire (leading at the end of every round) you’re looking at a hefty 14/1 payday.