The Open Championship Golf Betting 2010

The oldest major in golf is primed for a return to the oldest golf course in the world. The 2010 Open Championship will begin on July 15 and end on July 18 at the Old Course in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and will be the 28th time that The Open has been played at the course. The last two Opens to be held at the famous course were in 2000 and 2005 and both were won by Tiger Woods.

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Tiger’s successes at the home of golf means that he is, as ever, prominent in The Open Championship Golf Betting 2010 markets, but his recent troubles mean that he is nowhere near as fancied as he might otherwise have been.

The Open Winner Betting 2010

So who do the bookmakers think will take the most coveted prize in golf? Well it is no surprise that Tiger Woods is the favourite but many will be looking for an option to take on the much troubled star. Phil Mickelson is the obvious choice and is the second favourite in The Open Championship Golf Betting 2010 but he hasn’t fared greatly in recent visits to the Old Course; he finished 15 shots behind Woods in 2005 and 12 behind in 2000.
Lee Westwood’s impressive season to date will mean that he is one of the front runners in The Open Championship Golf Betting 2010 along with the usual suspects of Padraig Harrington, Rory McIlroy, Steve Stricker and Ernie Els.

A couple of old timers who may be worth a bit of interest are the irrepressible Tom Watson who continues to defy the laws of age and Fred Couples whose US Masters challenge was only thwarted by a recurring back problem and also has an impressive recent record at St Andrews.

The Open Championship Betting Markets

As with any of golf’s majors there will be a huge range of The Open Championship Golf Betting 2010 markets available to punters. Everything ranging from first, second and third round leaders, two-ball and three-ball betting to match bets, hole by hole betting and a range of player specials will all be available.

There will also be an unsurprisingly high interest in Tiger Woods on his first visit to British shores following aspects of his private life entering the public domain. And that will lead to a huge range of Tiger specials for The Open Championship. Paddy Power will probably lead the line offering betting opportunities on everything from the sublime to the ridiculous.

The Open Championship – St Andrews

To win The Open at St Andrews is the pinnacle of any golfer’s career, who will be added to this list of illustrious champions in 2010?