2012 British Open Odds

Two golf majors are in the books and the third is just around the corner with the Open Championship scheduled to get underway on Thursday, July 19^th at the Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in St. Annes, England. Despite Tiger Woods’ collapse over the final two days of the U.S. Open, he is currently the favorite to win the season’s third major. 2012 British Open Odds have Woods listed at 10-1 to win his fourth Claret Jug. Rory McIlory and Lee Westwood are second picks to win the event with each player drawing 12-1 odds to secure their first Open Championship title.

Try as he might, Tiger Woods has experienced great difficulty tempering odds maker expectations. As evidence of such, here are Woods last three British Open results: 12^th, Cut, 23^rd. In all fairness to both the book makers and betting public, Woods has also, his recent struggles aside, provided ample reason to suspect he might grab his 15^th major championship sooner rather than later.

Yes, Woods finished 40^th at the 2012 Masters and he fell back to 21^st at the U.S. Open after a strong start, but he does have three top four finishes in his last eight major entries.

Rory McIlory and Lee Westwood have given books few reasons to place them ahead of Woods on the odds leaderboard, at least in regards to major championships. Westwood, who tied for 10^th at the U.S. Open, has yet to win a major, despite a career littered with top five finishes at the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship. It stands to reason that Westwood will eventually break through; however, until he does, it seems like the guy who has won 14 should be favored ahead of him.

McIlroy does own a U.S. Open title, but he has placed 25^th, 64^th, 40^th, and missed the cut in major play since capturing his lone major championship last June. McIlory has also faded of late, missing the cut in four of the last five tournaments he has entered.

Among the other favorites to win the 2012 Open Championship are Phil Mickelson (30-1), Luke Donald (20-1), Justin Rose (30-1), and Bubba Watson (40-1). Mickleson, who owns three major titles, is seeking his first British Open victory. Donald, the Official World Golf Ranking’s No. 1 player, is still chasing his first major championship title; his best performance at the Open Championship came in 2009 when he tied for fifth. 

2012 U.S. Open winner Webb Simpson recently stated that he will not be competing at the Open Championship. Simpson’s second child is due next month.

Odds to Win 2012 British Open:

TIGER WOODS 10/1, RORY McILROY 12/1, LEE WESTWOOD 12/1, LUKE DONALD 20/1, PHIL MICKELSON 30/1, JUSTIN ROSE 30/1, SERGIO GARCIA 30/1, MARTIN KAYMER 30/1, RICKIE FOWLER 30/1, JASON DUFNER 30/1, GRAEME McDOWELL 30/1, PADRAIG HARRINGTON 30/1, ERNIE ELS 40/1, DUSTIN JOHNSON 40/1, ADAM SCOTT 40/1, LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN 40/1, BUBBA WATSON 40/1, JIM FURYK 50/1, MATT KUCHAR 50/1, HUNTER MAHAN 50/1, STEVE STRICKER 50/1, JASON DAY 50/1, IAN POULTER 50/1, CHARL SCHWARTZEL 50/1, NICK WATNEY 60/1, KEEGAN BRADLEY 60/1, PETER HANSON 60/1, BEN CURTIS 60/1, NICOLAS COLSAERTS 60/1, PAUL LAWRIE 60/1, K.J. CHOI 80/1, RETIEF GOOSEN 80/1, FREDRIK JACOBSON 80/1, THOMAS BJORN 80/1, FRANCESCO MOLINARI 80/1, HENRIK STENSON 80/1, BO VAN PELT 80/1, ZACH JOHNSON 80/1, MATTEO MANASSERO 80/1, GEOFF OGILVY 100/1, BILL HAAS 100/1, MARTIN LAIRD 100/1, CARL PETTERSSON 100/1, BRANDEN GRACE 100/1, GEORGE COETZEE 100/1, ROBERT KARLSSON 100/1, ROSS FISHER 100/1, JOHN SENDEN 100/1, PAUL CASEY 100/1, AARON BADDELEY 125/1, BRANDT SNEDEKER 125/1, DAVID TOMS 125/1, ALVARO QUIROS 125/1, JONATHAN BYRD 125/1, RYAN MOORE 125/1, KEVIN NA 125/1, SIMON DYSON 125/1, JEFF OVERTON 125/1, TOM LEWIS 125/1, DARREN CLARKE 150/1, RYO ISHIKAWA 150/1, DAVIS LOVE III 150/1, VIJAY SINGH 150/1, BEN CRANE 150/1, KYLE STANLEY 150/1, CHARLES HOWELL III 150/1, ROBERT ALLENBY 150/1, STEWART CINK 150/1, GARY WOODLAND 150/1, JOHN HUH 150/1, RAPHAEL JACQUELIN 150/1, ALEXANDER NOREN 150/1, JOOST LUITEN 150/1, ANGEL CABRERA 150/1, MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ 150/1, GREG CHALMERS 150/1, ROBERT ROCK 150/1, CHAD CAMPBELL 150/1, ANDRES ROMERO 150/1, SEAN O'HAIR 150/1, RORY SABBATINI 150/1, ANDERS HANSEN 150/1, Y.E. YANG 150/1, HARRIS ENGLISH 150/1, TIM CLARK 150/1, CAMILO VILLEGAS 150/1, TREVOR IMMELMAN 200/1, GONZALO FERNANDEZ-CASTANO 200/1, PABLO LARRAZABAL 200/1, PATRICK CANTLAY 200/1, KYUNG-TAE KIM 200/1, SANG-MOON BAE 200/1, JOHNSON WAGNER 200/1, LUCAS GLOVER 200/1, JUSTIN LEONARD 250/1, JOHN DALY 250/1, TOM WATSON 300/1, DAVID DUVAL 500/1, FIELD (all others) 8/1

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