The Tiger Effect
Golf is better with Tiger Woods. Hard core golf fans may not agree with the impact of the polarizing superstar but the numbers simply don’t lie. Earlier this morning I took a few minutes to pick the brain of seasoned golf oddsmaker Jeff Sherman (if you’re not already following, encourage you to do so now) about how important Tiger’s involvement in the majors is to the health of his betting markets.
Historically the British Open doesn’t attract nearly the same betting attention as the US Open but given Tiger’s return this weekend, Sherman said that wasn’t the case. He went on to tell me what most of us probably speculated: Tiger has been the most heavily bet golfer of any in the field for this weekend’s tournament at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Sherman moved him as high as 25-1 to win the tournament before taking 2 large bets that forced the price back down to 15-1. While 15-1 doesn’t sound like a large number it becomes a bigger deal when compared to the travesty that is 3-1 currently offered by one Las Vegas based casino. At 25-1 that was actually the highest price available on Tiger to win a major that Sherman had used in a long long time. Of course Tiger winning this weekend wouldn’t be good for the house when it comes to liability but at the same time numbers don’t lie…Tiger just being involved not only helps the tv ratings but also drives healthier betting handle.
ODDS TO WIN:
RORY McILROY 12/1
ADAM SCOTT 12/1
TIGER WOODS 15/1
MARTIN KAYMER 20/1
HENRIK STENSON 15/1
PHIL MICKELSON 25/1
JASON DAY 30/1
JUSTIN ROSE 12/1
JORDAN SPIETH 30/1
SERGIO GARCIA 20/1
LEE WESTWOOD 40/1
MATT KUCHAR 30/1
DUSTIN JOHNSON 30/1
BUBBA WATSON 50/1
RICKIE FOWLER 30/1
BRANDT SNEDEKER 50/1
GRAEME McDOWELL 25/1
LUKE DONALD 50/1
IAN POULTER 50/1
JASON DUFNER 60/1
CHARL SCHWARTZEL 60/1
LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN 60/1
HIDEKI MATSUYAMA 60/1
ERNIE ELS 80/1
ZACH JOHNSON 50/1
JIM FURYK 50/1
PAUL CASEY 60/1
THOMAS BJORN 50/1
KEEEGAN BRADLEY 80/1
HUNTER MAHAN 80/1
JIMMY WALKER 80/1
WEBB SIMPSON 80/1
STEVE STRICKER WD
FRANCESCO MOLINARI 60/1
VICTOR DUBUISSON 100/1
JAMIE DONALDSON 80/1
GRAHAM DeLAET 150/1
MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ 80/1
PADRAIG HARRINGTON 150/1
JONAS BLIXT 125/1
BILL HAAS 125/1
GARY WOODLAND 125/1
HARRIS ENGLISH 100/1
RYAN MOORE 100/1
JOHN SENDEN 150/1
PATRICK REED 125/1
MATTEO MANASSERO 100/1
ANGEL CABRERA 50/1
NICOLAS COLSAERTS DNQ
BROOKS KOEPKA 200/1
BRENDON DE JONGE 200/1
MARTIN LAIRD DNQ
STEPHEN GALLACHER 80/1
JOOST LUITEN 125/1
ROSS FISHER 200/1
THORBJORN OLESEN 150/1
FREDDIE JACOBSON 150/1
PETER HANSON DNQ
BILLY HORSCHEL 125/1
KEVIN NA 150/1
CHRIS KIRK 200/1
BRANDEN GRACE 200/1
GEORGE COETZEE 250/1
NICK WATNEY 200/1
BERND WIESBERGER 200/1
MARC LEISHMAN 150/1
MATT JONES 250/1
CHRIS WOOD 125/1
PETER UIHLEIN 500/1
SHANE LOWRY 100/1
MIKKO ILONEN 80/1
RICHARD STERNE 400/1
K.J. CHOI 150/1
RETIEF GOOSEN DNQ
PAUL LAWRIE 250/1
GEOFF OGILVY DNQ
GONZALO FERNANDEZ-CASTANO 250/1
RUSSELL HENLEY 300/1
STEWART CINK 250/1
THONGCHAI JAIDEE 125/1
TOMMY FLEETWOOD 250/1
RYAN PALMER 200/1
MATT EVERY 250/1
KEVIN STREELMAN 250/1
DARREN CLARKE 300/1
GREGORY BOURDY 300/1
BOO WEEKLEY 300/1
BRETT RUMFORD 500/1
KIRADECH APHIBARNRAT 500/1
JUSTIN LEONARD 400/1
ROBERTO CASTRO 500/1
D.A. POINTS 500/1
BEN CURTIS 300/1
DAVID DUVAL 1000/1
JOHN DALY 1000/1
Y.E. YANG 500/1
JIN JEONG 1000/1
TOM LEHMAN WD
TOM WATSON 500/1
FIELD (all others) 15/1
*GOLFER MUST START TOURNAMENT FOR ACTION*
TOURNAMENT MATCHUPS:
JUSTIN ROSE -120
RORY McILROY EVEN
ADAM SCOTT -120
HENRIK STENSON EVEN
SERGIO GARCIA -120
GRAEME McDOWELL EVEN
TIGER WOODS +145
PHIL MICKELSON -165
JASON DAY -130
RICKIE FOWLER +110
MATT KUCHAR -120
JORDAN SPIETH EVEN
DUSTIN JOHNSON -135
BUBBA WATSON +115
LUKE DONALD -125
ZACH JOHNSON +105
PAUL CASEY EVEN
THOMAS BJORN -120
JASON DUFNER -110
HUNTER MAHAN -110
KEEGAN BRADLEY -120
WEBB SIMPSON EVEN
JAMIE DONALDSON -120
STEPHEN GALLACHER EVEN
MIKKO ILONEN -110
ROBERT KARLSSON -110
SHANE LOWRY -120
MATTEO MANASSERO EVEN
GARY WOODLAND +110
BILL HAAS -130
JUSTIN ROSE EVEN
ADAM SCOTT -120
RORY McILROY +110
ADAM SCOTT -130
HENRIK STENSON -150
MARTIN KAYMER +130
ADAM SCOTT -170
MARTIN KAYMER +150
HENRIK STENSON -210
TIGER WOODS +180
MARTIN KAYMER +105
SERGIO GARCIA -125
MARTIN KAYMER -110
GRAEME McDOWELL -110
SERGIO GARCIA -140
JORDAN SPIETH +120
GRAEME McDOWELL -115
JORDAN SPIETH -105
DUSTIN JOHNSON -135
JASON DAY +115
DUSTIN JOHNSON -110
LUKE DONALD -110
JASON DAY -110
LUKE DONALD -110
JORDAN SPIETH -150
LEE WESTWOOD +130
JASON DAY -145
LEE WESTWOOD +125
RICKIE FOWLER +130
MATT KUCHAR -150
MATT KUCHAR -170
PAUL CASEY +150
BUBBA WATSON -140
LEE WESTWOOD +120
BUBBA WATSON EVEN
JIM FURYK -120
BRANDT SNEDEKER +120
JIM FURYK -140
ANGEL CABRERA -130
LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN +110
HIDEKI MATSUYAMA -120
CHARL SCHWARTZEL EVEN
JAMIE DONALDSON -110
WEBB SIMPSON -110
KEEGAN BRADLEY -150
JASON DUFNER +130
MIKKO ILONEN +115
HUNTER MAHAN -135
ERNIE ELS +120
KEEGAN BRADLEY -140
ROBERT KARLSSON EVEN
FRANCESCO MOLINARI -120
JIMMY WALKER -140
JASON DUFNER +120
MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ -120
DANNY WILLETT EVEN
JONAS BLIXT +145
JOOST LUITEN -165
STEPHEN GALLACHER -115
RYAN MOORE -105
RYAN MOORE -130
THONGCHAI JAIDEE +110
VICTOR DUBUISSON +110
THONGCHAI JAIDEE -130
MATTEO MANASSERO -115
PATRICK REED -105
SHANE LOWRY -120
BRENDON TODD EVEN
HARRIS ENGLISH -105
RAFAEL CABRERA BELLO -115
KEVIN NA -125
CHRIS WOOD +105
PABLO LARRAZABAL -175
BRANDEN GRACE +155
MICHAEL HOEY +120
BILLY HORSCHEL -140
THORBJORN OLESEN +150
BERND WIESBERGER -170
STEWART CINK -145
NICK WATNEY +125
PETER UIHLEIN +180
CAMERON TRINGALE -210
KEVIN STADLER -120
KEVIN STREELMAN EVEN
RUSSELL HENLEY -155
CHESSON HADLEY +135
HYUNG-SUNG KIM -170
HYUNG-TAE KIM +150
PROPOSITIONS:
Par = 72
WINNING SCORE:
(*72 holes must be completed for action)
OVER 275.5 -110
UNDER 275.5 -110
WILL THERE BE A HOLE IN ONE?
(*72 holes must be completed for action)
YES -110
NO -110
NO -110
WILL THERE BE A PLAYOFF?
(*72 holes must be completed for action)
(*72 holes must be completed for action)
YES +275
NO -335
LOWEST COMPLETED ROUND SHOT BY ANY GOLFER:
(*Full round of 18 holes; 72 holes must be completed for action)
OVER 65.0 -110
UNDER 65.0 -110
UNDER 65.0 -110
FINISH POSITION BY: TIGER WOODS
(*Must tee off for action; Includes ties; If golfer withdraws, is disqualified, or misses the cut, ‘over’ is the winner)
OVER 39.5 -110
UNDER 39.5 -110
UNDER 39.5 -110
FINISH POSITION BY: RORY McILROY
(*Must tee off for action; Includes ties; If golfer withdraws, is disqualified, or misses the cut, ‘over’ is the winner)
OVER 24.5 -110
UNDER 24.5 -110
UNDER 24.5 -110
FINISH POSITION BY: ADAM SCOTT
(*Must tee off for action; Includes ties; If golfer withdraws, is disqualified, or misses the cut, ‘over’ is the winner)
OVER 20.5 -110
UNDER 20.5 -110
UNDER 20.5 -110
FINISH POSITION BY: MARTIN KAYMER
(*Must tee off for action; Includes ties; If golfer withdraws, is disqualified, or misses the cut, ‘over’ is the winner)
OVER 29.5 -110
UNDER 29.5 -110
UNDER 29.5 -110
FINISH POSITION BY: HENRIK STENSON
(*Must tee off for action; Includes ties; If golfer withdraws, is disqualified, or misses the cut, ‘over’ is the winner)
OVER 22.5 -110
UNDER 22.5 -110
UNDER 22.5 -110
FINISH POSITION BY: JUSTIN ROSE
(*Must tee off for action; Includes ties; If golfer withdraws, is disqualified, or misses the cut, ‘over’ is the winner)
OVER 20.5 -120
UNDER 20.5 EVEN
UNDER 20.5 EVEN
FINISH POSITION BY: SERGIO GARCIA
(*Must tee off for action; Includes ties; If golfer withdraws, is disqualified, or misses the cut, ‘over’ is the winner)
OVER 26.5 -110
UNDER 26.5 -110
UNDER 26.5 -110
FINISH POSITION BY: PHIL MICKELSON
(*Must tee off for action; Includes ties; If golfer withdraws, is disqualified, or misses the cut, ‘over’ is the winner)
OVER 32.5 -110
UNDER 32.5 -110
UNDER 32.5 -110
WILL TIGER WOODS MAKE THE CUT?
(*Must tee off for action; cut decided after 36 holes)
YES -220
NO +190
NO +190
WILL JASON DAY MAKE THE CUT?
(*Must tee off for action; cut decided after 36 holes)
YES -260
NO +220
NO +220
WILL GRAEME McDOWELL MAKE THE CUT?
(*Must tee off for action; cut decided after 36 holes)
YES -300
NO +250
NO +250
WILL LEE WESTWOOD MAKE THE CUT?
(*Must tee off for action; cut decided after 36 holes)
YES -220
NO +190
NO +190
WILL JORDAN SPIETH MAKE THE CUT?
(*Must tee off for action; cut decided after 36 holes)
YES -270
NO +230
NO +230
WILL RICKIE FOWLER MAKE THE CUT?
(*Must tee off for action; cut decided after 36 holes)
YES -250
NO +210
NO +210
WILL LUKE DONALD MAKE THE CUT?
(*Must tee off for action; cut decided after 36 holes)
YES -260
NO +220
NO +220
WILL BUBBA WATSON MAKE THE CUT?
(*Must tee off for action; cut decided after 36 holes)
YES -240
NO +200
NO +200
