Whilst some bookmakers offer just five places on the biggest golf betting event of the year Paddy Power are leading the way down the fairway to payout on the first seven players at the top of the final leaderboard.
With Tiger Woods in fine form after his win at the AT&T National over the weekend the world number one is just 2/1 to win at Turnberry next week, which if the betting is to be believed could make the each way odds to seven places that the bookmaker is offering all the more valuable.
A spokesperson for the bookie commented: “In this day and age it’s crazy that bookies try to get away with offering five places for The Open – why would you sign for a bogey when you’ve been offered a birdie?”
“Golf has thrown up so many surprise winners in the last few years that punters need a run for their money at the majors so it will be interesting to see which of the other bookies follow us down the fairway with this offer.”
British Open 2009 – Outright Betting
2/1 Woods, 16/1 Garcia, 20/1: McIlroy, Harrington, 22/1 Mickelson, 25/1 Stenson, 28/1: Casey, Westwood, Poulter, 30/1 Kim, 33/1: Els, Goosen, Mahan, Furyk, Ogilvy, Fisher, 40/1 Bar
