Tiger Woods The Favourite In 2012 US Masters Golf Odds
February 1, 2012
The new golf season is now well underway which means attention is slowly beginning to turn towards the US Masters at Augusta at the start of April. The first Major of the season is always a massive event and all the players are preparing their schedules before heading to Georgia for a tilt at the fmous Green Jacket. All eyes remain on Tiger Woods who despite falling down the rankings over the past couple of years is still the favourite to win his 15th Major and his fourth Masters Green Jacket in 2012.
Woods has shown one or two signs of a return to form recently and with an injury free off season he is the current 4/1 favourite with Ladbrokes to win his first Major Championship since 2008. Augusta is like a second home for the former world number one and although he does have every chance, there does look to be a little more value to be found further down the market. Rory McIlroy hit the big time in 2011 with his win in the US Open and most experts believe it is only matter of time before he is putting on the Green Jacket, his game suits Augusta and the man from Northern Ireland is available at 8/1 with Ladbrokes.
There is no doubt that Woods and McIlroy are the two to beat but the field is wide open at the moment with a number of European players towards the top of the rankings and heading to Augusta full of good claims. Luke Donald remains the top ranked player in the world and he is eager to win his first Major this season, punters wanting to back Donald to claim the Green Jacket in 2012 can get a price of 16/1 of Ladbrokes. The Masters is always one of the great sporting occasions on the calendar and this year’s tournament is looking particularly exciting with a number of players being well backed to take the Green Jacket.
US Masters Golf Betting 2012 with Paddy Power
- 4/1 – Tiger Woods
- 8/1 – Rory McIlroy
- 14/1 – Lee Westwood
- 14/1 – Phil Mickelson
- 16/1 – Luke Donald
- 25/1 – Adam Scott
- 25/1 – Nick Watney
- 25/1 – Dustin Johnson
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All markets sre supplied courtesy of Ladbrokes.com
2012 Golf Betting Specials Point Towards More European Success
January 5, 2012
At the moment European golf is going through something of a boom and the bookmakers are predicting more success for them in 2012 as we look ahead to what will be a massive year for the sport. In 2011 we saw Major wins for the likes of Darren Clarke and Rory McIlroy while there was unprecedented success for Luke Donald on both sides of the Atlantic as he climbed to the top of the world rankings for the first time. Those three and plenty of others will be hoping to continue their good form in 2012 and Coral have produced some interesting 2012 golf markets for punters to sink their teeth into.
European players are currently dominating the world rankings and they will feature heavily in all four Majors this season, starting with the Masters at Augusta in April. 2011 saw European golfers win two of the four Majors but punters wanting to back Europeans to win all four in 2012 can get a price of 14/1 with Coral which might seem a little short but is certainly not beyond the realms of possibility. Following on from that, golf punters always love to keep their eye out for a hole-in-one and 20/1 is available from Coral for anyone wanting to back the chances of their being an ace in all four 2012 Majors.
It must be remembered of course that 2012 is a Ryder Cup year for the sport and the European team will be heading across the pond to Chicago to face an American looking for revenge after their tight loss in 2010. Coral are offering a price of 5/2 about player in either team scoring a maximum five out of five points at Medinah in September. That will require a player to play five matches in three days and be successful in each one which would set their team on the way to glory in what of the key sporting events of any calendar year.
2012 Golf Betting Specials with Coral
- 5/2 – Any player to score five points in the 2012 Ryder Cup
- 11/2 – English player to win the Open Championship
- 9/1 – Any player to win the Race To Dubai and the US Money List in 2012
- 12/1 – A golfer to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2012
- 14/1 – European players to win all four Major Championships in 2012
- 20/1 – A hole-in-one in all four 2012 Majors
- 50/1 – English winner of all four Majors in 2012
- 100/1 – All four 2012 Majors to be decided by play-offs
All markets and prices supplied by Coral.com
Outright Ryder Cup Betting 2012 Too Close To Call As Qualifying Hots Up
December 6, 2011
We are now less than a year away from the 2012 Ryder Cup matches at the Medinah Country Club and already punters and bookmakers are struggling to split the two teams in the latest show of betting. The European Team have been the dominant force over the past decade but they face a big task to retain the Cup as they head across the Atlantic to Chicago to face an American team hungry for revenge. Graeme McDowell was the hero in 2010 as he won the point at Celtic Manor to win the Ryder Cup for Europe and new Captain Jose Maria Olazabal will be hoping his team can win the matches for the fifth time out of the last six tournaments to be held.
The world rankings tell us that Europe have the stronger team at the moment with the top five dominated by European players at the moment, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and Rory McIlroy are all at the top of their game and will form the backbone of a very strong away team in 2012. That alone makes the European team an attractive prospect and they can be backed at Evens with Ladbrokes to win in America for the first time since 2004. European golf is on the quest of a wave at the moment with the likes of Ian Poulter, Paul Casey, Sergio Garcia and the Molinari Brothers among others also expected to be fighting for their place on the team up until the last day of qualifying which only serves to highlight the strength that Jose Maria Olazabal has at his disposal.
The American Team are clearly not as strong on paper as Europe but they do have a good mixture of experience and youth on their side and on home soil they will be extremely difficult to beat. Captain Davis Love III will be hoping the likes of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson find their best form in 2012 while the younger part of the team could include the exciting Dustin Johnson and Keegan Bradley who of course won the USPGA Championship earlier this season. The US Team cannot be ignored here and are also available at Even Money with Ladbrokes to win the Cup back in what could be a massively tight match in 2012.
Outright Ryder Cup 2012 Win Betting with Ladbrokes
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Tiger Woods Major Golf Betting For 2012 Is Competitive With William Hill
November 16, 2011
Despite his spectacular loss of form over the past couple of years, Tiger Woods remains the biggest name in golf and punters are eager to follow the fortunes of the former world number 1 in 2012. Woods has not won a Major Championship since 2008, while he has not picked up any tournament win for over two years but he is still be well backed to add to his 14 Majors in 2012 with William Hill rating Woods as a 4/1 shot to win exactly one Major next season.
At his best Tiger Woods was virtually unbeatable in the big tournaments but his air of invincibility is no longer there as he has dropped outside the worlds top 50 recently, that would have been unthinkable a couple of years ago but he now faces a mammoth task to rejoin the games elite players. Woods has consistently struggled to put together four successive good rounds when it matters and his drought will continue if he fails to rectify that problem quickly. 2012 will be a massive year for Tiger as he bids to climb back up the world rankings but punters wanting to back him to continue his slump can get a price of 1/6 with William Hill about winning exactly no Majors next year.
Tiger does appear to have been free from injury for a little while now and that will stand him in good stead as we head into 2012 and towards the Masters at Augusta in April. Woods has won the Green Jacket on no less than four occasions and he will be desperate to make that number five in April, we know his game suits Augusta if he is at his best but he will need prove he can be accurate off the tea once again. Driving has been a problem for Woods during his slump and if rectifies that then the 16/1 with William Hill.com about him winning exactly two Majors in 2012 could prove to be a nice piece of value. Whatever has gone on around Woods over the past few yearshe remains the star of the game and many will be hoping he regain his best form as soon as possible with 2012 set to be apivitol year for one of the game sgreat players.
Tiger Woods Major Golf Betting 2012 Specials with William Hill
- 1/6 – Woods to win NO Majors in 2012
- 4/1 – Woods to win exactly ONE Major in 2012
- 16/1 – Woods to win exactly TWO Majors in 2012
- 100/1 – Woods to win exactly THREE Majors in 2012
- 150/1 – Woods to win all FOUR Majors in 2012
Tiger Woods Total Cuts In 2012 Majors Betting with William Hill
- 11/10 – Woods to make three cuts in 2012
- 11/8 – Woods to make all four cuts in 2012
- 4/1 – Woods to make two cuts in 2012
- 12/1 – Woods to make one cut in 2012
- 25/1 – Woods to miss all four of the Major Cuts in 2012
All markets supplied by William Hill.com
Sergio Garcia 5/1 For Major Success In 2012 After Return To Form
October 31, 2011
Sergio Garcia has long been considered the best player in the world yet to win a Major Championship in golf, he has spent the past ten years going close to glory on a number of occasions and will be hoping 2012 will be the year that drought ends. Garcia had been in the golfing wilderness for the past couple of years, he seemed to have fallen out of love with the game as he dropped down the rankings and was showing no signs of his ability which on his best day is second none. After a break from the game though Garcia has returned fresh and ready to return to the summit of the game, that has been highlighted with two successive wins on the European Tour which has seen him rise back to the top 20 in the world rankings.
Garcia is back playing golf with a smile on his face and that will make him a dangerous threat when the players turn up at Augusta for the first Major of the 2012 season, Bet365 now rate him as short as 5/1 to win any of the four Majors in 2012. That price would have been unthinkable just a couple of months ago but following his return to form he will now arrive at each of the four Majors full of confidence and with the game to win any tournament. It is also worth noting that with the Ryder Cup on the horizon Garcia will be desperate to return to the European team in 2012 which will surely given extra motivation fin all of the big tournaments during 2012.
Punters wanting to back Garcia to win a Major Championship in 2012 may want to take a close look at the US Masters which will as always be the first one on the calendar in April, Garcia can be backed at 25/1 with Bet365.com to claim his first Major win at Augusta and that could prove a nice piece of value. World Golf is as strong as it ever has been at the moment and the return to form of Sergio Garcia is a welcome one for punters he is one of the most popular players on tour and many will be hoping he finally breaks his Major duck in 2012.
Sergio Garcia Betting Specials with Bet365.com
- 1/9 – Sergio Garcia NOT to win a Major in 2012
- 5/1 – Sergio Garcia to win a Major in 2012
- 25/1 – Garcia to win the US Masters in 2012
All markets are supplied by Bet365.com
Rory McIlroy A Short Price To Win Another Golf Major in 2012
October 20, 2011
Rory McIlroy has made the breakthrough in 2011 to golf stardom and the bookmakers are predicting there will be more glory for the man from Northern Ireland in 2012. McIlroy simply blew the field away in Washington back in June to win his first Major at the US Open and with the season now drawing to a close all eyes are on the four Majors on the calendar in 2012. The Masters at Augusta will be the players first chance as always to pick up a Major and McIlroy is sure to be one of the favourites, he was he leader there after three rounds this season before falling away on the Sunday but it is clearly a course that suits his game.
McIlroy is capable of winning any tournament and if he arrives at one of the majors on top form he will be hard to beat in 2012, that fact is reflected in current price of just 15/8 with Skybet to win any Major Championship next year. The style of McIlroy’s win in Washington was reminiscent of Tiger Woods at his best and the former World Number one will also be hoping he can return to that form in 2012 as he goes looking to end his Major drought. Woods has dropped out of the top 50 in the world rankings and shown very little form in 2011 but Skybet still believe he can pick up a Major next season, Woods is as short as 5/2 to win a 15th Major which looks a little skinny at this stage.
2012 could be the year that we see the likes of Luke Donald and Lee Westwood claim their first major after years of trying to break their duck, they are the current top two players in the world rankings and the two men from England will be desperate to put a Major on their impressive CV’s. Westwood in particular has had numerous chances to win one of the big four but so far has been unable to get over the line while Donald is in the form of his life and has to be targeting a big win next year before playing the Ryder Cup next September. Donald and Westwood are both available at 3/1 with Skybet to claim any of the four Majors in 2012, we feel that given his current form Luke Donald looks like the player offering the best value of the two at the moment.
To Win Any Of The Four Majors in 2012 Betting with Skybet
- 15/8 – Rory McIlroy
- 5/2 – Tiger Woods
- 3/1 – Luke Donald
- 3/1 – Lee Westwood
- 7/2 – Phil Mickelson
- 6/1 – Dustin Johnson
- 6/1 – Steve Stricker
- 6/1 – Adam Scott
- 6/1 – Matt Kuchar
- 6/1 – Jason Day
- 6/1 – Martin Kaymer
- 7/1 – Nick Watney
- 7/1 – Charl Schwatzel
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All markets supplied by Skybet
PGA Grand Slam of Golf Betting Odds
October 18, 2011
PGA Grand Slam of Golf: Tuesday 18th – Wednesday 19th October
The annual Grand Slam of Golf takes part in Bermuda between the four major champions of 2011. US Masters winner Charl Schwartzel, runnerway US Open Champion Rory McIlroy, British Open victor Darren Clarke and PGA Champion Keegan Bradley are set to go head-to-head in what promises to be an intriguing two-day tournament. All four players are first-time major winners, which adds extra spice to proceedings. Previous winners of the tournament include Tiger Woods, Ernie Els and Jim Furyk but the question is who will be joining that elite list come Wednesday?
The tournament is being held at Port Royal Golf Course and William Hill have installed Rory McIlroy as the 11/8 favourite. The Ulsterman was sensational on route to winning the US Open back in June and if he can emulate the form he was in at the Congressional Country Club then he will be extremely difficult to beat.
US Masters winning Charl Schwartzel is next in the running with odds of 2/1 to win the tournament. The South African has had a fantastic year where he has not only picked up his first Major but had strong performances in the other three, proving his Augusta win was no fluke. The surprise PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley has been handed odds of 7/2 to come away with the win, while The Open champion Darren Clarke is priced at 11/2.
Grand Slam Of Golf – Tournament Winner
All odds supplied by William Hill
Tiger Woods Betting Specials with William Hill
October 6, 2011
Tiger Wood returns to action this week in the Fry.com Open, and is being well backed as the 5/1 favourite to win the tournament at CordeValle. Woods has been on the sidelines since aggravating his knee and Achilles injuries on his previous return at The Players Championship back in May. He is now fully recovered and ready to roll alongside new caddie Joe LaCava.
Although his latest comeback has generated a lot of publicity, Woods is far more likely to make his comeback to form in 2012. The former World Number One has dropped to 51st in the Golf World Rankings, his lowest since 1996, and hasn’t won any event since the Australian Masters in November 2009. William Hill have Woods available at 7/2 to win his next major in 2012 and 11/8 to make all cuts in next year’s Majors. He can also be found with odds of 16/1 to win two Majors in 2012 or very long odds of 150/1 to make a stunning return and win all four Majors.
On the darker side of the coin Woods is priced at 6/5 to not win a Major by the end of 2016, while he is available at 25/1 to miss all Major cuts next year. First up will be the US Masters in April where he finished in an impressive tied 4th last year. Woods can currently be found with odds of 8/1 with William Hill to win in Augusta next year.
Year Of Next Tiger Major Win
- 7/2 – 2012 Season
- 5/1 – 2013 Season
- 6/1 – 2014 Season
- 8/1 – 2015 Season
- 11/1 – 2016 Season
- 6/5 – No Major Wins By The End 2016
2012 Major Cuts
- 11/10 – Make Three Cuts
- 11/8 – Make All Four Cuts
- 4/1 – Make Two Cuts
- 12/1 – Make One Cut
- 25/1 – Miss All Four Cuts
2012 Major Tiger Wins
All odds supplied by William Hill
Presidents Cup Betting Shows The USA With A Slight Edge Over International Team
September 29, 2011
The Presidents Cup in golf may not hold the same prestige as the Ryder Cup but it does remain an important tournament on the calendar as the USA Team get ready to take on a team of players from outside of Europe. The Presidents Cup has been dominated by the United States side since it was first held in 1994 with the International Team only picking up the win once in 1998 and it is the US Team who are the warm favourites to win again this season with the matches taking place in Melbourne in November. It gives the US Team a great warm up to the Ryder Cup next year and captain Fred Couples has a strong team at his disposal including Tiger Woods who has been awarded a wild card for the tournament, they will head down under as the warm favourites to take the win.
Fred Couples is a well respected player on the US Tour and he will be leading the side for the second time having led them to success two years ago in San Francisco, the bookmaker Boylesports make the US Team the hot favourites to win the matches and they can be backed at 8/13 to claim the Presidents cup Outright in Melbourne. All eyes will be on the form of Tiger Woods who has continued to slip down the rankings over the past few months and he will be looking to regain his best form in Australia, Woods does have a good record in the Presidents Cup and he will be hoping the tournament will kick start his flagging career.
The International Team take the Presidents Cup very seriously and although they don’t have a great record in the tournament they will be hopeful of improving that record this year, Captain Greg Norman looks to have a strong team this time around and they are sure to be competitive in Australia. Norman will be looking to the Aussie contingent in his team to lead from the front with Jason Day, Adam Scott and Geoff Ogilvy some of the star names on the International squad for Melbourne. If they and others perform well they could run the US Team close and that is reflected in their latest price of 6/5 with Boylesports to claim their first win since 1998. The Presidents Cup is a growing event on the golfing calendar and there seems to plenty of media attention on the tournament this season which can only be a good thing, there is no doubt he US Team looks stronger on paper but we feel it could prove to a little bit tighter than the previous few years.
Presidents Cup Golf Betting with Boylesports
Market supplied by Boylesports.com
United States team (captained by Fred Couples): Matt Kuchar, Steve Stricker, Dustin Johnson, Webb Simpson, Nick Watney, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, David Toms, Hunter Mahan, Jim Furyk, Tiger Woods, Bill Haas.
International team (captained by Greg Norman): Jason Day, Adam Scott, Geoff Ogilvy, Robert Allenby, Aaron Baddeley (Australia); Charl Schwartzel, Retief Goosen, Ernie Els (South Africa); KJ Choi, Kim Kyung-tae, YE Yang (South Korea); Ryo Ishikawa (Japan)
To Make 2012 European Ryder Cup Team Betting Looking Tight As Qualification Starts
September 16, 2011
We maybe a year away from the 2012 Ryder Cup taking place but attention is already starting to turn to who will make the team in Europe after the qualification period started recently. The top five players between now and the 2012 Johnnie Walker Classic at Gleneagles on the European Points list will be joined by the top five players not already qualified on the World Points List as the European Ryder Cup team in Medinah. The European Captain for Medinah is Jose Maria Olazabal and he will have two wild card picks to add to that list as he bids to lead the defence of the Cup the Europeans won so memorably at Celtic Manor last year, he and his players are the favourites to win the Cup in the US but first the players will have to make sure they make the cut for the team.
There is a competitive betting market available for punters regarding which players will make the team and there are a number of players who are almost definitely going to be in Medinah according to Skybet. Perhaps the two most important players for Europe next year will be the massively experienced Lee Westwood and the current US Open Champion Rory McIlroy, both of them will be in the team barring injuries and SkyBet make them 1/33 shots to do just that. As well as Mcilroy and Westwood the betting is telling us that the likes of Luke Donald, Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell and Ian Poulter are likely to be in Chicago next year, they will make up the nucleus of a strong and experienced European team for Olazabal in 2012.
The market about who will make the European team really starts to come alive as you look further down the list of potential players and there are some interesting names to have a closer look at. One name that stands out on the list is that of Sergio Garcia, he was a Ryder Cup stalwart for many years before a loss in form saw him miss out in 2010 and it will be interesting to see if he can realise his dream and regain his place in 2012. Garcia is a massively popular player on and off the course and his recent performances have been encouraging, Garcia is currently available at 7/4 with Skybet.com to make the team for Medinah. European golf is going through a massive boom at the moment and that is backed up by the list of top quality players looking to make the Ryder Cup team, there will be some world class names who will miss out in 2012 and everyone will be aiming to make sure that does not happen to them.
To Make The 2012 European Ryder Cup Team Betting with Skybet
- 1/33 – Lee Westwood
- 1/33 – Rory Mcilroy
- 1/25 – Luke Donald
- 1/14 – Martin Kaymer
- 2/7 – Graeme McDowell
- 2/7 – Ian Poulter
- 2/7 – Paul Casey
- 8/13 – Matteo Manassero
- 10/11 – Padraig Harrington
- 5/4 – Francesco Molinari
- 11/8 – Ross Fisher
- 6/4 – Justin Rose
- 7/4 – Sergio Garcia
- 7/4 – Simon Dyson
- 5/2 – Edoardo Molinari
- 5/2 – Robert Karlsson
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All markets supplied by SkyBet.com
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