Friday, May 25th, 2012
It will be the third major of the year when they tee it up in the 2010 British Open Championship on Thursday.
Start time from St Andrews Links in Fife Scotland is slated for 4AM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
ESPN will televise this British Open from start to finish as they provide Friday coverage beginning at 4AM Eastern Time and third round coverage on Saturday beginning at 7AM Eastern. Fourth and final round coverage is set to go off Sunday at 6AM Eastern Time.
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Bodog sportsbook has set the betting odds for the 2010 British Open and Tiger Woods is sitting as the 5-1 favorite to win on the Old Course at St Andrews.
Tiger in 6 tournaments this season has yet to win. He will be playing in his third major this season and he is only 1 of 2 golfers on tour in 2010 that has a top 5 finish in both majors. Tiger finished fourth in the 2010 Masters and was fourth in the US Open played on June 17th-20th. Those two fourth place finishes were his best this season.
He is coming off a 46th place finish in the AT&T National played on July 4th where he finished 4 over par 14 shot behind the leader.
Coming into the British Open Woods has 14 Major Championships including three British Open championships with the last coming in 2006.
Tied as the second favorite entering play in the 2010 British Open is Phil Mickelson as Bodog sportsbook has the veteran lined at 16-1.
Lefty is the other golfer who sits with 2 top 5 finishers in both majors on the season. Mickelson was the winner of the 2010 Masters Tournament and finished fourth in the US Open back on June 20th. The golfer’s last tournament was his top 5 finish in the US Open.
Mickelson has played in 13 events in 2010 and has made 12 cuts with 5 top 10 finishes and 1 win. He has 4 Major wins during his career with his best finish in the British Open a 3rd place result in 2004.
Defending champion Stewart Cink sits as a long shot in the 2010 British Open golf championship as he is lined at 80-1 betting odds. The 37 year old American in 2010 has played in 16 events and has made 11 cuts. He was 5th in the 2010 WGC Accenture Match Play Tournament on February 21st and finished 8th in the Memorial Tournament played on June 6th. The golfer has 3 top 10 finishes in 2010.
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The co second favorite in the 2010 British Open is golfer Rory McIlroy who comes in at 16-1 on the betting board. McIlroy missed the cut in both majors in 2010. He had two top 10 finishes this year and earned a victory in the Quail Hollow Championship played on May 2nd. He had 3 Top 20 results in 2009 Majors with a third place finish in the PGA Championship and a 10th at the US Open.
Ernie Els sits at 18-1 in the 2010 British Open betting. In 13 events the golfer has made 10 cuts and has 4 top three finishes. He finished in 18th at The Masters and 3rd in the US Open this season. He has two wins on tour this season by taking the WGC-CA Championship on March 14th and the Arnold Palmer Invitational on March 28th. Els owns 3 Major Championships with his last coming in the PGA Championship in 2007. The South African took first place in the 2002 British Open.
Providing good value as a long shot on the betting board at 18-1 is Englishmen Lee Westwood. In 9 events in 2010 he has a win on tour with 5 top 10 finishes. His win came at the St Jude Classic played on June 13th. He has respectable finishes in the two majors played in 2010 with a second place finish at The Masters and 16th in the US Open on June 20th.
Westwood had two third place finishes in the 2009 Majors with those placements coming in the PGA Championship and British Open. He has yet to win a major during his career and is worth a look at this 18-1 long shot price.
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