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| Stewart Cink Looks To Defend British Open Title |
The 2009 British Open was won by Stuart Cink, breaking the two tournament winning streak of Ireland’s Padraig Harrington who took his victories in 2008 and 2007. Tiger Woods won the 2006 and 2005 British Open, and despite his recent substandard form we’re not surprised to see him as the golf betting favorite here. Many golf experts suggest that the design of the St. Andrews course is perfect for Woods’ game and history does seem to validate that view—Tiger won the last two British Opens played on this course in 2005 and 2002. A quick look at those results also reveals another trend—prior to Cink’s 2009 victory there were two back-to-back winners. Could that portent a Cink repeat at the 2010 event? It’s worth a shot, particularly at the posted price of +8000. Cink is a solid, consistent golfer who is particularly strong on European courses and is very familiar with the old course at St. Andrews. That’s a very good golfer you’re getting at a huge underdog price. We’ll also take a look at a ‘native son’ who may be the hottest golfer in the sport. Englishman Justin Rose has won two of his last three tournaments and is currently in 3rd place on the PGA’s money list. He’s kind of become a ‘trendy pick’ which has undermined his value slightly but once again you’re getting a very good golfer in excellent form on his ‘home turf’. Rose is currently available at +1800, but he’ll probably be bet down as the week progresses. One last player worth taking a look at—Paul Casey was tabbed as the ‘golfer to beat’ last year but he’s been fighting his way through nagging injuries. He’s back to 100% now and hitting the ball very well. He is something of a question mark as he hasn’t had much time to prepare for the event, but he’s well worth a position at +3200. Ultimately, the best strategy will be to look for positions to go against Tiger Woods and, to a lesser extent, Phil Mickelson. While both men have the talent to contend, and Woods in particular has been strong on this course, you’re simply not going to get good value playing on these big names. On the other hand, almost any position against Woods or Mickelson is a strong value play. 
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While most of the media focus heading into the British Open will be on the sport’s most famous player, there are a couple of lower profile entrants that shouldn’t be ignored by sports betting enthusiasts. Tiger Woods is the favorite to lift the ‘claret jug’ symbolic of winning the oldest major tournament, but he’s never a good betting value and particularly in his recent form which has been well below his usual level of excellence. For that matter, the sport’s second most famous golfer, Phil Mickelson--and the third favorite to win the British Open—is notoriously awful in this tournament. That’s good news for us, however, since the presence of ‘false favorites’ gives us some nice betting value on golfers that might not be household names.
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