Bikini Pics - Tiger Woods's return to the golf course is likely to see up to a record £40m wagered on the Masters this weekend. "Sports betting volume ebbs and flows with the general level of interest in an event," RJ Bell, president of Las Vegas-based Pregame.com, told Bloomberg. "The 2010 Masters is far and away the most anticipated in history, so the betting handle is on pace to be record setting."
Tiger Woods is a 5-1 favourite for the title with most bookmakers even though he has not played a tournament since November last year.
"The public feels they are getting twice Tiger's normal odds for a major and hence supporting him reasonably," said Jeff Sherman of Las Vegas Hilton's Race and Sports Book. "Then there are others that think Tiger will perform below his standard and spreading their money out on most other golfers, too, increasing the handle overall."
Phil Mickelson is second favourite at 12-1, with Ernie Els at 14-1 and Padraig Harrington and Lee Westwood both as short as 16-1.
Tiger Woods is a 5-1 favourite for the title with most bookmakers even though he has not played a tournament since November last year.
"The public feels they are getting twice Tiger's normal odds for a major and hence supporting him reasonably," said Jeff Sherman of Las Vegas Hilton's Race and Sports Book. "Then there are others that think Tiger will perform below his standard and spreading their money out on most other golfers, too, increasing the handle overall."
Phil Mickelson is second favourite at 12-1, with Ernie Els at 14-1 and Padraig Harrington and Lee Westwood both as short as 16-1.
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