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Masters Betting, Masters Odds, British Open Contest : Pick Winner & Win $50

by SPORTSBETTING.COM staff | July 13 2009

In the world of golf and the sports betting world, the British Open will take center stage this week. With baseball taking their All-Star break early in the week, the UFC 100 in the rear view mirror, and nothing much else happening in sports on either side of the pond, the third major of the golf season will get plenty of attention.

Online sportsbooks posted the odds up for the Open Championship a while back, and as you would expect, Tiger Woods is the big favorite (the only time Tiger isn't the big favorite in a golf tourney is when he's on the sidelines).

SPORTSBETTING.COM has Tiger at 9-4 odds to win, with Sergio Garcia slotted in behind him at a distant 20-1. Garcia has never won a major, but has finished in the top five a number of times, including placing second in this tourney in 2007.

Check all the British Open odds

Padraig Harrington has won consecutive Opens, but has been struggling this season. However, there are signs of improvement and he has been focused on getting the game together and peaking for this event. He has odds of 25-1 and while the betting volume on him has been slow, there has been a noticeable pick up over the weekend as we get closer to teeing off.

Free British Open Contest

SPORTSBETTING.COM is running another "Pick The Winners" contest for the British Open, like they did for the US Open.

It's free to play and adds to the excitement.

All you need to do to win the free $50.00 is pick the winning golfer in each of the listed matchups (see below). If you go 5-for-5 you win the free cash.

Here are the matchups:

- Sergio Garcia vs. Tiger Woods
- Paul Casey vs. Jim Fury
- Luke Donald vs. Lucas Glover
- Darren Clark vs. John Daly
- Geoff Ogilvy vs. Anthony Kim

Go 5-for-5 and win $50.

You can get your picks in here.

Check out all the US Open matchups you can wager on at SPORTSBETTING.COM.

Enjoy the tournament.