Wednesday
Jul132022
Player's Lounge, Behind the Scenes at 150th Open
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 8:43AM This week in St. Andrews.
Based in Atlanta, GA - Rick Limpert is an award-winning writer, a best-selling author, and a featured sports travel writer.
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Entries in The Open (3)
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 8:43AM Wednesday
Jul062022
Previewing the 2022 Scottish Open
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 10:52AM Big event leading up to The Open Championship.
Wednesday
Jul172019
Intriguing Prop Bets for The Open Championship
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 8:35PM Rory McIlroy is the betting favorite for the 2019 Open Championship, but bookies are offering a lot of ways to wager on the season's fourth major.
The cyber-gaming site, SportsBetting.ag (www.sportsbetting.ag), has posted a host of odds and prop bets for the British Open.
People can wager on the length of the final shot, flagsticks, course records, under-par finishes, cut lines and of course, Tiger Woods.
McIlroy dropped to as low as a 13/2 (+650) favorite earlier this week, but his odds are currently 8/1. The top 20 players on the odds board are:
Rory McIlroy (8/1), Brooks Koepka (10/1), Jon Rahm (14/1), Dustin Johnson (16/1), Tiger Woods (18/1), Justin Rose (20/1), Francesco Molinari (25/1), Tommy Fleetwood (25/1), Xander Schauffele (25/1), Adam Scott (28/1), Henrik Stenson (28/1), Justin Thomas (28/1), Patrick Cantlay (28/1), Rickie Fowler (28/1), Bryson DeChambeau (33/1), Hideki Matsuyama (33/1), Jason Day (33/1), Jordan Spieth (33/1), Matt Kuchar (33/1), Louis Oosthuizen (40/1), Matt Wallace (40/1), Paul Casey (40/1).
Prop bets
Will there be a fist-time champion?
Yes -240
No +190
Age of champion
Over 29.5
Under 29.5
Will the 54-hole leader go on to win the Open?
Yes +100
No -130
Length of final shot (feet)
Over 4.5
Under 4.5
Will the flagstick be left in for final putt?
Yes +1000
No -2500
Headwear worn by champion
Hat/Cap -2000
Visor +1000
No headwear +2500
Who will the champion hug first?
Wife/Girlfriend +150
Child +250
Wife/Girlfriend holding Child +300
Parent +650
No hug +800
Will any player shoot all four rounds in the 60s?
Yes +700
No -1200
Will any player beat the course record of 61
Yes +2500
No -10000
Highest 18-hole score
Over 83.5
Under 83.5
Lowest 18-hole score
Over 63.5
Under 63.5
Most strokes recorded on any hole
Over 8.5
Under 8.5
Total players to finish under par
Over 29.5
Under 29.5
Cut line (strokes)
Over 144.5
Under 144.5
Winning score (strokes)
Over 274.5
Under 274.5
Will there be a hole-in-one?
Yes -135
No +105
Will there be an Albatross?
Yes +1600
No -4000
Will Tiger Woods make the cut?
Yes -325
No +250
Tiger Woods total bogeys or worse
Over 10.5
Under 10.5
