US Masters Golf Betting
The US Masters, also know as the Masters Tournament or simply The Masters, is the first golf major of the year. Held annually at the Augusta National Country Club in Georgia, the US Masters sees 93 of the world’s top golfers from the PGA Tour, European Tour and Japan Tour play four rounds of golf in pursuit of the coveted green jacket.
As the first major golfing event of the year, the US Masters sets golf betting markets in motion, with punters looking to transform their golf expertise into winning bets. With the smallest field of any major, the US Masters provides punters with numerous opportunities to place considered bets on 3 balls, match-ups in the field and other relevant aspects of tournament play.
2008 US Masters Betting Preview
From the 10th of April 2008, 93 of the world’s top golfers will gather at the Augusta National Golf Course in Georgia to contest the year’s first major – the 2008 US Masters Championship. This tournament is a major betting highlight every year, with punters given the opportunity to bet on a wide selection of form amateur and professional golfers.
The undisputed favourite to take the coveted Green Jacket at this year’s US Masters is world number one Tiger Woods. With four Masters titles already to his credit, Woods will be looking to edge closer to the record of six US Masters titles held by golfing legend Jack Nicklaus.
With Tiger Woods priced as 11/10 favourite to claim the 2008 US Masters, golfing experts are predicting that the American is destined to make history in 2008 by becoming the first ever player to claim a grand slam of majors in a single season.
Based on current form, only a handful of players look capable of challenging Tiger Woods for the 2008 US Masters title. Compatriot Phil Mickelson is best priced to rain on Woods’ grand slam parade, at US Masters odds of 10/1 with Paddy Power.
With Mickelson putting in a dreadful performance at the 2008 Houston Open, many punters will be backing Australian Geoff Ogilvy in the betting markets. Ogilvy is currently on top of his game, having won the 2008 WGC-CA Championships and finishing tied for second place at the Houston Open. Ladbrokes have Geoff Ogilvy priced at 20/1 to win his third major.
Bet365 is offering some tempting prices on the strong South African contingent of players at the 2008 US Masters, with Ernie Els priced at 28/1 to claim his first major in several years, and Retief Goosen priced at 30/1 to add the 2008 US Masters to his US Open titles.
With Woods such a strong favourite to win at the 2008 US Masters, many punters will be exploring alternative betting markets for the event. Tournament match ups offer golf fans an excellent opportunity to bet on match ups between two players, such as the one between Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia, which sees Donald priced as 6/5 favourite to outplay 10/11 priced Garcia.
Golf experts who wish to back their knowledge of conditions at the Augusta National Golf Course can bet on the lowest round score for the tournament with BlueSQ. BLUESQ are offering odds of 2/1 on the lowest round of the tournament falling below 66, with an offer of 9/4 on all bets predicting a lowest round score over 67.
Useful US Masters Golf Resources
US Masters - Wikipedia
Official US Masters Site