2010 British Open Golf preview – St Andrews July 15th-18th
By Beejay on Jul 13, 2010 with Comments 0
The 2010 British Open is the third golf major of the year and the 139th Open Championship will be held from Thursday 15th July through to Sunday 18th July marking the 150th anniversary of event.
Taking place at the Old Course at St Andrews in Fife, Scotland it will be the 28th time the Open will be played at St Andrews and interestingly enough, Tiger Woods won the event the last two times the Open was played at St Andrews, in 2000 and 2005.
The World’s best golfers will descend on St Andrews on Thursday to contest the famous Claret Jug and bookmakers as usual have installed Tiger Woods favourite $6.50 to lift the title from Rory McIlroy $18.00 and Lee Westwood $19.00.
Stewart Cink defeated Tom Watson in the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry Resort in Ayrshire, Scotland after a four-hole playoff was required to decide the winner. Lee Westwood finished one shot back in third place.
2010 British Open Odds at Sportsbet
| Winner | Top 10 | Top 25 | |
| Tiger Woods | 6.50 | 1.55 | 1.22 |
| Rory Mcilroy | 18.00 | 2.60 | 1.68 |
| Lee Westwood | 19.00 | 2.70 | 1.72 |
| Phil Mickelson | 19.00 | 2.70 | 1.72 |
| Ernie Els | 19.00 | 2.70 | 1.72 |
| Padraig Harrington | 21.00 | 3.00 | 1.80 |
| Justin Rose | 26.00 | 3.50 | 1.95 |
| Graeme Mcdowell | 34.00 | 4.00 | 2.10 |
| Ian Poulter | 34.00 | 4.00 | 2.10 |
| Luke Donald | 41.00 | 4.50 | 2.30 |
| Paul Casey | 41.00 | 4.50 | 2.30 |
| Steve Stricker | 41.00 | 4.50 | 2.30 |
2010 British Open Preview – Major Chances
Lee Westwood ($19.00)
English players have links experience and Westwood is number three in the world and he was only one shot off winning this event last year. In good form and has finished in the top 25 in his last five golfing majors so could be worth a shot at the Top 25 @ $1.72.
Padraig Harrington ($21.00)
Harrington has won this event twice previously in 2007 & 2008 and his ability around links courses puts him right in the mix. His improved form of late which has produced four top 10 finishes this season put him right in this event and he could be worth a crack at a Top 10 finish @ $3.00.
Tiger Woods ($6.50)
Can’t go into a golfing major without considering Tiger Woods although his well documented problems has reduced his golf game to that of a mere mortal. He has been well down on form but has still collected two top 10 finishes in both majors this year. With multiple wins at this layout including the last two plaed, Woods has to be considered although he is very poor value if you plan to back the world number one.
A Top 10 finish @ $1.55 is the only bet we would consider but even that price is way unders and best avoided.
Justin Rose ($26.00)
In-form golfer and another Englishman who is very well suited here with his game and especially the way he’s been playing of late with multiple PGA Tour wins. Has finished top 10 here three times since 1998 and at the Each Way Top 6 @ $26.00 he could give a big site.
Ernie Els ($19.00)
The Big Easy has had a much improved year in 2010 and his last four years at the British Open has produced an 8th, 7th, 3rd & 4th place finish which suggests he is going to be one of the prime movers here and in with a very good showing, especially for the Top 10 @ $2.70 to finish in the first ten placings.
Phil Mickelson ($19.00)
Mickelson always performs at the big Majors but his record at the British Open is not particularly good for a player of his ability, however he is one of those golfers you can never ignore as his class takes him a long way. Maybe the best option for Mickleson is a shot at the Top 25 @ 1.72.
Steve Stricker
Currently one of the hottest golfers on the tour and he finished top 10 at the 2007 & 2008 Open Championships which give him very good claims. Also ranked number four in the world to show his ability and he could be well worth an an investment to finish in the Top 10 @ $4.50 for an interest.
2010 British Open roughies
Justin Leonard ($151.00)
Regularly performs well at this event and Top 25 @ $5.50 could provide a run for your money.
Top 10 Ranked Players in the World
Average Points Total Points # Events 1 Tiger Woods USA 10.18 407.04 40 2 Phil Mickelson USA 9.47 407.26 43 3 Lee Westwood ENG 8.09 412.44 51 4 Steve Stricker USA 7.55 317.13 42 5 Jim Furyk USA 6.72 309.22 46 6 Ernie Els SAF 5.88 335.07 57 7 Luke Donald ENG 5.45 239.99 44 8 Ian Poulter ENG 5.45 256.28 47 9 Rory McIlroy NIR 5.33 293.26 55 10 Paul Casey ENG 5.09 223.89 44
British Open Recent History
2009 British Open Stewart Cink United States 278 66-72-71-69 Tom Watson United States 278 65-70-71-72 Lee Westwood England 279 68-70-70-71 Chris Wood England 279 70-70-72-67 Luke Donald England 280 71-72-70-67 Mathew Goggin Australia 280 66-72-69-73 Retief Goosen South Africa 280 67-70-71-72 Thomas Aiken South Africa 281 71-72-69-69 Ernie Els South Africa 281 69-72-72-68 Søren Hansen Denmark 281 68-72-74-67 Richard S. Johnson Sweden 281 70-72-69-70 Justin Leonard United States 281 70-70-73-68 2008 British Open Pádraig Harrington Ireland 283 74-68-72-69 Ian Poulter England 287 72-71-75-69 Greg Norman Australia 289 70-70-72-77 Henrik Stenson Sweden 289 76-72-70-71 Jim Furyk United States 290 71-71-77-71 Chris Wood (a) England 290 75-70-73-72 Robert Allenby Australia 292 69-73-76-74 Stephen Ames T&T & Canada 292 73-70-78-71 Paul Casey England 292 78-71-73-70 Ben Curtis United States 292 78-69-70-75 Ernie Els South Africa 292 80-69-74-69 David Howell England 292 76-71-78-67 Robert Karlsson Sweden 292 75-73-75-69 Anthony Kim United States 292 72-74-71-75 Steve Stricker United States 292 77-71-71-73 2007 British Open Pádraig Harrington Ireland 277 69-73-68-67 Sergio García Spain 277 65-71-68-73 Andrés Romero Argentina 278 71-70-70-67 Ernie Els South Africa 279 72-70-68-69 Richard Green Australia 279 72-73-70-64 Stewart Cink United States 280 73-73-69-65 Hunter Mahan United States 280 69-73-68-70 K.J. Choi South Korea 281 69-69-72-71 Ben Curtis United States 281 72-74-70-65 Steve Stricker United States 281 71-72-64-74 Mike Weir Canada 281 71-68-72-70 2006 British Open Tiger Woods United States 270 67-65-71-67 Chris DiMarco United States 272 70-65-69-68 Ernie Els South Africa 275 68-65-71-71 Jim Furyk United States 276 68-71-66-71 Sergio García Spain 277 68-71-65-73 Hideto Tanihara Japan 277 72-68-66-71 Ángel Cabrera Argentina 278 71-68-66-73 Carl Pettersson Sweden 279 68-72-70-69 Andres Romero Argentina 279 70-70-68-71 Adam Scott Australia 279 68-69-70-72 2005 British Open Tiger Woods United States 274 66-67-71-70 Colin Montgomerie Scotland 279 71-66-70-72 Fred Couples United States 280 68-71-73-68 José María Olazábal Spain 280 68-70-68-74 Michael Campbell New Zealand 281 69-72-68-72 Sergio García Spain 281 70-69-69-73 Retief Goosen South Africa 281 68-73-66-74 Bernhard Langer Germany 281 71-69-70-71 Geoff Ogilvy Australia 281 71-74-67-69 Vijay Singh Fiji 281 69-69-71-72
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