With Tiger Woods out injured, Rory McIlroy will be the star attraction at Royal St George's for the 140th Open Championship and bookmakers have already compiled odds for Rory McIlroy Betting Specials. Sky Bet bookmakers have the US Open champion as their clear favourite to win the Claret Jug on Sunday at 7/1 in the betting and there are a host of other markets to take advantage of.
McIlroy didn't play golf for ten days after his first ever major win at the US Open last month, a decision that has attracted criticism from some quarters. There is a concern that the lack of match practise could have an effect on his game this week, although the Northern Irishman is a huge 1/25 to make the cut this week.
The 22-year-old opens his tournament on Thursday with old hand Ernie Els and the up and coming Rickie Fowler, and SkyBet go 9/1 that Rory McIlroy misses the cut come Friday evening. That is no surprise when you consider that he has only missed one cut this season, at the Wells Fargo Championship in week 18.
McIlroy will have to deal with a huge amount of pressure as he bids to become the youngest British Open winner since 1893 and there are some tempting betting markets on offer for him to rise to the occasion this week. SkyBet.com offer 66/1 that McIlroy hits a hole in one and a massive 125/1 for him to match Paul Lawrie's 1999 British Open feat of hitting an albatross.
It has been a remarkable turnaround for the world number four after his final day meltdown at the US Masters just a few months ago. He had been leading going into the final round but crashed on the last day as he laboured round in 80 and he will be hoping to avoid anymore double bogey misery - 100/1 that he doesn't make a bogey at Royal St George's and 7/4 that he manages a bogey free round.
The way McIlroy recomposed himself to storm to victory at the US Open says much for him and it was the convincing manner of victory that impressed most as he won by eight shots from Jason Day. Sky Bet offer 16/1 that he wins the Open Championship by five or more shots again this week as he looks to improve on last year's British Open effort.
McIlroy finished third at St Andrew's last year and has now finished in the top 15 in his last four major appearances, and the bookmakers certainly fancy he will be right in the mix again at Royal St George's come Sunday. He is 3/1 to be in the final pairing in round four, and it is worth remembering that he could take some catching as he was quick out of the blocks last year after a record equalling opening round of 63.
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1/25 Make Cut
7/4 Any Bogey Free Round
7/4 Makes An Eagle
3/1 In Final Pairing In Round 4
9/1 Miss Cut
10/1 Makes a 2 in all 4 days
16/1 Win by 5+ shots
25/1 Lead or joint lead all 4 days and win
66/1 Makes a hole in one
66/1 Makes an eagle all 4 days
66/1 Win by 10+ shots
100/1 Bogey free event
125/1 Make an albatross
Odds supplied by SkyBet.com bookmakers, who provide a variety of betting markets for the Open Championship at Royal St George's.
Posted: Monday, 11th July 2011
Author: Chris James
Tags: british open, rory mcilroy, open championship, albatross, skybet,
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