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Rory McIlroy the favourite in betting for this weeks Shanghai Masters

A galaxy of golfing stars line up for the Shanghai Masters this week as they chase a $2 million winning cheque. This prizemoney is the biggest in world golf, despite the fact the Shanghai Masters is not affiliated with any tour. Unsurprisingly given the prizemoney on offer, a number of Major winners are lining up for the Shanghai Masters, including Rory McIlroy, K-J Choi, Keegan Bradley and Padraig Harrington. McIlroy heads the betting with StanJames.com at odds of 9/2, with Lee Westwood coming next at 11/2.

McIlroy has been in the news over the past week for splitting up from his management team, but from a golf point of view he doesn’t strike us as being the most solid of favourites. True, McIlroy has had nine top ten finishes this year including a spectacular success in the US Open, but he’s still also got a habit of playing some inexplicably bad golf from time to time. Witness McIlroy’s final round in the Masters in April, as well as his dropping from first to third in the final round at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf last week.

Westwood is a far more experienced golfer than McIlroy at the top level despite never having won a Major. He is consistent, and he has a good record in Asia too, having won three tournaments from only three appearances. Of the other players at the Shanghai Masters, one who appeals is KJ Choi. The Korean is in good form at the moment, having finished third in the Tour Championship on the PGA Tour in September and winning the CJ Invitational last week in Korea.

Choi is available at 11/1 with StanJames.com, while another player who could do well at a big price is Padriag Harrington. The Northern Irish golfer has not been at his best so far this year, but he has shown signs of returning to form of late, including on his last two starts on the European Tour in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (finished 8th) and the Portugal Masters (16th).

Latest Shanghai Masters Betting

9/2 Rory McIlroy
11/2 Lee Westwood
12/1 Charl Schwartzel
16/1 Geoff Ogilvy
16/1 Hunter Mahan
18/1 Keegan Bradley
18/1 Louis Oosthuizen
20/1 bar

Odds supplied by Stan James.

Posted: Wednesday, 26th October 2011
Author: Russell Lloyd
Tags: shanghai masters, rory mcilroy, lee westwood, stan james,

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