Tiger Woods is back! His comeback has come full circle and on Sunday he won his fifth green jacket at the Masters with a Sunday come-from-behind victory. Sports bettors have regularly wagered on Tiger even during his struggles, and it paid off in a big way this weekend.
Tiger Woods installed as 2019 PGA Championship favorite
Sportsbooks are about to take in a whole lot of cash.
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This marked Tiger’s first Masters win since 2005, and his first major victory since the 2008 U.S. Open. Now that he has taken home the first major of the year, odds have improved considerably for him to take home the next major of the year — the 2019 PGA Championship.
The Westgate SuperBook opened with Tiger installed as the 8/1 favorite. Masters runner-up Dustin Johnson follows at 10/1, and then Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas at 12/1. Fellow Masters runner-up Brooks Koepka is installed at 14/1 while the third runner-up Xander Schauffele is 25/1.
Money is going to be heavy on Tiger for the PGA Championship, but the location of this year’s tournament in particular is likely to result in even more money on him. Bethpage State Park’s Black Course will host the event, and is the site of Tiger’s 2002 U.S. Open victory. He also finished tied for sixth there at the 2009 U.S. Open.
Regardless of location, money is going to pour in on Tiger at virtually every sportsbook. His past history at Bethpage will only add to it, and it’s safe to say after this weekend’s Masters’ performance, sportsbooks will be on edge.
2019 PGA Championship odds
Golfer | Odds |
|---|---|
| Tiger WOODS | 8/1 |
| Dustin JOHNSON | 10/1 |
| Rory McILROY | 12/1 |
| Justin THOMAS | 12/1 |
| Brooks KOEPKA | 14/1 |
| Rickie FOWLER | 18/1 |
| Jon RAHM | 18/1 |
| Justin ROSE | 18/1 |
| Jason DAY | 20/1 |
| Francesco MOLINARI | 20/1 |
| Bryson DeCHAMBEAU | 25/1 |
| Jordan SPIETH | 25/1 |
| Tommy FLEETWOOD | 25/1 |
| Xander SCHAUFFELE | 25/1 |
| Tony FINAU | 30/1 |
| Hideki MATSUYAMA | 40/1 |
| Adam SCOTT | 40/1 |
| Phil MICKELSON | 40/1 |
| Patrick REED | 40/1 |
| Louis OOSTHUIZEN | 50/1 |
| Paul CASEY | 50/1 |
| Patrick CANTLAY | 50/1 |
| Matt KUCHAR | 50/1 |
| Bubba WATSON | 50/1 |
| Sergio GARCIA | 60/1 |
| Henrik STENSON | 60/1 |
| Marc LEISHMAN | 60/1 |
| Gary WOODLAND | 60/1 |
| Webb SIMPSON | 60/1 |
| Kevin KISNER | 80/1 |
| Cameron SMITH | 80/1 |
| Ian POULTER | 80/1 |
| Brandt SNEDEKER | 100/1 |
| Keegan BRADLEY | 100/1 |
| Charles HOWELL III | 100/1 |
| Branden GRACE | 100/1 |
| Thomas PIETERS | 100/1 |
| Si Woo KIM | 125/1 |
| Charley HOFFMAN | 125/1 |
| Matthew FITZPATRICK | 125/1 |
| Zach JOHNSON | 125/1 |
| Rafael CABRERA BELLO | 125/1 |
| Alex NOREN | 125/1 |
| Matt WALLACE | 125/1 |
| Sungjae IM | 125/1 |
| Cameron CHAMP | 125/1 |
| Jim FURYK | 125/1 |
| Billy HORSCHEL | 125/1 |
| Tyrrell HATTON | 125/1 |
| Haotong LI | 150/1 |
| Thorbjorn OLESEN | 150/1 |
| Justin HARDING | 150/1 |
| Corey CONNERS | 150/1 |
| Lucas BJERREGAARD | 150/1 |
| Daniel BERGER | 150/1 |
| Ryan MOORE | 150/1 |
| Charl SCHWARTZEL | 150/1 |
| Lucas GLOVER | 150/1 |
| Aaron WISE | 150/1 |
| Keith MITCHELL | 150/1 |
| J.B. HOLMES | 150/1 |
| Emiliano GRILLO | 150/1 |
| Byeong Hun AN | 150/1 |
| Luke LIST | 150/1 |
| Joaquin NIEMANN | 150/1 |
| Danny WILLETT | 150/1 |
| Martin KAYMER | 200/1 |
| Lee WESTWOOD | 200/1 |
| Jason DUFNER | 200/1 |
| Jimmy WALKER | 200/1 |
| Abraham ANCER | 200/1 |
| Beau HOSSLER | 200/1 |
| Russell HENLEY | 200/1 |
| Shane LOWRY | 200/1 |
| Jhonattan VEGAS | 200/1 |
| Kyle STANLEY | 200/1 |
| Eddie PEPPERELL | 200/1 |
| Adam HADWIN | 200/1 |
| Graeme McDOWELL | 200/1 |
| Kevin NA | 200/1 |
| Kiradech APHIBARNRAT | 250/1 |
| Chez REAVIE | 250/1 |
| Jason KOKRAK | 250/1 |
| Andrew PUTNAM | 250/1 |
| Ryan PALMER | 250/1 |
| Russell KNOX | 250/1 |
| Joost LUITEN | 250/1 |
| Brian HARMAN | 250/1 |
| Kevin TWAY | 250/1 |
| Kevin CHAPPELL | 250/1 |
| Ryan FOX | 300/1 |
| Dylan FRITTELLI | 300/1 |
| Steve STRICKER | 300/1 |
| Stewart CINK | 300/1 |
| Scott PIERCY | 300/1 |
| Danny LEE | 300/1 |
| Alexander BJORK | 500/1 |
| Padraig HARRINGTON | 500/1 |
| Ross FISHER | 500/1 |
| Brandon STONE | 500/1 |
| Michael KIM | 500/1 |
| Adam LONG | 500/1 |
| Troy MERRITT | 500/1 |
| Martin TRAINER | 500/1 |
| Tom LEWIS | 500/1 |
| Jorge CAMPILLO | 500/1 |
| Lucas HERBERT | 500/1 |
| Adrian OTAEGUI | 500/1 |
| Shaun NORRIS | 500/1 |
| Jazz JANEWATTANANOND | 500/1 |
| Shugo IMAHIRA | 500/1 |
| Satoshi KODAIRA | 500/1 |
| Y.E. YANG | 500/1 |
| Davis LOVE III | 500/1 |
| Vijay SINGH | 500/1 |
| John DALY | 1000/1 |
| Rich BEEM | 1000/1 |
| Shaun MICHEEL | 1000/1 |
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