British Open Odds 2014: Examining Best and Worst Selections in Royal Liverpool

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Published: July 15, 2014

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Even though it never went away, the PGA Tour steps back into the spotlight with the 2014 British Open starting on Thursday from Royal Liverpool Golf Club.

It's a deep, loaded field led by the unofficial return of Tiger Woods and defending champion Phil Mickelson. 

Even though Tiger technically came back three weeks ago at the Quicken Loans National, everyone knew that was a way for him to get his feet wet. The 38-year-old missed the cut after shooting 74 and 75 in the first two rounds. 

Tiger will garner more attention this weekend because of how big the British Open is, not to mention this is his first Grand Slam event of the year after missing the Masters and U.S. Open due to back surgery. 

Before we make official predictions, the odds to win the 2014 British Open have been released. We've got a look at the top contenders, as well as the best and most puzzling decisions from the oddsmakers. 



Full odds can be found at OddsShark.com and are current through 4 p.m. ET on July 15

 

Overrated: Tiger Woods (14/1)



It's almost too easy to say that Tiger is overrated based on odds at this point in his career. He hasn't won a Grand Slam event since the 2008 U.S. Open, so we have six years of evidence suggesting that a win won't happen at Royal Liverpool.

According to ESPN Stats & Info, Tiger hasn't been very consistent in his last nine majors with the exception of the 2013 British Open:



Aside from the name, there's nothing in Tiger's recent history to suggest that he should be tied with Justin Rose for the third-best odds at the Open. He has played six rounds under par this season, half of them coming in the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge that took place in December. 

Until Tiger proves he's physically and mentally capable of staying in a Grand Slam tournament for all ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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