British Open Odds 2014: Vegas Projections for Top Stars in This Year’s Field

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Published: July 14, 2014

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Tiger Woods is back just in time for the 2014 British Open, which has thrown the odds department for a loop.

As if the current crop of the sport's best were not confusing enough, especially after Martin Kaymer's absolute dissection of the field at the U.S. Open—he was 40-1 odds to win it, per Odds Shark—Woods' return from injury makes for a doomsday scenario for bettors.

What Woods' name does do, though, is breathe life back into a hopeless sport that was floundering in his absence. Regardless of how he performs, ratings skyrocket, which is nothing but a good thing in order to get more eyeballs on the sport and its next generation of stars.

As Golf.com notes, Woods' absence left a recent major is disarray:



But we're here for odds, and Woods is right in the thick of things, at least in the minds of oddsmakers. Let's find out why, plus look at a few other top names.

 

Top 2014 British Open Odds



Note: Odds courtesy of Vegas Insider, which contains odds for the entire field.

 

Top Names

Jordan Spieth 30-1



It has been quite the year for 20-year-old Jordan Spieth, who enters the 2014 British Open a few days out from his birthday and with the ammunition and experience to take down the field.

Last year at Muirfield was Spieth's first taste of the event and his debut round of 69 raised more than a few eyebrows around the globe. A hot start, to be sure, but Spieth eventually succumbed to the course and wound up tied for 44th place.



Since, Spieth has been on a tear and cracked the top 10, with only Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlroy having accomplished the feat faster. He played in the final group at the Masters this year and also shared the 54-hole at The Players Championship.

Even Spieth admits how far he has come in just one year, as captur...
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