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The 2019 Open Championship: PGA Golf Betting Picks & Analysis

By Chris Aliperto

PGA Golf: PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JULY 02: The 530 yards par 5, 12th hole 'Dhu Varren' on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush Golf Club the venue for The Open Championship 2019 on July 2, 2018 in Portrush, Northern Ireland. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
PGA Golf: PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JULY 02: The 530 yards par 5, 12th hole 'Dhu Varren' on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush Golf Club the venue for The Open Championship 2019 on July 2, 2018 in Portrush, Northern Ireland. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images) /
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PGA Golf: PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA – MARCH 15: Tiger Woods of the United States reacts after a quadruple bogey on the 17th hole during the second round of The PLAYERS Championship on The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 15, 2019 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /

PGA Golf: Worst Bets – The 2019 Open Championship

Tiger Woods – (12/1)

Lets start by saying Tiger Woods never gets fair odds, and in my opinion, if people continue to bet him no matter what the venue or the odds, it will never change. I get that, but by the same token, is betting on Tiger at the Open Championship at 12/1 a good bet? I don’t think so.

Yes he won the Masters, but that was now three months ago, and he has only played in three PGA Golf events since.

Woods is still the greatest golfer of all time in my opinion, and he will always be the reason I love the PGA Tour as I do to this day.

But let’s be real here. Tiger has been idle since the U.S. Open where he T-21, and we certainly remember the missed cut in his next action at the PGA Championship at Bethpage. Woods has not won The Open since 2006, and with his current form in question, I think I need about 20/1.

This might be one to watch during live betting if you think Tiger can get it done, as that number may get close to 20 after tee off.

Sergio Garcia – (40/1)

Garcia is a lot like Woods when it comes to odds. Both will get more credit than they currently deserve, and people will still bet them.

Sergio has been struggling for the most part since he missed the cut at the Masters, and if you couple the fact that his recent form is not great, with the fact that he just usually struggles at major championships, even 40/1 is a bit high.

Garcia also missed the cut at the PGA Championship and the RBC Canadian Open prior to his T-52 at the U.S. Open, where he at least made the weekend. He then played the BMW International Open as a tune-up to the Andalucia Masters which is hosted by his foundation, and missed the cut there as well.

He did bounce back with a solo seventh at his hosted event, but with four missed cuts in his last seven events, Garcia would need to be about 75/1 to even garner my consideration.

Phil Mickelson – (50/1)

Same story here with Mickelson. Phil did not even make the cut at the last two cupcake events he played in the Travelers Championship and the 3M Open, and it is clear that while his “Phireside with Phil” bit is a hit, his golf game is all-around poor right now. Mickelson has not been in form since his win at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and he has been especially bad since the Masters.

Mickelson has missed four cuts in his last six events, and his best finish in that span happened to be a tie with Garcia there in 52nd place at Pebble Beach for the U.S. Open. I think the fact that he won the Open back in 2013, and his name recognition alone makes casual bettors think 50/1 looks like good value for a guy like Mickelson, but I wouldn’t even consider him at 100/1 right now.

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