Coral bookmakers today laid a bet of £2000 at 12/1 against Lee Westwood winning The Open and cut him into 10/1 to win his first major at Royal St Georges in July.
The Ryder Cup star has yet to win one of the big four tournaments but has come close on a number of occasions.
“Westwood’s first major win is surely only a matter of time, and with a fourth, third and then a second place finish last year, our punter obviously feels the Open this year could be his stage,” Coral spokesman Gary Burton told betrescue.com
Tiger Woods remains the clear 5-1 favourite with Coral, despite withdrawing from the US Open next week.
**TO WIN THE OPEN – Coral.co.uk prices (Royal St Georges, 14th July-17th July)
5-1 Tiger Woods, 10-1 (from 12-1) Lee Westwood, 14-1 Rory McIlroy, 16-1 Luke Donald, Martin Kaymer, 25-1 Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose, 28-1 Paul Casey, Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowall, 33-1 Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia, Dustin Johnson, Ian Poulter, Charl Schwartzel, 40-1 Retief Goosen, Geoff Ogilvy, Adam Scott, Steve Stricker, 50-1 Bar
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