It does not surprise anyone that Tiger Woods is the Favorite at Augusta National this week now that he is back from his knee injury. With 14 majors victories under his belt, Tiger Woods is listed at +160 odds and the 2009 Masters Golf Tournament Odds Favorite at online sportsbook BetUS.com. This will be the 15th appearance for Woods in the Masters.
“I wanted to feel the rush again on the back nine,” stated Tiger Woods. “There was a lot of uncertainty over the months upon months of rehab, and it felt great to hit shots in those conditions again. There are no problems with my knee. I know what I can do.”
Woods holds the Masters Golf Tournament record for aggregate score (270) which Tiger shot in 1997 when he finished –18 and took his first of four green jackets. Woods also set another record that year at August with his margin of victory of 12 strokes in 1997, becoming the youngest Masters winner and the first winner of Asian-American or African-American descent. Woods set a total of twenty Masters records and tied 6 others and went on to win three PGA Tour events that year and was named the PGA Player of the Year, the first golfer to win the award the year following his rookie season.
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“I’ve been announced as the Masters champion a few times, and every time it’s goosebump stuff, just an absolutely incredible feeling,” stated Trevor Immelman. “You know, I’m sure it’s going to happen again.”
While he thinks he has a shot at winning, the 2008 Masters Golf Tournament defending champion Trevor Immelman cannot get any respect from the odds makers this year. BetUS.com has Trevor Immelman listed as a +6500 long shot to win the tournament outright. Those looking to back Immelman will receive a huge pay day since every $100 bet will yield $6,500 should the defending champion pull it off again.
“It’s fantastic for me to have been the second South African to have won,” stated Trevor Immelman. “And hopefully that breaks the seal and gets some more of the guys out here. It’s a tournament that creates a lot of excitement in South Africa.” South African Gary Player was the first non-American player to win the Masters Golf Tournament in 1961.
BetUS.com have posted their 2009 Masters Golf Tournament Odds:
Aaron Baddeley +12500
Adam Scott +7000
Alvaro Quiros +15000
Andres Romero +9000
Angel Cabrera +12500
Anthony Kim +3500
Ben Crenshaw +150000
Ben Curtis +17500
Bernhard Langer +25000
Billy Mayfair +45000
Boo Weekley +12500
Brandt Snedeker +12500
Briny Baird +25000
Bubba Watson +20000
Camilo Villegas +4500
Carl Pettersson +20000
Chad Campbell +10000
Chez Reavie +45000
Craig Stadler +200000
D.J. Trahan +15000
Danny Lee +20000
Drew Kittleson +75000
Dudley Hart +35000
Dustin Johnson +15000
Ernie Els +3500
Fred Couples +5500
Fuzzy Zoeller +200000
Gary Player +1000000
Geoff Ogilvy +1600
Graeme Mcdowell +12500
Greg Norman +20000
Henrik Stenson +4000
Hunter Mahan +7500
Ian Poulter +9000
Ian Woosnam +100000
Jack Newman +75000
Jeev Milkha Singh +12500
Jim Furyk +6000
John Merrick +25000
Jose Maria Olazabal +25000
Justin Leonard +8000
Justin Rose +6000
K J Choi +8000
Ken Duke +40000
Kenny Perry +7000
Kevin Sutherland +20000
Larry Mize +150000
Lee Westwood +5000
Lin-Weng Tang +75000
Louis Oosthuizen +17500
Luke Donald +6500
Mark O'Meara +50000
Martin Kaymer +12500
Matthew Goggin +15000
Michael Campbell +40000
Miguel Angel Jimenez +12500
Mike Weir +4500
Nick Watney +3500
Oliver Wilson +12500
Padraig Harrington +1600
Pat Perez +12500
Paul Casey +2500
Phil Mickelson +650
Prayad Marksaeng +40000
Raymond Floyd +500000
Reinier Saxton +100000
Retief Goosen +2500
Richard Sterne +20000
Robert Allenby +10000
Robert Karlsson +5000
Rocco Mediate +20000
Rory McIlroy +2500
Rory Sabbatini +10000
Ross Fisher +12500
Ryo Ishikawa +40000
Ryuji Imada +12500
Sandy Lyle +250000
Sean O'Hair +5000
Sergio Garcia +3000
Shingo Katayama +50000
Soren Hansen +20000
Soren Kjeldsen +20000
Stephen Ames +15000
Steve Flesch +20000
Steve Stricker +7500
Steve Wilson +100000
Stewart Cink +6500
Stuart Appleby +8000
Tiger Woods +190
Tim Clark +9000
Todd Hamilton +50000
Tom Watson +80000
Trevor Immelman +6500
Vijay Singh +5500
Yong Eun Yang +25000
Zach Johnson +3000
