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Tiger Woods is the player to beat when the 2007 British Open tees off from Carnoustie Golf Club in Scotland on Thursday. Installed a 2/1 favorite by oddsmakers at sportsbook.com, Woods is seeking his third consecutive Open Championship. Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson should be strong challengers to Woods streak both with 8/1 odds.

Carnoustie, possibly the most difficult venue in golf, last hosted The Open Championship in 1999, the tournament best remembered for Frenchman Jean Van de Velde’s epic collapse. He only needed a double bogey in order to win but triple bogeyed forcing a playoff with Paul Lawrie and 1997 champion Justin Leonard. Lawrie won the playoff and the championship. Woods finished seventh in that event.

It was one year ago when Woods won at Hoylake, an emotional win being his first major championship following the death of his father Earl. Family takes center stage again this year as it will be Woods’ first major entry since the birth of his daughter Sam Alexis. Woods has only played once since his her birth.

Challenger Phil Mickelson, never a contender in the Open, seems to be in good form and is expected to play well following his playoff loss at Loch Lomond last week. Several players from the PGA Tour competed at Loch Lomond in order to prepare for this week’s Open Championship.

 Odds to win "The Open Championship(The British Open)

  Aaron Baddeley 60-1

  Adam Scott 30-1

   Angel Cabrera 30-1 

  Ben Curtis 125-1

   Carl Pettersson 100-1

   Chad Campbell 125-1 

  Charles Howell III 125-1

   Chris DiMarco 75-1

   Colin Montgomerie 25-1 

  Darren Clarke 75-1

   David Howell 100-1

   David Toms 50-1

   Davis Love III 125-1

   Ernie Els 8-1 

  Geoff Ogilvy 40-1 

  Henrik Stenson 40-1

   Ian Poulter 60-1

   Jim Furyk 15-1 

  John Daly 75-1

   Jose Maria Olazabal 75-1

   Justin Rose 25-1  

   KJ Choi 25-1

   Lee Westwood 60-1

   Luke Donald 25-1

   Michael Campbell 50-1

   Miguel Angel Jimenez 50-1

   Mike Weir 75-1 

  Nick OHern 100-1 

Niclas Fasth 25-1

   Padraig Harrington 25-1

   Paul Casey 30-1 

  Phil Mickelson 8-1

   Retief Goosen 30-1

   Robert Allenby 50-1

   Rod Pampling 100-1

   Rory Sabbatini 60-1

   Scott Verplank 60-1

   Sean OHair 40-1

   Sergio Garcia 30-1

   Stephen Ames 75-1

   Steve Stricker 75-1

   Stewart Cink 75-1

   Stuart Appleby 60-1

   Thomas Bjorn 75-1

   Tiger Woods 2-1

   Trevor Immelman 60-1

   Vijay Singh 20-1 

  Zach Johnson 75-1

   zx Field (Any Other Golfers) 7-2 

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