a win at The Players<\/a>, and seven top-10s in eight events entered) launched him to the top.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWoods’ current 14\/1 line implies odds of 6.67 percent. A $100 bet and a Tiger victory nets $1,400.<\/p>\n
Masters Longshots<\/b><\/h2>\n
The 2019 Masters was set to be the smallest field since only 86 players teed it up at Augusta National in 1997 \u2013 the year Woods won his first green jacket in dramatic fashion by shooting a record -18, and 12 shots clear of runner-up Tom Kite.<\/p>\n
The field expanded to 87 following Corey Conners’ unlikely win yesterday at the Valero Texas Open. After Monday qualifying for the event, the Canadian went on to shoot -20, claim his first PGA Tour victory, and secure an invitation to the Masters.<\/strong><\/p>\nLas Vegas has him at 250\/1 to win in back-to-back weeks. A $100 bet and a Conners victory returns $25,100.<\/p>\n
Former Masters winners receive lifetime exemptions into the tournament. Those playing this week include two-time winner Bubba Watson (25\/1), three-time winner Phil Mickelson (40\/1), Sergio Garcia (60\/1), and Jordan Spieth (16\/1).<\/p>\n
The SuperBook said it cut Spieth’s line from 20\/1 after someone risked $6,000 on the struggling 25-year-old former No. 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The 2019 Masters tees off at Augusta National on Thursday, and as the major week begins, Las Vegas oddsmakers have Rory McIlroy the favorite to win the green jacket. The Westgate SuperBook has McIlroy at just 7\/1 to win the Masters and complete the career grand slam. The four-time major winner’s best performance at Augusta […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":102321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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