{"id":196421,"date":"2021-12-26T08:24:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T16:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=196421"},"modified":"2021-12-26T10:55:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T18:55:41","slug":"tiger-woods-at-9-1-to-win-major-2022-odds-too-short-for-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/tiger-woods-at-9-1-to-win-major-2022-odds-too-short-for-most\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods at 9\/1 to Win Major in 2022, Odds Far Too Short for Most Golf Bettors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tiger Woods hasn’t won a professional golf tournament in more than two years. But since he’s consistently the most-bet golfer on the PGA Tour whenever he tees it up, oddsmakers are playing it safe when it comes to the 45-year-old’s chances of winning his 16th major championship in 2022.<\/p>\n

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Charlie and Tiger Woods compete at the 2021 PNC Championship in December in Orlando, Fl. Despite not having competed in a sanctioned PGA Tour event in more than a year, Woods is at just 9\/1 to win a major in 2022. (Image: AP<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DraftKings recently opened a futures market on whether a certain player will win at least one of golf’s four majors in 2022. World No. 1 John Rahm leads the way at +185, which implies a 35 percent chance of the Spaniard winning the Masters, PGA Championship, US Open, or Open Championship next year.<\/p>\n

Rory McIlroy and Colin Morikawa are next at 3\/1 (+300). Then it’s Justin Thomas (+330), Dustin Johnson (+350), and Jordan Spieth (+380). Rivals turned acquaintances Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau are each at 4\/1.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As for Woods, who won his last major in April of 2019 at the Masters, DraftKings has the game’s all-time best at 9\/1.<\/p>\n

Unattractive Line<\/b><\/h2>\n

For most golf bettors, the 9\/1 line on Tiger Woods won’t result in a wager. Tiger appears nowhere close to returning to competitive golf. The substantial injuries from his February 2021 crash that nearly ended his life<\/a> are still a major concern.<\/p>\n

During last week’s father\/son PNC Championship, Woods labored throughout the rounds with his son, Charlie. The 12-year-old largely carried around his father on their way to a second-place finish behind John Daly and his son, John II.<\/p>\n

Daly, the 1991 PGA and 1995 Open Championship winner, is one of Tiger’s believers.<\/p>\n

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I think Tiger is going to be fine. He looked good,”<\/strong> Daly said of Woods following the PNC. “He’ll be back. I could see it in his eyes.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Not everyone agrees.<\/p>\n

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These are horrible odds.<\/p>\n

— Teddy Hawley (@teddyhawley) December 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n