Can I bet on british open without Tiger Woods?

Question

I shall place a bet on british open 2011 golf tournament. I want to ignore Tiger Woods this time. Will it be possible to place bet on british open without Tiger Woods?

Answer 1

As Tiger Woods has been such a dominant force in world golf, the odds on him to win tournaments have been invariably very short. Just like bookmakers do with horse racing, you can basically have a bet on the British Open without the favourite, which looks like being Tiger Woods, despite having a tough year by his standards.

The betting without Tiger Woods means that you can basically take him out of the equation when it comes to the finals scores. So for example, if you have a bet on Lee Westwood to win in this market and ends up finsihing second behind Tiger Woods, your bet would be a winner.