2008 British Open
payouts "not so bad" for bookies and punters
The
2008 British Open is behind us, Padraig Harrington was the
winner and it's time for the bettors to check the payouts on the
golf championship. According to both the bookmakers and the
punters, the 2008 British Open payouts are "not so bad". The
odds makers are happy that neither Sergio Garcia, nor Phil
Mickelson won the Open. Both were favourite to win with the
bookies and both of them saw heavy action before the start of
the Open Championship. If you have taken the odds offered by
Sportingbet, the payouts on the British Open winner Padraig
Harrington are 20/1 before the start and just 3/1 before the
final round. Meanwhile Sergio Garcia was offered payouts of as
low as 10/1 before the start of the championship and Mickelson
was at 16/1 with the British bookmakers.
The second straight victory by
Harrington also caught the bookies off-guard once again. Padraig
Harrington was 22/1 last year to win the British Open at
Bet
365, far away from favourite Tiger Woods at 11/5. But
Harrington's victory today is also good for the bookmakers -
they hate to see a favourite win. Meanwhile plenty of punters
still took the 2008 British Open winner before the first tee-off
and are now enjoying the hefty payouts. The 20/1 payout on
Harrington is nothing to frown upon, probably the best payout
punters have enjoyed since the Super Bowl. Let's just say that
bookies and punters split the pie on this one.
Published on
07/20/2008
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