Big bet on Tiger Woods

Here's the latest from the bookmakers on Tiger Woods. Punters are willing to gamble, as we suggest they should, on a remarkable Tiger comeback.

Maybe the bet was an insurance premium by the folks at sportsbet who've agreed to refund all bets if Tiger wins.

$80,000 BET AS PUNTERS GO TIGER CRAZY

One punter is very confident Tiger Woods will return to golf at the US Masters in top form after backing him to collect nearly $500,000 at Sportingbet Australia.

The punter had $80,000 on Woods at $6.00 and Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said punters were backing Woods heavily in the 24 hours before tee off for the Masters.

“Tiger had been a little easy but punters have really stepped into him now with the bet of $400,000 to $80,000 joined by plenty of other bets including one of $10,000 and another of $7000 at $5.50” Sullivan said.

“Tiger had drifted from $4.50 out to $6.00 but within minutes of posting the $6.00, the punters absolutely smashed us.”

“Tiger’s involvement in the tournament has seen turnover on the golf go through the roof after we had seen a notable absence while he was away from the game.”

Sullivan said Woods had to respected but after nearly six months away from competitive golf, he was happy to take the big bets on fourteen time major winner.

“Tiger has achieved many things that no one else has ever been able to do but this is a huge ask and I am keen to take him on,” he said.

“The flip side of that is this is the most backable price Tiger has been for years, he was $3.00 for the Masters last year so $6.00 is big odds for the greatest golfer of all time.”

2010 US MASTERS
Sportingbet Australia Market
Tiger Woods 5.00
Ernie Els 12.00
Phil Mickelson 12.00
Padraig Harrington 17.00
Retief Goosen 23.00
Steve Stricker 23.00
Lee Westwood 23.00
Paul Casey 26.00
Jim Furyk 34.00
Geoff Ogilvy 34.00
Ian Poulter 34.00
Camilo Villegas 34.00
Dustin Johnson 41.00
Martin Kaymer 41.00
Anthony Kim 41.00
Hunter Mahan 41.00
Rory McIlroy 41.00
Nick Watney 41.00
Angel Cabrera 51.00
Sergio Garcia 51.00
Sean OHair 51.00
Vijay Singh 51.00
Henrik Stenson 51.00
Charl Schwartzel 51.00
Others 67.00 Plus