PGA odds: How Tiger Woods' odds have moved for the 2022 Masters
When reports emerged that Tiger Woods was healthy enough to play in The Masters this week, bettors started putting down money on him making an encore performance of his play at Augusta in 2019.
As a result, Woods' betting odds shortened drastically throughout the week at FOX Bet. Let's dive into how Tiger's outright odds shifted.
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This week, the odds of Big Cat winning his sixth green jacket moved several times. FOX Bet opened Tiger's odds to win it all at +10000, which then moved to +8000, next to +6600, and then all the way down to +4500 briefly on Wednesday. The number finally settled at +6000 (bet $10 to win $610) before the start of the event Thursday.
Jeff Stoneback, director of trading for BetMGM, said things were pretty quiet regarding Woods earlier in the week.
Then Woods, who had multiple surgeries after a car crash in February 2021, started to catch the fancy of the betting public as the week went on.
"They are going bonkers now on Woods," Stoneback said Wednesday.
Bettors are hoping the Tiger Woods of 2019 shows up this week. Woods was +1400 (bet $10 to win $150) entering the 2019 Masters.
"We have seen plenty of action on Tiger as well — by far our biggest liability in the outright market," FOX Bet sports trader Dylan Brossman said.
Brossman added Thursday's opening round would be crucial in determining if Woods is going to make another run at a green jacket,
"You can’t win (The Masters) on Thursday, but you can certainly lose it. Call it cliché, but this adage certainly applies to Tiger Woods in 2022," Brossman explained. "If Tiger wants any chance to win another Masters, look for a boring, 70-74 score in Round 1 to remain within striking distance of the leader.
"The days of Tiger grabbing the lead and running away with the tournament are likely behind him, but if he manages to make the cut, don’t count him out."
Brossman's sage words came true during the opening round, as Woods went out and shot a 1-under 71 in his first competitive round on TOUR in 508 days.
Woods shot a 2-over 74 in Friday's second round and made the cut, then shot a 78 on Saturday and is tied for 41st at 7-over 223. Tiger is among 34 golfers at +200000 (bet $10 to win $20,010) heading into the final round. Woods finished with another 78 and was in 78th place at 13-over 301 total.
Woods entered the third round back at +10000 to win the Masters. Woods was at +3500 to win it all after the first round.
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