The US Open Gambling Event Wild Card is Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods is a transformative figure in sports betting and although he’s only played four golf betting tournaments in the last seven months he’s still ruling the gambling probabilities conversation heading into the 2010 US Open wagering action.

Woods’ play in the few events he’s taken part in has been irregular and challenging for golf betting handicappers to get a grip on since returning from his self-imposed exile from the PGA betting competition. Sometimes he’s looked dreadful, at other times he’s looked amazing. But Tiger continues to be Tiger and it would be pretty hard to bet versus him, particularly in the US Open wagering.

In any case, this year’s US Open probabilities competition will take place at Pebble Beach, the perfect location for the US Open betting competition; if the PGA were to select a permanent site for the US Open gambling competition, it would be right here.

And Tiger Woods was the victor the last time that the US Open odds competition played out at this idyllic golf course. However he did not only win the event, he owned it, smashing almost every US Open gambling record along the way and pretty much launching himself as the best player in the world. He has owned golf wagering around the community ever since.

Obviously this course is a special place full of special memories for Woods and he’ll be seeking to use the past success to fuel him to present day success in this year’s US Open gambling competition.

But he’ll have lots of event. His old nemesis Phil Mickelson is chief contender number 1 in the golf wagering competition. Lefty already has in one Major title under his belt to date this year and would love to add another. Phil has been the top and most reliable golfer in the world over past 6 months, as Tiger has been pretty much gone from golf betting, despite what the world rankings say.

Observing Woods play in the Memorial is a fantastic barometer for his potential accomplishment in the US Open odds event. All the greatest names in golf betting will be present and sports betting devotees will see how he holds up against a gifted field as well as how his recuperation from a neck injury is coming along.

If he holds his own or even wins at the Memorial, we’ll know that Woods is indeed the favorite in the US Open gambling competition.

Woods has the record for being the most strokes under par and has won the US Open 3 times. Mickelson has never claimed the US Open. Nevertheless, he is graded number two worldwide right after Woods, and Woods has had a tough previous several months. Between his neck injury and marital troubles and the media scandal that went with them, Woods may not be as on top of his game as he could have been otherwise. At any rate the neck injury may be getting better.

“I’m good enough to play, definitely,” Woods said. “The swelling has gone down. I’ve got range of motion. I’m just a little bit sore at the end of the day after good practice sessions. But I’ve been able to recover for the next day, which I wasn’t able to do prior to this. That’s a good sign.”

This year’s US Open Golf championship is going to be played from June 17-20.