Tiger Woods Returns to PGA Tour, Sports Bettors Like His Chances at Wells Fargo, Players
Tiger Woods will tee it up the next two weeks on the PGA Tour, with this week’s Wells Fargo Championship followed by The Players, additionally known as the fifth major, on tap.
Padraig harrington says it is ‘time to return to work,’ and that means more work for Las Vegas oddsmakers who can offer a smorgasbord up of bets on the golfer’s performance.
Forests inside the ropes means a surge in golf wagering activity at on line and Nevada sportsbooks. Las Vegas always sees an uptick in activity whenever the 14-time major champ is within the industry, and which will certainly function as case on the next 14 days.
It is been 11 years since Woods won at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, site of this week’s Wells Fargo. But that isn’t stopping gamblers from using him.
The Westgate SuperBook has Tiger at 25/1 to win, tied up for the seventh-shortest line of the 156-player field.
Rory McIlroy is the justified favorite (7/1), as he’s won twice at Quail Hollow including a tournament-best -21 in 2015 where he won by a record seven strokes.
The 2017 PGA Championship winner hosted at Quail Hollow, at 10/1 after McIlroy, the SuperBook has Justin Thomas. That line is distributed to Rickie Fowler, the 2012 Wells Fargo champion.
Jason Day, Masters champ Patrick Reed, and Hideki Matsuyama are in 20/1, then Woods, Paul Casey, Phil Mickelson, and Tommy Fleetwood follow at 25/1.
Woods Props
PGA Tour journalist Rob Bolton doesn’t have Tiger Woods even in their top 15 ‘power rankings’ list for the Wells Fargo. Read more
