Scottish Open 2010 Golf
The Barclays Scottish Open 2010 golf tournament starts this Thursday 8 July at Loch Lomond, and Paddy Power sportsbook has announced that it will be paying out on the first six places in the Outright Betting tournament for those who back a player each way. Odds for a place pay 1/4 of the win odds, so with the shortest priced player currently available at 10/1, sports betting fans could back the favourite (who happens to be Phil Mickelson) and obtain the equivalent of around 5/2 about him if he finished among the top six.
Other leading contenders according to the Outright Betting market are Ernie Els at 12/1, 2009 winner Martin Kaymer at 16/1, Graeme McDowell at 16/1, Retief Goosen at 20/1 and Charl Schwartzel at 25/1. You can currently get odds of anything from 28/1 to 500/1 about the other players.
Some golf betting enthusiasts might be tempted to place an each way bet on each of the first six players in the betting knowing that they would have just as many chances of finding the ultimate winner and that they could also pick up a return if any of their selections finish in a top six position on the final leader board. Of course, other bettors will be more interested in tackling one or more of the other Barclays Scottish Open 2010 golf betting markets available at Paddy Power, in which case the following markets might also we worth taking a look at:
Big Guns v The Field – This market allows you to bet that one of a group of eight players (known as the Big Guns) will win the Scottish Open 2010 golf tournament. The eight players are Mickelson, Els, Mcdowell, Kaymer, Goosen, Schwartzel, Singh and Molinari, and the odds about one of the Big Guns winning are 6/4. If you think that someone else will win, the odds are 1/2.
Insurebet – The Insurebet market at Paddy Power allows you to bet on any player to win the tournament outright, but at slightly lower odds than in the Outright Betting market. The odds are slightly lower because if your chosen player fails to win but gets a place, your stake money is refunded. In other words, your win bet is ‘insured’ against your player only getting a place.
72 Hole Handicap Betting – The 72 Hole Handicap Betting market gives you the chance to bet on a range of players who have been given a handicap for betting purposes. For example, you could get odds of 8/1 about Ernie Else with a -1 handicap, or 8/1 about Martin Kaymer with a -2 handicap. This market could be useful for those of you who fancy a particular player to do well and want to increase your chances of making a profit on your bet.
The odds available about the golfers involved in the Barclays Scottish Open 2010 golf tournament will obviously change as the competition unfolds, so visit Paddy Power sportsbook today to take advantage of any current odds that take your fancy, and good luck!
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