Tiger Woods is always a favorite on the golf odds at The Masters, and he'll probably draw even more attention on those betting lines this time around since he finally added another tournament victory to his resume. Woods ended a long drought by winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill at the end of March, claiming that tournament by five strokes over Graeme McDowell.
And heading into the major tournament at Augusta this week Woods is listed as the 4/1 favorite at Sportsbook on their Masters betting lines, which has him ahead of rivals Rory McIlroy (11/2), Phil Mickelson (11/1), and Luke Donald (16/1). [ See hundreds of Masters prop betsavailable on Tiger Woods and more ]
Woods last won the green jacket back in 2005, when he earned his fourth Masters victory in a playoff. His previous Masters wins came in 2002, 2001, and 1997, although he's finished no worse than sixth place at the last seven tournaments.
Lee Westwood is tied with Donald at 16/1 odds to win the Masters, with Hunter Mahan next at 28/1 odds. Mahan could see some extra action on the golf betting lines this week as he is coming off a victory in last week's Shell Houston Open at Redstone; he beat Carl Pettersson by a single stroke to claim that tournament.
Justin Rose, Adam Scott, Keegan Bradley, and Charl Schwartzel are all then at 33/1 odds at Sportsbook to win The Masters this week, with Schwartzel the defending champion at the event. The 27-year-old native of South Africa beat Scott and Jason Day by two strokes last year, with Woods four strokes back in fourth place.
Ogilvy and Donald tied Woods for fourth last year, while Rose and Westwood tied for 11th, McIlroy was 15th, and Mickelson shot a 74 on the Sunday to end up in 27th.
Mickelson, who won his third Masters title in 2010, has ended up in the Top 5 at the tournament in eight of the past 11 years, and on the Sportsbook golf props for this week he's at 2/1 odds to end up amongst the top five once again at Augusta.
Woods leads the way on that list at 4/5 to end up in the Top 5 this weekend, with McIlroy at 10/11, Donald at 13/5, Westwood at 10/3, and Mahan then listed at 11/2.
Those looking to hedge their bets even more this week can get Woods at -300 odds to end up in the Top 10, and at +220 to finish outside the Top 10 at the tournament. Mickelson is at -130 for Yes and EVEN for No on that Masters prop bet opportunity.
Odds to Win the Masters 2012 at Sportsbook:
Tiger Woods 4/1
Rory McIlroy 11/2
Phil Mickelson 11/1
Luke Donald 16/1
Lee Westwood 16/1
Hunter Mahan 28/1
Justin Rose 33/1
Adam Scott 33/1
Keegan Bradley 33/1
Charl Schwartzel 33/1
Jason Day 40/1
Steve Stricker 40/1
Bubba Watson 40/1
Dustin Johnson 40/1
Nick Watney 40/1
Sergio Garcia 50/1
Webb Simpson 50/1
Martin Kaymer 50/1
Graeme McDowell 66/1
Matt Kuchar 66/1
K.J. Choi 66/1
Geoff Ogilvy 66/1
Padraig Harrington 80/1
Rickie Fowler 80/1
Jim Furyk 80/1
Angel Cabrera 80/1
Bill Haas 80/1
Brandt Snedeker 80/1
Louis Oosthuizen 80/1
Bo Van Pelt 80/1
Ian Poulter 80/1
Kyle Stanley 80/1
Gary Woodland 100/1
Trevor Immelman 100/1
Zach Johnson 100/1
Paul Casey 100/1
Aaron Baddeley 125/1
Alvaro Quiros 125/1
Martin Laird 125/1
Sean O'Hair 125/1
Fred Couples 125/1
Jason Dufner 125/1
Y-E Yang 125/1
Robert Karlsson 125/1
Thomas Bjorn 125/1
Johnson Wagner 125/1
Francesco Molinari 125/1
Henrik Stenson 125/1
Ryo Ishikawa 125/1
Vijay Singh 150/1
Peter Hanson 150/1
David Toms 150/1
John Senden 150/1
Sang-Moon Bae 150/1
Charles Howell III 150/1
Fredrik Jacobson 150/1
Ben Crane 150/1
Ryan Palmer 150/1
Jonathan Byrd 175/1
Mark Wilson 175/1
Ross Fisher 200/1
Miguel Angel Jimenez 200/1
Kevin Na 200/1
Simon Dyson 200/1
Paul Lawrie 200/1
Lucas Glover 200/1
Kyung-Tae Kim 200/1
Robert Garrigus 200/1
Edoardo Molinari 200/1
Rory Sabbatini 300/1
Stewart Cink 300/1
Jose Maria Olazabal 300/1
Darren Clarke 300/1
Anders Hansen 300/1
Tim Clark 300/1
Tom Watson 400/1
Patrick Cantlay 400/1
Gonzalo Fernandez 400/1
Harrison Frazar 400/1
Chez Reavie 400/1
Scott Verplank 400/1
Brendan Steele 400/1
Bernhard Langer 400/1
Mike Weir 500/1
Hideki Matsuyama 500/1
Kevin Chappell 500/1
Scott Stallings 500/1
Mark O'Meara 750/1
Kelly Kraft 1000/1
Bryden Macpherson 1000/1
Corbin Mills 1500/1
Larry Mize 1500/1
Ian Woosnam 2500/1
Sandy Lyle 2500/1
Randal Lewis 2500/1
Ben Crenshaw 5000/1
Craig Stadler 5000/1
