Updated Open Odds

The 2009 British Open begins play Thursday morning from Turnberry Ailsa Course in Scotland and as expected, the odds have changed a lot over the past couple weeks.

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Earlier, we posted the Early 2009 British Open Odds, and the online sports book SPORTSBETTING still has Tiger Woods as the updated favorite at 9/4 odds.

Woods has won the British Open three times, but missed last year’s even after having knee surgery following his 2008 U.S. Open victory. Woods still holds the British Open record for lowest under-par total of -19 in 2000, when he won his first British Open at St. Andrews.

Behind Woods in the odds is Sergio Garcia, who is 20/1 odds while the quartet of Padraig Harrington, Henrik Stenson, Rory McIlroy, and Paul Casey are coming in at 25/1 odds.

Woods has not competed at Turnberry, as the last British Open at the course took place in 1994, which was won by Nick Price. Woods played in his first British Open in 2005.

Garcia has the second-lowest odds because of his strong play at the British Open in recent years. Garcia finished runner-up to Harrington in 2007 after a playoff, and has finished in the top 10 in two of the last three major championships.

Harrington comes in at 25/1 odds after winning the last two Open Championships. No golfer has won three-straight British Opens since Peter Thompson did it in 1954-56. Harrington changed his golf swing after winning two major championships in 2008, and finished tied for 35^th in the Masters and tied for 137^th at the U.S. Open.

For complete odds on all of the golfers in the 2009 British Open Championship, see below.

2009 British Open Odds to Win – July 16-19 – Turnberry Ailsa Course – Ayrshire, Scotland

Adam Scott  50 - 1    

Andres Romero  60 - 1    

Angel Cabrera  60 - 1    

Anthony Kim  30 - 1    

Ben Curtis  60 - 1    

Camilo Villegas  40 - 1    

Chad Campbell  125 - 1    

Darren Clarke  100 - 1    

David Duval  80 - 1    

David Toms  100 - 1    

Davis Love III  100 - 1    

Ernie Els  40 - 1    

Geoff Ogilvy  30 - 1    

Graeme McDowell  50 - 1    

Greg Norman  200 - 1    

Henrik Stenson  25 - 1    

Hunter Mahan  50 - 1    

Ian Poulter  30 - 1    

Jim Furyk  30 - 1    

John Daly  150 - 1    

Justin Leonard  80 - 1    

Justin Rose  60 - 1    

KJ Choi  80 - 1    

Kenny Perry  60 - 1    

Lee Westwood  40 - 1    

Lucas Glover  100 - 1    

Luke Donald  50 - 1    

Martin Kaymer  80 - 1    

Miguel Angel Jimenez  80 - 1    

Mike Weir  60 - 1    

Padraig Harrington  25 - 1    

Paul Casey  25 - 1    

Retief Goosen  40 - 1    

Robert Allenby  60 - 1    

Robert Karlsson  50 - 1    

Rory McIlroy  25 - 1    

Rory Sabbatini  80 - 1    

Ross Fisher  40 - 1    

Sean OHair  50 - 1    

Sergio Garcia  20 - 1    

Stephen Ames  100 - 1    

Steve Stricker  40 - 1    

Stewart Cink  60 - 1    

Stuart Appleby  100 - 1    

Tiger Woods  9 - 4    

Tim Clark  80 - 1    

Trevor Immelman  80 - 1    

Vijay Singh  40 - 1    

Zach Johnson  80 – 1

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Posted: 7/13/09 12:15PM ET