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2022 Open Championship: Sportsbooks clean up as Tiger Woods misses the cut

Bad day for bettors. An even worse one for Woods.

Well, so much for everyone who blindly tossed a few units on Tiger Woods at the 150th Open Championship this weekend.

The Old Course at St. Andrews just totally ate up the GOAT, beginning with his first drive off the tee at No. 1 on Thursday, which landed in a divot and saw him start the round with a double bogey.

Woods officially missed the cut on Friday after finishing 9-over par. His final walk down the 18th fairway was an exceptionally emotional scene for Woods and his fans.

It was less emotional for oddsmakers, who had tremendous liability on Woods this weekend.

Over at Tipico Sportsbook, 10 percent of bets were on Tiger to win (+7000), but 71 percent of bets placed had him missing the cut.

A rough week in Scotland for Woods was expected, as much as bettors wanted to believe otherwise.

Here’s hoping Tiger still has better days ahead of him.

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Uncertain about his future, Tiger Woods said ovation at The Open ‘got to me’

“The warmth and ovation on 18, it got to me.”

It meant a lot to Tiger Woods to be able to play in the 150th Open Championship this week.

Still hobbled from that near-fatal car accident more than a year ago, Woods even skipped the U.S. Open last month to give his body enough time to recover from previous events and allow him to play.

Fans at St Andrews showed their appreciation with a huge applause as Woods wrapped his second round below the cut line, which caused him to get emotional. He admitted afterwards that the tears came from knowing it could very well be his last British Open at the Old Course — where he won two of his three British Open titles.

Despite his physical limitations, fans gave Woods a good chance to win this event because of how great he’s been in his career. So even as he doubts his own future, we will no doubt hold out hope that the G.O.A.T. has a few more of these left in him.

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