Tag: The Open Championship 2022

1 pitiful bettor correctly picked Cam Smith to win the Open. Just not the British Open

There’s still time for this bettor to be right.

Have you ever placed a bet that you thought was a winner only to find out the bet you actually placed was slightly different? If not, you haven’t been betting long enough. Don’t worry, it’ll happen to you some day too — just maybe not to this extent.

Last Wednesday, a golf bettor put $75 on Cameron Smith to win the Open at +1998 odds – which Smith did on Sunday. The only problem is the bet was actually for the 2023 U.S. Open instead of the 2022 British Open.

Wrong year. Wrong major.

You can imagine what Twitter user “AZ” felt when he opened his sportsbook app to see an unchanged balance rather than the extra $1,498.50 he thought he’d won. Agony.

Now, this is a little different than, say, accidentally betting the over in a game that you know is going to fall under. That’s an honest slip-up; those buttons are typically right next to each other. AZ’s mistake was one of negligence on his part. The ticket clearly says US Open 2023. Even if he mixed up The Open and U.S. Open — which I can see happening for casual followers of golf — the year should have been a red flag.

And though his ticket is still active and has a chance to be a winner, he’ll be banking on a golfer who hadn’t previously won a major to get another in less than a year’s time. Smith missed the cut at this year’s U.S. Open.

All I can say is pay a little more attention y’all.

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These friends funded their trip to The Open by wisely doubling down on the Warriors to win the NBA title

A group of friends bet on the Warriors to win the NBA title. That was only the first part of the plan.

Some people bet on sports for fun. Others do it with the hope to hit big and get rich. For a few, it’s simply a lifestyle. Then, there are those who use betting as a utility, a means to an end — a way to potentially multiply their money to afford something else.

That was the goal of a group of buddies in Minnesota who decided last year they wanted to make a bucket-list trip to the Old Course in Scotland for the 150th Open Championship, as told by Golf.com. Expenses were going to be more than their typical annual buddies trips, so they turned to NBA futures for extra money.

The bet: Golden State Warriors to win the NBA championship.

Andrew Beliveau, a die-hard Warriors fan, was the member of the group who convinced the others to go all-in on the team’s 10-1 odds ahead of last season. They put even more money on the Warriors midway through the season at 6-1 once it was clear they would contend. In all, Beliveau said, the group had around $5,000 on the line.

His confidence was rewarded (and the trip secured) when Golden State claimed the title last month. The roughly $30,000 payout was more than enough to fund their trip to St Andrews. They even secured an $18,000 AirBnB across the street from the 18th green. And, of course, they sprinkled a little something on the golf.

Their biggest bet — on Rory McIlroy — would’ve helped fund their next trip to an Ole Miss football game in the fall, but fell flat on Sunday. But they did at least they did have a little action on winner Cameron Smith.

Going from St. Andrews to The Grove is just another in a series of fantastic decisions from this group.

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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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Cameron Young has tremendous value at The Open after busting out of slump with monster opening-round 64

The lowest Open Championship debut round in the modern era.

After a third place finish at the PGA Championship a couple months ago, Cameron Young might have been on the radar of bettors this week at The Open Championship. But the events that followed tempered any expectations for the 25-year-old to compete for his first major championship.

He missed the cut in each of his last two events, including the U.S. Open last month, following an 84 in the final round of the Memorial. So, he entered The Open with a very long +10000 odds at Tipico Sportsbook to come out on top.

Naturally, Young went out and shot the lowest Open Championship debut round in the modern era, according to Justin Ray of Twenty First Group.

Young’s incredible 64 (-8) obviously had him in the lead once his round wrapped, as it’s the second-lowest opening round ever in an Open at St. Andrews Links. But it also matched the lowest opening round at The Open regardless of course since Phil Mickelson shot a 63 in 2016. Louis Oosthuizen, who shot a 64 last year, is the only other player in the last 10 years with an opening round score as low.

Young’s odds to win are now down to +1000, which are much shorter but still provides awesome value. Only 10 opening-round leaders in the past 10 years failed to finish in the top six, and two ended up winning — Jordan Spieth in 2017 and Rory McIlroy in 2014. McIlroy, who finished two strokes back, remains the favorite at +425.

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Seven former Georgia Bulldogs set to compete at The Open Championship

Tee times: seven former Georgia Bulldog golfers including Kevin Kisner are set to compete at The 2022 Open Championship.

Seven former Georgia Bulldog golf stars are set to compete at The Open Championship. The 2022 Open Championship will be held at The Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland.

The PGA major tournament runs July 14-17. The Open Championship, or the British Open as it is often called, has a purse of $14 million.

Kevin Kisner, Brian Harman, Sepp Straka, Keith Mitchell, Russell Henley, Harris English, and Chris Kirk are all former Georgia Bulldogs that have qualified for the prestigious PGA Tour event.

When do they all tee off (all times are for Thursday) and what have been some of their recent successes?

How much does The Open Championship winner earn and how big is the purse?

These are some nice payouts.

What’s one way to bring in the 150th Open Championship? Money! Lots of it.

The prestigious golf event is set to see a 22 percent boost in the overall prize money compared to last year’s Open Championship total, which seems to be a response to the newly developed LIV tour.

The 22 percent increase amounts to over $14 million in prize money, which is also a 60 percent jump from 2016, and the most in the history of the tournament

The total is hardly the most lucrative pot when it comes to major tournaments — the Players Championship ($20 million), U.S. Open ($17.5 million), The Masters ($15 million) and PGA Championship ($15 million) — but it still makes for a hefty reward to the tournament’s top finishers.