BEHIND THE LINES: Sergio Garcia is the British Open favorite

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BEHIND THE LINES

Sergio Garcia is the British Open favorite

Without Tiger Woods in the event, many are bunched behind the Spaniard at Royal Birkdale.

By Lonnie White
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

9:21 PM PDT, July 16, 2008

Gamblers who bet on the winning golfer at this weekend's British Open will receive a pretty decent payout based on numbers listed at Golf- odds.com.

With Tiger Woods sidelined for the remainder of the season after knee surgery, every player listed has been given at least double-digit odds to win this year's Open at Royal Birkdale.

Sergio Garcia is the favorite with 10-1 odds, followed by Ernie Els and Lee Westwood at 15-1. Padraig Harrington, the defending champion, is listed at 20-1, along with Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk and Justin Rose.

Vijay Singh, Retlief Goosen, Adam Scott and Geoff Ogilvy are at 25-1.

In matchup bets listed at betED.com, Garcia is favored at -130 over Westwood (+110); Els is favored at -125 over Mickelson (+105); and Furyk is favored at -125 over Singh (+105).

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Gotta love the British Open. Wind makes it a different game

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