Tiger is Bettors' Favorite to Win the British Open

Winning a major gets you in the record book, but not the respect of bookmakers. With the year's third major golf tournament one week and one day away, Masters' champ Zach Johnson and U.S. Open winner Angel
Will Tiger win the British Open again this year?  Cabrera hold British Open odds longer than most tee shots. Johnson is at 66/1 while Cabrera is 40/1.

The favorite, of course, is the man who they both held off to win their 2007 titles: Tiger Woods. After a sixth-place performance at his own tournament, the AT&T National, last week, Woods declared Wednesday that he is ready for Carnoustie.

Despite his respectable finish Sunday, Woods said the style of golf he played over the weekend really doesn't help much in his preparation for the British Open.

"This is more like a U.S. Open venue than it would be a British Open prep," said Woods, whose British Open odds are 3/1. "But having to hit the golf ball in the fairway and place your iron shots, it's like a British Open. The only difference is we can't use the ground to get the ball into the flags. Here, you're using the air and lining it and letting it plug."

Unlike past years, Woods said he won't leave his home early in order to get extra preparation at or near the British Open site. Instead, he's opting to spend more time with his wife, Elin Nordegren, and their newborn daughter, Sam, before leaving for the Open, which will be played July 19-22.

For complete British Open odds, visit the Bodog Sportsbook.  Here are the odds as they stand now:

Tiger Woods         3/1

Ernie Els           12/1

Phil Mickelson      14/1

Jim Furyk           18/1

Vijay Singh         25/1

Padraig Harrington 25/1

Justin Rose         28/1

Luke Donald         28/1

Sergio Garcia       33/1

Retief Goosen       33/1

Adam Scott          33/1

Paul Casey          40/1

Niclas Fasth        40/1

Angel Cabrera       40/1

Colin Montgomerie   40/1

Geoff Ogilvy        40/1

Henrik Stenson      40/1

K.J. Choi           50/1

Ian Poulter         60/1

Lee Westwood        66/1

David Toms          80/1

Stuart Appleby      80/1

Robert Allenby      80/1

Thomas Bjorn        80/1

Darren Clarke       80/1

Scott Verplank      80/1

Zach Johnson        80/1

Sean O'Hair         80/1

Graeme McDowell     90/1

Rory Sabbatini      80/1

Mike Weir           90/1

Richard Sterne      80/1

Aaron Baddeley      100/1

Stephen Ames        100/1

Stewart Cink        100/1

Trevor Immelman     100/1

Justin Leonard      100/1

Steve Stricker      100/1

Chris DiMarco       100/1