Bookies Blog

The British Open Championship begins next week and a couple of bookmakers are going seven places on the event. Both Paddy Power and Boylesports will pay out on the top seven finishers in their each way markets which offers some excellent value in comparison to the five places paid out by other bookmakers.

What makes the seven places even better value is the short price of Tiger Woods, who is currently 2/1. Tiger’s short price means that there are a lot of players with some fairly lengthy odds who have a very realistic chance of getting in the top seven next week.

Ian Poulter seems especially good value at 33/1, he is currently trading at 28/1 on betfair and so if you want to play it safe, one could lay off the win stake of an each way bet. The Brit, however, has been playing very well recently and will get a good warm up at the Scottish Open this weekend and I for one will be keeping my win stake.

Elsewhere Rory Mc Ilroy has been backed into 20/1, whilst Lee Westwood might offer some each way value at a generous 40/1. However, remember to take the seven places, as a Paddy Power spokesman said “In this day and age it’s crazy that bookies try to get away with offering five places for The Open – why would you sign for a bogey when you’ve been offered a birdie?”