Tiger Woods announced that he is playing in the Masters! Read the various ways to bet on Woods from FOX Bet. The Big Cat is back!
Tiger Woods announced this morning that he intends to play in The Masters, so golf fans and bettors can officially get excited about watching him compete for his sixth green jacket.And from a gambling perspective, FOX Bet is offering a myriad of ways to bet on Woods this week, so let's take a look at the odds (with all odds via FOX Bet).Tiger enters the tournament as a longshot to win outright, currently sitting at +7500 at FOX Bet.The upcoming weekend marks Woods' first PGA Tour event since suffering significant injuries in a February 2021 car accident.Twenty-five years ago, Tiger became the youngest player to capture The Masters at 21 years, 3 months and 14-days-old.
Can he do it again?While it has been more than a year since Woods has competed in a major, when pressed about if he really could win this weekend, the golfer simply replied, "I do."But what do bookmakers think about the 15-time major champion's odds to sport the green coat on Sunday?For more insight, we spoke with FOX Bet associate trader Steven Hemke."We opened Tiger around a 100-1 (the highest odds to win) for this week’s Masters, and after hearing about his practice rounds, we dropped him down to 75-1," the oddsmaker stated. "We are still happy to lay this number to give our bettors the best number around."FOX Bet sports trader Dylan Brossman also added that everyone is betting on Woods this weekend."As of today, we’ve laid nearly double the number of bets on Tiger as the second most popular golfer in the field — Jon Rahm (current favorite at +1200)", Brossman stated.