2009 British Open Betting Information

Let's take a look at 2009 British Open betting! While we go through some of the options available to punters wishing to place golf bets, we will provide you with some tips that may aid you in placing bets at the 2009 British Open.

Bookmakers offer various options for placing bets on golf. If you are betting to win, you will obviously back a player to win the tournament.

When betting on varying place finishes, the odds are the same, whether the golfer finishes 2nd or 5th. If you bet on a finish you will win a proportion of the odds, depending on how many finish positions are specified.

There are several good bets in this category, with a number of players regularly finishing in and around the top 10 in all four majors in recent times. Ernie Els is one of the best bets in this category, as he has finished in the top five at the British Open an incredible six times in the last eight years, including victory in 2002. He has also historically performed well in the other three majors.

2009 British Open Bets

Betting each way is a combination of the previous two bets. You pay the same stake for each part of the bet, and lose out on any mistakes you make. For example, if your player only places, you lose the portion of the bet placed on him to win.

In a two-ball or three-ball bet, you bet on a player to finish higher than one or two other players respectively – the more closely matched the players, the better odds you will receive.

2009 British Open betting offers you the opportunity to really get involved in the occasion, and come away with a richer, fuller appreciation of the tournament as a whole. Who knows? You may even come back with a healthy bankroll!

According to one of the biggest betting agents in the United Kingdom, an estimated £25 million (about $50 million) was wagered on the 2008 British Open.