British Open Prop

[G-man]

Interesting little matchup prop over at BetJoint:

Tournament prop:
Ernie Els -140 vs.
Padraig Harrington +110

As you might know, Harrington injured his wrist recently and hasn't been able to finish the practice rounds the last 2 days. You can read about it more here:

Injured Harrington questionable for British Open - Golf - Yahoo! Sports

Now, Harrington has said that if this was another tournament, he would be at home. Also, he said that it's about a 75% chance that he'll tee off in the first round and a 50% chance that he'll finish the first round.

In order for the prop to get action both players must start the tournament. I'm pretty sure Harrington will at least give it a go since he is defending champ. A couple other facts:

- Els is the 2nd to 3rd (depending on the book) odds on favorite to win the tournament
- Harrington isn't listed in the matchup props at a couple other books that I've seen since they probably pulled him on the news of the injury

Bottom line: I'll throw some money Els' way at -140 on a guy that is one of the favorites to win the tournament against the defending champ who'll start to feel the pain once he hits a shot out of the deep rough. Worst case scenario, I see a push if Harrington can't tee off tomorrow, but then again... you never know....

[hilbert]

damnit! i missed this.

i hope it cashes for you.

any word.. did he start the round?

[G-man]

Well, you might be thankful you did. The weather has been pretty bad from what I've read and Harrington was able to finish his first round at +4. Meanwhile, Ernie came through with a nice +10 round, so things don't look too good. Need Ernie to at least put together a good round tomorrow or he'll probably miss the cut. Ugh...