European Tour – Is Lefty a Good Bet to Finish in the Top 10 at the Barclays Scottish Open?

Phil Mickelson will do his prepping for the 3rd major tournament of 2010, the British Open, in this week’s Barclays Scottish Open on the European Tour.

He’s a big +800 favorite to beat a stellar field at Glasgow this week.  He’s definitely not worth a golf bet to win at +800 because of the competition he faces but is he a good bet in the golf sportsbook to finish in the Top 10 at Glasgow?

Not really.  He’s not the worst golf bet but he’s not the best either to finish in the Top 10 at Loch Lamond this week.  This field is just too deep to put that much faith in Lefty.

European Tour:  Barclays Scottish Open

Where:  Loch Lamond, GC, Glasgow, Scotland

When:  July 8th thru July 11th

TV:  The Golf Channel

Top 10

Best Golf Bet A:  Martin Kaymer +125

Kaymer has finished in the Top 10 in 2 out of his last 3 tournaments.  He finished 6th at the Open de France in his last tournament played and 8th at the U.S. Open 3 tournaments ago.  His 12th at The Celtic Manor Wales Open was an almost Top 10.  Oh, yes, he also won the Barclays Scottish Open in 2010.  I’d say he’s a good golf bet to garner a Top 10 finish this week.

Best Golf Bet B:  Graeme McDowell +150

What is 4th, 1st and 1st?  Graeme McDowell’s last 3 finishes in his last 3 tournaments.  He finished 4th at the Madrid Masters before winning both The Celtic Manor Wales Open and the U.S. Open.  Graeme held off some serious golfers in the U.S. Open.  This guy is en fuego and the golf odds are actually nice on him to just finish in the Top 10.

Worst Golf Wager:  Miguel Angel Jimenez +300

Yes, he’s coming off of a victory in the Open de France, but how often does Jimenez follow up a victory (heck, a Top 10 finish!) with another great finish?  Not very often.  After winning the Dubai Desert Classic earlier this year, he finished 33rd at the WGC-Accenture when losing in the 1st round of that match play tournament.  After an 8th place finish at The Celtic Manor Wales Open, Miguel went home in 84th place at the U.S. Open.  At +300 he’s an underlay to finish in the Top 10 at Glasgow this week.
 
Best Underdog Golf Wager:  Raphael Jacquelin +600

Jacquelin hasn’t been playing all that badly on the European Tour in 2010.  He has recorded 3 Top 10 finishes on the year including a 3rd at the Open de Espana.  He’s coming off of an 18th place finish at the Open de France.  He also finished 2nd at the Barclays Scottish Open in 2009 while shooting a 13 under, only 2 strokes off of last year’s winner, Martin Kaymer.  He’s worth consideration to finish in the Top 10 at those nice golf betting odds.

Others To Consider

Phil Mickelson -140 – - Lefty can step it up at a moment’s notice, but the golf odds suck.  It’s your call regarding value on the 2nd best player in the world to finish in the Top 10 at Loch Lamond.

Retief Goosen +200 – - Retief’s won the Barclays Scottish Open before and finished 6th in the 2009 edition of the tournament.

Francesco Molinari +225 – - Molinari didn’t play all that well in the 2009 Barclays Scottish Open.  He’s going into the tournament off of a 2nd place finish at the Open de France, however, and is brimming with confidence.

Charl Schwartzel +225 – - Schwartzel’s game should start to come around this week after that 32nd place finish at the Open de France last week.   

This week’s European Tour Event is the Barclays Scottish Open!  Log onto the golf sportsbook and bet the Barclays Scottish Open!