But Tiger’s Zozo Championship victory seems to have changed that. Fans, it seems, are not convinced he’s ready to collect major #16.
Tiger looked superb all week in Japan. He finished in the top 10 in Driving Accuracy, inside the top 5 in Greens In Regulation, and led the field in Putts Per Green In Regulation — which is why Tiger Woods lead the field in birdies en-route to victory.
And that left a lasting impression on the Vegas oddsmakers.
Gone are Tiger’s 18/1 odds. Now, you can get him as low as 9/1 odds in some places, and according to Bookies.com‘s rundown of all the odds, he’s now joint-second favorite with Rory McIlroy to win it all, just a whisker behind 2020 favorite Brooks Koepka.
Is this a clue that major number 16 is on the way? Or simply that the Tiger hype is hitting the betting markets early? A bit of both, probably, but if Tiger has proved anything to us time and time again, it’s to never count him out.
