2022 PGA Betting Preview: Tiger Woods Specials At The Masters

The golf world is buzzing, as Tiger Woods is set to make his return to the course after missing 14 months due to a scary car accident.

Even though a win at The Masters seems completely unlikely, bettors have been lining up to get a piece of that storybook return. Woods is by far the most wagered on golfer at The Masters according to multiple sportsbooks, and would love nothing more than to thrill the world with a win.

.@TheMasters betting at @BetMGM

Most bets: Tiger

Most money: Tiger

Biggest liability: Tiger

Tiger is 50-1 to win the Masters.

— John Ewing (@johnewing) April 6, 2022

However, there are also plenty of other Tiger Woods specials that are more realistic, starting with one that bets against a successful return.

Tiger Woods To Miss The Cut (-115 at DraftKings)

Woods has some fantastic past performances at Augusta, and everyone will be rooting for a vintage showing this weekend. However, there will also be a faction of bettors that see a declining player who hasn’t played on the PGA Tour since 2020. BetMGM has -145 odds for Woods to miss the cut and FanDuel has Woods at -164 so this is an intriguing number for the bettors who hope to cash in on the other side of all the Woods enthusiasm.

Tiger Woods To Finish In The Top-20 (+200 at BetMGM)

A win seems like a serious longshot, and even a top-10 finish would be an otherworldly display for Woods at The Masters. But a top-20 starts to get into the realm of possibility. Woods knows this course extremely well and has won the tournament five times in his career. A top-20 finish at The Masters is an underdog bet, but if Woods finds a groove, he could get there.

Tigers Woods has attracted three times more bets–and twice as much money wagered–than any other golfer to win the Masters at sportsbook @PointsBetUSA.

The liability on Tiger is seven times greater than any other golfer at PointsBet, per @Strike3_Yearout.

Woods is 50/1.

— David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) April 6, 2022

Tiger Woods To Make The Cut & Either Brooks Koepka Or Xander Schauffele To Win The Masters (+2300 at FanDuel)

So as we’ve established, Woods is an underdog to even make the cut, but not a huge one. If he can put together a couple solid rounds, it opens up a fun parlay put out by FanDuel. Koepka and Schauffele are two of the better golfers in the field and completely capable of winning the tournament. If and when Woods does his part, this wager will give bettors two solid chances to cash in behind a good four rounds from Koepka or Schauffele.

Tiger Woods To Finish Top-5 After Round 1 (+1000 at BetMGM)

Conditioning could be an issue for Woods as he must remain physically and mentally tuned in throughout the entire tournament. While that will be tough, what about the ability to strike lightning in a bottle through 18 holes? The adrenaline is certainly going to be pumping for Woods, but he is used to the limelight and won’t be rattled by all the attention. It feels like the opening round is going to go one of two ways: he could seriously struggle after such a long layoff or come out like gangbusters and wow the audience. At 10/1 odds, a strong start is a worthy wager.