Tiger Woods’s Win Fuels Record-Setting Golf Wagering at Masters
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Tiger Woods is fueling record-setting wagering on golf’s Masters Tournament at Las Vegas sports books, where many bettors are convinced the former No. 1 ranked player in the world has regained the form that helped him win 14 major titles.
Woods enters the Masters as the 9-2 favorite after his last start, two weeks ago in Orlando, yielded his first U.S. PGA Tour win in 2 1/2 years. The longest winless drought of his career was marked by revelations of infidelity and the breakup of his marriage, the loss of sponsors, the firing of his former caddie, an overhaul of his swing accompanied by a change in coaches, and the emergence of players such as Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood, who all have held the No. 1 ranking.