Donald and Westwood odds for Scottish Open battle Sport Adviser

Donald and Westwood odds for Scottish Open battle

Posted by Jessica Hardwicke | Posted in Betting Quotes | Posted on 06-07-2011

Barclays Scottish Open organisers have resisted the temptation to pair Luke Donald and Lee Westwood as they battle for world number one spot at Castle Stuart Golf Links this week.Online bookmakers are giving free bets to new customers which can be used to bet on the Barclays Scottish Open, get a free golf bet when you place a bet on this week’s Barclay’s Scottish Open.Unlike in the US Open where they were ‘drawn’ together for the first two rounds with world number three Martin Kaymer, Donald and Westwood have been kept apart and will play in separate three-balls on Thursday and Friday.Not to be outdone by tournament organisers, some bookmakers have created a ‘mythical 2 ball’ match between Westwood and Donald over the first 18 holes on Thursday. Stan James is offering odds of 23/20 for Donald to complete his first round in fewest strokes, while SkyBet offer 21/20 for Westwood to card the lowest score and 8/1 for both players take the same number of shots.Westwood lost his position at the top of the rankings when beaten by Donald in the final of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth in May, but a top five finish at the weekend could see him reclaim his place depending on where Donald finishes.World number six, Phil Mickleson is the next highest-ranked player competing at the Scottish Highland course, near Inverness but he is unable to catch the leaders this week, even if he wins at Castle Stuart.Bookmakers are struggling to decide between the two English golfers in the Scottish Open outright betting market, with odds of 10/1 available for both players. Betfred stands alone on Wednesday morning offering 10/1 Westwood while Donald is available at 10/1 with Betfred, Coral, Stan James and Victor Chandler.

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