Justin Rose is the best backed golfer with Ladbrokes on the eve of The Open Championship at St Andrews.

The Englishman has been trimmed to 20/1 for the Claret Jug (from 25s) as patriotic punters clamoured to back the in-form star.

David Williams of Ladbrokes said: "A blooming Rose would be a blooming nightmare for us. He's massively popular and he's replaced Tiger as the player causing us the most headaches."

Ladbrokes report Tiger Woods to be a loser in the outright book and laid another £10,000 single at odds of 6/1 that the troubled star will triumph this weekend.

"We've been Tiger hunting plenty of times before most notably with our 10/1 for the US Open earlier this year. We don't need to do it again as his army of fans have already ensured that he's a loser in our book and the big bets continue to roll in" added Williams.
Ladbrokes - The Open Championship

6/1 T Woods
16/1 P Mickelson
16/1 R McIlroy
20/1 L Westwood
20/1 E Els
20/1 J Rose
25/1 P Harrington

33/1 bar. Hundreds of markets available at ladbrokes.com

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