The Odds Have Changed

I don't do quite a few articles like this these days, however the exquisite play on Thursday has changed the percentages so dramatically that I notion you might be involved to look how they are evolving just for the reason that first spherical finished.

Here are the odds from Westgate LasVegas Superbook, as listed by using Will Gray on golfchannel.Com.

• 9/2: Brooks Koepka
• 6/1: Dustin Johnson
• 13/2: Bryson DeChambeau
• 10/1: Tiger Woods
• 12/1: Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm
• 14/1: Rickie Fowler
• 20/1: Adam Scott, Francesco Molinari
• 25/1: Ian Poulter, Rory McIlroy
• 30/1: Kevin Kisner, Tommy Fleetwood
• 40/1: Jason Day
• 50/1: Gary Woodland, Cameron Smith, Tony Finau, Louis Oosthuizen
• 60/1: Bubba Watson, Matt Kuchar
• 80/1: J.B. Holmes, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
• 100/1: Justin Harding, Charley Hoffman, Justin Rose, Marc Leishman, Xander Schauffele, Lucas Bjerregaard, Corey Conners
• 150/1: Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia, Patrick Cantlay, Webb Simpson, Thorbjorn Olesen, Patton Kizzire

Note that Brooks has leapt all the way from 20/1 to 9/2 while Rory fell from 9/1 to 25/1. Tiger and Phil improved incrementally while Bryson also made a big leap toward the top.

Why do I discover this so exciting? Here are the percentages Gray indexed returned in August 2018. Take a glance:

• 10/1: Jordan Spieth
• 12/1: Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas
• 14/1: Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy
• 16/1: Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Jon Rahm
• 20/1: Jason Day
• 25/1: Bubba Watson
• 30/1: Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood, Francesco Molinari, Paul Casey, Hideki Matsuyama
• 40/1: Phil Mickelson, Henrik Stenson, Tony Finau, Adam Scott
• 50/1: Sergio Garcia, Matt Kuchar, Marc Leishman
• 60/1: Alex Noren, Xander Schauffele, Joaquin Niemann, Patrick Cantlay, Bryson DeChambeau, Louis Oosthuizen
• 80/1: Thomas Pieters, Branden Grace, Ian Poulter, Brandt Snedeker, Zach Johnson, Webb Simpson, Charley Hoffman, Cameron Smith
• 100/1: Kevin Kisner, Tyrrell Hatton, Daniel Berger, Kevin Chappell, Ryan Moore, Aaron Wise, Russell Henley, Charl Schwartzel

Obviously they didn't know every player who would qualify back at that time. But look at how much some of these players have changed! The most glaring change is Jordan Spieth, moving from the 10/1 favorite to a 150/1 longshot. And -- surprising to me -- Jason Day's odds truly stepped forward despite the obvious back discomfort he experienced Thursday.

Granted, it's handiest been one spherical and plenty can trade before Sunday night time. But it demonstrates how critically the making a bet community takes the stat that announces maximum Masters champions are within the Top10 after the primary round.