An 18-year old major debutant has been taking a wave of bets through oddschecker before the start of the Open Championship.
18-year-old amateur Connor Graham has been the subject of a surge of betting support ahead of his major debut at this week’s Open Championship.
Betting aggregator oddschecker are reporting that a dominant 51% of all bets on the Top Amateur market have backed the Scotsman.
The current odds place Graham as an 11/2 third favourite to finish with the best score out of the nine amateur golfers competing at Portrush.
However, this betting trend has not been favourable in recent majors, with none of the previous eight most popular Top Amateur bets going on to land the prize for backers.
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Below are the latest odds in the Top Amateur betting market on oddschecker.
| Top Amateur – The Open | Odds | Implied Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Ethan Fang | 4/1 | 20% |
| Filip Jakubcik | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Connor Graham | 11/2 | 15.4% |
| Justin Hastings | 11/2 | 15.4% |
| Cameron Adam | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Seb Cave | 9/1 | 10% |
| Richard Teder | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Frazer Jones | 20/1 | 4.8% |
| Bryan Newman | 22/1 | 4.3% |
Connor Graham is currently a best price of 2000/1 for a miracle win at Portrush and is given a 29.4% probability of making the cut at odds of 12/5.
Robert MacIntyre is the strong favourite at odds of 3/10 (76.9%) to finish as the Top Scotsman. Below are the four Scottish golfers competing at The Open Championship and their odds of winning the tournament and making the cut.
| Name | Odds to win The Open | Odds to Make the Cut | Make Cut % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert MacIntyre | 35/1 | 3/10 | 76.9% |
| Connor Graham | 2000/1 | 12/5 | 29.4% |
| Daniel Young | 2500/1 | 9/4 | 30.8% |
| Cameron Adam | 2500/1 | 11/4 | 26.7% |
