After winning The Open Championship and nearly doing the same at the PGA Championship two weeks later, Henrik Stenson enters the 2016 Rio Olympics as a heavy favorite, according to Bovada.
Stenson is one of just four OWGR top 10 players competing in the event and is the highest-ranked so this makes sense.
Let's look at some of the odds.
Favorite
- Henrik Stenson: 5-1
The Big Swede will win this tournament if he plays like he has at the last two majors. He was a combined 28 under. Next best was Phil Mickelson at 20 under. Then Tyrrell Hatton at 15 under. Dominance from Stenson.
Other Favorites
- Sergio Garcia: 7-1
- Justin Rose: 10-1
- Rickie Fowler: 14-1
- Bubba Watson: 16-1
- Martin Kaymer: 16-1
- Patrick Reed: 18-1
- Matt Kuchar: 18-1
I'm feeling Reed at 18-1 here. He's been playing quite well recently with top 15s in his last three events (including two major championships). Someone from this group winning would surprise nobody. In fact, I would be incredibly surprised if the winner wasn't one of the eight names listed thus far.
Fringe Favorites
- Danny Willett: 22-1
- Emiliano Grillo: 25-1
- Rafael Cabrera-Bello: 28-1
- Byeong Hun-An: 40-1
- Padraig Harrington: 40-1
- Thongchai Jaidee: 40-1
Love Cabrera-Bello at 28-1. That's a great number for somebody who has quietly been making a push to be on the European Ryder Cup team (and indeed will likely be on it).
Others
- Bernd Wiesberger: 50-1
- Danny Lee: 50-1
- David Lingmerth: 50-1
- Jhonattan Vegas: 50-1
- Soren Kjeldsen: 50-1
- Thomas Pieters: 50-1
- David Hearn: 66-1
- Joost Luiten: 66-1
- Graham DeLaet: 66-1
- Anirban Lahiri: 66-1
- Kiradech Aphibarnrat: 66-1
- Nicolas Colsaerts: 66-1
It's kind of a crapshoot from here. I like Aphibarnrat at 66-1, but I would also like to go a little deeper than this. Maybe Yuta Ikeada at 125-1 or Alex Cejka at 125-1. Those seem like better deals than David Hearn at 66-1.
