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Ireland’s Rory McIlroy sat atop the leaderboard of the 2014 British Open for a second day, ahead by four and happy to have erased a history of past Friday woes.
By late evening Friday, oddsmakers had listed McIlroy as a 1-2 favorite to win the Open.
At first, it looked as if history might repeat itself in a negative way.
"Bogey at one from 80 yards so I was thinking 'that's not the best way to start' but I knew the par 5s are where you can make a score on this course," McIlroy told ESPN's Tom Rinaldi.
Meanwhile, Tiger Woods just barely made the cut after a horrible Friday.
"I got off to a terrible start again,” Woods said Friday. “I had some opportunities to make a few birdies along the way to get back to even par. And I just never did. Just never made anything. I got myself in good position to make birdies and didn't do it."
Woods was now coming in at +25000, meaning that a $100 bet would pay out $25000 and a $10 bet would pay out $2500.
Rory McIlroy +175
Dustin Johnson +550
Sergio Garcia 12/1
Rickie Fowler 15/1
Adam Scott 25/1
Charl Schwartzel 30/1
Louis Oosthuizen 30/1
Ryan Moore 35/1
Jim Furyk 35/1
Francesco Molinari 35/1
Justin Rose 40/1
Jimmy Walker 60/1
Robert Karlsson 70/1
Victor Dubuisson 80/1
George Coetzee 85/1
Marc Warren 100/1
Tiger Woods 250/1
- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
