GOLF

 A major golf tournament is being played this weekend.  It started on Thursday and will end Sunday.  It's called "The Open" by the golf world but most Americans refer to it as the British Open.  

In the United Kingdom, sports betting is legal.  There are literally dozens of odds makers and places to bet.  Here are the odds as listed by PaddyPower (I liked the name!) before the tournament started.  

Scottie Scheffler 8-1    USA

Rory McIlroy 8-1   N.Ireland

Tommy Fleetwood  14-1  England

Matt Fitzpatrick 14-1    England

Jon Rahm 22-1    Spain

Xander Schauffele 25-1    USA

Wyndam Clark 30-1    USA

Robert MacIntyre 28-1    Scotland

Tyrrell Hatton 28-1    England

Ludvig Aberg 30-1    Norway

How are they looking today?  Scottie won last year.  This year the location is Royal Birkdale in England.  At this course, they have most often crowned first-time winners.  156 golfers started the tournament.  It would be a good bet that the winner is not listed above.  Then again, ...