Hero World Challenge Market Report: Tiger Woods Returns as the Biggest Liability for Sportsbooks

Tiger Woods is back.

The most famous golfer on the planet makes his return to competitive golf this week at the Hero World Challenge for the first time since April.

Woods underwent fusion ankle surgery in June and has decided to return for his own event, the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

20 of the world's best golfers have been invited to play in the no-cut event.

Woods is the biggest underdog in the field at 66-1 odds at BetMGM, but that has not stopped bettors from putting their money on him.

The 15-time major winner is getting the most tickets at BetMGM as he accounts for 16.2% of the tickets and 8.1% of the handle. He is the biggest liability this week at BetMGM.

Woods is an 80-1 longshot to win at Superbook. He is getting the most tickets and is the biggest liability at that sportsbook as well, according to the head oddsmaker Jay Kornegay.

"My game feels rusty," Woods said during his Tuesday press conference. "I haven't played in awhile. I had my subtalar fused. I'm excited to compete and play, and I'm just as curious as all of you are to see what happens."

The next closest in tickets is Viktor Hovland at 8.8%. Hovland accounts for the second-most handle at BetMGM at 22.4%. He is the third-biggest liability at BetMGM. Hovland has won this event each of the last two years in his only two appearances at the Hero World Challenge.

The second-biggest liability for BetMGM this week is Cameron Young. Young is getting 7.7% of the bets and accounts for the most handle at 24.2%. Young has gone from +2500 to +1800 to win the Hero World Challenge at BetMGM.

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