Olympic course proving to be a graveyard for favourites
Next in the list, at 13/1, are Englishmen Lee Westwood, fresh from his impressive victory in Sweden on Saturday, and world number one Luke Donald whose tidy game seems ideally suited to the tight but relatively short Olympic lay-out. Having found a satisfactory level of performance in Memphis on Sunday only to spoil everything with a double bogey on the 18th, defending champion Rory McIlroy has gone out to 14/1 while Dustin Johnson, winner of that event, has hardened to 30/1.
Few could quibble with those odds. And yet, if previous championships at Olympic are to be taken as a reliable yardstick, those seeking value might well be advised to look elsewhere. Among a short list I have in mind are Zach Johnson (40/1), Charl Schwartzel and Jason Day (50/1), Aaron Baddeley (110/1) and Kevin Na (140/1).
