Live Betting: 2013 US PGA Championship

Rory McIlroy admitted recently that he has been watching reruns of last year's US PGA Championship in preparation for his title defence, which begins today at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, up-state New York. No doubt he has kept one eye on his opponents, of which there are many.

Tiger Woods looms as the biggest challenger, although the world number one told reporters that the chase for a 15 th major championship has been tougher than any other challenge. Woods, whose career was interrupted by the sex scandals of a couple of years ago, has won five tournaments this year but has not won a major since the 2008 US Open.

The last time Oak Hill staged the PGA in 2003, it was won by virtually unknown golfer Shaun Micheel, completing a bizarre year in which Mike Weir, Jim Furyk and Ben Curtis won the other majors. This year has seen major wins from Adam Scott, Justin Rose and Phil Mickelson, so punters should expect another top player to win at the PGA.

Bet365 Sports was offering the following pre-tournament betting odds on the title: Woods 4/1, Mickelson 14/1, Scott 16/1, Henrik Stenson 22/1, Brandt Snedeker 25/1, Justin Rose 28/1, Hunter Mahan, Lee Westwood, 30/1, McIlroy and a host of others 33/1, all others at 40/1 or over.

The online sportsbook will be streaming the entire PGA Championship live and exclusive to all its customers through the Bet365 Live Sports channel. Simply use an existing account to view all the action, live and uninterrupted from Oak Hill.

US PGA live betting will also be a big feature of Bet365's offering over the next four days. Pre-tournament betting will close with the first shot of the day, and all betting activity will move over to the in-play betting function where punters can find all the latest odds on title winner and other scenarios.