Not that he would use this as an excuse for coming up second at the Masters but Tiger Woods went underwent arthoscopic surgery on the same left knee that has been worked on two times in the last five years.

Tiger will be grounded for at least a month and he expects to be ready for the U.S. Open which takes place in June.

Tiger struck out in the first step of grabbing golf’s Grand Slam as he finished as the runner-up in the 2008 Masters Tournament shooting Even on the day and -5 for the tournament.

Trevor Immelman finished on top, grabbing the green jacket, finishing at +3 on Day 4 and 8-under par overall.

It was Immelman’s first major victory.

SPORTSBETTING.COM has posted all the final round matchups for today’s walk around Augusta.

Tiger is a -250 favorite in a matchup bracket with Phil Mickelson.

The tourney leader, Trevor Immelman, is paying back plus money in his matchup vs. Paul casey. Immelman is +110.

You can check out all the head-to-head matchups here

Despite being six strokes back from the leader, Tiger Woods enters the final round of the Masters as the second highest favorite to win the tournament.

Leader Trevor Immelman is the favorite, of course, at 5-4. Tiger is the next in line at 3-1, ahead of all the other players who stand between him and the leader (i.e. Snedeker, Casey, Flesch). The numbers make sense from a bookmakers perspective though, as bettors still think Tiger can win and are showing it by putting their money down on him. Tiger money continues to flow in this morning after a solid night of volume on the world’s best golfer. 

Tee times have been pushed back by 40 minutes after the skies opened up over Augusta, suspending third round play at the Masters.

Tiger is seven strokes off the lead…he tees off at 1:10 PST.

Trevor Immelman sits atop the Masters leaderboard as of 2:12 PM EST at -8.

Tiger Woods, who just teed off, currently sits at -1 overall and 15th on the leaderboard.

Updated April 10, 2008 

Not exactly the start Tiger Woods wanted.

After one round, Woods is tied for 19th on the Masters tourney leaderboard at Even par.

Justin Rose is tied for the lead atop the standings shooting 68 at -4.

With the Masters set to begin tomorrow, SPORTSBETTING.COM has a number of Tiger Woods related matchup bets and proposition bets.

As mentioned, Tiger is listed as an underdog in the “Tiger vs. the Field” head-to-head matchup at +120 but is also the odds-on to win the entire tournament at +120 as well.

For more Masters related betting go here.

Looking for some plus money on Tiger in a head-to-head matchup? You can get it right now, as Woods is a +120 underdog at the Masters….against the entire field.

SPORTSBETTING.COM has Tiger listed at +120 vs. the field in this week’s Masters.

Woods is a -450 favorite in a head-to-head matchup vs. Mickelson.

The tournament tees off on Thursday.

Tiger wins his fourth straight PGA Tour win this year, as he rolls in a 25-footer on the final hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational. 

You can bet on Tiger to win the Masters, and the other Majors today at SPORTSBETTING.COM