Golf Betting – Furyk Fancied to Enjoy Miami Heat

Isn’t it funny how, sometimes, you develop an affinity with a venue or an event without really knowing why. Take this week’s WGC – CA Championship in Doral, Florida. The scenery in Miami is pleasant enough and the tournament has always attracted the world’s best players since its inception in 1999. But I can’t for the life of me think why I look forward to it so much every year! Maybe I once backed the winner at big odds. If I did, a repeat would be very welcome this week as I try to top up my punting fund for Cheltenham. I’m going to throw a few names at you now because all of the following are high on my shortlist on the Blue Monster course this week. Phil Mickelson (a general 9-1) is the defending champion and a regular top 10 finisher at the Doral Resort. He will play alongside Rory McIlroy (a general 25-1) in the opening two rounds and will make his presence felt again, The Ulsterman is the same price at Englishman Ian Poulter, winner of the WGC Match Play Championship in Arizona last month and now ranked fifth in the world, just behind Lee Westwood (also 25-1 with sportingbet and extrabet) this week and just ahead of another Englishman Paul Casey (18-1 with bet365 and extrabet). Australian Geoff Ogilvy, already a winner on the US Tour this year and the champion here in 2008, is another 25-1 chance that makes plenty of appeal and one also has to respect Jim Furyk, also a general 25-1 shot. Furyk, third here 12 months ago tied for second behind Ogilvy in 2008 and clearly feels at home on the course. The 39-year-old has only contested three tournaments so far this year but has made the top 25 in two of those and can be expected to up his game from now on. I’ll be making him my main wager but will also be having a few quid on Kenny Perry (widely availabe at 66-1) who’s another that goes well in Miami, and last week’s Honda Classic winner Camillo Villegas. The young Colombian, a general 18-1 chance, is the pin-up of the US Tour but is now beginning to show he’s a pretty hot player as well and he was only just beaten by Tiger Woods when a rookie here in 2006. A fourth tournament success can’t be far away.