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Sports betting week 8 - 14 March

Date	Sport	Org.	Venue	Event
9-10 Mar		UEFA	Europe	CL - first knockout round - 2nd leg
11 Mar		UEFA	Europe	EL - first knockout round - 1st leg
12-14 Mar		DFB	Germany	Bundesliga
12-14 Mar		FIGC	Italy	Serie A
13-15 Mar		FA	England	Premier League
13-15 Mar		RFEF	Spain	Primera Division
13-14 Mar		FFF	France	Ligue 1
8-14 Mar		WTA	Indian Wells, CA	Indian Wells
11-17 Mar		ATP	Indian Wells, CA.	Indian Wells
14 Mar		FIA	Bahrain	Grand Prix of Bahrein
11-14 Mar		PGA	Miami, FL	World Golf Championship

The Quarter Finals of the Accenture Match Play Championships in Arizona, will continue to thrill and excite, although Friday was dominated by the announcement which Tiger Woods made to the world. The upshot of his 15 minute speech is that he was sorry and that he does not know just yet, when he will be returning to golfing action. Apparently he has more things to work out in his personal life, so golf courses around the world aren’t likely to be graced with his presence for some time yet. But, as the sport continues on without him, the Match Play Championships are seriously hotting up, as more big names are heading home, as the last 8 players remain standing.

Saturday is the busy day, when both quarter finals and semi finals are played. That means, for four of the players, there will be two intense rounds of knockout action. The tournament is broken down into four quarters, or brackets as they like to call them in golf. This is a test of endurance, as the eight players have already come through three rounds of golf this week, with another possible three still to come. The benefits of a little extra rest will be there for those players who can stroll to victories. A big 7 and 6 win (meaning that a player is seven shots ahead with only six holes remaining) is a lot different from a 2 and 1 victory. Every hole that doesn’t have to be played, will count towards having a little extra stamina in the later rounds. Here is a breakdown of the brackets, and what to expect on Saturday in the draw: Bracket seedings in, um, brackets….

Jones Bracket

Thongchai Jaidee (12) v Ian Poulter (1)
Jaidee beat Ishikawa in the Quarter Final 5 and 4, to continue his progress in the tournament. This is his first appearance at the Match Play and is looked in fine form on Friday. Ranked in 18th of the European Tour after 3 events this season, he has won all of his matches very comfortably so far, in contrast to Poulter who has had some close scrapes in the first couple of rounds. Poulter though, looked a bit more confident and free flowing during Friday’s Quarter Final against India’s Jeev Milka Singh, and ran out 5 and 4 winner over his opponent. For England’s Poulter, this is the third time he has reached the Quarter Final stage of the Match Play tournament and has that flair to go all of the way. Poulter is currently ranked 14th on the European Tour, but as shown throughout 2009, has a great deal of consistency to aid him. The winner of this Quarter Final will play the winner from the Hogan Bracket.
Jaidee to win: 8/5 at Boylesports
Poulter to win: 11/20 at SportingBet

Hogan Bracket

Sergio Garcia (4) v Oliver Wilson (10)
Sergio Garcia had a great battle against South Africa Tim Clark in the Quarter Final, with neither player dropping a shot. The Spaniard squeezed through with a 2 and 1 victory. He will play England’s Oliver Wilson in the semi final of the bracket, as Wilson took 20 holes to overcome Luke Donald in a epic battle. Wilson is having a great tournament, as he has put in impressive performances to beat Miguel A. Jimenez and one of the tournament favourites, Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy. Wilson is one of the rising stars of golf, who only had his rookie year in 2005. Since then his rise has taken him to 7th on the list of money earners in 2009 on the European Tour. Definitely an outside threat, and Garcia, who has had two close matches, will have his hands full.
Garcia to win: 8/11 at Stan James
Wilson to win: 5/4 at SkyBet

Gary Player Bracket

Retief Goosen (5) v Camilo Villegas (6)
Retief Goosen makes his third appearance in the Quarter Finals of the World Match Play in his career, after coming through a tough match against England’s Nick Watney. Watney had produced one of the surprises of the second round, when he beat one of the tournament favourites, and bracket favourite, Lee Westwood 2 and 1. Unfortunately he couldn’t quite reproduce that in the Quarter Final match against South African Goosen, who had a twenty hole match in the previous round to overcome Ernie Els. Goosen will now take on Columbia’s Camilo Villegas, who is looking like a real threat in the tournament. He has now taken out Dustin Johnson, who has been in great form this season, and then defending champion Geoff Ogilvy. Villegas got the better of Ben Crane going down the back 9, where he started to turn the screw and pull away, running out a 3 and 2 winner. Definitely one to watch is Villegas who was ranked 6th for the bracket, one behind 5th ranked Goosen. The winner of Villegas v Goosen will play the winner from Snead bracket.
Villegas to win: Evens at BetFred
Goosen to win: Evens at Boylesports

Sam Snead Bracket

Paul Casey (2) v Stewart Cink (5)
England’s Paul Casey is looking in some of the best form of all the players in the tournament. He is storming through the rounds, winning each of his three matches 5 and 4, which simply translates into less physical endeavour than some of the other competitors left in the competition. This again, is the important benefit of winning well in this knockout format. Casey has beaten Stephen Ames, Mike Weir and Brian Gay along his road to the Quarter Finals, and will start as favourite against American Stewart Cink. Cink needed a 19th hole to beat Schwartzel, who had showed a lot of promise in beating bracket favourite Jim Furyk in the first round. Everything was all square going into the final four holes and that was the way it stayed, pushing the close contest to another hole. Upon which, Cink nabbed a birdie. One wonders if Casey’s lack of practice on the final four holes on the course this year, may come into effect if he’s pushed all the way by Cink. He’s only gotten a little practice in on them before the tournament, but his yawning victories has meant that he hasn’t gotten anywhere near them in the last three rounds. Carrying great form, and him against Villegas in the semi final would be an awesome match up.
Casey to win: 8/13 at Boylesports
Cink to win: 13/10 at Boylesports

So there it is. The final eight players in this unique stop on the PGA Tour. It’s both Quarter Final and semi final action on Saturday, with the final and third placed match being played on Sunday.

After not making a comeback as suggested he might in the World Match Play tournament, Tiger Woods will be making a statement about his future on Friday. He had decided to take an indefinite break from the game after certain aspects of his personal life came to a head in the media. No-one is certain as to what his announcement will be, but it should reveal all about his place in the future of the game of golf. There was a lot of spectulation that Tiger would come out of the woods and play in the Match Play tournament, sponsored by Accenture, who was one of the sponsors which dropped Woods after his alleged extramarital affair.

While his announcement will occur during the tournament in Arizona, this perhaps this is a sign that he is ready to get his life and his game back in order. There will no doubt be an apology to the people he has let down, including his fans. There is still plenty of time for Woods to add to his glittering array of Majors this year, but once he does step back onto the tee in competition, he will be under even more scrutiny than before. Perhaps this is the first step back towards the game, in which his absence is having some major knock on effects.

In the Match Play tournament itself, which is unique on the PGA Tour as it is a knockout tournament, England’s Ross McGowan came up trumps after he beat the tournament’s top seed Steve Stricker in the second round. This truly was a case of top against bottom, as McGowan is the bottom seed in the tournament. Stricker wasn’t the only upset of the first round, as Ross Fisher, Kenny Perry, Padraig Harrington, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Angel Carbrera and Henrik Stenson all fell victim to first round losses.

This tournament is like a tennis tournament, broken down into four quarters, with a straight knockout and players trying to progress their way through the competition to the final. Tiger Woods has won the tournament three times, and would have been the perfect return to time. Defending champion Geoff Ogilvy who is strong favourite to win the tournament, comfortably got through the first round against Alexander Noren 7 and 5. He now goes on to play Camilo Villegas in the second round, who endured a first round match of up and down fortunes, and will have his work hard to get the best of Ogilvy.

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, one of the rising stars of the golf tour is through to the second round, but had to kick things up a gear as he was faced with elimination. He was matched up against Kevin Na and had to stage something of a comeback to squeeze through 3 and 2, and now goes on to play Oliver Wilson who knockout out veteran Jimenez in the first round. Britain’s Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood should be in the mix through the latter stages of the tournament. Poulter in particular is perfect for Match Play as he has that air of flair for this type of thing, and Westwood has looked in food form throughout the first stages of 2010 and will always be in with a shout.

There is some great golf to be played, but the big announcement by Tiger Woods threatens to overshadow that a bit. Hopefully not, as the last 32 players left in the tournament give it their bests to reach the final in this incredibly exciting singles Match Play tournament.

1st Quarter – Bobby Jones Bracket
Ross McGowan v Ryo Ishikawa
Robert Carlson v Thongchai Jaidee
Jeev Milkha Singh v Matt Kuchar
Ian Poulter (10/3 favourite to win Quarter at Stan James) v Adam Scott

2nd Quarter – Ben Hogan Bracket
Martin Kaymer (7/2 favourite to win Quarter at Stan James) v Tim Clark
Sergio Garcia v Anders Handsen
Rory McIlroy v Oliver Wilson
Robert Allenby v Luke Donald

3rd Quarter – Sam Snead Bracket
Jim Furyk (5/2 favourite to win Quarter at SportingBet) v Charl Schwartzel
Sean O’Hair v Stewart Cink
Paul Casey v Mike Weir
Brian Gay v Zach Johnson

4th Quarter – Gary Player Bracket
Lee Westwood v Nick Watney
Ernie Elsa v Retief Goosen
Ben Crane v Y.E. Yang
Geoff Ogilvy (11/2 favourite to win Quarter 5/2 at SportingBet) v Camilo Villegas

World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championships Outright
Geoff Ogilvy – 17/2 at Boylesports
Paul Casey – 12/1 at SportingBet
Rory McIlroy – 12/1 at William Hill
Martin Kaymer – 12/1 at Stan James
Lee Westwood – 16/1 at William Hill
Ian Poulter – 16/1 at BetFred

Could Tiger Woods be back in action sooner than most people had anticipated? Whispered rumours from an Australian press, which won’t seem to burn out, is that Woods will return to Tour action on February 17th at the WGC Match Play Championship in Arizona. Since admitting his transgressions, Woods has shied himself away from the public, and away from the game he loves. He has gone through a rough time, with sponsors dropping him, leaving his career in a sand trap, forcing him to take a wedge of time away from the game.

One baffling thing about these rumours is that the Match Play event in Arizona is sponsored  by one the sponsors who unceremoniously dropped Woods as the face of their advertising campaign. Maybe his return there though would show that he has been humbled and it really is all about the golf for him upon his return. The WGC Match Play Championships, is a little different from everything else on the tour, in that it is a knock-out event, leading to a final. The top 64 players on the tour automatically qualify for this, and Woods, should he return, will have only missed one tournament that he would normally show up for. The longer he stays away, the more it could hamper his pursuit of the Majors.

But, golf goes on without Mr Woods, as displayed in the USPGA’s Northern Trust Open in California, and the European Tour out in the Dubai Desert Classic at the moment. In Dubai, Lee Westwood made a great charge towards the top of the leader board yesterday, carding a wonderful 65, but it still wasn’t quite enough to touch Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee who hit a 66 in his second round to move one shot ahead of the pack on -8 under. Spain’s Ryder Cup star, Miguel Angel Jiminez is in contention, also on -7 under with Westwood and Wales’ Stephen Dodd. One of the upcoming new young stars on the tour, Northern Irelands Rory McIlroy, shared the lead after the first round, as he looks to defend his Dubai Crown. After two rounds, the 20 year old shares 5th place.

Dubai Desert Classic Outright Odds (Scores after second round in brackets)
Lee Westwood (-7) – 3/1 at Coral
Rory McIlroy (-6) – 9/2 at SkyBet
Thongchai Jaidee (-8) – 10/1 at Totesport
Charl Schwartz (-6) – 10/1 at Victor Chandler
Alvaro Quiros – 11/1 at William Hill

Over in the USPGA Tour, where the Northern Trust Open 2010 is underway, England’s Justin Rose is trying to hard to put himself on the golfing map again, as he shared 4th place after two rounds. Being played at the Riviera Country Club in California, it is Steve Stricker who is leading the way, along with Dustin Johnson, who made a hole-in-one in his second round. The weather on the course has not been great, with persistent and early darkness from heavy storm clouds causing delays in the game. Sticker and Johnson, under the conditions, look hard to catch after posting scores that have left them three shots clear of the nearest opponent. Johnson isn’t back in the clubhouse yet on his second round, thanks to the bad light, he still has two holes to play, so could still take the lead after two rounds.

Northern Trust Open Outright: Scores after second round in brackets:
Steve Stricker (-10)  – 13/8 at Stan James
Dustin Johnson (-10) – 11/4 at Paddy Power
Andreas Romero (-7) – 12/1 at Bet365
Phil Mickelson (-4) – 12/1 at Boylesports
Justin Rose (-6) – 22/1 at Bet365

The USPGA Tour’s Sony Open in Hawaii is at the third round stage as well, under less than ideal circumstances as well. Sure there is no Tiger Woods around at the moment to draw golfing headlines, but the spirits still look to be good around the USPGA Tour. There were smiles and commerarderie all round in Hawaii. It’s a big gusty out in Hawaii to say the least, and it is has been a show of persistence and determination for the players to get around the beautiful surroundings. Who wouldn’t want to be playing golf out in Hawaii in the middle of January, huh? Anyway, it is Steve Stricker who made an error free round of 67 to leave himself 7 under par, just two shots off the top of the leader board after two rounds. Discipline and focus is what is needed under these conditions, and that is what Stricker has produced, making him a good bet for the tournament. He is worth getting some money down upon, even it if is just to place.

But it is Ryan Palmer who lead at the end of day two, -9 under par, after posting rounds of 65 and 66 consecutively. His game should leave him in contention in the final round, but, as the only non-American in the top ten, Australian Robert Allenby could be the one to watch after looking steadier than ever with his putting. Sinking holes on the green is usually the side of the game which lets him down, but he has gained a marked improved in this tournament so far, and that side of his game alone has made him a real threat. Chad Campbell and Zach Johnson are just two shots off the lead, while joining Stricker on three back are Jeff Quinney and John Merrick (no, not that one) who all in close contention. The winds may not be as bad over the final couple of days and that could make the difference. Davis Love III and Tom Lehman are there or there abouts, as well as Argentina’s Angel Cabrera.

Sony Open Outright Winner
Zach Johnson (-8 under) – 9/2 at BetFred
Steve Stricker (-7 under) – 11/2 at SportingBet
Robert Allenby (-8 under) – 13/2 at Stan James
Chad Campbell (-8 under) – 8/1 at Totesport
Ryan Palmer (-9 under) – 12/1 at SkyBet

There is plenty of golfing action to keep fans happy over the next few days, starting with the Joburg Open, which heads into its final day on Sunday. Englishman David Lynn was a bit of a surprise leader on day two, as he took up a strong position at the top of the leader board. Lynn was something of a surprise as he has only really ever made one great impression on the tour, when he won his only tournament in 2004. With other names in the chasing pack including Darren Clarke and South African Charl Schwartzel, Lynn was looking good. His third round however, didn’t live up to quite as much expectation, and it was Schwartzel who seized the initiative. Lynn has fallen out of the top twenty, and out of contention.

But Schwartzel, the South African, who will be keeping the interests of the home fans high, stretched his leg after the third round, opening up a four shot lead over Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke. Clarke has been looking in good form, and very consistent, but he couldn’t keep pace with Schwartzel who shot a 7-under par round of 64. It’s not been perfect golfing weather down in South Africa, with rain and thunder sweeping across the venue on the first two days, but the action has been good, and there is a good chase at the top of the leader board.

Schwartzel set the mark, avoiding any bogey’s in both the second and third rounds, and backs up the form that took him to the Africa Open title just last week. He will start the final day as strong favourite, with Clarke the most likely to reel him in. Clarke indeed had his opportunities to close the gap on Schwartzel, but he missed some close chances on the greens to put him in a stronger position. The Joburg Open is part of the Sunshine Tour, and is one of the four events that make up the tour (all sanctioned by the PGA European Tour), but more importantly, is the fourth event in the season long chase to make it to the money-laden 2010 Race to Dubai.

Joburg Open Outright Winner
Charl Schwartz (-18 under) – 1/5 at Paddy Power
Darren Clarke (-14 under) – 7/1 at Blue Square
Hendrik Buhrmann (-12 under) – 40/1 at BetFred
Hennie Otto (-11 under) – 66/1 at BetFred

The interesting Royal Trophy Golf Tournament is teeing off near Bangkok on January 8th-10th. It clearly is not up there in the rankings of the Ryder Cup, but still, it is a tournament which draws a lot of golfing enthusiasts to a spectacular course. The event is a match play formatted contest, which brings together some of the best players from Europe and Asia to compete against each other. The Royal Trophy is named because it was donated by none other than the King of Thailand himself.

The three day tournament follows a familiar format, as used in the Ryder Cup. On the first day, there is four Foursomes matches. Day two comprises of four Four-ball matches, and the final exciting day will see eight Singles Matches all teeing off. The European team is led by Colin Montgomerie, and should have an ace in their pack with Sweden’s Henrik Stenson in the line up. Robert Carlson (SWE), Simon Dyson (ENG), Alexander Noren (SWE), Peter Hanson (SWE), Soren Kjeldsen (DEN) and Pablo Martin (ESP) make up the eight member team for the Europeans.

It is almost a Sweden vs. Asia line up, but there you go. The Amata Spring Country Club is the venue, and the one Asian star to watch out for, is Ryo Ishikawa. He is a young star full of promise and has been making waves globally, playing in the Open Championship, as well as winning seven Japan Tour titles. The 18 year old could be the next big phenomenon.

Royal Trophy Outright Betting
Europe to win – 4/5 at Stan James
Asia to win – 11/8 at Extrabet

Individual Markets

Ryo Ishikawa
- 9/2 at Bet365 to be top Asian
- 9/1 at William Hill to be top Combined Points Scorer

Henrik Stenson
- 4/1 at SkyBet to be top European
- 7/1 at William Hill to be top Combined Points Scorer

World Cup of Golf
November 26-29
Mission Hills, China

Twenty-eight nations are competing in China at the Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, for the coveted prize of the World Cup of Golf. Maybe not one of the more illustrious dates in the golfing calendar amongst the majors, this tournament has been held every year since 1953 (with the exception of two years). The top 18 players from different nations are eligible (though not all the top ranked players choose to play) and those eighteen pick an eligible teammate. The host nation gets a free pass obviously into the tournament, and then nine qualified nations who came through qualifiers take part.

The format of the competition, takes place over four rounds of stroke play. The tournament alternates rounds of four-ball and foursome plays for the two-man teams representing their nations. It was Ireland who raced out to a strong first round lead, the duo of Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy shooting a wonderful 58 at 14 under par. That round put them three strokes ahead of the second placed Argentinians who finished on 11 under. Wales (Stephen Dodd and Jamie Donaldson) and England (Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher) both finished with rounds of 66 to tie in tenth position. Scotland’s David Drysdale and Alastair Forsyth finished in last position on 3 under.

Ireland’s McIlroy is one of the in form players in the world at the moment, and it is no surprise that he is out leading the pack. He finished second in the overall earning rankings of the European PGA this year and will put up a strong challenge for the World Cup. England’s pairing of Ross Fisher and Ian Poulter, who were both within a whisper of taking the Race to Dubai title (formerly the Order of Merit) as they, along with McIlroy all had a chance in the final Tour tournament in Dubai to take the crown, which eventually went to Lee Westwood.

Statistically speaking, the US have won the most world cups, in nothing short of a phonically dominant manner. A United States pairing has won the World Cup 23 times, and the next nation closest to them is South Africa, who have won the title five times. England, Ireland and Wales have all won the tournament twice in its history. Sweden were last year’s winners and the same pairing are back to defend their crown.

Current Leaderboard After Round 1
1) Ireland 58, -14 under par
2) Argentina 61, -11 under par
3) Japan 62, -10 under par
4) Italy, Canada, Korea, Sweden 64, -8 under par
….
10) Wales, England, Denmark, Singapore, Germany 66, -6 under par
…
15) New Zealand, France, Thailand, Venezeuala, Chinese-Taipei, USA, India 67, -5 under par

World Cup Outright Winner
Ireland – 8/11 at Paddy Power
Sweden – 8/1 at Extrabet
England – 16/1 at 888Sport
Italy – 16/1 at 888Sport
Japan – 18/1 at 888Sport
South Africa – 40/1 at ExtraBet

The European Golf Tour comes to its culmination in Dubai this week, as winner of the Order of Merit will be decided upon the outcome. The Order of Merit has actually been changed to be known as The Race for Dubai, as it is at this season ender in Dubai, where the man who has won the most money on the European PGA Tour will be known. This is the new season-ender for the tour, hence the name change. The 15 players, who at the culmination of this tournament, are at the top of the earnings list will share a nice $7.5 million between then, with the winner of The Race to Dubai banking a cool $1.5 million. The tournament itself has a prize pot of $7.5 million, and the only players who can take part, are those in the top 60 of earnings before the start of the Dubai World Champions. That means there will have been 52 other prize-winning tournaments completed throughout the season, all ending here.

Four players can win The Race to Dubai, and they are Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy, Ross Fisher and Martin Kaymer. Lee Westwood, who has been looking favourite to claim the title for some time now, was pushed down into second place at the end of the previous tournament, the Hong Kong Open, when the 20-year-old Rory McIlroy finished second and Westwood was left trailing well down the field. To try and deflect any pressure, Westwood is more insistent that he wants to win a Major more than the Order of Merit, because he has already won one back in 2000. All Westwood has to do to be certain of winning it again though, is with the Dubai World Classic, because it will not matter then what McIlroy does. That doesn’t mean that Westwood has to win the tournament to win the Order of Merit crown, he just needs to finish far enough ahead of McIlroy.

To put all the earnings which are at stake in the Dubai World Champions in perspective, it goes like this. Imagine Lee Westwood striding up to the 18th Green on the Final round. He needs to make the putt to win the tournament and beat McIlroy. What is at stake with the swing of the putter? Over £1.6 million, on that stroke, that’s what, which is the culmination of the Tournament Prize Money, and the bonus for winning The Race to Dubai. Martin Kaymer and Ross Fisher could still pinch the Order of Merit if the other two make a real hash of things, but it likely to be Westwood or McIlroy. Westwood has had his chances to have already won the Order of Merit by this point by some distance, but some wayward displays on missing pars when the pressure has been on, has cost him a lot of money this season.

The Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy will be upbeat and fancying his chances after putting in the stronger performance of the two in Hong Kong. He is leading the way, and will be the man to beat. For Kaymer he needs to win the Dubai World Championships to secure the Order of Merit, whereas in Fisher’s case, he needs to win and rely on Westwood and McIlroy not finishing too highly.

To Win Dubai World Championship
Rory McIlroy – 9/1 at BetFred
Martin Kaymer – 14/1 at Bet365
Ernie Els – 16/1 at Boylesports
Lee Westwood – 16/1 at SkyBet
Padraig Harrington – 18/1 at Sporting Bet
Henrik Stenson – 20/1 at Bet365
Ross Fisher – 20/1 at Totesport

Race to Dubai Winner
Rory McIlroy – 11/20 at SportingBet
Lee Westwood – 4/1 at Extrabet
Martin Kaymer – 7/1 at Boylesports
Ross Fisher – 16/1 at Paddy Power

No great surprise as to who leads the way in the golf Tour Championship in Atlanta. The one and only Tiger Woods picked up his game after a slow start to lead Ireland’s Padraig Harrison by a shot in the second round. Woods hit a second round 68, including four birdies, to streak to the front of the pack. His lead could easily have been much wider had he not netted a bogey on the 18th hole, as well as missing some putts in the round which one would expect the great man to sink.

East Lake Golf Club is the setting for the final FedEx Cup point-getting tournament, and if Woods holds on to his lead then he’ll bag himself a cool $10million for the title. Padraig Harrington, who is only one of two Europeans competing (the other being Luke Donald), can also claim the FedEx Cup title if he wins and Woods gets beaten down into third place or worse. Odds will be against that happening though, as the Irishman hasn’t won on the PGA Tour, nor the European Tour this season, despite having the prestige of being a three time majors winner.

The lack of winning form for Harrington is in stark contrast to his closest rival, for Woods has won 6 titles this year, and has won the Tour Championship before in 2007. He wasn’t happy with his round though, despite getting himself to the head of the pack. He appears to expect a lot of room for improvement over the next two rounds. Rain could play a big factor over the next couple of days in Atlanta.

Tour Championship Outright
Tiger Woods – 1/2 Boylesports
Padraig Harrington – 7/1 Boylesports
Sean O’Hair – 12/1 Stan James
Zach Johnson – 33/1 at Boylesports
Dustin Johnson – 40/1 at Boylesports
Stewart Cink – 66/1 at Bet365

Betting Tip: Woods will know what’s wrong with his game and what he needs to do to win. If he gets to the front of the pack playing scratchy shots and missing putts, then it will be game over should he find his rhythm.