Golf - Players Championship, Latest Betting news from TPC Sawgrass
May 7, 2008
GOLF – PLAYERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP, Latest Betting news from TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass, one of golf’s most famous venues, hosts The Players Championship (known as the 5th major) for the 27th time in the tournament’s 35-year history.
The Players Championship Stadium Course is set up to play firmer, with faster greens and more rough. The rough will exceed the two inches of last year, thick enough to make approaches into the small greens a traumatic undertaking.
Defending Champion Phil Mickelson, and Stewart Cink, currently second and third in the 2008 FedEx Cup standings, were the only two players last year to record top-five finishes at the Wachovia Championship and The Players Championship. They come in this year having finished 12th and eighth, respectively, at Wachovia.
Fourteen players among the field of 144 are making their debut, while sixty players have played in the event three or fewer times.
Nine of the last 24 winners have been ranked at the top in “greens in regulation” for the week, including three of the last four (Mickelson ranked 24th in the category.) The leaders coming into the week are: Robert Allenby (2), K.J. Choi (3), Vijay Singh (4) and Hunter Mahan (5).
Americans have won all but eight times in tournament history.
BETTING
OUTRIGHT
12/1 P. Mickelson (Stan James), 14/1 A. Scott (Paddy Power), 20/1 V. Singh, J. Furyk (both William Hill), 22/1 P. Harrington (vcbet), 28/1 S. Cink, G. Ogilvy (both Paddy Power), 40/1 A.Kim, K.J. Choi, S. Garcia, H. Stenson (all William Hill), E.Els (Stan James), 45/1 R. Goosen (Stan James), 60/1 L. Donald (Totesport), A. Baddeley (888sport), S. Stricker (Paddy Power), L. Westwood (skybet), 66/1 BAR. Each-way terms are generally ¼ the odds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, though some bookmakers (including Paddy Power) also offer 6th place.
Additionally, online bookmakers offer a range of bets including:
TOURNAMENT MATCH BETS
A wide range of match bets is available – see bookmakers’ sites for details
MISSING THE CUT
Available with Totesport. 9/10 J. Kelly, Evs J.J. Henry, B. Watson, 11/10 J. Byrd, F. Jacobson, 6/5 A. Cabrera, D. Love III, 11/8 T. Immelman, 6/4 P. Casey, R. Sabbatini, 7/4 J. Rose, S. Stricker, 9/4 L. Donald, E. Els.
FIRST-ROUND LEADER
Available with Bet365, Boylesports, skybet, Stan James and Totesport.
HOLE-IN-ONE
4/6 No (Stan James), 11/8 Yes (William Hill)
PLAYOFF
2/7 No, 5/2 Yes (William Hill)
PLACE-ONLY BETTING
A number of online bookmakers offer “place-only” betting for a Top 10 or Top 5 finish.
TOP NATIONAL / REGIONAL PLAYER
Top British / Irish
7/4 P. Harrington (Bet365), 5/1 L. Westwood, 11/2 L. Donald (Stan James), 13/2 J. Rose (Bet 365), 9/1 I. Poulter (Boylesports), P.Casey (Stan James) 18/1 B. Davis, 40/1 R. Johnson (both Boylesports).
Several online sites offer prices on Top American, Top European, Top Australasian etc
All odds correct at time of writing. Please click here for the latest odds
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