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US PGA GOLF BETTING – AUGUST 7th
When the South Course of Oakland Hills was formally opened on July 13, 1918, it already enjoyed a certain degree of prestige. After all, the course was designed by the foremost golf course architect of his day, Donald Ross and the Club had engaged, as its first professional, Walter Hagen, who had already won the United States Open. Oakland Hills’ South Course is now world-renowned and is consistently picked among the top ten tests of golf in the United States and, indeed, the world. Its reputation is well earned. No stranger to Major Championship golf, Oakland Hills as already hosted 10 Major Championships. Although many tournaments have been held throughout the years at Oakland Hills, the one which gave the course its greatest reputation as “The Monster” was the 1951 Open. Ben Hogan won with a total of 287, by shooting a final round 67 after which he was quoted as saying “I am glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.” He also said that it was “the greatest test of golf I have ever played and the toughest course.”
Dual Open champion Padraig Harrington is hoping his Royal Birkdale victory will not leave him as flat as his win at Carnoustie did 12 months ago. This time around, and heading into the USPGA Championship, Harrington still took a week off following his four-shot victory over Ian Poulter to celebrate his retention of the Claret Jug but insisted he had been dealing with his repeat success with more discipline than he did his initial win. He is a 20/1 chance with totesport for Oakland Hills.
Phil Mickelson spent more than three hours dissecting the front nine of the revamped Oakland Hills, the site of the PGA Championship, commencing August 7th. “Lefty” last played the course as a member of the 2004 U.S. Ryder Cup team. Since then the course has been lengthened by some 400 yards, with tougher hazards and smaller landing areas. “We’ve got a lot more work to do,” said Mickelson, who was playing under the guidance of short-game coach Dave Pelz. Mickelson, the no.2 in the world, is attempting his first major win since the 2006 Masters. This year, his best effort was a tied fifth at the Masters, though he finished in the top 20 in both the U.S and British Opens. Phil Mickelson is 12/1 with totesport to triumph at Oakland Hills
Despite the fact that Greg Norman has declined his invitation to the event, and the absence of Tiger Woods through injury, the 2008 PGA Championship is set to feature a strong, world class field when action gets underway at the Oakland Hills Country Club on 7th August. The USPGA has reported that the event will feature 97 of the world’s top 100 ranked golfers, the strongest field for any of this year’s majors. This continues the PGA Championship’s tradition of attracting the strongest fields of the major championships.
Amongst the talent featured at the 2008 PGA Championship will be 27 major championship winners, who have cumulatively notched up 36 majors titles. Amongst these are Jim Furyk (20/1 with 888sport), Ernie Els (25/1 with sportingbet), Geoff Ogilvy (33/1 with skybet) and a host of golf’s biggest names. The tournament will also include ten previous PGA Championship winners, with the likes of David Toms (125/1 with William Hill) and Vijay Singh (33/1 with sportingbet) striding the fairways of the Oakland Hills Country Club. While many big names will be in action at the 2008 PGA Championship, it is the form and up-and-coming PGA players that many fans will come to watch, with the likes of Kenny Perry (33/1 with skybet) and Anthony Kim (25/1 with William Hill) looking to prove that they have what it takes to win a major championship.
Those looking for a big outsider with a chance could do worse than consider the might-hitting Bubba Watson. At 125/1, with William Hill for the USPGA Championship, he will provide some entertainment for your money. It is no great shock to see him at the head of the Driving Distance category, but has managed to put some score s together in recent events, including a 2nd place behind Kenny Perry at the Buick Open, where he just missed out on forcing a play-off he was very much upbeat and considered it a tremendous week rather than a lost opportunity.
Injured Luke Donald’s hopes of making September’s Ryder Cup team suffered a further setback when he withdrew from the USPGA Championship. Donald has not played since picked injuring a wrist in the final round of the US Open in June. The 30-year-old faces a struggle to qualify automatically for the team and is not guaranteed a wild card entry.
Five events remain on the calendar before the Ryder Cup qualifying deadline on 31 August and, as things stand, Open Championship runner-up Ian Poulter
(66/1 with totesport), Colin Montgomerie (125/1 with totesport), Paul Casey
(66/1 with William Hill) and Darren Clarke (150/1 with William Hill) are also in need of one of two wild cards for the 12-man team. Clarke’s chances of qualification were boosted when the Northern Irishman, 33rd on the points table, received an invitation to the last major of the year. He was also allowed to compete at this week’s World Championship thanks to the wild card Ian Woosnam gave him for the 2006 Ryder Cup.
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