In spite of his troubles this year, Tiger Woods is the familiar face atop the odds for the PGA Championship; at this point, he’s a 5/1 favorite. I suppose that the betting parlors must be thinking that the year couldn’t possibly go by without a Woods victory in a Major.
I wonder if a year won’t go by without a Tiger Woods win at all. But of course, this week’s WGC Invitational is as likely as not to result in a Woods victory. He’s won seven times at Firestone.
Bettors are following another predictable path in placing Phil Mickelson next at 10/1, along with Lee Westwood at 14/1, Rory McIlroy at 16/1, Els at 25/1. Anthony Kim, Justin Rose, Luke Donald, Padraig Harrington, Paul Casey and Steve Stricker are in at 33/1.
I’m sure I sound like a broken record, but once again I’m convinced that the winner will come from outside the usual suspects. The full list is below, courtesy of Bodog, the world’s largest betting destination.
| Tiger Woods | 5/1 |
| Phil Mickelson | 10/1 |
| Lee Westwood | 14/1 |
| Rory McIlroy | 16/1 |
| Ernie Els | 25/1 |
| Anthony Kim | 33/1 |
| Justin Rose | 33/1 |
| Luke Donald | 33/1 |
| Padraig Harrington | 33/1 |
| Paul Casey | 33/1 |
| Steve Stricker | 33/1 |
| Camilo Villegas | 40/1 |
| Graeme McDowell | 40/1 |
| Ian Poulter | 40/1 |
| Jim Furyk | 40/1 |
| Martin Kaymer | 40/1 |
| Retief Goosen | 40/1 |
| Sean O’Hair | 50/1 |
| Dustin Johnson | 50/1 |
| Henrik Stenson | 50/1 |
| Hunter Mahan | 50/1 |
| Nick Watney | 50/1 |
| Robert Karlsson | 50/1 |
| Sergio Garcia | 50/1 |
| Adam Scott | 66/1 |
| Geoff Ogilvy | 66/1 |
| K.J. Choi | 66/1 |
| Rickie Fowler | 66/1 |
| Ross Fisher | 66/1 |
| Tim Clark | 66/1 |
| Charl Schwartzel | 66/1 |
| Alvaro Quiros | 80/1 |
| Angel Cabrera | 80/1 |
| Bo Van Pelt | 80/1 |
| Matt Kuchar | 80/1 |
| Stewart Cink | 80/1 |
| Vijay Singh | 80/1 |
| Y-E Yang | 80/1 |
| Zach Johnson | 80/1 |
| Ben Crane | 80/1 |
| Francesco Molinari | 80/1 |
| Justin Leonard | 100/1 |
| Lucas Glover | 100/1 |
| Robert Allenby | 100/1 |
| Ryo Ishikawa | 100/1 |
| Bubba Watson | 125/1 |
| Kenny Perry | 125/1 |
| Miguel Angel Jimenez | 125/1 |
| Mike Weir | 125/1 |
| Ben Curtis | 125/1 |
| Bill Haas | 125/1 |
| Chris Wood | 125/1 |
| David Toms | 125/1 |
| Edoardo Molinari | 125/1 |
| Peter Hanson | 125/1 |
| Rhys Davies | 125/1 |
| The Field ( Any Other Golfer) | 10/1 |
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Look for Sergio to make his move! Hah!
BTW- I am calling Woods for this weekend.
A guy in my golf group played Firestone in one of the last foursomes last week before it was closed for the tournament this week. He scored an amazing 81 – he is a 5 index right now, but that is still incredible.