I‘m not sure what a guy has to do to get the attention of the betting public. Mark Wilson has won two tournaments already this season and has a huge Fedex Cup lead, but he finds himself at 40/1 to win the Pebble Beach. I guess bettors figure lightning doesn’t strike twice. Still I wonder: is there any hotter player out there on Tour right now?
Still, the better’s favorite, Dustin Johnson, makes a lot of sense. He’s the defending Champion, and came within a mental error of winning the US Open there later that year. Phil Mickelson, who’s been playing well, but not winning, also is at 7/1 with Dustin Johnson.
The rest of the top ten are Nick Watney at 16/1, Geoff Ogilvy, Jim Furyk and Tim Clark at 20/1, Hunter Mahan at 25/1, and Brandt Snedeker, JB Holmes, Padraig Harrington and Vijay Singh at 33/1.
Based on last week’s showing, I wonder if we aren’t due for another Vijay Singh revival this year. Vijay has taken a bit of heat for finishing in the dark at the Phoenix Open, when he was in striking distance of the lead, but I understand how he felt. He had played a remarkable round, and staying in the moment probably was his best move. I can’t see that waiting until the next day to finish one hole was going to produce a better result.
The rest of the betting odds for the 2011 Pebble Beach National Pro Am are below, courtesy of Bodog, the world’s largest betting destination.
| Golfer | Odds |
| Dustin Johnson | 7/1 |
| Phil Mickelson | 7/1 |
| Nick Watney | 16/1 |
| Geoff Ogilvy | 20/1 |
| Jim Furyk | 20/1 |
| Tim Clark | 20/1 |
| Hunter Mahan | 25/1 |
| Brandt Snedeker | 33/1 |
| JB Holmes | 33/1 |
| Padraig Harrington | 33/1 |
| Vijay Singh | 33/1 |
| Bo VanPelt | 40/1 |
| Brian Gay | 40/1 |
| Jonathan Byrd | 40/1 |
| Mark Wilson | 40/1 |
| K.J. Choi | 50/1 |
| Charley Hoffman | 66/1 |
| Pat Perez | 66/1 |
| Sean O’Hair | 66/1 |
| Steve Marino | 66/1 |
| Brendon De Jonge | 80/1 |
| DJ Trahan | 80/1 |
| David Duval | 80/1 |
| Davis Love III | 80/1 |
| Jason Dufner | 80/1 |
| Justin Leonard | 80/1 |
| Marc Leishman | 80/1 |
| Rory Sabbatini | 80/1 |
| Aaron Baddeley | 100/1 |
| Bryce Molder | 100/1 |
| Charlie Wi | 100/1 |
| David Toms | 100/1 |
| Gary Woodland | 100/1 |
| Heath Slocum | 100/1 |
| Kevin Sutherland | 100/1 |
| Mike Weir | 100/1 |
| Stuart Appleby | 100/1 |
| Tom Gillis | 100/1 |
| Vaughn Taylor | 100/1 |
| Alex Prugh | 125/1 |
| Arjun Atwal | 125/1 |
| Bill Lunde | 125/1 |
| Dean Wilson | 125/1 |
| Joe Ogilvie | 125/1 |
| John Mallinger | 125/1 |
| Kevin Streelman | 125/1 |
| Matt Jones | 125/1 |
| Paul Goydos | 125/1 |
| Robert Garrigus | 125/1 |
| Steve Elkington | 125/1 |
| Troy Matteson | 125/1 |
| Brett Quigley | 150/1 |
| Cameron Beckman | 150/1 |
| Chris Riley | 150/1 |
| Kevin Stadler | 150/1 |
| Matt Bettencourt | 150/1 |
| Tommy Gainey | 150/1 |
| The Field ( Any Other Golfer) | 5/1 |
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