The PGA Tour goes to Texas this week for the Valero Texas Open and five of the top ten finishers in the Masters are in the field.  The defending champion is Adam Scott and he is the favorite in golf odds at SBG Global.com.  Let’s take a look at the main contenders who could win in Texas this week.

Adam Scott nearly won the Masters last week and he is the defending champion so it is no surprise to see him the 7-1 favorite at SBG. He is 10th on the PGA Tour in driving and he leads the tour in birdies or better on par 5’s.  Right behind Scott in golf odds this week is Geoff Ogilvy at 9-1. Ogilvy tied for fourth last week at the Masters.  This will be his first time playing in this event. Another first-timer at the TPC in San Antonio will be Martin Laird.  He has played well all betting season, is seventh on the PGA Tour in all-around and he has finished 10th or better in three straight starts.  Laird is the only player in the field this week who is ranked in the Top 10 of the FedExCup standings.  Laird is the third choice in the betting at 13-1.

Ryan Palmer is a Texas native and he finished in a tie for 9th last season in this event and played well in the final round shooting a 64.  Palmer is listed at 18.5 to 1.  Following Palmer on the odds board are JB Holmes, Bo Van Pelt and Marc Leishman who are each 21-1.

Longshots seem to be winning every week on the PGA Tour. Let’s see if we can find a few to consider this week. Fredrik Jacobson finished second in this event a year ago and he tied for fifth in 2009.  He is 38-1 in the betting. Jimmy Walker is another longshot contender.  He finished tied for third last year in this event and he is sixth on the PGA Tour this season in adjusted scoring average. He has gotten some early action this week and his betting odds have already dropped to 23.5 to 1 at SBG.  Also at 23.5 to 1 is Anthony Kim. We’ll throw one more longshot in this week and look at J.J. Henry who is 38-1. He has been in the money in all 10 starts this year and has six Top 25 finishes. He is 13th on the PGA Tour this season in greens in regulation.

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Welcome to the Honda Classic Betting Preview

February 28th – March 6th, 2011
PGA National Resort & Spa’s Champion Course
Palm Beach Gardens, FL

The PGA Tour is in Florida this weekend for the Honda Classic where Camilo Villegas is the defending champion. It was founded in 1972 as the Jackie Gleason’s Inverrary Classic. In 1981, American Motors (AMC) backed the tournament. Since 1982, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) has been the title sponsor. It is a very strong field led by World #2 Lee Westwood and World #3 Luke Donald.  Europeans are dominating the World rankings and they also dominate this field.  Westwood is the 11-1 favorite at SBG Global with Donald the second choice at 13-1. The golf course is a par 70, with 7,241 yards in length, format will be stroke play for the prize pool of $5,600,000.

Here are the latest betting odds for the following golfers:

Lee Westwood         +1100
Luke Donald         +1300
Rory McIlroy         +1500
Graeme McDowell     +1500
Matt Kuchar         +1700
Vijay Singh         +2400

It used to be American players ruled the World golf rankings but not anymore. European players are now the ones to beat each week on the PGA Tour. Tiger Woods is a shell of his former self and hasn’t won in more than a year and Phil Mickelson is as inconsistent as ever. Matt Kuchar is probably the top American golfer right now. He will be playing this weekend and is 17-1 in golf odds. In addition to Westwood and Donald, other top European players like Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy are also playing in this event.

The course for the Honda Classic is the Champions Course in the Resort at PGA National and last year it was the second hardest on the PGA Tour.  Last year it was Villegas who played extremely well to win by five shots over Anthony Kim. Villegas is not playing as well this season and is a longshot at 50-1. Players that are preparing for the Masters in about a month really love to play the Honda Classic because the course is tough and challenging.  It gets them ready to play Augusta. That is one reason the field this week is simply superb. Forget about Woods and Mickelson not being here as they are not the best players in the world anyway.

Last week’s winner at the Match Play Championships was Luke Donald and he won the Honda Classic back in 2006. He holds the course record at PGA National and he could win again this week. He should definitely be favored over Lee Westwood.  Another player who should have lower odds than Westwood is Graeme McDowell who has played well in this tournament in the past.

If an American is going to win this golf betting week it could be Kuchar or it could be Rickie Fowler if he gets hot.  Fowler looked really good against Phil Mickelson in Match Play last week but couldn’t keep his strong play going. If he could just be consistent for four rounds he would win a lot of tournaments. Fowler is listed at 28-1 in golf odds at SBG Global.com.

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NEW YORK, NY – Tiger Woods announced recently that he will be return g to the PGA tour for the Masters and fans across the country are buzzing with excitement. With the golf season kicking into high gear speculation is on the rise across the country as to who will win majors, lead the money list and deliver the season’s most shocking shots. With that being the case, the largest most successful USA sportsbooks on the web, posted odds on all thing PGA Tour and Tiger Woods.

Analysts posted the following odds on the PGA Tour:

Masters focus below – All PGA follows:

Masters
To Win
• Tiger Woods 3/1
• Phil Mickelson 13/2
• Padraig Harrington 15/1
• Rory McIlroy 20/1
• Geoff Ogilvy 25/1
• Lee Westwood 25/1
• Jim Furyk 30/1
• Retief Goosen 30/1
• Paul Casey 20/1
• Sergio Garcia 35/1
• Ernie Els 18/1
• Steve Stricker 15/1
• Henrik Stenson 38/1
• Zach Johnson 40/1
• Nick Watney 50/1
• Anthony Kim 40/1
• Ross Fisher 40/1
• Adam Scott 25/1
• Hunter Mahan 40/1
• Robert Karlsson 35/1
• Sean O’Hair 45/1
• Martin Kaymer 35/1
• Camilo Villegas 28/1
• Luke Donald 50/1
• Mike Weir 50/1
• Angel Cabrera 45/1
• Justin Rose 55/1
• Ian Poulter 35/1
• Stewart Cink 55/1
• Chad Campbell 80/1
• Kenny Perry 60/1
• Vijay Singh 35/1
• Tim Clark 65/1
• Lucas Glover 70/1
• Rory Sabbatini 65/1
• Trevor Immelman 125/1
• Andres Romero 65/1
• Y E Yang 50/1
• Michael Sim 100/1
• K.J. Choi 65/1
• Steve Flesch 200/1
• John Merrick 150/1
• Dustin Johnson 30/1
• Charl Schwartzel 60/1

When will Tiger’s first win be
• US Masters 3/1
• Quail Hollow Championship 4/1
• THE PLAYERS Championship 5/2
• The Memorial Tournament 2/1
• U.S. Open Championship 3/1

Tiger Win 2010 US Masters
• Yes 3/1
• No 1/5

Tiger Woods To Break Jack Nicklaus Major Record
• Yes 2/5
• No 7/4

To be top USA Pts scorer at the 2010 Ryder Cup
• Yes 7/2
• No 1/5

Total Majors Won in 2010
• 0 Majors 7/4
• 1 Major 5/4
• 2 Majors 11/4
• 3 Majors 10/1
• 4 Majors (Grand Slam) 15/1

US Masters 2010 Tiger Woods
• Make the Cut 1/10
• Miss the Cut 9/2
• WD or DQ 25/1
• To be Leader/Joint leader after Round 1 and win 6/1

Total Birdies in Round 1 of the US Masters
• 0-3 Birdies 2/1
• 4-5 Birdies 5/4
• 6 or More Birdies 3/2

To Win a Major in 2010
• Phil Mickelson 9/4
• Padraig Harrington 4/1
• Lee Westwood 9/2
• Rory McIlroy 9/2
• Steve Stricker 11/2
• Geoff Ogilvy 7/1
• Sergio Garcia 15/2
• Paul Casey 9/1
• Henrik Stenson 9/1
• Ross Fisher 9/1
• Anthony Kim 10/1
• Martin Kaymer 12/1
• Ian Poulter 12/1
• Adam Scott 12/1
• Jim Furyk 12/1
• Hunter Mahan 12/1
• Sean O’Hair 12/1
• Angel Cabrera 14/1
• Vijay Singh 14/1
• Kenny Perry 14/1
• Retief Goosen 14/1
• Ernie Els 14/1
• Camilo Villegas 16/1
• Zach Johnson 18/1
• Nick Watney 18/1
• Robert Allenby 20/1
• Luke Donald 20/1
• Stewart Cink 22/1
• Robert Karlsson 22/1
• Graeme McDowell 25/1
• Lucas Glover 25/1
• Tim Clark 28/1
• Mike Weir 28/1
• Y.E Yang 28/1
• Ryo Ishikawa 33/1
• Michael Sim 33/1
• Soren Kjeldsen 40/1

2010 US Masters
• Aaron Baddeley 100/1
• Adam Scott 50/1
• Alvaro Quiros 80/1
• Andres Romero 100/1
• Angel Cabrera 50/1
• Anthony Kim 25/1
• Ben Crane 100/1
• Ben Curtis 100/1
• Bernhard Langer 100/1
• Boo Weekley 100/1
• Brandt Snedeker 80/1
• Brian Gay 100/1
• Bubba Watson 100/1
• Camilo Villegas 50/1
• Carl Pettersson 100/1
• Chad Campbell 80/1
• Charles Howell III 100/1
• Charley Hoffman 100/1
• Chris DiMarco 100/1
• Chris Wood 100/1
• Danny Lee 100/1
• Darren Clarke 100/1
• David Duval 100/1
• David Toms 80/1
• Davis Love III 100/1
• Dustin Johnson 40/1
• Ernie Els 30/1
• Fred Couples 100/1
• Geoff Ogilvy 20/1
• Graeme McDowell 100/1
• Henrik Stenson 40/1
• Hunter Mahan 40/1
• Ian Poulter 30/1
• JB Holmes 100/1
• Jason Day 100/1
• Jeev Milkha Singh 100/1
• Jerry Kelly 100/1
• Jim Furyk 30/1
• John Daly 100/1
• John Merrick 100/1
• John Senden 100/1
• Jonathan Byrd 100/1
• Jose Maria Olazabal 100/1
• Justin Leonard 100/1
• Justin Rose 60/1
• KJ Choi 80/1
• Kenny Perry 50/1
• Kevin Na 100/1
• Lee Westwood 20/1
• Lucas Glover 60/1
• Luke Donald 50/1
• Mark OMeara 100/1
• Martin Kaymer 40/1
• Mathew Goggin 100/1
• Matteo Manassero 100/1
• Michael Campbell 100/1
• Michael Sim 100/1
• Miguel Angel Jimenez 100/1
• Mike Weir 50/1
• Nathan Green 100/1
• Nick Watney 40/1
• Oliver Wilson 100/1
• Padraig Harrington 15/1
• Pat Perez 100/1
• Paul Casey 25/1
• Phil Mickelson 6/1
• Retief Goosen 25/1
• Ricky Barnes 100/1
• Robert Allenby 60/1
• Robert Karlsson 50/1
• Rod Pampling 100/1
• Rory McIlroy 20/1
• Rory Sabbatini 80/1
• Ross Fisher 40/1
• Ryan Moore 60/1
• Ryo Ishikawa 100/1
• Ryuji Imada 100/1
• Scott Verplank 100/1
• Sean OHair 40/1
• Sergio Garcia 30/1
• Shingo Katayama 100/1
• Soren Hansen 100/1
• Soren Kjeldsen 100/1
• Stephen Ames 100/1
• Steve Flesch 100/1
• Steve Marino 100/1
• Steve Stricker 20/1
• Stewart Cink 60/1
• Stuart Appleby 100/1
• Thongchai Jaidee 100/1
• Tiger Woods 5/2
• Tim Clark 60/1
• Todd Hamilton 100/1
• Tom Watson 100/1
• Trevor Immelman 100/1
• Vijay Singh 60/1
• Woody Austin 100/1
• YE Yang 100/1
• Zach Johnson 40/1

2010 Major Wins – Rory McIlroy
• None 1/7
• One 9/2
• Two 16/1
• Three 100/1
• Four 500/1

2010 Major Wins – Lee Westwood
• None 1/8
• One 9/2
• Two 20/1
• Three 150/1
• Four 750/1

2010 Major Wins – Padraig Harrington
• None 1/7
• One 9/2
• Two 16/1
• Three 100/1
• Four 500/1

2010 Major Wins – Phil Mickelson
• None 4/11
• One 5/2
• Two 12/1
• Three 40/1
• Four 200/1

US Money List 2010 – Betting Without Tiger Woods
• Phil Mickelson 12/5
• Steve Stricker 11/4
• Ian Poulter 12/1
• Dustin Johnson 16/1
• Geoff Ogilvy 16/1
• Paul Casey 18/1
• Hunter Mahan 20/1
• Jim Furyk 25/1
• Sean O’Hair 25/1
• Zach Johnson 28/1
• Camilo Villegas 28/1
• Sergio Garcia 30/1
• Rory McIlroy 33/1
• Anthony Kim 40/1
• Padraig Harrington 40/1
• Robert Allenby 45/1
• Ernie Els 50/1
• Rickie Fowler 50/1
• Kenny Perry 60/1
• Luke Donald 66/1
• Nick Watney 70/1
• Retief Goosen 80/1
• Stewart Cink 100/1
• David Toms 100/1
• Adam Scott 100/1
• Vijay Singh 100/1
• Y.E Yang 100/1
• Brian Gay 125/1
• Lucas Glover 125/1
• Tim Clark 125/1
• Justin Rose 150/1
• Justin Leonard 150/1
• Ryan Moore 150/1
• Mike Weir 150/1
• Angel Cabrera 150/1
• Michael Sim 150/1
• Steve Marino 175/1

First Tournament Tiger enters in 2010
• PAR or Less 1/5
• Above PAR 3/1

Tiger to win first PGA tournament he enters in 2010
• Yes 5/2
• No 2/7

Sports and Newsworthy odds can be found at: www.BetUS.com

NEW YORK, NY – NEW YORK, NY – The PGA season is ready to get into “full swing” with all due respect to early month tournaments and fans across the country seem to be ready for the big dogs to rip – whether that means with or without Tiger Woods. That’s right, speculation is at an all time high and predictions are through the roof given the myriad of possibilities regarding tournament fields minus Tiger. This being the case, the largest most successful online sportsbooks on the web posted odds on all things PGA Tour 2010!

“We typically see a good amount of action on our PGA tour props,” stated BetUS.com spokesman Reed Richards. “And what we’re seeing this year from fans is that they will be tuned in at an even greater rate with possibility of Tiger not competing. We think fans are excited at the prospect of new champions, new heroes, and new blood ready to take the PGA throne.”

Analysts at BetUS.com posted the following odds on the PGA Tour:

To Win a Major in 2010

• Phil Mickelson  9/4
• Padraig Harrington  4/1
• Lee Westwood  9/2
• Rory McIlroy  9/2
• Steve Stricker  11/2
• Geoff Ogilvy  7/1
• Sergio Garcia  15/2
• Paul Casey  9/1
• Henrik Stenson  9/1
• Ross Fisher  9/1
• Anthony Kim  10/1
• Martin Kaymer  12/1
• Ian Poulter  12/1
• Adam Scott  12/1
• Jim Furyk  12/1
• Hunter Mahan  12/1
• Sean O’Hair  12/1
• Angel Cabrera  14/1
• Vijay Singh  14/1
• Kenny Perry  14/1
• Retief Goosen  14/1
• Ernie Els  14/1
• Camilo Villegas  16/1
• Zach Johnson  18/1
• Nick Watney  18/1
• Robert Allenby  20/1
• Luke Donald  20/1
• Stewart Cink  22/1
• Robert Karlsson  22/1
• Graeme McDowell  25/1
• Lucas Glover  25/1
• Tim Clark  28/1
• Mike Weir  28/1
• Y.E Yang  28/1
• Ryo Ishikawa  33/1
• Michael Sim  33/1
• Soren Kjeldsen  40/1

2010 US Masters

• Aaron Baddeley  100/1
• Adam Scott  50/1
• Alvaro Quiros  80/1
• Andres Romero  100/1
• Angel Cabrera  50/1
• Anthony Kim  25/1
• Ben Crane  100/1
• Ben Curtis  100/1
• Bernhard Langer  100/1
• Boo Weekley  100/1
• Brandt Snedeker  80/1
• Brian Gay  100/1
• Bubba Watson  100/1
• Camilo Villegas  50/1
• Carl Pettersson  100/1
• Chad Campbell  80/1
• Charles Howell III  100/1
• Charley Hoffman  100/1
• Chris DiMarco  100/1
• Chris Wood  100/1
• Danny Lee  100/1
• Darren Clarke  100/1
• David Duval  100/1
• David Toms  80/1
• Davis Love III  100/1
• Dustin Johnson  40/1
• Ernie Els  30/1
• Fred Couples  100/1
• Geoff Ogilvy    20/1
• Graeme McDowell    100/1
• Henrik Stenson    40/1
• Hunter Mahan    40/1
• Ian Poulter    30/1
• JB Holmes    100/1
• Jason Day   100/1
• Jeev Milkha Singh    100/1
• Jerry Kelly    100/1
• Jim Furyk    30/1
• John Daly    100/1
• John Merrick   100/1
• John Senden    100/1
• Jonathan Byrd   100/1
• Jose Maria Olazabal    100/1
• Justin Leonard    100/1
• Justin Rose    60/1
• KJ Choi    80/1
• Kenny Perry    50/1
• Kevin Na    100/1
• Lee Westwood   20/1
• Lucas Glover    60/1
• Luke Donald    50/1
• Mark OMeara    100/1
• Martin Kaymer    40/1
• Mathew Goggin    100/1
• Matteo Manassero    100/1
• Michael Campbell    100/1
• Michael Sim   100/1
• Miguel Angel Jimenez    100/1
• Mike Weir   50/1
• Nathan Green    100/1
• Nick Watney    40/1
• Oliver Wilson   100/1
• Padraig Harrington    15/1
• Pat Perez    100/1
• Paul Casey   25/1
• Phil Mickelson    6/1
• Retief Goosen    25/1
• Ricky Barnes    100/1
• Robert Allenby    60/1
• Robert Karlsson    50/1
• Rod Pampling   100/1
• Rory McIlroy    20/1
• Rory Sabbatini    80/1
• Ross Fisher    40/1
• Ryan Moore    60/1
• Ryo Ishikawa    100/1
• Ryuji Imada    100/1
• Scott Verplank    100/1
• Sean OHair    40/1
• Sergio Garcia    30/1
• Shingo Katayama    100/1
• Soren Hansen    100/1
• Soren Kjeldsen    100/1
• Stephen Ames   100/1
• Steve Flesch    100/1
• Steve Marino    100/1
• Steve Stricker    20/1
• Stewart Cink   60/1
• Stuart Appleby   100/1
• Thongchai Jaidee    100/1
• Tiger Woods   5/2
• Tim Clark    60/1
• Todd Hamilton    100/1
• Tom Watson    100/1
• Trevor Immelman    100/1
• Vijay Singh   60/1
• Woody Austin   100/1
• YE Yang    100/1
• Zach Johnson    40/1

2010 Major Wins – Rory McIlroy

• None   1/7
• One   9/2
• Two   16/1
• Three   100/1
• Four   500/1

2010 Major Wins – Lee Westwood

• None   1/8
• One    9/2
• Two   20/1
• Three   150/1
• Four   750/1

2010 Major Wins – Padraig Harrington

• None   1/7
• One    9/2
• Two   16/1
• Three   100/1
• Four   500/1

2010 Major Wins – Phil Mickelson

• None   4/11
• One    5/2
• Two   12/1
• Three   40/1
• Four   200/1

US Money List 2010 – Betting Without Tiger Woods

• Phil Mickelson   12/5
• Steve Stricker   11/4
• Ian Poulter   12/1
• Dustin Johnson   16/1
• Geoff Ogilvy   16/1
• Paul Casey   18/1
• Hunter Mahan   20/1
• Jim Furyk   25/1
• Sean O’Hair   25/1
• Zach Johnson   28/1
• Camilo Villegas   28/1
• Sergio Garcia   30/1
• Rory McIlroy   33/1
• Anthony Kim   40/1
• Padraig Harrington   40/1
• Robert Allenby   45/1
• Ernie Els   50/1
• Rickie Fowler   50/1
• Kenny Perry   60/1
• Luke Donald   66/1
• Nick Watney   70/1
• Retief Goosen   80/1
• Stewart Cink   100/1
• David Toms   100/1
• Adam Scott   100/1
• Vijay Singh   100/1
• Y.E Yang   100/1
• Brian Gay   125/1
• Lucas Glover   125/1
• Tim Clark   125/1
• Justin Rose   150/1
• Justin Leonard   150/1
• Ryan Moore   150/1
• Mike Weir   150/1
• Angel Cabrera   150/1
• Michael Sim   150/1
• Steve Marino   175/1

First Tournament Tiger enters in 2010

• PAR or Less   1/5
• Above PAR   3/1

Tiger to win first PGA tournament he enters in 2010

• Yes   5/2
• No   2/7

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TURNBERRY, Scotland — If Tiger Woods is to win the 138th Open Championship, he will have to do what he was unable to do at either of this year’s first two majors — rally. Check out the betting odds on Tiger Woods to win this weekend.

It was another TW from Stanford — five-time Open champion Tom Watson — who turned back the clock while shooting a 5-under-par 65. Ben Curtis and Kenichi Kuboya also shot 65. Miguel Jimenez leads the tournament with a 64.

Woods, meanwhile, was not even able to keep pace with the players in his group, shooting 1-over 71 while England’s Lee Westwood and Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa shot 2-under 68.

“I certainly made a few mistakes out there today,” said Woods, who has won three Open Championships and 14 major titles overall. “Realistically, I probably should have shot about 1 or 2 under par today. But I made a few mistakes, and consequently I’m at 1 over. … I hit a couple of shots to the right today, and three-ripped [putted] a hole from about 15 feet, and I didn’t take advantage of 17 [a par-5]. So there you have it.”

All of this came on a day that was relatively easy for scoring, at least by Open standards.

“She was defenseless today,” said Watson, who won the Open here in an epic showdown with Jack Nicklaus in 1977 and won the Senior British Open at Turnberry in 2003. “Obviously, the golf course played with no wind, and it was an easy test, if you have an easy test in an Open Championship.”

Woods made three birdies and four bogeys, saving his worst for last when he bogeyed the 15th and 16th holes and failed to birdie the par-5 17th.

For the day, he hit just 8 of 14 fairways, despite using mostly irons off tees. He did hit 12 of 18 greens and needed 30 putts.

And he has put himself in familiar position, at least as far as the majors are concerned. Woods was 5 strokes back after a first-round 70 at the Masters and 10 back after a 74 at the U.S. Open. At both tournaments, Woods finished tied for sixth, 4 strokes out of a playoff after having won in his previous start.

Woods came into the Open after a victory at the AT&T National, his third of the year.

“The misses I had were the same shots I was hitting on the range,” Woods said. “So I need to go work on that and get it squared away for tomorrow.”

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Bob Harig covers golf for ESPN.com.