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 – 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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