World No.1 golfer Lee Westwood, No.2 Martin Kaymer and No.3 Tiger Woods are in action, Feb 9-12@10:10 PM ET, for the 2011 Omega Dubai Desert Classic, at the Majlis course. Tiger won here twice back in 2006 and 2008. EPGA oddsmakers have Martin Kramer as 9/2 odds favorite to win the 2011 Omega Dubai Desert Classic. But, Tiger Woods is a close second at 11/2 odds. Let’s take a look at the top-3 favorites so you can make your 2011 Omega Dubai Desert Classic Predictions.
Martin Kaymer 9/2- has won nine tournaments on the tour including four in 2010 to win the Race to Dubai, formerly the Order of Merit, for the first time. Among those wins was the 2010 PGA Championship, a victory which made him only the second German to win a major championship, after Bernhard Langer. In January 2011, Kaymer claimed his third Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship title in four years and displaced Tiger Woods as number two in the world rankings
Tiger Woods 11/2- believes he needs more time to master his new swing, but insisted his game is progressing well and he is trying to get better each and every week. My goals are the same. If I am in the event, it’s to win. Simple as that! I have certainly lost a lot more tournaments than I have won, but I tee it up to win," said Woods who last hoisted a trophy in triumph on November 15, 2009, but could well end the losing streak this week. He’ll be making his sixth appearance in Dubai.
Rory McIlroy 6/1- is making his sixth appearance in the event, who incidentally won his first professional title here in Dubai in 2009. "I have played this event more times than anywhere else. It’s always nice to get back to a golf course that I have had success on before. He is keen to repeat the 2009 performance in an event where the presence of the world’s top three has added to an already prestigious event.
MY PICK: Lee Westwood 10/1- is one of the few golfers who have won tournaments on every major continent, including victories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He won the 2000 European Tour Order of Merit, and the renamed 2009 Race to Dubai. He has a career 20 wins in Europe.
Odds To Win 2011 Omega Dubai Desert Classic:
Alvaro Quiros 16/1
Edoardo Molinari 25/1
Miguel Angel Jimenez 28/1
Ross Fisher 33/1
Sergio Garcia 35/1
Peter Hanson 40/1
Matteo Manassero 40/1
Henrik Stenson 40/1
Thomas Bjorn 40/1
Stephen Gallacher 50/1
Richard Green 50/1
Seung-yul Noh 50/1
Soren Hansen 60/1
Alexander Noren 60/1
Thomas Aiken 60/1
Darren Clarke 66/1
Anders Hansen 66/1
Thongchai Jaidee 66/1
Rafael Cabrera -Bello 80/1
Gareth Maybin 80/1
Chris Wood 80/1
Jamie Donaldson 100/1
Bradley Dredge 100/1
Johan Edfors 100/1
Niclas Fasth 100/1
Ricardo Gonzalez 100/1
David Howell 80/1
Soren Kjeldsen 100/1
Joost Luiten 100/1
John Parry 100/1
Jeev M Singh 100/1
Danny Willett 100/1
Oliver Wilson 100/1
Gregory Bourdy 125/1
Gary Boyd 125/1
Nicolas Colsaerts 125/1
Ben Curtis 125/1
David Drysdale 125/1
Simon Dyson 125/1
Richard Finch 125/1
Tano Goya 125/1
Gregory Havret 125/1
David Horsey 125/1
Raphael Jacquelin 125/1
James Kingston 125/1
David Lynn 125/1
Anthony Wall 125/1
Markus Brier 150/1
Alejandro Canizares 150/1
Rhys Davies 150/1
Robert-Jan Derksen 150/1
Paul Lawrie 150/1
Colin Montgomerie 150/1
Thorbjorn Olesen 150/1
Richie Ramsay 150/1
Robert Rock 150/1
Richard Sterne 150/1
The Field ( Any Other Golfer) 5/1
Point-Spreads.com EPGA Tour: Odds To Win 2011 Omega Dubai Desert Classic
The Bottom Line: Lee Westwood or Rory McIlroy. Get set to make your 2011 Omega Dubai Desert Classic Predictions.
