The PGA Tour travels to Riviera Country Club for the Northern Trust Open this week, Thursday Feb 17-20th. The top nine in the FedEx standings are in the field as well as 31 of the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings including five of the top 10. PGA oddsmakers have Phil Mickelson listed as 7/1 odds favorite to win the Northern Trust Open. Let’s take a look at the Top-3 favorites and my underdog pick. Check out all Odds To Win The 2011 Northern Trust Open and make your picks early!
Top-3 Northern Trust Open Favorites:
Phil Mickelson – 7/1 – leads the all-time money list at the Northern Trust Open, where he won twice in 2009 and 2010 while finishing second four years ago. After his T9 at Pebble Beach, the four-time major champion said, "I feel like I'm right on the cusp of playing some great golf." His best finish on the PGA Tour in 2011 is 2nd at the Farmers Insurance Open. He ranks T67th in Driving Distance on the PGA TOUR.
Steve Stricker – 12/1- holds true to form at Riviera where he's finished T11, T2 and won in the last three years. His best finish on the PGA Tour in 2011 is T4th at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. He ranks 11th in Career Earnings on the PGA Tour.
Matt Kuchar – 20/1- has three consecutive top-10s to begin the year, picking up right where he left off in 2010, Kooch took three weeks off. So he's rested and ready to play better here, where his best was a T20 last year. His best finish on the PGA Tour in 2011 is T5th at the Sony Open in Hawaii. He ranks 72nd in Career Earnings on the PGA Tour.
MY UNDERDOG PICK: Anthony Kim 40/1 – In four starts, Kim has three top-20s, including a tie for sixth two weeks ago in San Diego. He also played well in L.A. last year until the final round when he shot 78. He's reinvented himself and that should start paying dividends. His best finish on the PGA TOUR in 2011 is T6th at the Farmers Insurance Open. He ranks 88th in Career Earnings on the PGA TOUR.
Odds To Win The 2011 Northern Trust Open:
Hunter Mahan 20/1
Paul Casey 20/1
Dustin Johnson 20/1
Luke Donald 25/1
Jim Furyk 28/1
Bill Haas 33/1
J.B. Holmes 33/1
Jason Day 40/1
Rickie Fowler 33/1
Retief Goosen 40/1
Padraig Harrington 40/1
Anthony Kim 40/1
Geoff Ogilvy 40/1
Justin Rose 40/1
Bubba Watson 40/1
K.J. Choi 50/1
Charles Howell III 50/1
Robert Karlsson 50/1
D-A Points 50/1
Vijay Singh 50/1
Steve Marino 50/1
Brandt Snedeker 66/1
Bo Van Pelt 66/1
Robert Allenby 66/1
Martin Laird 66/1
Marc Leishman 66/1
Bryce Molder 66/1
Rory Sabbatini 66/1
Jhonattan Vegas 66/1
Angel Cabrera 80/1
Brendon De Jonge 80/1
Tom Gillis 80/1
Lucas Glover 80/1
Zach Johnson 80/1
Spencer Levin 80/1
Ryan Moore 80/1
Kevin Na 80/1
Sean O'Hair 80/1
Jeff Overton 80/1
Mark Wilson 80/1
Y-E Yang 80/1
Stuart Appleby 80/1
Chad Campbell 66/1
Stewart Cink 100/1
Ben Curtis 100/1
J.J. Henry 100/1
Charley Hoffman 100/1
Ryuji Imada 100/1
Louis Oosthuizen 66/1
Pat Perez 100/1
Kevin Sutherland 100/1
Vaughn Taylor 100/1
Jimmy Walker 125/1
Charlie Wi 125/1
Ricky Barnes 125/1
Jason Bohn 125/1
Alex Cejka 125/1
Greg Chalmers 125/1
Fred Couples 125/1
Jason Dufner 125/1
David Duval 125/1
Robert Garrigus 125/1
Matt Jones 125/1
Kyung-Tae Kim 125/1
Chris Kirk 125/1
Justin Leonard 125/1
Zack Miller 125/1
Ryan Palmer 125/1
Carl Pettersson 125/1
Alex Prugh 125/1
Andres Romero 80/1
John Senden 125/1
D.J. Trahan 125/1
Arjun Atwal 150/1
Cameron Beckman 150/1
Steven Bowditch 150/1
Michael Connell 150/1
Brian Davis 150/1
Chris Dimarco 150/1
Bill Lunde 150/1
Chris Riley 150/1
John Rollins 150/1
Kevin Streelman 150/1
Daniel Summerhays 150/1
Dean Wilson 150/1
The Field (Any Other Golfer) 10/1
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The Bottom Line: Phil owns this course. Check out all Odds To Win The 2011 Northern Trust Open and make your picks early!
