The PGA Tour heads east for the Florida Swing as the 2009 Honda Classic gets set to tee off, Mar 5-8. Last year’s winner Ernie Els hopes to repeat as Champion at 14/1 odds. PGA oddsmakers at BodogLife.com have Sergio Garcia at 11/1 odds to win the 2009 Honda Classic. Get your 2009 Honda Classic Prediction in now at BodogLife.com
Ernie Els has made every cut he’s entered this year (4 of 4) and he’s got two Top 10 finishes. He finished T-5 at last week’s WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and finished T-6 at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. Ernie has 16 PGA wins, 22 European wins and three Majors. Ernie Els is listed at 14/1 odds to repeat as Champion.
Sergio Garcia played his first PGA event on American soil last week at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship where he finished T-33. He recently won the HSBC Championship on the European Tour (2008 calendar year, 2009 European Tour season). At the 2008 Honda Classic he finished T-43. Sergio has seven PGA wins, eight European wins and no Majors. Sergio Garcia is listed at 11/1 odds favorite to win the 2009 Honda Classic.
Camilo Villegas is off to a good start with one third place finish and a Top 10 finish. He finished T-3 at the Buick Invitational; he finished T-9 at last week’s WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, and T-12 at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. At the 2008 Honda Classic he finished T-24. Camilo has two PGA wins. Camilo Villegas is listed at 12/1 odds to win.
UNDERDOG ALERT!!! Rory McIlroy is a Northern Irish professional golfer who made his RED HOT PGA Tour debut last week at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, where he reached the quarterfinals. In the first round he defeated Louis Oosthuizen 2 & 1, in the second round he beat Hunter Mahan 1-up, and in the third round he beat Tim Clark 4 & 3. He lost to Geoff Ogilvy in the quarterfinals, 2 & 1. McIlroy finished the 2008 season having established himself in the top 100 of the world rankings and was ranked 36th on the European Tour Order of Merit. Rory McIlroy is listed at 16/1 odds to win.
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