Golf’s first Major of the year tees off, Thursday April 9-12, at the prestigious Augusta National Golf Course where last year’s winner, Trevor Immelman, hopes to win his second straight green jacket at the 2009 US Masters. The Masters is the only Major Tournament to be played at the same course year after year. Tiger Woods is a four time winner at Augusta and he is always a favorite to win. The Masters oddsmakers at SBGglobal.com have Tiger Woods as +170 moneyline favorite to win the 2009 US Masters. Be sure to get your 2009 US Masters Odds in now at SBGglobal.com
Let’s take a look at the Top Three favorites at this year’s Masters.
Tiger Woods is fresh off his first win of 2009, and since knee surgery. Tiger sunk a putt on the final hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational, just as he did the year before. He won the Masters for the first time in 1997 by a record 12 strokes, a record that will never be broken. His next win would be back to back in 2001-02. He won by two strokes over David Duval in 2001, and then in 2002 over Retief Goosen by three strokes. Tiger wouldn’t have to wait long before his fourth green jacket as it came in 2005, after beating Chris DiMarco by three strokes. Since his last Masters win in 2005, Tiger has finished T-3 (2006), T-2 (2007) and he came in second place last year. Tiger has 14 Majors to his credit. He knows Augusta National like the back of his hand. It was reported that before his first win he had studied every bump, wave and hill on the undulating greens that Augusta is famous for. Once again Tiger Woods is listed as +175 moneyline fav to win the 2009 Masters.
Phil Mickelson comes in at second as the next fav to win, but after a poor outing at the 2009 Honda Classic, you can’t help but think he’s not a fav at all. However, Phil does have two wins on tour this year. He won the 2009 Northern Trust Open and he won the 2009 World Golf Championships-CA Championship, thanks to his superb short game. Phil has three Majors on his resume, two of which came at Augusta. His first Major, and green jacket, came in 2004 after a dramatic final birdie, on the 72nd hole, to beat Ernie Els by one stroke. His second green jacket came in 2006 after a two shot victory over Tim Clark. Since his last Masters win in 2006, Phil has finished T-24 (2007) and T-5 (2008). Phil Mickelson is listed at +600 to win his third green jacket.
Padraig Harrington has three Major wins, two which came in a row in 2008, and Padraig Harrington has a chance to go for the “Paddy-Slam”. He won the 2008 British Open over Ian Poulter and he won the season ending 2008 PGA Championship over Sergio Garcia. A Grand Slam is when you win all four Majors in a calendar year; a Paddy Slam would be all four Majors in a row but not in one calendar year. Tiger Woods is the only other golfer to do this. Padraigs’ best finish this year was at the 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational where he came in T-11. His last two Masters apperances he finished T-7 (2007) and T-5 (2008).Padraig Harrington is listed at +1400 to win the Masters and his third consecutive Major.
2009 US Masters Odds:
Sergio Garcia +1400
Vijay Singh +2500
Ernie Els +2500
Retief Goosen +2000
Anthony Kim +2500
Jim Furyk +3000
Justin Rose +4000
Adam Scott +3000
Lee Westwood +3000
Andres Romero +5000
Camilo Villegas +2500
Geoff Ogilvy +1600
Henrik Stenson +3000
KJ Choi +5000
Luke Donald +4500
Stewart Cink +5000
Trevor Immelman +5000
Paul Casey +2500
Hunter Mahan +6000
Kenny Perry +4000
Mike Weir +4000
Robert Karlsson +4000
Stuart Appleby +6000
Ian Poulter +5000
Tim Clark +6000
Angel Cabrera +6000
Boo Weekley +6000
Miguel Angel Jimenez +6000
Steve Stricker +5000
Zach Johnson +3500
Brandt Snedeker+6000
Aaron Baddeley +5000
Chad Campbell +6000
Fred Couples +6000
JB Holmes +6000
Justin Leonard +6000
Robert Allenby +6000
FIELD (All Others) +1000
2009 US Masters
When: Thurs, April 9-12, 2009 7:00 AM ET
Line: SBGglobal.com
Pick: Tiger Woods +175
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The Bottom Line: You’d be a fool not to pick Tiger, but the last two winners have been little known golfers. Be sure to get your 2009 US Masters Odds in now at SBGglobal.com and receive a 60% sign up bonus on your initial deposit!
