Tiger Woods and the rest of the PGA Tour are in Ohio this week for the Memorial Tournament, at Muirfield Village Golf Club, which is ranked as the fifth toughest course on Tour in 2008. Kenny Perry is a three time winner and defending Champion at Jacks tournament. PGA oddsmakers at SBGglobal.com have Tiger Woods as +238 moneyline favorite to win the 2009 Memorial Tournament. Be sure to get your PGA Tour: Memorial Tournament Prediction in now at Sportsbook.com
Tiger Woods has six top-5 finishes at Muirfield Village, including three wins from 1999 to 2001. The Memorial's easier-to-find fairways will make Woods even tougher to beat, as he averages over 14 feet closer to the hole on approaches from the fairway than from the rough, although he’s been struggling with the flat stick. He has one win this year which was Jacks buddy’s tournament the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Tiger is listed as +238 moneyline fav to win the Memorial.
Paul Casey is having his best year ion Tour with three wins around the world. He won the Shell Houston Open and BMW PGA Championship on American soil. He has top-20s in six of his seven Tour starts. He currently ranks 12th in greens in regulation, 13th in total putting and is in the top 10 in par-3, par-4, and par-5 scoring average. Paul Casey is listed at +1385 odds to win the Memorial.
Vijay Singh has returned to his old self with three top 20 finishes in his last three starts. The biggest difference has been around the greens, as he has converted 71 percent of his scrambling attempts — 15 percent higher than his season average. His best finish on Tour this year was T-6 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational. Vijay Singh is listed at +1900 odds to win.
Kenny Perry, the defending champion, has won the Memorial Tournament three times and has finished in the top 25 in over half of his 20 starts at this event. He is fifth on the PGA TOUR in ball striking and is 19th in proximity to the hole. His one win this year was the FBR Open and he came close at the Masters finishing second. Kenny Perry is listed at +1900 odds to win.
Ernie Els has five top-10 finishes in 15 starts at the Memorial. This season he has finished in the top 25 five times in 10 starts, plus he currently ranks 14th in ball striking and is sixth in scrambling. His last two Top 10 finishes were at the Mercedes Benz Championships were he finished T-5 and a T-6 finish at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Ernie Els is listed at +3850 odds to win.
Top 20 Player Betting Odds:
Tiger Woods +285
Paul Casey +1385
Vijay Singh +1900
Kenny Perry +1900
Zach Johnson +2350
Sean OHair +2350
Geoff Ogilvy +2350
Jim Furyk +2350
Steve Stricker +3350
Ian Poulter +3350
Camilo Villegas +3350
Padraig Harrington +3350
Luke Donald +3850
Ernie Els +3850
Nick Watney +5000
Aaron Baddeley +5000
Steve Marino +5000
Robert Allenby +5800
Stewart Cink +5800
Mike Weir +5800
2009 Memorial Tournament
When: June 4-7, 9:00 AM ET
Line: SBGglobal.com
Pick: Tiger Woods +235
Point-Spreads.com PGA Tour: Memorial Tournament Prediction
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