| 2009 PGA Championship Odds, Picks & Predictions |
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Tuesday, 11 August 2009
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 The fourth and final golf Major tees off, Thursday August 13, as the 91st PGA Championship goes into full swing at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. All the big names are in the field as Tiger Woods looks for his first Major win of the 2009 season and Padraig Harrington looks to repeat as PGA Champion. PGA oddsmakers at Bodog.com have Tiger Woods as 3/2 odds favorite to win the 2009 PGA Championship. Be sure to get your 2009 PGA Championship Odds, Picks & Predictions in now at Bodog.comLet’s take at look at the Top 3 favorites: Tiger Woods is a four time winner of the PGA Championship, winning in 1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007. He currently has five wins on Tour this year and is fresh off winning last week’s WGC - Bridgestone Invitational. He won the 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational, the 2009 Memorial Tournament, 2009 AT&T National and the 2009 Buick Open. At this year’s Majors Tiger finished T-6 at the 2009 Masters, T-6 at the US Open and he failed to make the cut at the British Open. His last visit to Hazeltine at the 2002 PGA Championship the world No. 1 played "probably one of the all-time greatest shots I've ever hit”. After pulling his drive to the 457-yard 18th he found the ball awkwardly placed in a bunker. Not only that, but there were trees in front of him, the green was 211 yards away, it was uphill and the 30mph wind was left to right. "Both feet were actually up against the lip, both of my heels," he said. Yet despite the ball being below his feet he "absolutely flushed" a towering 3-iron to 12 feet and sank the putt. He ranks 11th in Putting Average on the PGA Tour. Phil Mickelson got his second Major win during the 2005 PGA Championship after winning the Masters the year before. Phil hasn’t been playing much golf lately due to his wife’s illness. He’s played in 13 tournaments this year; made 11 cuts with two wins. He won the 2009 Northern Trust Open and the 2009 WGC-CA Championship along with a T-2 finish at the US Open. Phil is always a favorite, second to Tiger, to win any Major. In the last six Majors he has four Top 10 finishes. He ranks T13th in Putting Average on the PGA Tour. Phil Mickelson is listed at 22/1 odds to win his second PGA Championship. Padraig Harrington is a three time Major winner and reigning PGA Championship winner from 2008. This year hasn’t been too good for Padraig at the Majors. He finished T-35 at the 2009 Masters, he failed to make the cut at the 2009 US Open and he finished T-65 at the 2009 British Open. He’s made nine of 15 cuts this year with his best finish at last week’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational where he finished T-2. Beside his second place finish it’s been a quite season for Padraig. Padraig Harrington is listed at 22/1 odds to win his first PGA Championship. Top 30 PGA Championship Player Odds: Lee Westwood 25/1 Hunter Mahan 28/1 Retief Goosen 33/1 Steve Stricker 33/1 Sergio Garcia 33/1 Jim Furyk 40/1 Geoff Ogilvy 40/1 Kenny Perry 40/1 Ross Fisher 50/1 Henrik Stenson 40/1 Paul Casey 50/1 Stewart Cink 40/1 Anthony Kim 50/1 Zach Johnson 50/1 Rory McIlroy 50/1 Ernie Els 50/1 Camilo Villegas 50/1 Vijay Singh 50/1 Angel Cabrera 50/1 Ian Poulter 66/1 Luke Donald 66/1 Mike Weir 66/1 Sean O'Hair 66/1 David Toms 80/1 Justin Leonard 80/1 Tim Clark 80/1 Justin Rose 80/1 Lucas Glover 80/1 Martin Kaymer 80/1 Adam Scott 80/1 2009 PGA Championship When: Thurs, August 13-16 8:00 AM ET Line: Bodog.com Pick: Tiger Woods 3/2 Point-Spreads.com 2009 PGA Championship Odds, Picks & Predictions The Bottom Line: Tiger is fresh off last week’s win and he’s always a favorite at a Major. Go Tiger! Be sure to get your 2009 PGA Championship Odds, Picks & Predictions in now at Bodog.com andreceive a 10% Deposit Bonus and start winning today!                        |
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