PGA Tour Odds: Charley Hoffman good value at 22 to 1

Written by Zico Kelly

Thursday, 11 October 2007

Point-Spreads.com really fancy the chances of the shaggy haired maverick at this week’s Fry.com Open in Las Vegas. Charley Hoffman is priced at 22 to 1 odds at Bodog and there’s plenty of evidence to suggest he can put us all in the pink in Nevada. 30-year-old Californian whose best performance of 2006 was to finish fifth to Troy Matteson, has continued to improve and he loves pro-ams because his first win came in the Bob Hope Classic at the start of the season.

Fifth at Turning Stone, 11th in Texas Hoffers has been excellent form recently and this will be like a home tournament for him as he went to college in Vegas. Big-hitting Hoffman, high up in the birdie stats table and third for total putts really fits the bill on a course that will favour aggressive players who can find a magic touch on the greens.

Sweden´s Daniel Chopra is another player we like a lot. Chopra is another player who favours pro-ams and his third place last week in Texas sees him in confident mood now that he has taken care of his playing priveliges for another year. Check out the the 33-year-old´s recent pro-am form - he has finished second and 12th at Vegas at sixth and 11th at Pebble Beach the past two years. Snap up the 30 to 1 odds that Bodog are dangling.

Recent success for Chad Campbell and Steve Flesch mean they must come into consideration. Campbell is another Vegas college student so the 25 to 1 odds with Bodog also looks worth a small interest. His form in Vegas is nothing to get too excited about but the Texan is very much a confidence player and he is certainly brimming with that right now. Left hander Steve Flesch has a sixth and a 13th in Vegas but he was a big disappointment for the Point-Spreads.com golf analysis last week so we will pass him over here.

Bodog has posted PGA Tour betting odds to win the 2007 Frys.com Open:

Scott Verplank 14/1

Mike Weir 20/1

Chad Campbell 25/1

Charley Hoffman 22/1

Charles Howell III 30/1

Daniel Chopra 30/1

Mark Calcavecchia 33/1

Bill Haas 33/1

Bo Van Pelt 33/1

Bart Bryant 40/1

John Mallinger 40/1

Jesper Parnevik 40/1

Pat Perez 40/1

Dean Wilson 40/1

Nathan Green 45/1

Charles Warren 45/1

Troy Matteson 45/1

Ken Duke 50/1

Ryan Moore 50/1

Nick Watney 50/1

Richard Green 50/1

Shaun Micheel 55/1

Harrison Frazar 55/1

Matthew Goggin 60/1

Johnson Wagner 60/1

Shigeki Maruyama 60/1

Will Mackenzie 60/1

Alex Cejka 66/1

Bob Estes 66/1

Bubba Watson 66/1

Tom Pernice Jr. 70/1

Tim Petrovic 70/1

Ben Crane 70/1

Chris Riley 70/1

Billy Mayfair 80/1

Rich Beem 75/1

Cameron Beckman 80/1

Ryan Armour 80/1

Jason Gore 80/1

Tim Herron 80/1

Ryuji Imada 80/1

Frank Lickliter 80/1

Steve Lowery 80/1

Rocco Mediate 80/1

John Merrick 80/1

Jeff Overton 80/1

Kevin Stadler 80/1

Cliff Kresge 90/1

Kevin Sutherland 80/1

Michael Allen 100/1

Brian Davis 100/1

The Field ( Any Other Golfer) 7/2