Tiger Woods a Huge Favorite to Win PGA Championship

Wednesday, 16 August 2006

PinnacleSports.com Releases Odds On Golf's Final Major In 2006

WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO (August 14, 2006)—After winning back-to-back ournaments, which included his 11th major championship at the British Open and 50th career title at the Buick Open, Tiger Woods is back on top f his game just two months after missing the cut at a major for the first time in his illustrious career at the U.S. Open. Entering this weekend's ajor at Medinah Country Club on a hot streak, PinnacleSports.com lists Woods as an overwhelming 9/4 favorite to tame the field and capture his hird PGA Championship.

The largest sports betting site on the Internet, PinnacleSports.com made Woods the favorite in this year's previous three majors, but notes that his odds in the PGA have been cut in half from both the U.S. and British Open where Tiger was a 5/1 favorite. When making Woods such a large favorite, the odds makers at PinnacleSports.com took into consideration his current play, 1999 PGA Championship win at Medinah, past performance in majors, ability to perform under pressure and statistics for the year among several others factors.

Although it appears he's yet to recover from his monumental collapse at he U.S. Open, reigning champion Phil Mickelson is currently listed at 10/1 to repeat at the PGA Championship. PinnacleSports.com believes ErnieEls (14/1) and Jim Furyk (16/1) are solid contenders in the 156-player field to win their first PGA Championship, while Vijay Singh (16/1) hopes o win the event for the third time. Several other players looking for their first PGA Championship could also finish atop the leaderboard at the 2-hole tournament, including: Retief Goosen (25/1), Sergio Garcia (28/1), Adam Scott (30/1), Luke Donald (35/1), Padraig Harrington (45/1) and ChrisDiMarco (50/1). PinnacleSports.com lists reigning U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy at 50/1 in the PGA, while 2001 champion David Toms is a 60/1 longshot.

Current Odds: *All Odds Subject To Change*

Odds To Win 2006 PGA Championship (Favorites)
Tiger Woods 9/4
Phil Mickelson 10/1
Ernie Els 14/1
Jim Furyk 16/1
Vijay Singh 16/1
Retief Goosen 25/1
Sergio Garcia 28/1
Adam Scott 30/1
Luke Donald 35/1
Padraig Harrington 45/1
Chris DiMarco 50/1
Geoff Ogilvy 50/1
Mike Weir 60/1
David Toms 60/1
Stuart Cink 60/1
Stuart Appleby 65/1

For a complete list of odds, please visit www.pinnaclesports.com .

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