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2015 Open Championship Recap: Zach Johnson Wins Playoff; Bettors Get 8000% Return

Zach Johnson, 2015 Open Championship Winner This year’s British Open was full of surprises. With fierce winds that caused a Monday finish at St. Andrews, this was probably the most memorable Open since 2002, when Ernie Els overcame almost insurmountable odds to win. Many bettors took advantage of the online betting sites to wager on the outright winner of the 2015 Open Championship, and with the surprising outcome of the tournament, there were probably more than a few sour faces as favorites fell by the wayside.

The winner of the Open Championship was a massive surprise for most bettors. Zach Johnson shot 66 (-6) during Monday’s final round of the tournament, marking a career best for the golfer as well as the lowest final round in St. Andrews British Open history. Continue reading →

Despite Winning 2 of 3, Bubba Watson (+1000) Behind Rory McIlroy & Jordan Spieth

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Bubba Watson: 2012 + 2014 Masters Champion It’s hard to believe, but the Masters are once again right around the corner. In less than two weeks, all the superstars from the golf community will gather on the fairways to begin the first major of the season, the event that really gets the PGA tour rolling with a full head of steam.

The tournament itself is sure to unfold and offer high octane drama, seeing the green jacket just seems to bring that out in golfers, but there will also be several storylines going on behind the scenes. One of the best features famed golfer Bubba Watson, who might be feeling just a little snubbed. Despite winning two of the last three Masters tournaments, (Bubba walked away with last year’s title as well as one in 2012) he finds himself looking up at some of the competition, at least according to the best online sportsbooks for USA players. Continue reading →

Start Of 2014-15 PGA Tour Season Begins With Frys.com Open

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The new era of the PGA Tour will begin it’s second go-around with the quick flip from one season to the next. Just last month, Billy Horschel took the FedEx Cup Championship with two victories in the Playoffs capped off by the win at the Tour Championship in Atlanta.

From there, we had the Ryder Cup that was dominated by Team Europe.

Now, the start of the 2014-15 PGA Tour season is upon us this week, beginning with the Frys.com Open this Thursday, October 9th. Continue reading →

FedEx Cup Playoff Recap, 2014 Ryder Cup Betting Lines + More

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2014 Ryder Cup Playing well at the end of the season is the key to winning the FedEx Cup.

Billy Horschel certainly proved that.

You didn’t really hear Horschel’s name much throughout the course of the 2013-14 PGA Tour season. But the former Florida Gator turned it on when he needed to down the home stretch of the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Horschel actually stood in 82nd position following The Barclays, in which he missed the cut. But he eventually made it through to the top-70 at the BMW Championship, winning that and vaulting into the Tour Championship.

Piggybacking off of that momentum, Horschel held off the likes of Rory McIlroy and Jim Furyk down the stretch at the Tour Championship in Atlanta to capture the season’s final event.

Oh, that victory also won him the FedEx Cup Championship and $10 million.

The win caps off a memorable PGA tour season, but there is still one more huge event on the horizon at the end of this month. The 2014 Ryder Cup gets underway the last weekend of September, where the top players from the United States and Europe come together to compete in one of the great sport events in the world.

Taking place at Gleneagles Hotel, betting odds to win the 2014 Ryder Cup have been out for several months. Now that the teams have been announced however, the payouts are beginning to heat up, and more lines have been released.

On the surface, Europe has been set as significant favorite over the United States, going off at -185 on the payout ($1.85 wins $1). A wager on the U.S. has been installed at +175 ($1 wins $1.75).

From there, Bovada has broken betting lines up into different days. Wagers on the Day 1 winner, Foursomes winner, and Fourballs winner have been established, with every payout in favor of Europe.

The only day that has yet to be released is the final day with the singles matches. In the past, the United States has been the favorite here, seen as the team with more talent. But for the first time in several years, Europe is perceived to be the team with better individual talent.

Tiger Woods Says He Is Not Ready For Ryder Cup, Frees Up Tom Watson To Pick

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Ryder Cup Captain Tom Watson has said for the last several months that he is seriously considering picking Tiger Woods as one of his selections.

He won’t be able to anymore.

On Wednesday, Woods officially withdrew his name from consideration by Watson as a Ryder Cup Captain selection for the event which begins at the end of September from Gleneagles Country Club.

It’s not all surprising that Woods made this decision, at the advice of his doctors. It was the right decision, as this will give him plenty of time to recover from his back injury, which he likely reaggravated by coming back too soon. Woods is most recently coming off of a missed cut at the 2014 PGA Championship. Prior to that, he had did not play a factor at the WGC Bridgestone where he was the defending champion, and one good round at the British Open over the course of four days.

With Woods withdrawing from 2014 Ryder Cup consideration, it probably takes a lot of pressure off Watson and makes his job easier. Either way Watson went with it, there was going to be a big story that followed. This now alleviates that potential storyline, and gives the U.S Team and media plenty of time to prepare for the Ryder Cup knowing well in advance Woods will not be a part of the team.

This also means that we might see Watson pick his team earlier than the September 2 deadline. If Woods had remained steadfast in wanting to be picked, Watson would have probably wanted to give him the maximum amount of time to heal and get his game in shape.

The U.S. team will be facing an uphill challenge regardless of whether Woods would have been on the team. In fact, they might be better off, but still will be the underdogs against the European squad.

Europe happens to have the last three Major winners in Rory McIlroy (twice), and Martin Kaymer. They also have Sergio Garcia, who has been playing very well over the last six months in contending for Major Championships.

To be fair though, Europe has been perceived to be underdogs over the last decade or so in each Ryder Cup, and have contended very well, dominating the U.S. squad on the whole. And let’s not forget the the U.S. has guys like Bubba Watson, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson, Matt Kuchar, and more. These players are all well prepared to take on the hostile environment that they will face.

The Ryder Cup remains one of the premiere in sports, and should be chock-full of intensity and pressure.

Adam Scott Likely To Become No.1 In The World Despite Not Playing At The Byron Nelson

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Adam Scott and Tiger Woods There have been 18 players ranked No.1 in the world since the Official World Golf Rankings were introduced in 1986.

It looks like we are on the verge of the 19th player, despite the fact that he will not even be teeing it up this week at the Byron Nelson Championship.

Adam Scott entered the PLAYERS Championship on Thursday needing just a tie for 16th place to leap in front of Tiger Woods as the No.1 player in the world. Scott recorded a T38 finish, well back of the finish he needed to assume the ranking. That however doesn’t appear to matter if the predictions are true.

Woods has not been able to play since undergoing back surgery at the beginning of April. He missed the Masters for the first time in his career, and was unable to defend his PLAYERS Championship victory from a year ago. Woods has been the No.1 player in the world for more weeks than any other player, and will get one more week before Scott likely assumes the throne.

There were four players in total who had the chance to the top of the golfing ladder at the PLAYERS Championship. They were Scott, Matt Kuchar, Bubba Watson, and Henrik Stenson. Kuchar is the only player of the four teeing it up this week at the Byron Nelson Championship, but even with a win he wouldn’t take over the top spot this week.

A decade ago, it looked like Scott would eventually become the No.1 player in the world, or at the very least the biggest challenger to Woods. After years of underachieving, Scott is back on top and is one of the most consistent players in the world. That play resulted in a victory at the Masters in 2013, his first Major Championship win.

Scott has arguably the best swing in golf. It’s certainly the most appealing visually. It’s been the putting that has held Scott back. Of course, come next year he will not be able to use his current anchored putter. He has yet to change however.

Woods is still sidelined and likely won’t be back before the U.S. Open. The more likely scenario is a return for the British Open and PGA Championship. If he can’t return by then he likely wouldn’t qualify statistically for the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Effectively, Woods’ season would be done.

Scott will likely carry the No.1 ranking into the U.S. Open from Pinehurst, where he will be tabbed as a favorite to win.

Tiger Woods Missing Arnold Palmer Is A Good Sign For His Appearance At The Masters

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The news that Tiger Woods withdrew from the 2014 Arnold Palmer Invitational shouldn’t be particularly concerning for fans of the No.1 ranked golfer in the world.

Woods has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational eight times in his career, and with a ninth would break the all-time record for most wins at a single event by any player in history. Woods loves playing at Bay Hill, probably almost as much as he loves playing at Augusta.

That love for playing in the Masters could be the underlying theme here. With the 2014 Masters less than a month away, Woods and his team probably knew that the only way his back has a chance of being 100 percent for the first Major Championship of the year was to take an extended break and focus on resting.

Woods probably needed some tough convincing to withdraw this week on the advice of his doctors and surrounding cast. If anything, Woods has been stubborn and hard-headed in the past when it comes to injuries. He has routinely played at less than 100 percent and has probably missed more time because of it.

The fact that Woods is 48 and his window of consistently contending for Majors is dwindling likely played a factor here. Woods is not a fast healer like he might have been 10 years ago. The fact is that his body is quite a bit different. While Woods remains in fantastic shape, he is approaching 40 and the body reacts to events differently.

While we might not get a chance to see Woods in action at Bay Hill this week, we all would much rather see him 100 percent at the Masters the second week in April.

Woods remains at 14 Major Championship victories, with the last coming in 2008 at the U.S. Open. If Woods does not win the Masters, it will be a full six years since that U.S. Open victory that Woods will have last won a Major Championship. That seems almost impossible considering how he has been in contention over these last six years, only to fail to produce.

The way that the slate of Majors sets up in 2014 though is very appealing for him. Woods has Major wins on three of the four courses, with the only one he hasn’t won on being Pinehurst for the U.S. Open. In 2005, the last time that U.S. Open was held at Pinehurst, Woods finished second to Michael Campbell.

At the very least, Woods has to be confident that he has had plenty of success on the Major Championship venues for this season.

Jason Day Captures Accenture Match Play; Major Championship Next?

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Add Jason Day to the list of top players that has yet to win a Major Championship.

Day won the Accenture Match Play from Dove Mountain on Sunday for his first World Golf Championships victory. The win is not a big surprise though. Day has been playing some great golf over the last year and has been routinely in contention to win Majors. In fact, he has been a favorite of PGABettingOdds.com to pick to win several tournaments that he entered. Continue reading →

Augusta National Loses Eisenhower Tree After Ice Storm Rolls Through Area

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Arguably the most-famous tree in golf was removed this past weekend thanks to a series of ice storms that made their way through the Southeast. Going forward, Augusta National and The Masters will be without the Eisenhower Tree.

Made famous thanks to former President Dwight Eisenhower’s hatred for it, the Eisenhower tree became a staple annually at the first Major Championship of each season. When players teed it up on the 17th hole, the large tree stared them right in their faces up the left-hand side of the fairway. Continue reading →

Cheyenne Woods Captures First Professional Win In Australia

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We’ve grown accustom to hearing the name Woods atop the world of golf. But for the first time there is another Woods that has won a professional tournament. Cheyenne Woods, the niece of No.1 ranked player in the world Tiger Woods, captured the Australian Ladies Masters over the weekend.

Woods, just 23 years old, carded a 4-under par round of 69 on Sunday at Royal Pines to win by two shots over Minjee Lee. Continue reading →