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Las Vegas, Nevada (November 1, 2011)--Back in the day, this time of year was called the Silly Season in golf. Well, nowadays real golf continues seemingly year round, and that is the case with the playing of the HSBC Champions event in China. This is a World Golf Championships event. Rory McIlroy is the favorite to win, opening at 5/1 according to Las Vegas' GolfOdds.com. --By Brian Hurlburt, Odds by Jeff Sherman.
"The WGC event in China has a strong field just showing that golf has no offseason," says Jeff Sherman, founder of Las Vegas' GolfOdds.com and the assistant director of the Las Vegas Hilton Superbook. "Rory McIlroy is the 5/1 favorite coming off his warm up victory in Shanghai last week where his purse paid more than that of winning the US Open. Along with the big names in the tournament, there are some others to keep an eye on such as Peter Hanson at 30/1 and Simon Dyson at 50/1. Many qualified Americans bowed out this week, and others are using the tournament as a prep to the upcoming Presidents Cup in Australia later this month, where the International Team is now a pick (-110) vs. the previously favored U.S. Team (now also -110)." Rory Mc collected two million dollars for winning in Shanghai.
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Lee Westwood opened at 8/1 to win followed by two golfers with strong ties to Las Vegas golf courses. Adam Scott played college golf at UNLV and opened at 15/1 followed by current Las Vegas Golf Region resident Nick Watney at 20/1. Watney works with fellow Las Vegas Golf Region resident Butch Harmon. A group including K.J. Choi and Martin Kaymer opened at 25/1.
ODDS COURTESY OF GOLFODDS.com. Click there for more odds and updated numbers.
WGC-HSBC CHAMPIONS
SHESHAN INTERNATIONAL GOLF CLUB - SHANGHAI, CHINA
NOVEMBER 3-6, 2011
ODDS TO WIN:
RORY McILROY 5/1
LEE WESTWOOD 8/1
ADAM SCOTT 15/1
NICK WATNEY 20/1
HUNTER MAHAN 25/1
K.J. CHOI 25/1
MARTIN KAYMER 25/1
CHARL SCHWARTZEL 25/1
FRANCESCO MOLINARI 25/1
GEOFF OGILVY 25/1
BO VAN PELT 30/1
PETER HANSON 30/1
FREDRIK JACOBSON 30/1
PAUL CASEY 30/1
BILL HAAS 40/1
KEEGAN BRADLEY 40/1
JIM FURYK 40/1
JUSTIN ROSE 40/1
DAVID TOMS 40/1
ROBERT KARLSSON 40/1
IAN POULTER 40/1
THOMAS BJORN 40/1
ERNIE ELS 40/1
ALEXANDER NOREN 40/1
JOHN SENDEN 50/1
SIMON DYSON 50/1
AARON BADDELEY 50/1
BEN CRANE 50/1
LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN 50/1
MARK WILSON 50/1
MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ 50/1
GRAEME McDOWELL 50/1
MATTEO MANASSERO 60/1
NICOLAS COLSAERTS 60/1
THOMAS AIKEN 60/1
ALVARO QUIROS 60/1
ANDERS HANSEN 60/1
KYUNG-TAE KIM 60/1
LUCAS GLOVER 80/1
JONATHAN BYRD 80/1
TOM LEWIS 80/1
THONGCHAI JAIDEE 80/1
JHONATTAN VEGAS 100/1
RORY SABBATINI 100/1
CHEZ REAVIE 100/1
PABLO LARRAZABAL 100/1
JEEV MILKHA SINGH 100/1
DARREN CLARKE 125/1
STUART APPLEBY 150/1
FIELD (all others) 15/1
TOURNAMENT MATCHUPS:
RORY McILROY -130
LEE WESTWOOD +110
HUNTER MAHAN EVEN
NICK WATNEY -120
FRANCESCO MOLINARI -110
CHARL SCHWARTZEL -110
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