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Las Vegas, Nevada (February 29, 2012)--The Las Vegas PGA Tour golf betting experts say there are some definite trends emerging. This comes as Las Vegas' GolfOdds.com releases the official betting odds of the Honda Classic at PGA National. Rory McIlroy opened 8/1 to win followed by Lee Westwood and Tiger Woods at 10/1. --By Brian Hurlburt, odds by Jeff Sherman. @LVGolfInsider
"For one, Rory McIlroy is a clear cut number 1 on the power rating chart," says Jeff Sherman, the founder of Las Vegas' GolfOdds.com. "And we also see that when we make prices involving Tiger Woods we are taking under consideration his lack of putting together four solid rounds. And the odds-to-win prices are taking course form into account quite considerably since the betting public continues to back golfers with strong course form no matter the odds." For more odds information, visit GolfOdds.com.
Other notables and their odds are Keegan Bradley and Kyle Stanley at 25/1 and Jim Furyk and Rickie Fowler at 40/1. In the individual matchups Rory Mc opned as a -135 favorite against Tiger Woods (+115).
Ben Crane, who is 25/1 in the Vegas betting odds, leads the official PGATour.com Power Rankings. He is followed by McIlroy, Mark Wilson (40/1), and Charl Schwartzel (25/1). Woods isn't listed among the Top 10 in the Power Rankings written by Rob Bolton.
Bolton believes that players with strong green in regulation stats could do well this week. "In all five years as host, PGA National has ranked inside the top 15 most difficult in greens in regulation," writes Bolton. "It sat sixth a year ago at 58.38 percent. In tandem with the reduction of birdie opportunities over the years is a seriously quiet birdie average. Last year, the field converted just 2.41 birdies per round, lowest in its history. It's never ranked lower than sixth-hardest in any year. So, a walk in the park it ain't but to tame the beast is a career accomplishment."
OFFICIAL HONDA CLASSIC ODDS COURTESY GOLFODDS.com
THE HONDA CLASSIC
PGA NATIONAL CHAMPION COURSE - PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA
MARCH 1-4, 2012
ODDS TO WIN:
RORY McILROY 8/1
TIGER WOODS 10/1
LEE WESTWOOD 10/1
CHARL SCHWARTZEL 25/1
KEEGAN BRADLEY 25/1
KYLE STANLEY 25/1
BEN CRANE 25/1
JUSTIN ROSE 30/1
GRAEME McDOWELL 30/1
ROBERT ALLENBY 30/1
Y.E. YANG 40/1
MARK WILSON 40/1
JIM FURYK 40/1
RICKIE FOWLER 40/1
PADRAIG HARRINGTON 40/1
CHARLES HOWELL III 40/1
FREDRIK JACOBSON 40/1
LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN 50/1
SPENCER LEVIN 50/1
CAMILO VILLEGAS 50/1
JIMMY WALKER 50/1
JOHN ROLLINS 50/1
IAN POULTER 60/1
CARL PETTERSSON 60/1
JOHN HUH 60/1
SANG-MOON BAE 60/1
ERNIE ELS 60/1
RYAN MOORE 60/1
SEAN O'HAIR 60/1
ROBERT KARLSSON 60/1
RICKY BARNES 60/1
J.B. HOLMES 60/1
RORY SABBATINI 60/1
CHARLIE WI 60/1
MARC LEISHMAN 60/1
VIJAY SINGH 80/1
BUD CAULEY 80/1
BRENDON DE JONGE 80/1
THOMAS BJORN 80/1
JOHNSON WAGNER 80/1
JEFF OVERTON 80/1
SEUNG-YUL NOH 80/1
RYAN PALMER 80/1
BRIAN GAY 80/1
CHRIS STROUD 100/1
SCOTT PIERCY 100/1
KYUNG-TAE KIM 100/1
STEWART CINK 100/1
ANTHONY KIM 100/1
FIELD (all others) 4/1
TOURNAMENT MATCHUPS:
RORY McILROY -135
TIGER WOODS +115
KEEGAN BRADLEY -110
KYLE STANLEY -110
ROBERT ALLENBY EVEN
BEN CRANE -120
GRAEME McDOWELL -110
JUSTIN ROSE -110 |
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