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Las Vegas, Nevada (July 10, 2012)--PGA Tour star Steve Stricker is gunning to become only the fifth player in pro golf history to win a PGA Tour event in four-straight seasons. And that led Las Vegas' GolfOdds.com Founder Jeff Sherman to re-name the 2012 John Deere Classic as the "Steve Stricker Classic". Double S opened as a 13/2 favorite. Across the pond, the 2012 Scottish Open odds were released and Luke Donald was 8/1 to win. --By Brian Hurlburt, odds by Jeff Sherman.
Stricker looks to add his name to the following historic list of professional golf icons: Old Tom Morris, Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, and Tiger Woods. Woods has done it twice officially, and three times if you count his streak at the WGC Bridgestone, when he won it from 2005-07, and again in 2009 after missing the 2008 event with an injury.
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According the PGATour.com Power Rankings writer Rob Bolton, "Stricker's reign at TPC Deere Run since 2009 has included three eagles and 76 birdies. That equates to a par-breaker split of a staggering 36.57 percent. His actual scoring average over his last 12 rounds is 65.33." That will get it done. Other notables in the "Stricker Classic" include Zach Johnson (12/1), and Nick Watney and Ryan Palmer, who each opened at 20/1.
Bolton had the following to say about Stricker: "Arguably the most deserving to sit atop any version of the Power Rankings all season. The three-time defending champ is chasing history this week. Hasn't done anything to warrant a lower position. Four top 10s in 11 starts this year."
Two Las Vegas golfers are featured in Bolton's Top 10 of the Power Rankings. Charley Hoffman is third followed by Scott Piercy in fifth. Vegas has Hoffman at 40/1 and Piercy at 50/1.
In the Scottish Open, the lead into next's week's British Open Championship, Donald was followed by Padraig Harrington at 15/1, and Franceso Molinari and Ross Fisher at 20/1. Phil Mickelson was 25/1 while Vegas golfer Kevin Na was 50/1.
JOHN DEERE CLASSIC--ODDS COURTESY GOLFODDS.com (Click to the site for complete odds and updates)
TPC DEERE RUN - SILVIS, ILLINOIS
JULY 12-15, 2012
ODDS TO WIN:
STEVE STRICKER 13/2
ZACH JOHNSON 12/1
NICK WATNEY 20/1
RYAN PALMER 20/1
JONATHAN BYRD 25/1
JEFF OVERTON 30/1
BRENDON DE JONGE 30/1
JOHN SENDEN 30/1
SEUNG-YUL NOH 30/1
TIM CLARK 30/1
CARL PETTERSSON 40/1
ROBERT GARRIGUS 40/1
CHARLES HOWELL III 40/1
SEAN O'HAIR 40/1
CHARLEY HOFFMAN 40/1
RYAN MOORE 40/1
K.J. CHOI 40/1
KYLE STANLEY 50/1
BRYCE MOLDER 50/1
BEN CRANE 50/1
SCOTT PIERCY 50/1
KEN DUKE 50/1
PAT PEREZ 50/1
BLAKE ADAMS 50/1
BUD CAULEY 60/1
BRIAN DAVIS 60/1
SPENCER LEVIN 60/1
CHAD CAMPBELL 60/1
CHEZ REAVIE 60/1
MATT EVERY 60/1
RORY SABBATINI 60/1
DANIEL SUMMERHAYS 60/1
SCOTTISH OPEN
CASTLE STUART GOLF LINKS - INVERNESS, SCOTLAND
JULY 12-15, 2012
ODDS TO WIN:
LUKE DONALD 8/1
PADRAIG HARRINGTON 15/1
FRANCESCO MOLINARI 20/1
ROSS FISHER 20/1
NICOLAS COLSAERTS 25/1
ERNIE ELS 25/1
HENRIK STENSON 25/1
MARTIN KAYMER 25/1
PHIL MICKELSON 25/1
LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN 25/1
THOMAS BJORN 25/1
PAUL LAWRIE 30/1
FREDRIK JACOBSON 30/1
MARTIN LAIRD 30/1
GEORGE COETZEE 40/1
MARCEL SIEM 40/1
MATTEO MANASSERO 50/1
AARON BADDELEY 50/1
RAFAEL CABRERA-BELLO 50/1
KEVIN NA 50/1
SIMON DYSON 50/1
BRANDEN GRACE 50/1
ALEXANDER NOREN 50/1
ANDERS HANSEN 60/1
ANDRES ROMERO 60/1
JOHN ROLLINS 60/1
THONGCHAI JAIDEE 60/1
RAPHAEL JACQUELIN 60/1
SOREN KJELDSEN 60/1
THORBJORN OLESEN 60/1
MARK FOSTER 60/1
DAVID LYNN 60/1
RICHIE RAMSAY 60/1
PAUL McGINLEY 60/1
CHRIS WOOD 80/1
PABLO LARRAZABAL 80/1 |
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