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PGA Golf: The Barclays – 1st Round of FedEX Cup Playoffs Preview

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:21:52 +0000

The Barclays, the first round of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, will get underway this Thursday from the historic Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey. The usual favorites in sports betting will be out the window, despite being favored in Las Vegas. A recently divorced Tiger Woods may be able to put his personal life on the back burner to perform well in New Jersey but Phil Mickelson has more serious problems.

Mickelson is dealing with arthritis and his outlook for the first round of the FedEx Cup Playoffs is not very good. Mickelson has struggled since the US Open in June and he has suffered through the last few tournaments. Although Mickelson is fourth in the FedEx standings, Mickelson will be hard pressed to finish well in the final standings.

Ernie Els enters the playoffs as the top man in the FedEx standings while Tiger Woods is wallowing in 112th position. The hot golfer heading into the event could be Dustin Johnson. Johnson has given away two majors this season and with the pressure off in this event, maybe Johnson can put together four solid days of golf to win the first leg of the playoffs.

Another golfer under the radar is Justin Rose. Fifth in the FedEx standings, Rose has quietly put together a solid season and he could be the surprise winner coming out of Paramus this weekend. One more golfer to keep an eye on this weekend is Rory McIlroy. McIlroy thrives in pressure filled situations and could sneak out a win.

Steve Stricker – PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:43:38 +0000

In Edgerton Wisconsin, February 23, 1967, Steve Stricker was born. In the world he is currently the No. 2 golfer right behind Tiger Woods. On the Canadian Professional Golf tour he started his career before moving on over to the PGA tour and won two different tournaments.
Stricker won Kemper Open and Motorola Western Open in 1996 and in 1994 he started his PGA Tour. Steve lost out to Vijay Singh after Singh pulled it together on the back nine holes in the final PGA Championship round, in Washington.
U.S. Open played at Pinehurst, in 1999, Steve Stricker finished in fifth place. In 2001, in Australia, he beat out Pierre Fulke for the WGC – Accenture Match Play Championship and this match alone had prize money worth $1 million.
Stricker, in 2004, went into an era of mediocrity. In 2006, he started to pull it back together again and he became the PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year. He continued improving his form and in 2007 he went on to win at The Barclays.
In 2009, the Crowne Plaza Invitational, John Deere Classic and the Deutsche Bank Championship were won by Stricker. Tiger Woods was ousted off the FedEx Cup Standings and Stricker solidified his spot as number two in the world.
In 2010 Northern Trust Open, most recently, Stricker won by beating out Phil Mickelson. With the return of Tiger Woods golf season will definitely become more interesting. Against the number one golfer in the world, he can try and prove himself.

San Diego Open PGA Golf Tournament Preview & Odds

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:24:27 +0000

At the last minute, Farmer’s Insurance has stepped in to sponsor the 2010 San Diego PGA Tour stop. As usual, there is no shortage of good players that will tee it up Thursday, January 28 at Torrey Pines in LaJolla, CA. 500 FedEx Cup points are on the line as well as a winner’s check for $954,000.

Young Nick Watney is back to defend his title and he loves Torrey Pines. His will be a 20-1 favorite to win again this year. Watney is joined by Phil Mickelson who makes his 2010 debut at Torrey Pines. To say Mickelson loves Torrey Pines is an understatement. Mickelson has won here numerous times and is a 6-1 favorite.

Also in the strong field are Robert Allenby of Australia, Luke Donald, and John Rollins who all are 15-1 to win. Young American pros Hunter Mahan, Lucas Glover, and Ryan Palmer all could be factors at 18-1 odds.

Don’t forget about veteran Ernie Els, who is off to a good start in 2010. Els could be a good play 1t 25-1. A crowd favorite and wildcard pick this week at Torrey could be Rocco Mediate. Rocco loves the course and feels he has a score to settle with it. Rocco tees off at 40-1 odds, and that is just the way he likes it.