Posted on August 5th, 2008 by JJ Duque
The 2008 US PGA Championship is the last major golf tournament of the season, and it looks like it will be a hard-fought golf tournament among the PGA Tour golfers. Just to recap the big winners of the grand slam tournaments this season -
Trevor Immelman won the 2008 Masters,
Tiger Woods won the 2008 US Open, and
Padraig Harrington won the 2008 Open Championship, or what was formerly known as the British Open.
Now, the next major golf tournament in the PGA Tour is the 2008 PGA Championship, which will be played on August 7 to 10, 2008 at the Oaklnad Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michingan. The odds on who will be the outright winner of the 2008 US PGA Championship are as follows:
There are still more odds listed for most participating PGA golfers, but the odd thing about the odds (pardon the pun) is that there is no sighting of Tiger Woods. The tiger may be an extinct animal, but where in the world is Tiger Woods, and why is he not included in the odds of the 2008 PGA Championship? After all, Tiger Woods was the winner of the 2007 PGA Championship, and many would be expecting him to be around to defend his title.
Well, Tiger Woods is out for the season after going through knee surgery. At present, Tiger Woods is reported to be around 12 pounds lighter, and walking around with a limp. Doctors have given Tiger Woods around 6 months of therapy and rehabilitation before he can get back to playing on the PGA Tour.
In any case, a major golf tournament without Tiger Woods means that the odds are open for everyone to win. Well, at least the field of PGA Tour golfers won’t have to keep looking over their shoulder to watch out for Tiger Woods.
Posted on June 16th, 2008 by JJ Duque
After four rounds of US Open Golf at Torrey Pines,
Rocco Mediate and
Tiger Woods have tied at the top of the leaderboard in order to force an 18-hole playoff to shoot for the
2008 US Open Golf Championship.
Lee Westwood led the pack going into the 4th round, but missed the chance to force a playoff with Rocco Mediate when he missed a birdie putt in the 18th hole. Rocco Mediate shot a fourth round 71 to move him up to the top of the leaderboard with 1-under, waiting for the outcome of the final pair of Lee Westwood and Tiger Woods to finish. While Lee Westwood missed his chance, Tiger Woods didn’t make a mistake in sinking his birdie putt on the 18th hole in order to force an 18-hole playoff with Rocco Mediate.
So, tomorrow, it’s Tiger Woods vs Rocco Mediate in an 18-hole playoff with the winner to become the champion of the 2008 US Open Golf Championship.
Bet on Tiger Woods vs Rocco Mediate. Bet on the 2008 US Open Golf Championship.
Posted on June 4th, 2008 by JJ Duque
World No. 1 golfer
Tiger Woods is the favorite to win the upcoming
2008 US Open Golf Championship to be held at the Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California this coming June 12 to June 15, 2008, but then other golfers seem to be stepping up their game to “tame the Tiger.”
Currently, Tiger Woods is leading the FedExCup Standings with a total of 17,745 points after only playing in 5 events while other like 2nd placer Phil Mickelson and 3rd placer Ryuji Imada are behind Tiger Woods even after participating in over 12 events. Definitely, that says something about the greatness of Tiger Woods, who can amass a great number of FedExCup points despite playing in just a few tournaments.
However, the 2008 US Open Golf Championship is a different monster altogether. Among the favorites to win the 2008 US Open Golf Championship (apart from Tiger Woods) also include 2007 US Open Champion Angel Cabrera, 2006 US Open Champion Geoff Ogilvy, 2004 and 2001 US Open Champion Retief Goosen, 2003 US Open Champion Jim Furyk and even 1997 and 1994 US Open Champion Ernie Els. Of course, these goflers have some historic success to back up their campaign for a 2008 US Open Golf Championship title.
And then, there are also the golfers who have been consistent and in some sort of streak in recent PGA Tour tournaments, such as Memorial Tournament champion Kenny Perry, THE PLAYERS champion Sergio Garcia, 2008 Masters Tournament champion Trevor Immelman and also Phil Mickelson, who bagged the 2008 Northern Trust Open and the 2008 Crowne Plaza Invitational.
Of course, the big monster that all golfers have to overcome for the US Open Golf Championship will be the golf course at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California. In the 2008 Buick Invitational held at Torrey Pines earlier this year, it was Tiger Woods who emerged victorious, leading the rest of the pack by 8 strokes. Ryuji Imada came in a distant second, and other golfers like Rory Sabbatini, Stewart Cink and Justin Leonard made up the top five.
Actually, the Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, San Diego, California is the home of the Buick Invitational, and Tiger Woods has won the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines an astonishing 6 times! Tiger Woods has been victorious at Torrey Pines in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 for the Buick Invitational. In fact, Tiger Woods also holds the tournament record score of 22-under-par. Earlier this year, Tiger Woods shot a tournament score of 19-under-par.
If Tiger Woods is that dominant in Torrey Pines, then it’s a no-brainer to conclude that Tiger Woods could be the champion in this coming 2008 US Open Golf Championship!
Bet on Tiger Woods to win the 2008 US Open Golf Championship!
Posted on April 15th, 2008 by JJ Duque
From the first round until the final round South African golfer Trevor Immelman was at the top of the leaderboard, and kept his name up there until the final stroke to win the 2008 Masters Tournament and get a coveted green jacket.
Trevor Immelman finished the tournament with an 8-under par. His nearest competitor in second was Tiger Woods who surged a late rally in the fourth round, but eventually only managed a 5-under in second place. Trevor Immelman’s flight mate Brandt Snedeker finished in a tie for third with Stewart Cink, both shooting a total of 4-under. Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington finished in a fifth-place tie with 2-under.
The next Grand Slam golf tournament will be the 2008 US Open Championship in June 2008 at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California.
Meanwhile, the PGA Tour still continues with several upcoming tournaments and FedEx Cup points to play for.
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Posted on March 30th, 2008 by JJ Duque
Even though Tiger Woods did not win the recent WGC-CA Championship in Doral, Flroida, losing 2 strokes behind tournament champion Geoff Ogilvy, Tiger Woods is still a huge favorite to win the upcoming 2008 Masters Tournament this coming April 2008. After all, Tiger Woods is on a hot streak and seems just invincible in the golf course, winning 5 tournaments out of the 6 he’s played so far. Definitely, such consistency makes Tiger Woods a sure favorite to win the 2008 Masters Tournament, which will be held at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia.
2007 Masters Open champion Zach Johnson will be hoping to defend his title against a charging Tiger Woods, and of course against a field of great golfers, which will include the likes of Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh.
However, of course, Tiger Woods will certainly be a handful to deal with already as he looks to bag the first Major Tournament of 2008.
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Posted on March 17th, 2008 by JJ Duque
Tiger Woods is 4 for 4 for 2008.
At the start of the final round of the 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational, it could’ve still been any golfer’s championship. In fact, 5 golfers shared the lead at the top of the leaderboard, including Tiger Woods, Bart Bryant, Vijay Singh, Sean O’Hair and Bubba Watson.
However, at the end of it all, it was Tiger Woods who emerged as the 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational champion. Tiger Woods won his fifth consecutive PGA Tour event Sunday afternoon by sinking a 25-foot putt on the 18th hole of the 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational to prevent a playoff with Bart Bryant. Tiger Woods has now won Arnold Palmer’s tournament five times.
Tiger Woods’ climactic birdie putt allowed him to defeat Bart Bryant by one shot, and then Tiger Woods celebrated. Once the ball broke left to right over the final few feet, Tiger Woods started walking away, and when the ball fell into the hole, Tiger Woods ripped off his cap and threw it to the ground.
Tiger Woods said he got so caught up in the emotion of the moment that he didn’t realize that had thrown his cap.
“It was just a great day,” Tiger Woods said. “I hit the ball well all day, and Bart played great, especially on the back nine to force the issue on 18.”
Hearing the crowd’s reaction from the scorer’s trailer, Bart Bryant flashed a wry smile and shook his head gently.
“It didn’t surprise me one bit, but you’ve still got to chuckle even though you’re not surprised,” Bryant said later. “Anything he does anymore doesn’t surprise me.”
Next golf tournament will be the World Golf Championships-CA Championship at the Doral Golf Resort in Miami, Florida, where Tiger Woods hopes to defend his title and go 5-for-5 in 2008.
Posted on March 15th, 2008 by JJ Duque
Vijay Singh sits on top of the leaderboard at the 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational with a score of 9-under par, and is looking good to defend last season’s championships at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Florida.
Threatening Vijay Singh just two strokes behind with a 133 is Carl Pettersson. Tiger Woods hopes to make a run in round 3 to improve his score that is currently 7 strokes behind Vijay Signh. It’s striking distance, but officially Tiger Woods is still somewhere in the 20th spot of the leaderboard with still a huge field to overtake.
In any case, there are a lot of betting on head-to-head match-ups to consider apart from betting on the outright winner of the 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational. Find out the latest PGA Tour betting odds and visit the PGA Tour Sportsbook.