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2011 PGA Valero Texas Open Preview/Picks

Preview and free golf picks for the PGA 2011 Valero Texas Open, which is hosted by TPC San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas. The purse is $6,200,000, and the defending champ is Adam Scott…

PGA Betting – Valero Texas Open Championship Preview & Pick

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LAST WEEK: We weren’t totally off the mark with our Steve Stricker pick – his 11th-place finish wasn’t bad at all – but a few under-the-radar golfers rose to the top at the Masters. Charl Schwartzel and guys like Adam Scott and Geoff Ogilvy (heck, even Tiger Woods) reminded us that they’re still good enough to win every week. So we can’t forget about them at the Valero Texas Open.

THIS WEEK’S PGA BETTING
Date: April 14 – 17
Event: Valero Texas Open
Course: TPC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Purse: $6,200,000
Defending Champ: Adam Scott
Winning Share: $1,098,000
FedEX Cup Points Up For Grabs: 500

The Valero Texas Open this week will test golfers in many ways. In addition to the winds that usually swirl around the track, TPC San Antonio was the sixth-most difficult in fairways hit and seventh in greens in regulation last season. Good all-around ball-strikers are the guys to target.

THE CONTENDERS

Geoff Ogilvy
Valero Texas Open odds: +1015

Geoff Ogilvy has never played TPC San Antonio but he was hitting the ball right on the screws at Augusta. He posted three rounds in the 60s at Augusta last week en route to a fourth-place finish. Ogilvy has been somewhat of a forgotten man over the last year but the former major champion is still young enough that he could be “back.”

Adam Scott
Valero Texas Open odds: +1215

On paper, Scott couldn’t look much better. He finished second at the Masters last week and he’s the defending Valero Texas Open champ. Scott is 15th on Tour in greens in regulation and 10th in total driving. The only strike on Scott is “odds”; the odds of repeating in a tournament and posting back to back top-two finishes in one season aren’t great.

Martin Laird
Valero Texas Open odds: +1850

Laird looks like a rock-solid choice this week. He’s been consistent this season, with seven top-25 finishes, and he’s seventh on Tour in the all-around ranking. He seems to be in contention almost every week, the regardless of the track, which reflects good ball striking.

SOLID PICKS

Bo Van Pelt
Valero Texas Open odds: +2250

Van Pelt is streaky and he did flash some signs of a hot streak at the Masters, eagling two holes on Sunday. But he has just one top-10 this season and was a ho-hum 28th at the Valero Texas Open last year. He doesn’t knock my socks off.

Marc Leishman
Valero Texas Open odds: +3250

If you’re a believer in guys who are suited to certain conditions, you should pay attention to Leishman. He’s known for being a solid wind player. However, he has just one top-15 in his last seven starts, so I think the negatives outweigh the positives with him.

Ryan Palmer
Valero Texas Open odds: +3550

Palmer looks like a sneaky mid-range play. He was sharp at the Masters, finishing 10th and hitting more than 70 per cent of his fairways. He also finished ninth last year. He’s heating up and he’s a reasonable ball striker with a respectable history at TPC San Antonio.

THE SLEEPERS

J.J. Henry
Valero Texas Open odds: +4050

Henry fits the bill as yet another potential pick who doesn’t scream “winner” to us but shows some decent peripheral stats. Six top-25 finishes this season. He’s a top-21 guy in total driving, greens in regulation and adjusted scoring average. Does that make him the golfer to pick this week? I wouldn’t say so, but he’s certainly not an uneducated choise.

Jimmy Walker
Valero Texas Open odds: +4550

Walker’s numbers are strange this season. He’s sixth on Tour in adjusted scoring average yet hasn’t had a top-25 finish in his last four tries. Still, the Texas native finished third at TPC San Antonio last season, showing great touch around the greens. Maybe some home cooking will get him hot?

The pick:

This is the first time in a while that no one golfer really speaks to me. In that type of situation, I like to find a guy who is reliable – consistent and displaying the skills necessary to win at the current course. To me, that makes Martin Laird the pick. He always seems to be in the mix, he’s striking the ball well and he’s due for a win.

Valero Texas Open pick: Martin Laird +1850

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2011 Valero Texas Open – Odds to Win – Updated Betting Odds

Adam Scott 9/1
Geoff Ogilvy 14/1
Martin Laird 15/1
Kent Jones 20/1
Anthony Kim 20/1
Bo VanPelt 20/1
JB Holmes 25/1
Ryan Palmer 30/1
Spencer Levin 30/1
Marc Leishman 30/1
Angel Cabrera 30/1
John Senden 30/1
Fredrik Jacobson 30/1
Charley Hoffman 32/1
Scott Verplank 35/1
Brandt Snedeker 35/1
Jimmy Walker 35/1
Stewart Cink 36/1
Charles Howell III 36/1
Brian Gay 40/1
Ricky Barnes 40/1
Chad Campbell 42/1
Martin Piller 45/1
Kevin Na 46/1
JJ Henry 46/1
Justin Leonard 50/1
Johnson Wagner 50/1
Chris Kirk 50/1
Brendon De Jonge 51/1
Vaughn Taylor 67/1
Anders Hansen 70/1
Troy Matteson 70/1
Hunter Haas 70/1
Tim Petrovic 80/1
Kyle Stanley 80/1
Jhonattan Vegas 80/1
Kevin Streelman 83/1
Tommy Gainey 87/1
Chris Stroud 90/1
Bryce Molder 90/1
Scott Mccarron 90/1
Keegan Bradley 90/1
Josh Teater 90/1
John Rollins 90/1
Garrett Willis 90/1
Steve Elkington 90/1
Dean Wilson 90/1
John Merrick 95/1
Matt Jones 95/1
David Duval 100/1
Roland Thatcher 100/1
Pat Perez 100/1
Bill Lunde 100/1
Nick Ohern 103/1
Ryuji Imada 110/1
Richard S Johnson 119/1
Kevin Sutherland 119/1
Bobby Gates 120/1
William Mcgirt 120/1
Chris Dimarco 120/1
Joe Ogilvie 120/1
Aron Price 120/1
Scott Stallings 120/1
Cameron Beckman 120/1
Arjun Atwal 130/1
Matt Every 130/1
Matt Bettencourt 130/1
Zack Miller 130/1
Woody Austin 130/1
James Driscoll 130/1
Billy Mayfair 130/1
Kevin Stadler 139/1
Alex Prugh 140/1
Garth Mulroy 140/1
Chris Riley 140/1
Justin Hicks 140/1
Nathan Green 149/1
Michael Putnam 149/1
Michael Sim 149/1
David Hearn 150/1
Marc Turnesa 150/1
Blake Adams 150/1
David Mathis 150/1
Brandt Jobe 150/1
Kris Blanks 150/1
Steven Bowditch 150/1
Paul Goydos 153/1
Michael Connell 177/1
Tag Ridings 177/1
Daniel Summerhays 180/1
Shaun Micheel 190/1
Nate Smith 191/1
Frank Lickliter II 200/1
Jeff Maggert 200/1
Harrison Frazar 200/1
Brendan Steele 200/1
Mike Weir 214/1
Kevin Chappell 214/1
Jarrod Lyle 220/1
Tim Herron 239/1
Cameron Tringale 250/1
Ben Martin 250/1
Paul Stankowski 250/1
Carl Paulson 250/1
Jim Herman 250/1
Rocco Mediate 250/1
Michael Allen 269/1
Peter Tomasulo 279/1
Colt Knost 300/1
Scott Gutschewski 300/1
Jeff Klauk 300/1
Briny Baird 300/1
DJ Brigman 300/1
JP Hayes 300/1
Fabian Gomez 300/1
Steve Flesch 300/1
Billy Horschel 300/1
Bio Kim 300/1
Derek Lamely 344/1
Sunghoon Kang 344/1
Kevin Kisner 344/1
Michael Thompson 344/1
Joe Affrunti 350/1
Alexandre Rocha 350/1
Chris Baryla 400/1
Joseph Bramlett 400/1
Andres Gonzales 400/1
Rich Beem 450/1
Jerod Turner 450/1
Eric Axley 450/1
Duffy Waldorf 450/1
Chez Reavie 450/1
Jim Renner 450/1
Jin Jeong 450/1
Jesper Parnevik 450/1
Omar Uresti 534/1
Scott Gordon 600/1
Brad Lardon 600/1
Robert Gamez 654/1
Matt Mcquillan 654/1
Will Strickler 654/1

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