{"id":10566,"date":"2009-05-05T15:08:47","date_gmt":"2009-05-05T20:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=10566"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:40:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:40:33","slug":"2009-player-championship-preview-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/pga-golf\/2009-player-championship-preview-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 Players Championship Preview\/Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>PLAYERS Championship Preview\/Predictions<\/h2>\n<p>Who says golf betting can&#8217;t be exciting in May? Thanks to a nice schedule rearrangement a couple of years ago, the <a title=\"PGA Players Championship Picks\" href=\"\/pga\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Players Championship<\/strong><\/a>, widely regarded in sports betting circles as the fifth major, is perfectly sandwiched between the Masters and the U.S. Open. With the richest purse in golf betting as well as the most famous hole and one of the top fields, the Players Championship odds are a hot sportsbook event.<!--more-->Before I start to sound like I&#8217;m advertising the tourney, let&#8217;s move onto some intriguing golf lines and picks for the Players Championship odds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiger Woods<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Players Championship odds: +350<\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, Tiger&#8217;s Players Championship line of +350 suggests a lack of sportsbook confidence in him. Arguably, though, it&#8217;s justified; his play off the tee and with the putter have been spotty of late, as evidenced by his subpar-for-his-standards sixth and fourth-place finishes in his last two tournaments. He hasn&#8217;t cracked the top 10 at Sawgrass in his last six tries, so his 2001 win there seems to be a distant memory. It makes sense to avoid him, though it is tempting to capitalize on his better-than-normal value.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Mickelson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Players Championship odds: +1000<\/p>\n<p>The 2007 winner, like 2008 champ Sergio Garcia, has his sportsbook value inflated by his big-name status. Does he warrant being the No. 2 favorite in this tournament? Lefty has had flashes of brilliance this season but his short game is nowhere near its usual elite level in golf betting this season, so he&#8217;ll have to be very accurate off the tee to be in the hunt this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kenny Perry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Players Championship odds: +3300<\/p>\n<p>Already with six top 10s and a win in PGA betting this season, Perry&#8217;s crisp ball striking makes him a nice fit for the TPC at Sawgrass.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/baff.betonline.com\/aspx\/affiliateGetImage.aspx?ID_SC=2225&amp;ID_I=1646\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Sure, his nerves did him in at the Masters, but the Players Championship odds aren&#8217;t quite a major yet, so he should feel fine should he take a lead into Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Gay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Players Championship odds: +5000<\/p>\n<p>We should always include a &#8220;hot right now&#8221; guy when discussing golf lines, so Gay fits the bill here. Yes, Sean O&#8217;Hair is even hotter at the moment, but Gay&#8217;s strong recent play couples with very accurate approaches, meaning he&#8217;ll be as good a sportsbook bet as anyone to make magic happen at the storied island-green No. 17.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Henrik Stenson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Players Championship odds: +4000<\/p>\n<p>The quietly effective Swede may be our favorite sportsbook sleeper this week. He hasn&#8217;t won yet this golf betting season but he has three top threes in worldwide play and is one of three golfers with no missed cuts <em>and <\/em>multiple career top 10s in the Players Championship odds. He and Sawgrass just seem to click.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports wagering<\/strong><strong> pick: Henrik Stenson +4000\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Prediction: Take Henrick To Win It All This Year<\/h3>\n<h3>LOOKING TO BET ON THIS WEEK\u2019S PGA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP? CHECK OUT BETONLINE.COM\u2019S PGA TOUR BETTING ODDS TODAY!!!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preview and free golf picks for the 2009 Players Championship, which takes place at TPC Sawgrass, home of the most photographed hole on the PGA tour, the island hole #17. 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