{"id":19553,"date":"2010-02-24T14:29:09","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T19:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=19553"},"modified":"2010-02-24T14:29:09","modified_gmt":"2010-02-24T19:29:09","slug":"2010-phoenix-open-preview-picks-240210","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/pga-golf\/2010-phoenix-open-preview-picks-240210\/","title":{"rendered":"2010 PGA Phoenix Open Preview\/Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

PGA Betting \u2013 Phoenix Open Preview & Pick<\/h2>\n

Slowly but surely, the marquee PGA tournaments are arriving.<\/p>\n

It would\u2019ve been nice to be talkin\u2019 Tiger in time for the Phoenix Open, but things have changed. He\u2019s still not ready to come back. We must move on. There\u2019s still plenty of good golf to watch \u2013 and wager on. Here are some top picks to weigh for this week. <\/p>\n

Date<\/strong>: Thursday Feb. 25th – Sunday February 28th
\nEvent<\/strong>: Waste Management Phoenix Open
\nCourse<\/strong>: TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona
\nPurse<\/strong>: $6,000,000
\nDefending Champ<\/strong>: Kenny Perry
\nFedEX Cup Points Up For Grabs<\/strong>: 500<\/p>\n

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Here are some picks to think about.<\/p>\n

THE ELITE<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Phil Mickelson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Phoenix Open odds: +715<\/p>\n

Once again, the sportsbooks put Lefty way ahead of the pack, even though he\u2019s done nothing to earn that respect this season. His best finish in a tournament is eighth and he hasn\u2019t broken 71 on a Sunday yet. Perhaps because the TPC Scottsdale gets so noisy thanks to its wild crowds, the players who find a Zen-like state within the chaos and putt well tend to succeed at the Phoenix Open. Mickelson\u2019s putter has been flat-out bad this year \u2013 he\u2019s had 93 putts over his three Sunday rounds this season.<\/p>\n

THE CONTENDERS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Geoff Ogilvy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Phoenix Open odds: +1615<\/p>\n

The Aussie is a tough man to stop when his putter catches fire and his only stroke play start this year resulted in a victory at the SBS Championship. He constantly struggled at this tourney in the past, however, missing two of the last three cuts, and he\u2019s played just one PGA event in the last six weeks, so he may be a bit raw.<\/p>\n

J.B. Holmes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Phoenix Open odds: +1615<\/p>\n

Normally, a guy like Holmes would be a sleeper, but sportsbooks have caught on. He cracked the top three in his last two tournaments. The craziest stat for Holmes? In his last four Phoenix Opens, he\u2019s won the whole thing twice and missed the cut twice. He\u2019s alternated that pattern exactly in the last four years. If you\u2019re a stat-head, you should pick Holmes, as the sequence suggests he\u2019s due to win again this year.<\/p>\n

THE SOLID PICKS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Brian Gay<\/strong>
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Phoenix Open odds: +3050<\/p>\n

Gay has five top-25 finishes already in 2010, so he\u2019s in a better rhythm than most of the field. He\u2019s also second on the Tour in putting and placed sixth at TPS Scottsdale last year. He has just the right skill set to succeed this weekend.<\/p>\n

Zach Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Phoenix Open odds: +3550<\/p>\n

Johnson is a consistent betting favorite of mine thanks to his steely nerves and crisp ball striking. He\u2019s the fifth-best putter on Tour statistically, so that only helps his chances at TPC Scottsdale. He was a respectable 12th at last year\u2019s Phoenix Open, too.<\/p>\n

THE SLEEPER<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Kevin Na<\/strong><\/p>\n

Phoenix Open odds: +3050<\/p>\n

Hardly a household name, Na may be one by Sunday night. He loves TPC Scottsdale, having finished fourth or better at this tournament three times in the last four years. He was dipping deep into the red figures last year, draining 21 birdies. He has the putting pedigree too, ranking ninth in that regard this season<\/p>\n

THE PICK<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I\u2019m really torn between Johnson and Na. Johnson has a similar makeup to last year\u2019s champ, Kenny Perry, but many of the recent winners (Holmes twice, Aaron Baddeley, Jonathan Kaye) weren\u2019t big names. Some PGA experts say the higher-profile players actually feel more pressure than the little guys do at this event because the crowd is so raucous in Phoenix. For that reason, I like Kevin Na to sneak up on the star-studded field and steal the tourney this week.<\/p>\n

Pick:\u00a0Kevin Na +3050<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/strong>
\nShea Matthews lives and breathes sports. He made the transition from athlete to sports journalist at a young age, writing in TV & national newspapers. He now applies his knowledge to sports betting and handicapping every day, and shares his winning picks with the world. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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