{"id":34403,"date":"2011-02-22T12:53:25","date_gmt":"2011-02-22T20:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=34403"},"modified":"2011-02-22T21:54:28","modified_gmt":"2011-02-23T05:54:28","slug":"2011-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship-tournament-preview-picks-22211","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/pga-golf\/2011-wgc-accenture-match-play-championship-tournament-preview-picks-22211\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Preview\/Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

PGA Betting \u2013 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Cappers Picks\u00a0Golf handicappers<\/a> have all your latest golf news and information so be sure to make us your trusted source for up-to-the-minute golf details.\u00a0PGA Golf betting<\/strong><\/a> fans will also have plenty golf action to focus on as this year\u2019s Fed Ex Cup Championship and the Major’s are just around the corner. <\/p>\n

LOOKING TO BET ON THIS WEEK\u2019S 2011 WGC ACCENTURE MATCH PLAY? CHECK OUT BETUS.com’s PGA Tour Betting Odds Today!!!!!<\/a><\/h3>\n

LAST WEEK<\/strong>: There isn\u2019t much to say about the Northern Trust Open. Bubba Watson was the pick but, low and behold, he got hurt and withdrew. Nothing we can do about that but dust ourselves off and move forward.<\/p>\n

THIS WEEK\u2019S PGA BETTING
\nDate: Feb. 23 – 27
\nEvent: World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship
\nCourse: Ritz-Carlton GC, Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona
\nPurse: $8,500,000
\nDefending Champ: Ian Poulter
\nWinning Share: $1,400,000
\nFedEX Cup Points Up For Grabs: 500<\/strong><\/p>\n

The World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship always makes for a fun, different golf betting experience. It also makes for a challenging one. Even though the host course, the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain, is the longest track on Tour at 7,849 yards, recent winners Ian Poulter and Geoff Ogilvy aren\u2019t long hitters. So what can we use to judge our picks?<\/p>\n

The best bets this week are guys playing good golf at the moment and guys who have shown they can handle the unique pressure of match play. We should also pay attention to guys who hit greens, as they\u2019re much harder to hit than the fairways at this course.<\/p>\n

THE TIGER CATEGORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tiger Woods<\/strong>
\nWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship odds: +1015<\/p>\n

Go ahead and waste your money on Tiger if you want. Until he shows he has something left in the tank, I\u2019m not touching him. He might have his head on straight by 2012.<\/p>\n

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

Martin Kaymer<\/strong>
\nWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship odds: +1415<\/p>\n

The world No. 2 won\u2019t sneak up on the competition this year. He won on the European Tour at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship but followed that showing up with a 28th<\/sup> and a 31st<\/sup>. He\u2019s not hot and has finished a ho-hum 17th<\/sup>, 17th<\/sup> and 33rd<\/sup> at the Match Play the last three years.<\/p>\n

Paul Casey <\/strong>
\nWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship odds: +1415<\/p>\n

He certainly warrants strong consideration as one of the world\u2019s top players and a two-time runner up at this event. However, there isn\u2019t a golfer whose health I trust less than Casey\u2019s. The next injury is always just around the corner.<\/p>\n

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

Phil Mickelson<\/strong>
\nWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship odds: +1850<\/p>\n

Mickelson certainly hasn\u2019t been bad so far this season, with two top-10s and no worse than 35th<\/sup> over his first four starts. He almost always cracks the top 10 at the Match Play as well. But with a field so strong, I\u2019m looking for a guy who is really hitting the ball on the screws right this second. Lefty isn\u2019t that guy.<\/p>\n

Lee Westwood<\/strong>
\nWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship odds: +1850<\/p>\n

Great golfer but not suited to this tournament. Lee Westwood hasn\u2019t advanced past the second round in any of his last 10 tries at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championships. Avoid him.<\/p>\n

Graeme McDowell<\/strong>
\nWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship odds: +2050<\/p>\n

He hasn\u2019t won a match yet at the Ritz-Carlton but I subscribe to the logic that this year\u2019s Graeme McDowell is a different golfer than last year\u2019s. His confidence has never been higher. That makes him an intimidating foe for any opponent and someone for bettors to consider. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

SOLID PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt Kuchar<\/strong>
\nWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship odds: +2550<\/p>\n

Few guys are swinging as smoothly as Matt Kuchar is right now. He opened 2011 with three straight top-10 finishes and is a top-25 guy on Tour in both greens in regulation and putting. That bodes extremely well for his chances this week.<\/p>\n

Nick Watney <\/strong>
\nWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship odds: +2850<\/p>\n

Interesting how I like the guys more as we head further down the list and into the longer odds. Watney leads the Tour in adjusted scoring average; it\u2019s hard to argue with that stat as a reflection of who is playing the best golf day-in, day-out. He has three straight top-six finishes on Tour as well.<\/p>\n

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

Justin Rose<\/strong>
\nWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship odds: +6050<\/p>\n

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Rose at more than 60 to 1 odds? Even though he\u2019s posted seven-straight top 25s on Tour? That seems like insanity, doesn\u2019t it? Rose is also 19th<\/sup> in greens hit, which I would argue is the most important stat for this tournament.<\/p>\n

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

In all honesty, I like Nick Watney the most to win this week. But I can\u2019t in good conscience ignore how good the return is for picking Justin Rose. It\u2019s more than double what you get for betting on Watney. The books have left me no choice but to recommend Rose, who has almost as good a shot to win as any of the names listed above him.<\/p>\n

WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship pick:<\/strong> Justin Rose +6050<\/p>\n

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2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Updated Betting Odds<\/h3>\n

Nick Watney\t25-1
\nPadraig Harrington\t50-1
\nPaul Casey\t15-1
\nPeter Hanson\t80-1
\nPhil Mickelson\t20-1
\nRetief Goosen\t40-1
\nRickie Fowler\t40-1
\nRobert Allenby\t50-1
\nRobert Karlsson\t50-1
\nRory McIlroy\t15-1
\nRoss Fisher\t50-1
\nRyan Moore\t60-1
\nRyo Ishikawa\t125-1
\nSean OHair\t80-1
\nSeung-Yul Noh\t125-1
\nSteve Stricker\t30-1
\nStewart Cink\t50-1
\nTiger Woods\t12-1
\nTim Clark\t60-1
\nZach Johnson\t80-1
\nzx Field (Any Other Golfers)\t6-1<\/strong>
\nDustin Johnson\t30-1
\nEdoardo Molinari\t80-1
\nErnie Els\t40-1
\nFrancesco Molinari\t50-1
\nGeoff Ogilvy\t25-1
\nGraeme McDowell\t20-1
\nHenrik Stenson\t80-1
\nHunter Mahan\t30-1
\nIan Poulter\t25-1
\nJason Day\t80-1
\nJim Furyk\t40-1
\nJustin Rose\t50-1
\nKJ Choi\t60-1
\nLee Westwood\t20-1
\nLouis Oosthuizen\t80-1
\nLuke Donald\t30-1
\nMartin Kaymer\t15-1
\nMartin Laird\t80-1
\nMatt Kuchar\t40-1
\nMatteo Manassero\t100-1
\nMiguel Angel Jimenez\t80-1
\nAdam Scott\t60-1
\nAlvaro Quiros\t40-1
\nAnthony Kim\t50-1
\nBen Crane\t60-1
\nBill Haas\t50-1
\nBubba Watson\t60-1
\nCamilo Villegas\t60-1
\nCharl Schwartzel\t50-1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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