{"id":38101,"date":"2011-05-10T13:51:36","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T20:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=38101"},"modified":"2011-05-10T13:51:36","modified_gmt":"2011-05-10T20:51:36","slug":"2011-the-player-championship-tournament-preview-picks-10511","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/pga-golf\/2011-the-player-championship-tournament-preview-picks-10511\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 The Players Championship Preview\/Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

PGA Betting \u2013 THE PLAYERS Championship Preview & Pick<\/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 another Major is just around the corner. <\/p>\n

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

LAST WEEK<\/strong>: We continue to flirt with the big one. Phil Mickelson was the pick last week at the Wells Fargo Championship and he finished tied for ninth. If it weren\u2019t for a 74 on Saturday, he would\u2019ve been right there. Maybe a storied tournament with lots of stats to draw from like the PLAYERS will produce better results at the sportsbook this week.<\/p>\n

Kudos to PGATour.com for this intriguing stat about THE PLAYERS Championship: it takes the average golfer 7.57 tries to win this tournament. Tim Clark delivered precisely on that number last season when he won THE PLAYERS on his eighth try. So let\u2019s pay special attention to experience this week. <\/p>\n

Also, scrambling and hitting greens are key to success at TPC Sawgrass.<\/p>\n

Date: May 12 – 15
\nEvent: The Players Championship
\nCourse: TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
\nPurse: $9,500,000
\nDefending Champ: Rory McIlroy
\nWinning Share: $1,710,000
\nFedEX Cup Points Up For Grabs: 600 <\/strong><\/p>\n

TIGER & PHIL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson<\/strong>
\nTHE PLAYERS Championship odds: +1415<\/p>\n

The books just won\u2019t stop valuing Woods and Mickelson based on their career accomplishments; they\u2019re the top two favorites this week. Tiger at least made a decent showing at the Masters and he has success at THE PLAYERS in the past \u2013 but we shouldn\u2019t pick him as a favorite when he\u2019s coming back from another knee injury.<\/p>\n

Mickelson is the more intriguing play of the two. He\u2019s been consistent for a change of late, he won at TPC Sawgrass in 2007 and he\u2019s second on Tour in birdie average.<\/p>\n

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

Luke Donald<\/strong>
\nTHE PLAYERS Championship odds: +1615<\/p>\n

The numbers suggest it might be his time. This is his ninth start at THE PLAYERS and Donald has six straight top-10 finishes this season. He\u2019s only 65th<\/sup> in Tour in GIR but he\u2019s fourth in scrambling. It\u2019s hard to go wrong with Donald when he gives you a chance to cash in every single week.<\/p>\n

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

Ben Crane<\/strong>
\nTHE PLAYERS Championship odds: +2850<\/p>\n

Ben Crane may have the most favorable peripheral stats of any golfer this week. He\u2019s 12th<\/sup> on Tour in greens hit, third in scrambling and he\u2019s No. 1 in greens in regulation from lies off the fairway. His last three finishes at THE PLAYERS are sixth, fifth and fourth. He\u2019s done everything but win here.<\/p>\n

Adam Scott<\/strong>
\nTHE PLAYERS Championship odds: +3050<\/p>\n

Scott is generally good at hitting greens (20th<\/sup> on Tour) and he has a win plus two other top-10s at TPC Sawgrass since 2004. But he hasn\u2019t played for three weeks and was just so-so in that last start, so there are hotter golfers to pick. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Matt Kuchar <\/strong>
\nTHE PLAYERS Championship odds: +3250<\/p>\n

The usually consistent Kuchar has two straight top-15 finishes at THE PLAYERS and is a top-13 guy on Tour in both greens and scrambling. He\u2019s one of my favorites week-in, week-out but he\u2019s not in peak form right now; Kuchar just failed to crack the top 20 in consecutive starts for the first time all year.<\/p>\n

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

Hunter Mahan<\/strong>
\nTHE PLAYERS Championship odds: +3550<\/p>\n

Oddsmakers and bettors alike seem unnecessarily high on Mahan this week. Sure, he\u2019s strong off the tee and eighth on Tour in greens hit, but he\u2019s not a good scrambler and his 17th<\/sup>-place finish last year hardly knocks my socks off. There are better picks this week.<\/p>\n

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

Kevin Na<\/strong>
\nTHE PLAYERS Championship odds: +6550<\/p>\n

Na could be a very nice value pick this week. He\u2019s fifth on Tour in scrambling, he finished third at THE PLAYERS in 2009 and he\u2019s been solid overall this season, posting four top-10s. He\u2019s on my shortlist.<\/p>\n

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

As is usually the case for me, a few names stand out above the rest. This week, it\u2019s Donald, Crane and Na. THE PLAYERS has long been considered \u201cthe fifth major\u201d because of its prestigious, iconic track and its all-star field. I also think a major-like pressure comes with it. That makes me wonder if a polished player like Donald is better equipped to handle the heat than Crane or Na. I\u2019ll give Donald a shot this week.<\/p>\n

THE PLAYERS Championship pick: <\/strong>Luke Donald +1615<\/p>\n

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2011 The Players Championship Tournament – Odds to Win – Updated Betting Odds<\/h3>\n

Matt Kuchar\t25-1
\nMatteo Manassero\t80-1
\nNick Watney\t30-1
\nPadraig Harrington\t50-1
\nPaul Casey\t50-1
\nPhil Mickelson\t15-1
\nRetief Goosen\t80-1
\nRickie Fowler\t50-1
\nRicky Barnes\t80-1
\nRobert Allenby\t60-1
\nRory Sabbatini\t60-1
\nRyan Moore\t80-1
\nSergio Garcia\t50-1
\nSteve Stricker\t30-1
\nStewart Cink\t60-1
\nTiger Woods\t12-1
\nTim Clark\t100-1
\nVijay Singh\t80-1
\nWebb Simpson\t80-1
\nZach Johnson\t60-1
\nField (Any Other Golfers)\t5-2<\/strong>
\nDavid Toms\t80-1
\nDustin Johnson\t40-1
\nEdoardo Molinari\t80-1
\nErnie Els\t100-1
\nFrancesco Molinari\t60-1
\nGeoff Ogilvy\t60-1
\nGraeme McDowell\t60-1
\nHunter Mahan\t30-1
\nIan Poulter\t60-1
\nJB Holmes\t50-1
\nJason Day\t40-1
\nJim Furyk\t40-1
\nJonathan Byrd\t60-1
\nJustin Rose\t50-1
\nKJ Choi\t40-1
\nKevin Na\t60-1
\nLucas Glover\t60-1
\nLuke Donald\t15-1
\nMartin Kaymer\t30-1
\nMartin Laird\t60-1
\nAaron Baddeley\t60-1
\nAdam Scott\t30-1
\nAnthony Kim\t100-1
\nBen Crane\t30-1
\nBill Haas\t50-1
\nBo Van Pelt\t80-1
\nBrandt Snedeker\t50-1
\nBubba Watson\t40-1
\nCharl Schwartzel\t50-1<\/p>\n

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