Last weekend, President Barack Obama played a round of golf together at The Floridian in Palm City, Florida. The foursome also included U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and course-owner Jim Crane. As is common, the foursome set up a $5 Nassau bet. Obama and Woods teamed up to play against Kirk and Crane. With a… Read more »
A familiar face appears as this year’s favorite to win the 2012 PGA Championship, the face of Tiger Woods. Odds on Woods (+800) are half that of the 2nd closest competitor (+1500). Of course betting the favorite at the peak is never the ideal betting strategy, so if you want to lay some cash on Tiger, lay off the… Read more »
It seems as if The Open Championship is home to historic collapses. Of course, there was Jean van de Velde in 1999. All he needed was a double bogey or better on the final hole to win. He made triple. Today, Adam Scott entered the final round of the Open with a 4 shot lead…. Read more »
Tiger Woods, who won the AT&T National at Congressional Country Club in 2009, is one shot back of the lead heading into the final round today. Brendon de Jonge, a Zimbabwean who doesn’t have a win on the PGA Tour, has the lead at 7 under. Despite holding a lead, oddsmakers don’t like de Jonge’s… Read more »
After the second round of the U.S. Open, the world was echoing with the refrain “Tiger Woods is back.” Well, Tiger shot 75 and went from a tie for first place to a tie for 14th place. He now trails the leaders by 5 shots. And, to make matters worse for Tiger, he now trails… Read more »
While the leaderboard at Olympic shows a 3-way tie for first, the line bookmakers have created tells a different story. Woods is currently tied for first with Jim Furyk and David Toms, both former major championship winners, at 1 under. Tiger’s odds of winning are now down to +160. Remember, Tiger was +700 to win… Read more »
This year’s U.S. Open layout at Olympic is ruthless. Â Serving as a make good for last year’s -16 finish by winner Rory McIlroy, just 6 players shot under par on day 1. Â Tiger Woods was one of the six. Â Coming into day 2 Woods is tied for 2nd, just 1 shot behind leader Michael Thompson…. Read more »
We were surprised that no online sports book was offering an over/under on the winning score for this year’s U.S. Open. So we tweeted Dave Mason from BetOnline. And guess what? He responded. Right away. Better yet, he put up a line nearly instantaneously. Mason is always responsive and a master marketer (remember his Birdman prop… Read more »
The ever popular Tiger Woods has had a bit of a resurgence in 2012. Â So far this year Tiger has won two tournaments, the Arnold Palmer and the Memorial Tournament. Â However, he has also played a few poor rounds failing to make the cut at the WGC-Cadillac and the Wells Fargo Invitational. Â Regardless of the… Read more »
The Players Championship is often referred to as the fifth major. It’s a big-time event with a star-studded field played at a great course. As a result, it’s a pressure-packed tournament. Just ask Kevin Na. Na, if you haven’t watched any of the tournament, is going through an unwatchable case of yips. But not with… Read more »
