Some of the biggest golf names on the planet return to action this week as the 2014 HSBC Champions is contested in Shanghai, China and the Shanghai Sheehan International Golf Club. The par 72 Sheehan International Golf Club measures 7,266 yards and boasts four par 5s (two measuring nearly 600 yards) – big hitters should be on your radar this week.
It`s December – time to talk a little golf – right? Bodog has come out with a ton of golf futures – the most intriguing being the race for the top of the PGA TOUR money list. Who is going to be the guy that is going to step up and dominate 2014?
The PGA Pros head to Mexico this weekend to play the 2013 OHL Classic at Mayakoba. FedEx Cup points will be on the line as well as an exemption into the Masters this year.
The PGA TOUR pros return to the United States this week after a tour of Asia when The McGladrey Classic is contested in Saint Simons Island, Ga.
Another no cut event from Asia sanctioned by the PGA TOUR, the European and Asian Tours comes our way this week when the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions takes place at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China.
The PGA pros will head to Asia this week in search of valuable FedEx Cup points – the first time that a FedEx tournament has been played on that continent. The CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will be contested in a no-cut tournament that could lead to invitations to the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, the Masters, THE PLAYERS Championship and the PGA Championship.
The 2013 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open comes our way from Las Vegas this week. We can expect the winner to go low – last year’s winning score by Ryan Moore was 24 under par!
With the year’s fourth and final major in the books, it’s time to turn our attention to the PGA’s FedEx Cup and push for the playoffs.
The 111th US Open commences at the Congressional Country Club on Thursday – only the third time the Major has headed to Maryland. In a field missing Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood is favourite to lift the trophy – although there will be stiff competition from Luke Donald, Phil Michelson and Rory McIlory.
Sure, the majors are still what really counts in PGA golf, but the “playoffs” – a.k.a. the FedEx Cup standings – give us something else to cheer for and bet on during the dull summer sports months.
Here we go with today’s sports water cooler talk. Here, you won’t just find the straight news; you’ll find the stuff everyone is talking about – the ice breakers, the Twitter Sports Picks and topics…well, basically all the stuff you discuss at the water cooler.
Enjoy!
Oddsmakers at betED.com are expecting Tiger Woods to bounce back from his disappointing finish at the Quail Hollow Championship and win this week’s Players Championship.
Considered pro golf’s ‘5th Major,’ the Players Championship features most of the world’s top 50-ranked golfers.
Woods, the world’s No. 1 golfer, is a +275 favorite in PGA Golf Betting Odds to win the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., headquarters of the PGA Tour.
The 37th Ryder Cup starts on Sept. 19 and finishes up on Sept. 21st. That makes it roughly two weeks away. For online golf betting fans, The Ryder Cup has become something of an important yearly event. The reason is simple – – the Americans are always underdogs and, therefore, deserve to be considered for an online wager to win the event.
Mike Weir narrowly missed carding a 59 on Friday, but his four-under 67 Sunday gave him a one-shot lead after three rounds of the Deutsche Bank Championship. There was a second cut at three-under-par 210 with 14 players missing out on the final round. Among those 14 were 2007 champion Phil Mickelson, who shot one-over 72 to finish at 211, Adam Scott (211) and Kenny Perry (213).
“I’ll just go out there and play,” Weir said, adding that his third round wasn’t “textbook” because his ball-striking wasn’t as sharp as he’d like. “But I held it together.”
Given the quality and number of players close to him, Weir will probably have to do more than hold it together.
Bob Heintz and Martin Laird both opened with rounds of seven-under-par 63 Thursday to share the lead after the opening round of the Wyndham Championship.
Behind the two of them were 4 golfers at shooting 64.
Tim Clark, Scott Sterling, Carl Pettersen and Garrett Willis.
Its coming up on 10:30 central time here and the leaders (some of them) are just finishing off their first 18 holes of the day at Oakland Hills GC at the 2008 PGA Championship.
Round 4 action will see groups of 3 teeing off both the 1st and 10th tees and all players should be on the course by mid-afternoon.
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