PGA’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am – Odds to Take it All
This weekend the PGA travels to Northern California, Pebble Beach to be exact, for the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. One of the most picturesque venues in all of golf, the field will have their eyes on the view but also the prize as the Pebble Beach Pro-Am offers a purse of $6,000,000. Steve Lowery won it last year. Does he have a chance this year?
Let’s analyze the odds on a few contenders in the BetUS online sportsbook.
Pebble Beach Pro-Am to Win
1. Kenny Perry, +2000 — I love Perry in this tournament. I wrote that he was a good choice to win the FBR Open at +2000 and he did. Why not win the Pebble Beach Pro-Am? Perry has been brilliant the past couple of tour seasons. I’m going to keep riding him if I can keep getting +2000 in the sportsbook.
2. Jim Furyk, +1500 — “Fury” didn’t win his usual lone tournament last season. Jim always pulls down at least one tournament a year and then finishes in the top ten in almost all of the others. At +1500 I’m willing to take a stab on him winning this thing.
3. Phil Mickelson, +1200 — At least Phil made the cut last week. The odds aren’t very good but Phil could pull it off because we’re still far away from the first major of the season. That’s when Phil really gets bad. Right now, he’s just lolly-gagging around, not letting the pressure get to him, hitting the ball with ease. If he plays on auto-pilot, he can win this. If he starts thinking, then he loses this easily. Phil should never think. It’s not his strong suit.
4. Padraig Harrington, +1400 — The mad Irishman stunk it up last week. I think he can bounce back this week because he has a lot of pride and pride takes you a long way on the links as long as it’s not Roy McElroy pride. He could turn it around big time in this.
5. Mike Weir, +1600 — Weir hangs around better than anybody on the PGA Tour. He could hang around all the way until Sunday, get himself into a tournament against Phil or Vijay, and then just end up winning the thing by default when Phil or Vijay dumps it into the Pacific. I like Weir at those odds.
6. Vijay Singh, +1200 — Vijay is primed to take down a field of pros. He’s easily one of the best golfers on the planet and even though he didn’t get hot until the end of last season, he could start things off the right way by winning this prestigious event. He’s a major contender at short odds.
Best Long-shots
K.J. Choi +3000 — Choi can come up and bite you once in a while if you ignore him. I just have that odd feeling that this could be one of those times. He’s a serious golfer who has the ability to play with these guys. Why not take a swing?
Steve Lowery, +10000 — Hey, he won it last year at these odds. Why not again? Sometimes golfers get really good at a few courses in the U.S. Maybe, Lowery’s just really good at Pebble Beach. At +10000 I’m willing to bet on it!
