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Las Vegas, Nevada (March 6, 2012)--The PGA Tour is quickly becoming one of the most exciting sports on the planet. The stars have aligned and the three biggest names in golf--Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, and Phil Mickelson--each appear to be playing at a high level. And according to the Las Vegas golf betting experts, action on the PGA Tour is hitting record numbers, and the same can be said for the 2012 WGC-Cadillac Championship. --By Brian Hurlburt, Odds By Jeff Sherman.
"The way the top four golfers, oddswise, are playing right now, betting interest on golf is at an all-time high," says Las Vegas' GolfOdds.com Founder Jeff Sherman. "The weekly tournaments are generating more action when the likes of Tiger, McIlroy and Mickelson are involved, and the Masters handle is on pace to shatter last year, which itself was a record."
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Sherman went on to say that action on the 2012 Masters will be at levels of an NFL Conference Championship game. And with Lee Westwood joining the fray as a favorite this week, the talent and interest at the top levels of the game is, arguably, at an all-time high. Rory Mc opened as a 7/1 favorite this week, followed by Tiger at 8/1, and Mickelson and Westwood at 12/1.
Rory won the Honda Classic last week, while Mickelson has a win and a playoff loss in 2012. And Tiger has been around the leaders a few times and closed out the Honda with a stunning 62, his lowest round ever in the final round of a PGA Tour event. This week's event will be played at TPC Blue Monster at Doral.
As always, we take a look at the official PGATour.com Power Rankings to see how they compare to the Las Vegas PGA Tour golf betting odds. Rory and Tiger are one and two, while Westwood is fourth and Mickelson is sixth. Of Tiger, Power Rankings expert Rob Bolton writes: "Vaulted 16 spots on the leaderboard at the Honda with a bogey-free 62 on Sunday, finishing with a share of second place. The three-time champ at TPC Blue Monster at Doral hasn't placed outside the top 10 in all eight starts."
ODDS COURTESY of GolfOdds.com
WGC-CADILLAC CHAMPIONSHIP
TPC BLUE MONSTER AT DORAL - DORAL, FLORIDA
MARCH 8-11, 2012
ODDS TO WIN:
RORY McILROY 6/1
TIGER WOODS 7/1
PHIL MICKELSON 12/1
LEE WESTWOOD 12/1
LUKE DONALD 25/1
CHARL SCHWARTZEL 25/1
DUSTIN JOHNSON 25/1
NICK WATNEY 25/1
MARTIN KAYMER 25/1
MATT KUCHAR 30/1
SERGIO GARCIA 30/1
ADAM SCOTT 30/1
HUNTER MAHAN 30/1
JASON DAY 30/1
WEBB SIMPSON 30/1
KEEGAN BRADLEY 30/1
STEVE STRICKER 30/1
BILL HAAS 40/1
JUSTIN ROSE 40/1
RICKIE FOWLER 40/1
GRAEME McDOWELL 50/1
BRANDT SNEDEKER 50/1
AARON BADDELEY 50/1
BUBBA WATSON 50/1
FREDRIK JACOBSON 50/1
KYLE STANLEY 60/1
BO VAN PELT 60/1
K.J. CHOI 60/1
MARTIN LAIRD 60/1
FRANCESCO MOLINARI 60/1
DAVID TOMS 60/1
GEOFF OGILVY 60/1
CHARLES HOWELL III 80/1
LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN 80/1
BEN CRANE 80/1
MARK WILSON 80/1
ZACH JOHNSON 80/1
JOHN SENDEN 80/1
GARY WOODLAND 80/1
ALVARO QUIROS 80/1
PETER HANSON 80/1
PAUL CASEY 80/1
IAN POULTER 100/1
ROBERT KARLSSON 100/1
RETIEF GOOSEN 100/1
VIJAY SINGH 100/1
Y.E. YANG 100/1
JONATHAN BYRD 100/1
JASON DUFNER 125/1
FIELD (all others) 10/1
TOURNAMENT MATCHUPS:
RORY McILROY -140
TIGER WOODS +120
PHIL MICKELSON +120
LEE WESTWOOD -140
MATT KUCHAR -110
NICK WATNEY -110
SERGIO GARCIA -110
MARTIN KAYMER -110
DUSTIN JOHNSON -120
HUNTER MAHAN EVEN
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