Golf Power Rankings - Tiger and all the Rest

Tiger’s Victory in the AT&T Ensures He Stays on Top

Tiger Woods held serve as the saying goes winning the AT&T National, an event he hosts yearly, and remains atop the BetUS sportsbook Golf Power Rankings.

Woods was fantastic in beating both Hunter Mahan, who was a terrific by putting himself into a possible playoff position when shooting a 62 on Wednesday, and up and coming L.A. youngster, Anthony Kim.  Woods will go into the British Open as the top player in golf.

Let’s take a look at the current Golf Power Rankings

** With British Open Odds

1. Tiger Woods +175- - Because of his victory in the AT&T National, Tiger Woods has shot to the top of the FedEx Cup Points Standings.  It was classic Tiger on Sunday, using his intimidating presence to force Anthony Kim into errors and simply going about his business even though he knew that Mahan was in the clubhouse with a 62 and a tie.  Woods never falters.  He’s simply amazing mentally.

2. Phil Mickelson +1500 - - No word yet on whether or not Lefty will skip the British Open for sure this year as his wife Amy battles cancer.  Phil usually likes to prep in the tournament before a Major.  So, if he shows up in the John Deere Classic, then we know he will make the trip overseas.  If he doesn’t, then the likelihood of him teeing off at Turnberry would be slight.  Still, he’s been awesome in 2009 and deserves this ranking.

3. Kenny Perry +4000 - - Perry will try to add a John Deere victory to his win column before deciding to even try to rough and tumble golf course that is Turnberry.  12 par 4s and 2 par 5s at Turnberry could very well keep Perry from even making the trip.

4. Zach Johnson (Field +600) - - Johnson’s 18th place finish in the Traveler’s Championship two weeks ago was enough to keep in the top five for this week’s rankings.  He’ll need a good John Deere in order to keep this ranking, though, before going into the British Open.  Johnson has been consistent enough but there are some good golfers heating up at the bottom of these rankings who should start to rise sharply in the coming weeks. 

5. Geoff Ogilvy +3000 - - Ogilvy followed up his 10th place finish in the Memorial Tournament with a 47th in the U.S. Open.  The wheels aren’t exactly off, but he has been playing badly lately.  So, he decided to skip the last two PGA Events to concentrate on the John Deere Classic and a possible British Open run.  We’ll find out later this week if the strategy has paid off.

6. Steve Stricker +5000 - - Stricker did the right thing by taking the last two tournaments off after finishing 23rd in the U.S. Open.  He should have plenty in the tank for this week’s John Deere Classic before making the trip overseas to Turnberry.  He’ll be trying to regain the consistency that has faltered since finishing in the top ten in 4 out of 6 tournaments.

7. Brian Gay (Field +600) - - Brian Gay skipped the AT&T National but should strut his stuff in the John Deere Classic this week.  A bounce back is likely as Gay has missed the cut and finished 26th in his last two tournaments.  He’ll be one of the favorites in the John Deere if he tees it up.