Crowne Plaza Invitational - Picking the 1st Round Leader

The Crowne Plaza Invitational is this week’s PGA Tour Event. Some of the better golfers in the world will be playing at the European Open and Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will both be on the bench for this tourney.

But that shouldn’t keep BetUS online sportsbook betting fans from hitting the windows and making wagers on the Crowne Plaza Invitational. The Sportsbook is currently offering wagering opportunities in a number of categories.

One such category is to bet on the 1st Round Leader.

Let’s analyze some of the better wagers in the 1st Round Leader category.

PGA Golf Betting: Crowne Plaza Invitational 1st Round Leader

1. Geoff Ogilvy +3000 - - Ogilvy can either be a superstar on Thursdays or down right awful. Okay, he’s never awful but often times he’ll shoot par. When he’s on, though, he’s really on like when he shot a 67 to open the Mercedez Benz and then a 66 to open the Sony Open a week later. Ogilvy hasn’t been that great in his last two tournaments. So, he should be looking for a hot start in the Crowne Plaza.

2. Kenny Perry +2000 - - Perry should be ready to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational. So, a wager to lead after the 1st round at 20 to 1 odds might be an automatic bet for most gamblers. Perry has had some terrific first rounds even though his second rounds are usually better. Like Ogilvy, Perry needs to get back on track. A fantastic 1st round would do that.

3. Zach Johnson +2000 - - Johnson’s the hot golfer and the hot golfer always needs to be considered to be leading after the 1st round. He shot a 68 to open the Valero Texas Open in his last. He would probably need to do better by at least a stroke in the Crowne Plaza, but he could do it because he’s one of the few golfers that has won two tournaments this year.

4. Jim Furyk +2000 - - Furyk has had some great first rounds this year even though he’s only ranked at #26 on the money list and hasn’t won a tournament yet in 2009. He shot a 66 to open both the Northern Trust and The Masters and a 65 to open the Transitions Championship. He could easily be leading going into Friday.

5. Sean O’Hair +3500 - - O’Hair more often than not has to get off to a good start in tournaments. When he shoots in the high 60’s, 67 to 69, he sticks around and has a chance at winning the tournament. If he shoots any higher than that, he folds and misses the cut. O’Hair has a shot to lead after Thursday’s round because he missed the cut in the last tournament he played. He never misses two cuts in a row and could improve upon his best 1st round this year, a 67.

6. Paul Casey +2000 - - Casey usually doesn’t do so hot in the first round of a tournament, but when he does, he’s practically unbeatable. Casey’s best round was a 66 in the Shell Houston Open. Of course, he won it. If Casey is ready, he’s had a couple of weeks to prepare for this, then watch out. He could easily shoot a 66 or even a 65 in the 1st round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational.

Best Long Shot

Brian Davis +5000 - - Simply put, shooting 17 straight rounds of par or better with 13 of those rounds at better than par is amazing. That means that Davis is just playing lights out right now. The play hasn’t translated into a victory, but his confidence is soaring and he will be going into the Crowne Plaza off of a 2nd place finish in the Byron Nelson. Best reason to like Davis as a long shot in this category? He’s shot 8 straight rounds of 69 or better including a 66 and 64 to finish out the Byron.