posted September 2, 2009 at 13:48 EST in Golf Props
Deutsche Bank Championship 72 Hole Group Betting
Still don’t believe that any golfer in the world could win a tournament on any given day? Rewind the tape of the final round of The Barclays last Sunday and watch as Heath Slocum, the 124th out of 125 players to make the FedEx Cup Playoff field, sink a 21 ft par on the 18th to secure a victory over Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker, Padraig Harrington and Ernie Els.
The fact that long shots can win tournaments is one of the reasons that golf is such a great sport to bet. Of course, it’s also the reason that finding the winner of a particular group is a good wager to make as well.
Let’s take a look at 72 Hole Group Betting in the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Golf: Deutsche Bank Championship 72 Hole Group Betting
Group A: Hunter Mahan +250, Vijay Singh +300, Zach Johnson +350, Y.E. Yang +400
Analysis: Mahan didn’t do very well at The Barclays. Johnson did well for three days and then blew it on Sunday. Y.E. Yang was nowhere last week. That leaves the defending Deutsche Bank champion, Vijay Singh. Can Singh bounce back from a terrible The Barclays to win at TPC Boston? Nope. But he can beat these guys.
Pick: Vijay Singh
Group B: Padraig Harrington +250, Steve Stricker +300, Ernie Els +300, Phil Mickelson +350, Sergio Garcia +400
Analysis: Forget it. Garcia won’t suddenly come to life this week and Els, even though he should do well this week, can’t match-up with Stricker and Harrington. Lefty can beat you on any given day, but Padraig is hitting the ball like a champion and Stricker is just Mr. Consistent right now. Out of those two, I’m going with the Irishman.
Pick: Padraig Harrington
Group C: Robert Allenby +300, Ian Poulter +300, Brandt Snedeker +300, Lucas Glover +325, Dustin Johnson +325
Analysis: Simply put, the best bet in this category is on Lucas Glover at +325 to beat Allenby, Poulter, Snedeker and Johnson. Yes, Glover has tailed off some, but he’s too solid of a golfer for me not to take the odds on him in this. I’m going with the U.S. Open Champion. After all, it’s not like he’s matched-up against any world beaters.
Pick: Lucas Glover
Group D: Geoff Ogilvy +300, Mike Weir +300, Kenny Perry +300, Nick Watney +300
Analysis: This is a difficult group to figure out. Ogilvy was ranked number one in the FedEx Cup Standings for well over three months this year. Weir can light things up at times and Kenny Perry is ranked in the top five in the FedEx Cup Standings. The only player in this group that doesn’t make a lot of sense is Nick Watney. Hmm…sounds like a bet to me! Let’s go with Watney because something doesn’t make sense about him going off at the same golf odds as these guys.
Pick: Nick Watney
Group E: Anthony Kim +300, Steve Marino +300, Justin Rose +300, David Toms +325, Tim Clark +325
Analysis: Kim is proving to be a loser. Rose, Toms and Clark aren’t playing all that well. Marino is a head case. Who wins when nobody really should win? The head case that is playing well. Marino actually has a shot to do very well this week as he finished 10th last year at the Deutsche Bank Championship. If gamblers believe he fixes his brain before Thursday, then Marino is the bet in this category.
Pick: Steve Marino
Group F: Brian Gay +300, Jason Day +300, Ryan Moore +300, Justin Leonard +300
Analysis: Considering the odds, bettors would think that this would be a difficult category to handicap. Not so. Day and Leonard have been terrible in 2009. Moore just won the first tournament of his career two weeks ago. Brian Gay is the obvious play. He’s won two tournaments this year and actually played decently last week in The Barclays.
Pick: Brian Gay
