The 2012 FedEx Cup comes down to this! Our 2012 Tour Championship picks are going to be right here at Bankroll Sports, as the 30 players have been set for this illustrious event. Join us, as we break down the Tour Championship odds for what amounts to be one of the biggest events of the 2012 PGA Tour schedule!

2012 Tour Championship Predictions & Info
2012 Tour Championship Dates: Thursday, September 20th – Sunday, September 23rd, 2012
2012 Tour Championship Location: East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, GA
Defending Tour Championship Winner: Bill Haas
2012 Tour Championship TV Coverage – Network: Golf Channel, CBS

Knowing that there are only going to be 30 golfers in this event, this really is a test of the best of the best. If that’s the case, the man that we know that we are going to want on our side is Rory McIlroy (Odds To Win 2012 Tour Championship: 1.60 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook). The Northern Ireland native has had himself a heck of a year once again, including nailing down another major tournament at the PGA Championship, and now, he is going to hope to add a FedEx Cup title to that. McIlroy has won each of the last two events here at the FedEx Cup, and he has done so in tremendously impressive fashion. It’s awfully difficult, even with just 30 golfers in the field, to take anyone at +160, but if there were a man that you would want to do it with, McIlroy would be the man to do so.

2012 FedEx Cup Standings
1: Rory McIlroy 2,500
2: Tiger Woods 2,250
3: Nick Watney 2,000
4: Phil Mickelson 1,800
5: Brandt Snedeker 1,600
6: Louis Oosthuizen 1,400
7: Dustin Johnson 1,200
8: Lee Westwood 1,000
9: Zach Johnson 800
10: Jason Dufner 600
11: Bubba Watson 480
12: Sergio Garcia 460
13: Steve Stricker 440
14: Keegan Bradley 420
15: Luke Donald 400
16: Matt Kuchar 380
17: Carl Pettersson 360
18: Jim Furyk 340
19: Bo Van Pelt 320
20: Robert Garrigus 310
21: Adam Scott 300
22: Ernie Els 290
23: Hunter Mahan 280
24: Justin Rose 270
25: Webb Simpson 260
26: John Huh 250
27: Rickie Fowler 240
28: Ryan Moore 230
29: John Senden 220
30: Scott Piercy 210

It almost feels odd to be counting odd Tiger Woods (Tour Championship Odds: 3.50 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook), though. Oh sure, we certainly aren’t going to be writing Tiger off in any event imaginable, especially knowing that seemingly every week he is becoming more and more relevant of a golfer once again. Woods has played well for sure here in the FedEx Cup, and he is rightfully ranked No. 2 coming into play this weekend, knowing that a win and he will be the winner of the playoffs. We know that winning golf’s version of the playoffs isn’t quite as illustrious as a major title, but it would go a long way in getting Tiger back in the swing of things, which would make him a massive threat going forward into the 2013 season. Woods won the Tour Championship in 2007 and in 1999, and he is going to be joining Phil Mickelson as the only active two-time winner of this event that will be in this field.

List Of Past Tour Championship Winners (Since 2000)
2011 – Bill Haas
2010 – Jim Furyk
2009 – Phil Mickelson
2008 – Camilo Villegas
2007 – Tiger Woods
2006 – Adam Scott
2005 – Bart Bryant
2004 – Retief Goosen
2003 – Chad Campbell
2002 – Vijay Singh
2001 – Mike Weir
2000 – Phil Mickelson

This could also be the year in which Nick Watney (Odds To Win The Tour Championship: 35 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook) shines. Watney already has a win in the first of the major FedEx Cup events this year, and though he is coming from off the pace in third, he still is going to be a threat to win the Tour Championship. We have seen plenty of golfers in the past parlay great starts to the FedEx Cup into great finishes as well, and that might be just what we see for Watney, a man who always seems to be coming up just short of the ultimate prizes that golf has to offer.

Since last year’s champ, Bill Haas isn’t going to be in the field, we’re going to watch out for Brandt Snedeker (Tour Championship Lines: 18 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook) instead. This is the last of the five men that have the chance to be able to win the FedEx Cup with no questions asked if he can win this tournament, and he just barely snuck into that Top 5. The way that things are going for him of late though, this might be a real possibility. He’ll be on the Ryder Cup team for the first time next week, and he has to be excited about playing for the Stars and Stripes. This could be just the momentum boost that the American needs to get ready for the Ryder Cup, and a FedEx Cup title with a win at the Tour Championship isn’t out of the question.

Odds to Win Tour Championship @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 9/19/12):
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Rory McIlroy 1.60 to 1
Tiger Woods 3.50 to 1
Phil Mickelson 11 to 1
Brandt Snedeker 18 to 1
Lee Westwood 18 to 1
Louis Oosthuizen 22 to 1
Dustin Johnson 25 to 1
Jason Dufner 27 to 1
Nick Watney 35 to 1
Adam Scott 40 to 1
Keegan Bradley 40 to 1
Zach Johnson 40 to 1
Luke Donald 45 to 1
Sergio Garcia 45 to 1
Bubba Watson 65 to 1
Webb Simpson 90 to 1
Bo Van Pelt 100 to 1
Jim Furyk 100 to 1
Steve Stricker 100 to 1
Matt Kuchar 125 to 1
Ernie Els 135 to 1
Justin Rose 135 to 1
Sean O’Hair 150 to 1
Hunter Mahan 155 to 1
Rickie Fowler 200 to 1
Carl Pettersson 200 to 1
Robert Garrigus 200 to 1
John Huh 275 to 1
Ryan Moore 300 to 1
John Senden 500 to 1
Scott Piercy 800 to 1

The 2012 PGA Tour Playoffs continue this week with the 10th annual Deutsche Bank Championship. Our Deutsche Bank Championship picks are hot and heavy in Beantown for what should be a remarkable event involving 100 of the best golfers on the PGA Tour!

The 2012 FedEx Cup is clearly still up in the air at this point, as there are a ton of golfers that can still get the job done. The one that is leading the pack right now is the man who won last week at The Barclays, Nick Watney (Odds To Win 2012 Deutsche Bank Championship: 45 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). Watney really came out of nowhere to win this title, as he hadn’t been playing all that well. He missed the cut at the PGA Championship, shooting an embarrassing +11 in the first two days of the event. Still, three rounds in the 60s at the Wyndham Championship served as the boost of momentum that he needed to claim victory at The Barclays, shooting a final round 69 to put the field away by three strokes. Still, that was one of just the four Top 10 finishes this year for Watney, and we are cautious to back him to win a second straight week.

2012 Deutsche Bank Championship Predictions & Info
2012 Deutsche Bank Championship Dates: Friday, August 31st – Monday, September 3rd, 2012
2012 Deutsche Bank Championship Location: TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts
Defending Deutsche Bank Championship Winner: Webb Simpson
2012 Deutsche Bank Championship TV Coverage – Network: Golf Channel, CBS

With two wins already under his belt this year, it is going to be hard to avoid making your golf picks this week on Rory McIlroy (Deutsche Bank Championship Odds: 11.55 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). The Northern Ireland native won at the Honda Classic and the PGA Championship, and he nearly won the Cadillac Championship as well. Last week at The Barclays, McIlroy shot a -1 for the tournament, but he was never really in a position to challenge for the title. That being said, he knows that a win here in Beantown would give him the lead in the FedEx Cup, as we count down the meaningful events left in the 2012 PGA Tour Schedule.

List Of Past Deutsche Bank Championship Winners
2011 – Webb Simpson
2010 – Charley Hoffman
2009 – Steve Stricker
2008 – Vijay Singh
2007 – Phil Mickelson
2006 – Tiger Woods
2005 – Olin Browne
2004 – Vijay Singh
2003 – Adam Scott

Scores are generally low here at the Deutsche Bank Championship, as demonstrated by the fact that all nine previous winners have finished with a score of at least -14. Does that mean that this is a good week to back Tiger Woods (Odds To Win The Deutsche Bank Championship: 11.60 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook)? Tiger did win this tournament back in 2006, and until last week, he was leading the FedEx Cup standings. There have been some remarkable individual rounds this year by Tiger, but most haven’t come lately. A 66 in the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational does come to mind, but aside from that, there haven’t been any rounds better than 67 since March. That being said, Woods has been competitive for sure, accounting for a whopping nine finishes in the Top 20 this year out of just 16 events.

There has never been a back-to-back winner of the Deutsche Bank Championship, but we know that Webb Simpson (Deutsche Bank Championship Lines: 35 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook) has to at least be considered. He won this title in a playoff, marking the only time in the tournament’s history that extra holes have been needed beyond the first 72. Simpson really looked like he was going to be on his way to a massive year after winning the US Open, especially after finishing seventh at the Greenbrier Classic just a few weeks later. However, he pulled out of The Open Championship, missed the cut at the PGA Championship, and then missed the cut last week at The Barclays. All of a sudden, this might be an even that Simpson has to do remarkably well in if he wants to stay in the FedEx Cup race.

Odds to Win Deutsche Bank Championship @ SportBet Sportsbook (as of 8/27/12):
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Rory McIlroy 11.55 to 1
Tiger Woods 11.60 to 1
Luke Donald 16.50 to 1
Dustin Johnson 18 to 1
Jason Dufner 18 to 1
Bubba Watson 22 to 1
Adam Scott 26 to 1
Lee Westwood 28 to 1
Brandt Snedeker 30 to 1
Louis Oosthuizen 30 to 1
Steve Stricker 30 to 1
Justin Rose 35 to 1
Webb Simpson 35 to 1
Keegan Bradley 44 to 1
Nick Watney 45 to 1
Phil Mickelson 45 to 1
Bo Van Pelt 50 to 1
Jason Day 50 to 1
Matt Kuchar 50 to 1
Geoff Ogilvy 60 to 1
Jim Furyk 60 to 1
Padraig Harrington 60 to 1
Rickie Fowler 60 to 1
Tim Clark 60 to 1
Charl Schwartzel 66 to 1
Hunter Mahan 70 to 1
Zach Johnson 70 to 1
Graeme McDowell 75 to 1
Ian Poulter 80 to 1
Bud Cauley 90 to 1
Carl Pettersson 90 to 1
Bill Haas 95 to 1
John Senden 95 to 1
Ernie Els 100 to 1
J.B. Holmes 100 to 1
Vijay Singh 100 to 1
Ryan Palmer 125 to 1
Harris English 175 to 1
Kyle Stanley 175 to 1
Ryan Moore 175 to 1
Jimmy Walker 200 to 1
Martin Laird 200 to 1
Robert Garrigus 200 to 1
Seung Yul Noh 200 to 1
Aaron Baddeley 225 to 1
K.J. Choi 225 to 1
Kevin Stadler 225 to 1
Scott Piercy 225 to 1
Scott Stallings 225 to 1
Blake Adams 250 to 1
Greg Chalmers 250 to 1
Marc Leishman 250 to 1
Brendon De Jonge 275 to 1
David Toms 275 to 1
Graham Delaet 275 to 1
Jeff Overton 275 to 1
John Huh 275 to 1
Pat Perez 275 to 1
Troy Matteson 275 to 1
Ben Crane 300 to 1
Ben Curtis 300 to 1
Cameron Tringale 300 to 1
Charlie Wi 300 to 1
Chris Kirk 300 to 1
John Rollins 300 to 1
Jonathan Byrd 300 to 1
Matt Every 300 to 1
Spencer Levin 300 to 1
Charles Howell III 325 to 1
D.A. Points 325 to 1
David Hearn 325 to 1
Rory Sabbatini 325 to 1
Brian Davis 350 to 1
Charley Hoffman 350 to 1
Sean O’Hair 350 to 1
William McGirt 350 to 1
Brian Harman 375 to 1
Greg Owen 375 to 1
Bob Estes 385 to 1
Bryce Molder 385 to 1
Jonas Blixt 385 to 1
Kevin Na 385 to 1
Josh Teater 400 to 1
Tom Gillis 400 to 1
Daniel Summerhays 425 to 1
George McNeill 425 to 1
Ken Duke 425 to 1
Ricky Barnes 425 to 1
Tommy Gainey 425 to 1
J.J. Henry 475 to 1
John Merrick 475 to 1
Michael Thompson 475 to 1
Roberto Castro 525 to 1
Johnson Wagner 575 to 1
Sang Moon Bae 575 to 1
Dicky Pride 625 to 1
Mark Wilson 625 to 1
Martin Flores 625 to 1
Ted Potter Jr. 700 to 1

The Ryder Cup odds are always hot and heavy when they are contested, and this year is sure to be no exception between the best golfers in the United States and the best in Europe. Don’t miss a moment of the action on the 2012 Ryder Cup schedule, as the best golfers in the world duke it out for national and international supremacy.

2012 Ryder Cup Odds & Tournament Details
2012 Ryder Cup Dates: Friday, September 28th – Sunday, September 30th, 2012
2012 Ryder Cup Location: Medinah Country Club, Medinah, IL
Defending Ryder Cup Winner: Europe
2012 Ryder Cup TV Coverage – Network: NBC, ESPN, Sky Sports, BBC

We know that the time is coming that Team USA (Ryder Cup Odds: 1.95 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook) is going to put together a heck of an outing to beat the Europeans. This year’s team captain is Davis Love III, who played on the team in 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, and 2004. Love has been playing better golf this year than he has in most years of late, including finishing third at the FedEx St. Jude Classic and 29th at the US Open. Love is going to have four very interesting decisions to make for who he wants to put on his team, but he knows that the first eight spots are going to be selected for him.

Odds have it, we are going to see Tiger Woods on the team one way or the other. As of June 21st, he ranks No. 7 in the Team USA standings, though there are a number of golfers right on his heels that are sure to have something to say about whether he gets an automatic bid to the team or not. The only men that really appear to be a solid bet to be on Team USA at this point are Jason Dufner, Bubba Watson, Webb Simpson, and Phil Mickelson. One would figure that the 2012 Players Championship winner, Matt Kuchar will be selected for the team whether he finishes ranked in the Top 8 or not, and we could probably say the same for Rickie Fowler, who has clearly been one of the up and coming names in American golf. One man that might get a call that is just 17 years old is Beau Hossler. Hossler finished tied for 29th at the US Open, and he is really turning heads right now without even being legal enough to drink.

List of Past Ryder Cup Winners
2010 – Europe (14.5 – 13.5)
2008 – United States (16.5 – 11.5)
2006 – Europe (18.5 – 9.5)
2004 – Europe (18.5 – 9.5)
2002 – Europe (15.5 – 12.5)
1999 – United States (14.5 – 13.5)
1997 – Europe (14.5 – 13.5)
1995 – Europe (14.5 – 13.5)
1993 – United States (15 – 13)
1991 – United States (14.5 – 13.5)
1989 – Tie (14 – 14)
1987 – Europe (15 – 13)
1985 – Europe (16.5 – 11.5)
1983 – United States (14.5 – 13.5)
1981 – United States (18.5 – 9.5)
1979 – United States (17 – 11)
1977 – United States (12.5 – 7.5)
1975 – United States (21 – 11)
1973 – United States (19 – 13)
1971 – United States (18.5 – 13.5)
1969 – Tie (16 – 16)
1967 – United States (23.5 – 8.5)
1965 – United States (19.5 – 12.5)
1963 – United States (23 – 9)
1961 – United States (14.5 – 9.5)
1959 – United States (8.5 – 3.5)
1957 – Great Britain (7.5 – 4.5)
1955 – United States (8 – 4)
1953 – United States (6.5 – 5.5)
1951 – United States (9.5 – 2.5)
1949 – United States (7 – 5)
1947 – United States (11 – 1)
1937 – United States (8 – 4)
1935 – United States (9 – 3)
1933 – Great Britain (6.5 – 5.5)
1931 – United States (9 – 3)
1929 – Great Britain (7 – 5)
1927 – United States (9.5 – 2.5)

Now, we also know that Team Europe (Odds To Win The Ryder Cup: 2.55 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook) has been running roughshod of late over the Americans in the Ryder Cup, knowing that there have been a lot of dominating performances since 1995. Jose Maria Olazabal is going to be Europe’s captain this year, making him the first Spanish team captain since Seve Ballesteros in 1997. Olazabal is the first Spanish man to be a captain of a Ryder Cup for Team Europe on American soil though, which makes this quite the interesting situation for one of the more popular golfers on the PGA Tour and the European Tour to be in.

We know that one of the top young golfers on the PGA Tour and the European Tour, Rory McIlroy is going to be here in Medinah in the fall representing Europe. Justin Rose and Paul Lawrie should be okay for sports as well, though there are several others that are going to be gunning for those few automatic spots that are up for grabs for the European team. There will be four picks Olazabal to make for his team. One of those picks could be Paul Casey, who is far, far back in the Ryder Cup Points List at this point in the year. Lee Westwood and Luke Donald both figure to be representing the Brits for England in the 2012 Ryder Cup, and the up and coming Nicolas Colsaerts could be on the Ryder Cup team as well.

Current 2012 Ryder Cup Odds @ 5Dimes (as of 6/21/12):
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Team USA (to win the Ryder Cup) 1.95 to 1
Team Europe (to win the Ryder Cup) 2.55 to 1
Tie 11 to 1

Odds to Win 2012 Ryder Cup @ Bovada Sportsbook (as of 6/21/12):
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Team USA (to win the Ryder Cup) -105
Team Europe (to win the Ryder Cup) -115

The third of the four events of the FedEx Cup will take place starting on September 6th, where the Top 70 golfers in the FedEx Cup Standings will meet. There is no cut line, so all of the golfers are going to be in the running for the full four rounds, and that is going to make this tourney all the more unpredictable. Join us for our BMW Championship picks for what should be a remarkable penultimate event for the FedEx Cup.

2012 BMW Championship Predictions & Info
2012 BMW Championship Dates: Thursday, September 6th – Sunday, September 9th, 2012
2012 BMW Championship Location: Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana
Defending BMW Championship Winner: Justin Rose
2012 BMW Championship TV Coverage – Network: Golf Channel, CBS

There have only been five BMW Championships thus far, and there have only been four different winners. Of course, the man of the hour that has won this event twice is Tiger Woods (BMW Championship Odds: 6.50 to 1 SportBet Sportsbook). Woods has come so close to being able to win these FedEx Cup events, finishing third last week, and he should be looking forward to this one. Woods was the winner of the inaugural event in 2007, and he repeated that victory in 2009. However, both of those victories came at the Cog Hill Golf and Country Club, and this event has now flipped to Crooked Stick. Still, Woods is a force to be reckoned with every single time that he steps onto the course, and this will be no exception.

We now know that we will get a chance to see the defending champ of the BMW Championship this time around, Justin Rose (BMW Championship Tournament PGA Odds: 45 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). Rose is currently in 22nd place going into the third FedEx Cup event, and he has some work to do to be able to stay in the Top 30. Remember that Rose not only finished third at the PGA Championship, but he also won the Cadillac Championship, finished fifth at the Honda Classic, and fifth at the Bridgestone Invitational. For our money, that makes him as impressive of a golfer as there has been on the PGA Tour of late, and we think that he is going to have great golf odds to win the BMW Championship this week.

List Of Past BMW Championship Tournament Winners
2011 – Justin Rose
2010 – Dustin Johnson
2009 – Tiger Woods
2008 – Camilo Villegas
2007 – Tiger Woods

One man that is still going to have a lot of work to do to get back in the swing of things is Phil Mickelson (Odds to Win BMW Championship: 20 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). Lefty has nothing to worry about in terms of qualifying for the BMW, but he has a lot of ground to make up if he wants to become a real contender for the FedEx Cup. Things can change in a hurry for a winner of any of these events, as was the case when Nick Watney went from 49th up to 1st with a victory at The Barclays. However, Mickelson just feels like he is constantly being overrated. He has just one Top 25 finish since finishing third at The Masters back in April, and because of that, we are going to be quite cautious with whether or not we are going to be backing Lefty or not for the rest of the season.

The man that could be the dark horse at the BMW Championship though, is Brandt Snedeker (Odds to Win BMW Championship Tournament: 35 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). This isn’t normally a golfer that you would think of as a title contender, but Snedeker has had himself quite the year. He won the Farmers Insurance Open early in the year and nearly did it against at The Open Championship in what would have been the biggest victory of his career. Following that came a second place at The Barclays, and perhaps a good showing at the Deutsche Bank Championship might not be all that far behind. We know that Snedeker is in this for the long haul, and we expect to see him challenging for the FedEx Cup title through the Tour Championship in the middle of the month. Davis Love III decided to pick Snedeker for the Ryder Cup team, and if the American captain has confidence in this young man, so do we.

Betting Odds to Win BMW Championship @ Sportbet Sportsbook (as of 9/5/12):
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Tiger Woods 6.50 to 1
Rory McIlroy 6.50 to 1
Dustin Johnson 13 to 1
Adam Scott 18 to 1
Phil Mickelson 20 to 1
Sergio Garcia 24 to 1
Luke Donald 25 to 1
Jason Dufner 26 to 1
Louis Oosthuizen 26 to 1
Lee Westwood 27 to 1
Keegan Bradley 30 to 1
Steve Stricker 35 to 1
Brandt Snedeker 35 to 1
Bubba Watson 40 to 1
Nick Watney 42 to 1
Justin Rose 45 to 1
Webb Simpson 45 to 1
Jim Furyk 50 to 1
Bo Van Pelt 50 to 1
Matt Kuchar 65 to 1
John Senden 70 to 1
Padraig Harrington 80 to 1
Zach Johnson 85 to 1
Rickie Fowler 90 to 1
Hunter Mahan 90 to 1
Ian Poulter 90 to 1
Carl Pettersson 90 to 1
Geoff Ogilvy 90 to 1
Bill Haas 100 to 1
Jeff Overton 100 to 1
Charl Schwartzel 110 to 1
Graeme McDowell 110 to 1
Ernie Els 110 to 1
Robert Garrigus 135 to 1
Seung Yul Nog 135 to 1
Ryan Moore 135 to 1
Tim Clark 135 to 1
Martin Laird 145 to 1
JB Holmes 155 to 1
Bud Cauley 155 to 1
Vijay Singh 185 to 1
Kevin Stadler 195 to 1
Ryan Palmer 225 to 1
Kyle Stanley 265 to 1
Jimmy Walker 275 to 1
Bryce Molder 275 to 1
John Huh 285 to 1
Scott Piercy 285 to 1
Pat Perez 325 to 1
Greg Chalmers 355 to 1
William McGirt 355 to 1
Charley Hoffman 355 to 1
Chris Kirk 355 to 1
Troy Matteson 385 to 1
Graham DeLaet 400 to 1
DA Points 435 to 1
David Hearn 435 to 1
Ben Crane 455 to 1
Ben Curtis 455 to 1
Marc Leishman 455 to 1
Tom Gillis 485 to 1
Brendon De Jonge 500 to 1
Brian Harman 500 to 1
Matt Every 525 to 1
Johnson Wagner 550 to 1
Bob Estes 550 to 1
Kevin N 585 to 1
Charlie Wi 650 to 1
Mark Wilson 700 to 1
Dicky Pride 750 to 1

Scores are sure to be low at White Sulphur Springs at the outset of July, when some of the best golfers in the world get together for one of the growing events on the PGA Tour Schedule. Join us at Bankroll Sports as we try to beat the Greenbrier Classic odds in one of the last prep events for the 2012 British Open!

2012 Greenbrier Classic Predictions & Info
2012 Greenbrier Classic Dates: Thursday, July 5th – Sunday, July 8th, 2012
2012 Greenbrier Classic Location: The Old White TPC, White Sulphur Springs, WV
Defending Greenbrier Classic Winner: Scott Stallings
2012 Greenbrier Classic TV Coverage – Network: Golf Channel, CBS

It isn’t all that often that we see a golfer come out of nowhere against a relatively strong field to win a tournament on the PGA Tour odds, but that’s what happened last year when the Greenbrier title was taken by Scott Stallings (Defending Greenbrier Classic Champion, Greenbrier Classic Odds: 175 to 1 5Dimes Sportsbook). Of course, the 2011 edition of this tournament wasn’t nearly as popular as it will be this year, as now, it serves as a great prep tourney for the British Open, which is only a couple weeks down the line from here. This is also now a part of the FedEx Cup, which a number of golfers take quite seriously as we head towards the back end of the PGA Tour campaign. Still, Stallings is going to be back, and he is going to be doing so after taking his first, and only PGA Tour title last year here in West Virginia after winning a thrilling three-man playoff.

This figures to be one of the last tournaments that Tiger Woods (The Greenbrier Classic PGA Odds: 3.60 @ 5 Dimes Sportsbook) is going to play before getting ready for the third major of the year. This is actually going to be the first time that Woods has played at the Greenbrier Classic, but there are a number of golfers that can say just that with the tournament now taking place in July and not in August. Woods didn’t play all that well at the Masters or at the US Open, but he is really coming around once again to being one of the best golfers in the world. The scores are expected to be awfully low here at the Greenbrier Classic, knowing that a 59 was shot here just two years ago, when it took a -22 score to get the job done. Woods was able to win a tournament like this at the Arnold Palmer Invitational this year, and if he can figure out how to shoot four rounds in the high-60s to low-70s, there’s no reason to think that he can’t compete for the title in his first go around at the Old White TPC, especially after last week’s remarkable run for another tournament championship.

List Of Past The Greenbrier Classic Winners (Since 2000)
2011 – Scott Stallings
2010 – Stuart Appleby

This is also a tournament that we are expecting Phil Mickelson (Odds to Win Greenbrier Classic: 20 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook) to perform well at. Mickelson was here last year, but he was one of the few big names to partake in the event. Lefty actually missed the cut, shooting a 70 and a 73 in the first two rounds. Of course, as we came to find out, Mickelson was in the midst of a great run at the major tournaments, finishing second at the British Open and then finishing tied for 19th at the PGA Championship, so one might consider this to be quite the spot for him to open up once again. Mickelson is in a similar spot now, except that he is coming right off of the US Open and headed across the pond, and not the other way around with the trip to the PGA still coming months down the road. It feels like quite some time since Mickelson’s last win at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, but since that point, he has come close and finished in the Top 10 a whopping four other times, including finishing third at this year’s Masters.

It was a rough month of June for Zach Johnson (Odds to Win The Greenbrier Classic: 20 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook), but this could be the spot where he turns things around this year. Johnson didn’t make the cut at the FedEx St. Jude Classic to start his month, and he followed that up with some disastrous rounds at the US Open, finishing at +11. This is going to be the first time that Johnson plays at the Greenbrier in his career, and we can count on him for what should be some low scores, as he finally gets those rounds back in the 60s on a more consistent basis. This could be a golfer that is a bit of a longshot on the PGA odds to make a case at heading to the winner’s circle this week.

Current Odds to Win Greenbrier Classic @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of July 3, 2012):
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Tiger Woods 3.60 to 1
Webb Simpson 16 to 1
Dustin Johnson 20 to 1
Phil Mickelson 20 to 1
Steve Stricker 23 to 1
Jim Furyk 25 to 1
Brenden De Jonge 35 to 1
Keegan Bradley 35 to 1
Bill Haas 40 to 1
Jeff Overton 42 to 1
Brandt Snedeker 45 to 1
Jonathan Byrd 45 to 1
Seung Yul Noh 45 to 1
Cameron Tringale 50 to 1
Jimmy Walker 50 to 1
KJ Choi 55 to 1
Anders Romero 60 to 1
Carl Pettersson 60 to 1
Kevin Na 60 to 1
Ben Curtis 65 to 1
Charles Howell III 65 to 1
Charley Hoffman 65 to 1
Marc Leishman 65 to 1
Pat Perez 65 to 1
Jhonattan Vegas 70 to 1
John Huh 70 to 1
John Rollins 70 to 1
Rory Sabbatini 70 to 1
Brian Davis 75 to 1
JB Holmes 80 to 1
Davis Love III 90 to 1
Greg Owen 100 to 1
Sean O’Hair 100 to 1
Spencer Levin 100 to 1
Harris English 115 to 1
Sang Moon Bae 115 to 1
Blake Adams 125 to 1
DA Points 125 to 1
Heath Slocum 125 to 1
Ken Duke 125 to 1
Kenny Perry 125 to 1
Patrick Cantlay 125 to 1
Vijay Singh 125 to 1
Charlie Wi 130 to 1
Bob Estes 150 to 1
Brian Harman 150 to 1
Camilo Villegas 150 to 1
Chris Stroud 150 to 1
Gary Woodland 150 to 1
Greg Chalmers 150 to 1
James Driscoll 150 to 1
Johnson Wagner 150 to 1
Kevin Chappell 150 to 1
Ricky Barnes 150 to 1
Scott Piercy 150 to 1
Stuart Appleby 150 to 1
Trevor Immelman 150 to 1
Billy Hurley III 175 to 1
Brian Gay 175 to 1
Daniel Summerhays 175 to 1
JJ Henry 175 to 1
John Merrick 175 to 1
Lucas Glover 175 to 1
Roland Thatcher 175 to 1
Scott Stallings 175 to 1
Kevin Streelman 190 to 1
Boo Weekley 200 to 1
Chris Kirk 200 to 1
Danny Lee 200 to 1
Nick O’Hern 200 to 1
Roberto Castro 200 to 1
Stephen Ames 200 to 1
David Hearn 225 to 1
David Mathis 225 to 1
Harrison Frazar 225 to 1
Nathan Green 225 to 1
Rod Pampling 225 to 1
Tommy Gainey 225 to 1
Vaughn Taylor 225 to 1
Will Claxton 225 to 1
Billy Mayfair 250 to 1
Graham DeLaet 250 to 1
JJ Killeen 250 to 1
John Mallinger 250 to 1
Gary Christian 275 to 1
Jerry Kelly 275 to 1
Matthew Goggin 275 to 1
Chris Couch 300 to 1
Garth Mulroy 300 to 1
Jason Bohn 300 to 1
John Daly 300 to 1
Josh Teater 300 to 1
Martin Flores 300 to 1
Tim Herron 300 to 1
Chris DiMarco 325 to 1
Colt Knost 325 to 1
Kevin Kisner 325 to 1
Bobby Gates 350 to 1
Troy Matteson 350 to 1
Daniel Chopra 375 to 1
Justin Leonard 375 to 1
Russell Knox 375 to 1
William McGirt 375 to 1
Hunter Haas 400 to 1
Jamie Lovemark 400 to 1
Jeff Maggert 400 to 1
Kris Blanks 425 to 1
Arjun Atwal 450 to 1
Dean Wilson 450 to 1
Kyle Reifers 450 to 1
DJ Trahan 475 to 1
Miguel Angel Carballo 475 to 1
Tom Watson 475 to 1
Jason Kokrak 500 to 1
Rocco Mediate 500 to 1
Mark Anderson 525 to 1
Cameron Beckman 550 to 1
Erik Compton 550 to 1
Marco Dawson 550 to 1
Ryuji Imada 575 to 1
Sung Kang 575 to 1
Troy Kelly 575 to 1
Derek Lamely 600 to 1
Matt Bettencourt 675 to 1
Ted Potter Jr. 675 to 1
Richard H Lee 750 to 1
Alexandre Rocha 1,000 to 1
Brendon Todd 1,000 to 1
Charlie Beljan 1,000 to 1
Daniel Miernicki 1,000 to 1
David Hutsell 1,000 to 1
Edward Loar 1,000 to 1
Fran Quinn 1,000 to 1
Gavin Coles 1,000 to 1
Jess Ferrell 1,000 to 1
Justin Thomas 1,000 to 1
Kyle Thompson 1,000 to 1
Michael Bradley 1,000 to 1
Neal Lancaster 1,000 to 1
Patrick Sheehan 1,000 to 1
Robert McClellan 1,000 to 1
Scott Brown 1,000 to 1
Scott Dunlap 1,000 to 1
Stephen Gangluff 1,000 to 1
Steve Wheatcroft 1,000 to 1
Tommy Biershenk 1,000 to 1

Our 2012 PGA Tour Golf picks are back, and we are already at the eve of the US Open, the second major of the year. In the final tune-up before one of the biggest tourneys on the PGA Tour Schedule, we try to beat the St. Jude Classic odds by making our 2012 FedEx St. Jude Classic picks and predictions!

2012 St. Jude Classic Predictions & Info
2012 St. Jude Classic Dates: Thursday, June 7th – Sunday, June 10th, 2012
2012 St. Jude Classic Location: TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
Defending St. Jude Classic Winner: Harrison Frazar
2012 St. Jude Classic TV Coverage – Network: Golf Channel, CBS

This isn’t going to be the most impressive field that golf has to offer, and that might make the PGA Tour betting lines all the more interesting to bet. For example, a man like last year’s champion, Harrison Frazar (Odds To Win 2012 St. Jude Classic: 70 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook) might be able to find his way into the winner’s circle again this year to give you a big time payday. Frazar started off his season with sound and fury, and it really looked like he was going to end up in the midst of a great year. He finished fifth at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions and was tied for second at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Since that point though, he has fallen off the face of the golfing earth, and it has basically been a 50/50 proposition at best as to whether he has made the cut in events or not.

One of the highest ranked players on the PGA Tour right now that is going to be playing in this event is Graeme McDowell (St. Jude Classic Odds: 25 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook). It wasn’t all that long ago that McDowell was ranked in the Top 5 in the world week after week, and he was even once upon a time amongst the favorites to win the major tournaments as well. Since that point, he has slipped to the verge of the Top 25 rankings, and he would love to be able to turn his career around with a win here at the St. Jude’s Classic to get him ready for next week’s US Open.

List Of Past St. Jude Classic Winners (Since 2000)
2011 – Harrison Frazar
2010 – Lee Westwood
2009 – Brian Gay
2008 – Justin Leonard
2007 – Woody Austin
2006 – Jeff Maggert
2005 – Justin Leonard
2004 – David Toms
2003 – David Toms
2002 – Len Mattiace
2001 – Bob Estes
2000 – Notah Begay III

The only man in this field that has won this tournament on back to back occasions is David Toms (Odds To Win The St. Jude Classic: 25 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook). Of course, you have to go back to 2003 and 2004 to find those two wins here at the St. Jude Classic, but in the end, those -16 and -20 scores, two of the best that this tournament has ever seen, could make Toms one of the scarier golfers to back on the PGA Tour this week, knowing that he has a history of playing well this time of year going into the second major.

The only other multiple time winner of the St. Jude Classic that is going to be in this field this year is Justin Leonard (St. Jude Classic Lines: 185 to 1 @ 5Dimes Sportsbook). Leonard is one of these gritty golfers that you always see consistently firing rounds, though it has been quite some time since he has gotten one into the mid-60s like he used to. There is still a lot of confidence that Leonard can turn it around and get back to his winning ways, but it is going to take a bit effort here at the St. Jude Classic to get the taste of all of those missed cuts out of our mouths if we want to back him at next week’s US Open.

Odds to Win St. Jude Classic @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 6/4/12):
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Zach Johnson 8.50 to 1
Rory McIlroy 10 to 1
Dustin Johnson 18 to 1
Brandt Snedeker 25 to 1
David Toms 25 to 1
Graeme McDowell 25 to 1
Martin Laird 30 to 1
Robert Karlsson 30 to 1
Fredrik Jacobson 35 to 1
Padraig Harrington 35 to 1
Ryan Palmer 35 to 1
Spencer Levin 35 to 1
Brian Gay 40 to 1
Charles Howell III 40 to 1
Matt Every 45 to 1
Robert Garrigus 45 to 1
Camilo Villegas 50 to 1
Henrik Stenson 50 to 1
Robert Allenby 50 to 1
Bryce Molder 60 to 1
D.A. Points 60 to 1
JB Holmes 60 to 1
Jeff Overton 60 to 1
John Rollins 60 to 1
Ryo Ishikawa 60 to 1
Sean O’Hair 60 to 1
Tim Clark 65 to 1
Brendon De Jonge 70 to 1
Chris Kirk 70 to 1
Harrison Frazar 70 to 1
Ken Duke 70 to 1
Kyle Stanley 70 to 1
Kevin Stadler 80 to 1
Greg Owen 90 to 1
Blake Adams 95 to 1
Daniel Summerhays 95 to 1
Jimmy Walker 95 to 1
Bob Estes 100 to 1
Chad Campbell 100 to 1
Seung Yul Noh 100 to 1
Dicky Pride 125 to 1
Heath Slocum 125 to 1
Jhonattan Vegas 125 to 1
Joe Durant 125 to 1
Kyle Reifers 125 to 1
Roberto Castro 125 to 1
Ryudi Imada 125 to 1
YE Yang 125 to 1
Boo Weekley 150 to 1
David Hearn 150 to 1
Davis Love III 150 to 1
George McNeill 150 to 1
JJ Henry 150 to 1
Jason Bohn 150 to 1
Kris Blanks 150 to 1
Lee Janzen 150 to 1
Nathan Green 150 to 1
Patrick Reed 150 to 1
Scott Stallings 150 to 1
Stephen Ames 150 to 1
Steve Marino 150 to 1
Alex Cejka 175 to 1
Danny Lee 175 to 1
Josh Teater 175 to 1
Matt Jones 175 to 1
Nick O’Hearn 175 to 1
Tommy Gainey 175 to 1
Chris Couch 185 to 1
Justin Leonard 185 to 1
Rod Pampling 185 to 1
Scott Verplank 185 to 1
Tim Herron 185 to 1
Woody Austin 185 to 1
Bill Lunde 195 to 1
Billy Mayfair 200 to 1
Erik Compton 200 to 1
Jeff Maggert 200 to 1
John Merrick 200 to 1
Shaun Micheel 200 to 1
Sung Kan 200 to 1
Troy Matteson 200 to 1
Vaughn Taylor 200 to 1
Billy Horschel 225 to 1
Bobby Gates 225 to 1
Chris DiMarco 225 to 1
DJ Trahan 225 to 1
Daniel Chopra 225 to 1
Hunter Haas 225 to 1
JJ Killeen 225 to 1
Jason Kokrak 225 to 1
Matthew Goggin 225 to 1
William McGirt 225 to 1
Brian Harman 250 to 1
John Daly 250 to 1
Roland Thatcher 250 to 1
Russsell Knox 250 to 1
Tom Pernice Jr. 250 to 1
Will Claxton 250 to 1
Arjun Atwal 275 to 1
Garth Mulroy 285 to 1
Gary Christian 285 to 1
Mark Anderson 285 to 1
Martin Flores 285 to 1
Miguel Angel Carballo 285 to 1
Richard H. Lee 285 to 1
Scott Brown 285 to 1
Steven Bowditch 285 to 1
Stuart Appleby 285 to 1
Will MacKenzie 285 to 1
Cameron Beckman 325 to 1
Brendon Todd 385 to 1
Kelly Kraft 385 to 1
Marc Turnesa 385 to 1
Garrett Willis 400 to 1
Gavin Coles 400 to 1
Joe Ogilvie 400 to 1
Steve Wheatcroft 400 to 1
Bart Bryant 485 to 1
Matt Bettencourt 485 to 1
Matt McQuillan 485 to 1
Shane Bertsch 485 to 1
Ted Potter 485 to 1
Tim Petrovic 485 to 1
Tommy Biershenk 485 to 1
Alexandre Rocha 500 to 1
David Duval 500 to 1
Derek Lamely 500 to 1
Jamie Lovemark 500 to 1
Kevin Kisner 500 to 1
Rich Beem 500 to 1
Todd Hamilton 500 to 1
Zack Miller 500 to 1
Billy Hurley 1,000 to 1
Charlie Beljan 1,000 to 1
Edward Loar 1,000 to 1
Fran Quinn 1,000 to 1
Hank Kuehne 1,000 to 1
Joey Snyder 1,000 to 1
Kyle Thompson 1,000 to 1
Marco Dawson 1,000 to 1
Neal Lancaster 1,000 to 1
Patrick Sheehan 1,000 to 1
Scott Dunlap 1,000 to 1
Stephen Gangluff 1,000 to 1
Steve Flesch 1,000 to 1
Troy Kelly 1,000 to 1

The historic Colonial Country Club has been playing a huge role in golf for a number of years. This year, it is going to be host once again to one of the more prestigious tournaments leading up to the US Open. We are set to make our 2012 Crowne Plaza Invitational picks!

2012 Crowne Plaza Invitational Predictions & Info
2012 Crowne Plaza Invitational Dates: Thursday, May 24th – Sunday, May 27th, 2012
2012 Crowne Plaza Invitational Location: Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, TX
Defending Crowne Plaza Invitational Winner: David Toms
2012 Crowne Plaza Invitational TV Coverage – Network: Golf Channel, CBS

The man of the hour last year at the Colonial was none other than David Toms (Odds To Win 2012 Crowne Plaza Invitational: 25 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). It has been a year since Toms outlasted Charlie Wi on the final day of the 2011 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, and he hasn’t been a winner since that point. However, Toms is still a consistent golfer, and he came up just short of winning the 2011 Players Championship as well. He played well at this year’s TPC as well, logging a -7 and a strong final round of 65 to finish 10th, his second Top 10 and fourth Top 20 finish of the year. Toms is a golfer that you might be able to get at a great price that could turn out to pay dividends at the end here in Fort Worth on Sunday.

With Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, and Phil Mickelson all sitting this tournament out, there aren’t a lot of big time names at the event. Still, that doesn’t mean that a youngster like Rickie Fowler (Crowne Plaza Invitational Odds: 17 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook) can’t find a way to sneak into the discussion in the Lone Star State. Fowler has been red hot, finishing tied for second at the Players Championship a week after winning the Wells Fargo Championship for his first PGA Tour title. It was the third event in a row in which Fowler finished in the Top 10, and he rides that streak coming into this week in Fort Worth. If Fowler can keep up his solid play, he will be a man that can beat the Colonial odds this year.

List Of Past Crowne Plaza Invitational Winners (Since 2000)
2011 – David Toms
2010 – Zach Johnson
2009 – Steve Stricker
2008 – Phil Mickelson
2007 – Rory Sabbatini
2006 – Tim Herron
2005 – Kenny Perry
2004 – Steve Flesch
2003 – Kenny Perry
2002 – Nick Price
2001 – Sergio Garcia
2000 – Phil Mickelson

The man to post the lowest ever score in Crowne Plaza Invitational history is Zach Johnson (Odds To Win The Crowne Plaza Invitational: 15 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). Two years ago, Johnson fired a whopping -21 259, the lowest score ever at this tournament, and he remains the only man to ever do any better than a 261 at this event. Johnson and the rest of the field knows that it is going to take a heck of a lot of rounds in the 60s to get the job done in this tourney. Johnson hasn’t done a lot of that lately, as he enters this week’s event with just four rounds out of his last 18 in the 60s, but he still has a pair of second place finishes as a part of his three Top 10s this year. He also hasn’t finished worse than 69th in any event, and he hasn’t missed a cut all season long.

This year’s winner of the Shell Houston Open might find a home here in the Lone Star State if he can continue winning like this at this venue. Hunter Mahan (Crowne Plaza Invitational Lines: 25 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook) is going to be one of the big time favorites in this event. He is the leader in the FedEx Cup standings coming into this week, and that’s thanks to his win at not just the Shell Houston, but at the Accenture Match Play Championship as well. Mahan has been one of the more consistent golfers on the PGA Tour this year, and the idea of him coming to the Colonial and winning is one that has to be making those making Crowne Plaza Invitational picks salivate.

Odds to Win Crowne Plaza Invitational @ SportBet Sportsbook (as of 5/22/12):
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Matt Kuchar 15 to 1
Zach Johnson 15 to 1
Rickie Fowler 17 to 1
Jason Dufner 18 to 1
David Mathis 23 to 1
Bo Van Pelt 25 to 1
David Toms 25 to 1
Hunter Mahan 25 to 1
Jim Furyk 32 to 1
Bill Haas 34 to 1
Louis Oosthuizen 35 to 1
Sergio Garcia 35 to 1
Ben Crane 40 to 1
Nick Watney 40 to 1
Carl Pettersson 45 to 1
Geoff Ogilvy 45 to 1
Brian Davis 50 to 1
John Senden 50 to 1
Kevin Na 52 to 1
Ryan Moore 65 to 1
Ryan Palmer 68 to 1
Charlie Wi 70 to 1
Jeff Overton 70 to 1
Pat Perez 72 to 1
Harris English 75 to 1
Sean O’Hair 78 to 1
Bryce Molder 80 to 1
Jonathan Byrd 80 to 1
Jonas Blixt 82 to 1
Marc Leishman 82 to 1
Aaron Baddeley 85 to 1
Bud Cauley 85 to 1
Vijay Singh 85 to 1
Kyle Stanley 90 to 1
Sang Moon Bae 90 to 1
Henrik Stenson 100 to 1
John Huh 100 to 1
Johnson Wagner 100 to 1
Kevin Streelman 100 to 1
Stewart Cink 100 to 1
Cameron Tringale 120 to 1
Dicky Pride 120 to 1
Gary Woodland 120 to 1
Mark Wilson 125 to 1
John Rollins 130 to 1
Blake Adams 135 to 1
Brendon De Jonge 135 to 1
Spencer Levin 135 to 1
Brian Gay 140 to 1
Kevin Stadler 140 to 1
Tim Clark 140 to 1
Graham DeLaet 145 to 1
JJ Henry 150 to 1
Greg Chalmers 160 to 1
Ken Duke 170 to 1
Charley Hoffman 180 to 1
James Driscoll 185 to 1
Chris Stroud 190 to 1
Bob Estes 200 to 1
Kris Blanks 200 to 1
Harrison Frazar 210 to 1
Boo Weekley 215 to 1
Ricky Barnes 215 to 1
Chad Campbell 230 to 1
Corey Pavin 230 to 1
Davis Love III 230 to 1
George McNeill 230 to 1
Seung Yul Noh 230 to 1
Anders Romero 245 to 1
John Mallinger 245 to 1
Rod Pampling 250 to 1
Brian Harman 270 to 1
Daniel Summerhays 270 to 1
Jason Bohn 280 to 1
Matt Every 280 to 1
Rory Sabbatini 280 to 1
Ryo Ishikawa 280 to 1
Kevin Chappell 285 to 1
Chris Kirk 290 to 1
Robert Allenby 290 to 1
YE Yang 290 to 1
Tom Gillis 310 to 1
Chez Reavie 315 to 1
Lucas Glover 315 to 1
Michael Thompson 340 to 1
Brandt Jobe 350 to 1
Greg Owen 350 to 1
Trevor Immelman 350 to 1
David Hearn 380 to 1
Scott Verplank 390 to 1
Jerry Kelly 400 to 1
Roberto Castro 400 to 1
Heath Slocum 410 to 1
Will Claxton 410 to 1
Hunter Haas 450 to 1
JJ Killeen 470 to 1
Tommy Gainey 470 to 1
Billy Mayfair 475 to 1
Justin Leonard 480 to 1
Tim Herron 480 to 1
Colt Knost 550 to 1
DJ Trahan 580 to 1
Vaughn Taylor 600 to 1
Josh Teater 620 to 1
Jeff Maggert 630 to 1
Miguel Angel Carballo 700 to 1
Mark Anderson 720 to 1
Martin Flores 720 to 1
Chris DiMarco 730 to 1
Erik Compton 730 to 1
Scott Stallings 730 to 1
John Daly 790 to 1
William McGirt 830 to 1
Michael Bradley 860 to 1
Steve Flesch 900 to 1
Bobby Gates 915 to 1
Billy Hurley 1,000 to 1
Brendon Todd 1,000 to 1
Edward Loar 1,000 to 1
Fulton Allem 1,000 to 1
Keith Clearwater 1,000 to 1
Kelly Kraft 1,000 to 1
Peter Uihlein 1,000 to 1