The Solheim Cup takes place over the next few days as Europe’s and America’s top women golfers go head-to-head at Killeen Castle, Co Meath, Ireland. If you think the men’s equivalent of the Ryder Cup is a tense competitive affair then you haven’t watched the Solheim Cup! Golf betting fans will tell you there is no love lost between these female golfers and you barely need to scratch the surface to see tensions reach boiling point on and off the golf course between these two teams.

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It’s no secret that Rory McIlroy fancies his chances of winning the 93rd PGA Championship. According to the bookies, they agree strongly as well, as Rory McIlroy is given the roll of pre-championship favourite in the US PGA Championship Golf Betting 2011.

It’s been a topsy turvy season for the Northern Ireland youngster. His famous last day crash at the Masters back in April wobbled McIlroy somewhat, yet he bounced back to win the U.S. Open in June with some truly wonderful golf. Then he faded in the rain and wind of St.Georges at The Open Championship. Now, McIlroy feels in bouyant mood ahead of the US PGA Championship.

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April has been a good month for Phil Mickelson, not only did he win the Shell Houston Open last Sunday (April the 3rd) but his victory ensured that he climbed above Tiger Woods in the world golf rankings. Mickelson’s victory in Houston also sends out a strong message to the other competitors ahead of the Golf’s first Major honour up for grabs this year at Augusta.

As most US Masters golf betting fans will be aware, Phil Mickelson has truimphed at the Augusta National Golf Club three times previously, winning the coveted Green Jacket in 2004, 2006 and 2010. Once again he will start as clear bookies favourite ahead of Tiger Woods and Golf’s current number two seed, England’s own Lee Westwood.

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The Welsh have been planning the Ryder Cup 2010 for the last 9 years. They even built a specific course, ‘The Twenty Ten‘, to accomodate the best in form golfers from Europe and America as they go head-to-head for Ryder Cup glory.

Celtic Manor will write itself into Ryder Cup history over the next 3 days as Europe challenge current Ryder Cup winners, America, for one of the most talked prized golfing tournaments in the world.

The Foursomes for Friday’s 38th Ryder Cup tournament have been announced and they are as follows :

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The 2010 US PGA takes place at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, between Thursday 12th – Sunday 15th August 2010. Most US PGA golf betting fans will have heard the news that Tiger Woods is no longer the betting favourite ahead of a Majors golf championship.

In fact the deterioration of form on Woods’ part has seen his Ryder Cup place become highly questionable. Currently, Woods is 10th in the United States Ryder Cup team list and misses an automatic selection unless ups his game at the US PGA Championship.

Attention now turns to the remaining American, Irish and South African prominent golf players who have been headlining the Majors this year. Phil Mickelson and fellow countryman Steve Stricker look the best bets to keep the US PGA title within American borders.

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The oldest and most respected golf championship in The World gets underway this week and looking at the Open golf betting odds this Major is anyone’s to win. The Old Course at St Andrews has seen many spectacular wins down through the year’s where history has been made – the home of golf and the place where champions are born.

Tiger’s back but perhaps in body and not in spirit as he struggles to find the form that made him the World’s top golfer before his private life turned his life upside down. Tiger woods has been paired with Englishman, Justin Rose, and Colombian Camilo Villegas. Rose looks in good form heading into the 2010 Open Golf Championship with Ladbrokes offering odds of 25/1 for Rose to win the Open Golf Championship 2010.

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It’s on a level with some of the most famous comebacks known to man, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Muhammad Ali and Liverpool winning the Champions League after trailing 3-0 at half time. Yes, that man, Tiger Woods, gets back to business at the 2010 US Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club. Golf betting fans will be hoping that Woods has put that messy 12 months plus behind him and we can start talking about the man’s great golfing abilities instead.

Tiger Woods starts the competition as leading favourite (6/1 with Stan James) in a competition that he obviously likes winning. Woods has previously won the US Masters 4 times (97, 01, 02, 05) and Tiger Woods has raked in almost $6.2 million in prize money from the US Masters alone.

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The high profile US PGA Championship gets underway between the 13-16 August 2009, at Hazeltine Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. Defending champion Padraig Harrington is looking forward to the championship and is eager to hold onto his title after seeing his defence of his Open crown end without much of a fight from the Irish golfer. Tiger Woods once more takes up the early favourite role by the bookies but Woods will face stiff competition from the World’s No.2, Phil Mickelson.

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It has been a 15 year absence since the Open Golf Championship was last played at the Ailsa Course. Rough and rugged, set against the backdrop of the Ailsa Craig and Arran, this is one links course that puts even the best of the pro golfers to the test. What with the weather forecast spelling out blowy winds and frequent heavy showers over the next few days, Turnberry is bound to break a few dreams of lifting the Claret Jug at one of Ayrshire’s most premier golfing locations.

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The 2009 US Masters gets underway today, with the bookies making Tiger Woods hot favourite to win his fifth US Masters success. Tiger has admitted that he is mentally and physically fit for the pressures of winning the US Masters after an 8 month absense due to injury. British and Irish hopes are with the inform Paul Casey and 2008 Open winner Padraig Harrington.

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