Players Championship Golf Betting 2010

The Players Championship holds a special place in the golfing calendar, not only because of its inflated prize fund, but because it has now gained the prestige of golf’s fifth major in its own right. Many of the greats of the modern game have collected the winner’s prize at Sawgrass in the past but only a handful – Jack Nicklaus, Fred Couples, Hal Sutton, Davis Love III and Steve Elkington – have won the trophy on more than one occasion. This year Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia, amongst others, will attempt to join that illustrious list.

Players Championship 2010 Betting

So Tiger Woods’s long awaited return to golf has come and past and although a fourth place finish may have been disappointing by his own high standards, many will see such a high-quality performance in his first competitive tournament for months as an ominous sign.

The bookmakers were certainly impressed and have been undeterred in making Woods the Players Championship Golf Betting 2010 favourite once again. Mickelson is the second favourite for the competition with the likes of Lee Westwood, Padraig Harrington, Anthony Kim and Jim Furyk quoted in the chasing pack in the Players Championship Golf Betting 2010.

The tournament has been won by European players for the past two years – Sergio Garcia (2008) and Henrik Stenson (2009) – but the Spaniard’s victory was the first for a European since Sandy Lyle in 1987. Westwood, Harrington, Rory McIlroy and Garcia will all lead the European bid this year but the likes of Ian Poulter and Martin Kaymer could also have a thing or two to say about proceedings.

As always Tiger is short odds to make the cut, and even odds on to finish in the top five (including ties). Punters also have the opportunity to get involved in Players Championship Golf Betting 2010 relating to what score will make the cut, whether there will be a hole in one, whether there will be a hole in one on the famous 17th, 3-ball betting, 2-ball betting and many more betting markets.

The Hardest Hole In Golf Betting

The 17th at Sawgrass with its postage stamp green surrounded by water is widely considered to be the most difficult par 3 hole in the world. Many a championship title has been derailed on this hole and without due care and attention it can destroy a player’s mental state on any of the four occasions that the players must negotiate it. Even the best players often speak of having it at the back of their mind when playing the opening holes of a round.

There will be a number of opportunities to get involved in Players Championship Golf Betting 2010 relating to the 17th hole. Including whether a player will make a hole in one, birdie, par or bogey, how many balls will go into the lake and how many birdies will be made there over the course of the championship.

But most importantly of all punters should seriously consider this hole before placing their Players Championship Golf Betting 2010 outright bets. This is not one for the big hitters, but needs touch and finesse as much as mental strength and confidence.