Players Championship Golf Betting 2011

The Players Championship 2011 takes place at the home of The Players Championship, Sawgrass, Florida beginning on Thursday, May 12 and concluding on Sunday, May 15. The 2011 Players Championship will be the 38^th annual staging of the event.

Tim Clark is scheduled to defend his first title at the PGA Tour’s signature event but an injured elbow may prevent him from doing so. The South African pipped Australian Robert Allenby to the title by one shot last year and secured a cheque for USD 1,710,000.

Players Championship Golf Betting has had a distinctly international feel to it over recent years with no fewer than six different nationalities claiming the title over the course of the last seven years.

Players Championship 2011 Betting

Tiger Woods’ rejuvenated performance at the recent Masters has re-established the former world number one as the man to beat in the Golf Betting markets for the majors this season. Winner of the Players Championship back in 2001 with a score of 14-under-par Woods heads the Players Championship Golf Betting 2011.

Despite a lack of American dominance in recent years it is another American who also heads the market. 2007 winner Phil Mickelson is the Players Championship Golf Betting 2011 second favourite

The European Players Championship Golf Betting 2011 charge will be lead by USPGA Champion Martin Kaymer and Luke Donald. 2008 champion Sergio Garcia has also committed to the event and will be looking to add a tournament victory to his impressive comeback following an extended break from the game.

Players Championship 2011 Betting Markets

Bookmakers offer a wide range of Players Championship Golf Betting 2011 markets. Similarly to the season’s four majors, punters can bet on everything from the outright winner to every individual three-ball and two-ball.

When the first group go out on Thursday morning (local time) Players Championship Golf Betting 2011 will be turned in-play meaning that you can punt on betting outcomes as the tournament progresses. There are also Players Championship Golf Betting 2011 opportunities for which player will be leading at the end of play on day one, two and three, the number of hole-in-ones over the course of the weekend, what the winning score will be and much more.

Often described as golf’s fifth major Players Championship Golf Betting 2011 naturally follows as one of the bigger betting events of the golf calendar. More so than some of the other majors, the fact that this tournament is held at the same venue each year means that past performances can, and certainly should, be factored into punters’ betting plans.