No, those wallowing sounds you heard weren’t the executives for the Golf Channel and ABC crying and moaning about their precious commodity Mr. Woods being eliminated (though it could have been), it was just the local coyotes howling. Tiger’s loss did prove he is human after all, that even a well tuned machine like him needs to play in competitive situations in order to get back to the top of his game after such a long layoff. Though this has nothing to do with the outcome, it is noticeable Woods has made a swing change with his irons. His feet are now closer together and left foot slightly open, which is designed to reduce the stress on the knee.Besides the Tiger excitement and upset, three other matches went into extra holes, all won by seasoned veterans, Geoff Ogilvy, Luke Donald and Stewart Cink. Much like betting itself, match play shows you can be on the right or wrong side and still come away victorious or with a hard luck loss. Anthony Kim has an eagle and six birdies and lost and Sean O'Hair shot one over par and won his match against Boo Weekley.
Because were down to eight matches, the action doesn’t start to 12:45 Eastern, with some exceptional matchups. Probably the best matchup is Luke Donald and Ernie Els. Both players look to be at their best and Els now has the added benefit of not having to worry about Tiger, as has been his penchant in recent years. Els at -125 looks very tempting.
Phil Mickelson and Stewart Cink is another dandy, with two tough hombres. Most probably don’t remember Cink lost to Woods in the finals last year and Mickelson, isn’t playing to his fullest abilities, and yet keeps on grinding out wins. Take Lefty in a tight match.
My pick to win the tournament, Geoff Ogilvy, runs into the most dominate player, at least in terms of outcomes today. Camilo Villegas first two matches have been blowouts 7and 5 and 5 and 4. Villegas has the look of a champion and is actually a -120 favorite today.
Will Tim Clark have the same steely determination today? He’s a -125 favorite, however I believe tracking down a Tiger leaves you a little flat and Rory Mcllory picks him off.
My picks have been strictly play against material at 3-9 and here is what I see today.
Mickelson -140 over Cink
Poulter -130 over O’Hair
Furyk -155 over Fisher
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