PGA Championship (updated after 3rd round) All prices courtesy of the LVH ODDS TO WIN    JIM FURYK            11/4 JASON DUFNER          3/1 HENRIK STENSON        3/1 ADAM SCOTT            7/1 STEVE STRICKER       12/1 JONAS BLIXT          12/1 RORY McILROY         20/1 LEE WESTWOOD         20/1 DUSTIN JOHNSON       60/1 FIELD (all others)  ...

2013 PGA Championship: Glory’s Last Shot Though Phil Mickelson claimed the British Open just 17 days ago, another major is quickly upon us as Oak Hill plays host to the 95th PGA Championship starting Thursday. While it’s often seen as the fourth major in terms of importance or personality, the PGA arguably boasts the year’s best field and has provided no shortage of drama over the past few years. Written by @Fullmarx12 Click here for the complete list of odds Key Factors Though it serves as one of golf’s more venerable layouts, Oak Hill has not been encountered by many of the players in this week’s field prior to this week. It last hosted the PGA Championship in 2003, when longshot Shaun Micheel held on for what remains his lone PGA Tour victory (Oakhill also hosted the U.S. Amateur in 1998). Here are two keys to the Donald Ross layout: Total Driving: This PGA Tour stat combines both driving distance and driving accuracy, both of which will be imperative this week in Rochester. At 7,163 yards, this par-70 course has more than a handful of lengthy holes, notably the 17th and 18th holes, a pair of par-4s that measure 509 yards and 497 yards respectively. So while distance off the tee will be needed to contend, accuracy will be even more important. According to player and media reports, the rough this week is some of the toughest encountered all year, outside of perhaps the U.S. Open. Missed fairways could result in wedges back to the short stuff and accurate driving will be rewarded. Scrambling:  While the rough along Oak Hill’s fairways will be penal, the thick stuff around the greens is just brutal. Players will need to control their distances into the greens, as...

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP OAK HILL COUNTRY CLUB – ROCHESTER, NEW YORK AUGUST 8-11, 2013   (All odds courtesy of the LVH) ODDS TO WIN:   TIGER WOODS                   4/1 PHIL MICKELSON               15/1 ADAM SCOTT                   15/1 JUSTIN ROSE                  25/1 LEE WESTWOOD                 25/1 RORY McILROY                 30/1 JASON DAY                    35/1 BRANDT SNEDEKER              25/1 SERGIO GARCIA                50/1 CHARL SCHWARTZEL             35/1 MATT KUCHAR                  30/1 HUNTER MAHAN                 30/1 LUKE DONALD                  35/1 GRAEME McDOWELL              50/1 DUSTIN JOHNSON               30/1 STEVE STRICKER               50/1 KEEGAN BRADLEY               30/1 JASON DUFNER                 35/1 BUBBA WATSON                 50/1 RICKIE FOWLER                60/1 ERNIE ELS                    60/1 IAN POULTER                  50/1 HENRIK STENSON               30/1 WEBB SIMPSON                 60/1 ANGEL CABRERA                80/1 ZACH JOHNSON                 40/1 NICOLAS COLSAERTS           100/1 MARTIN KAYMER                60/1 BILL HAAS                    50/1 JIM FURYK                    60/1 BILLY HORSCHEL              100/1 LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN               WD JORDAN SPIETH               100/1 PADRAIG HARRINGTON          150/1 NICK WATNEY                 100/1 FRANCESCO MOLINARI          125/1 RYAN MOORE                   80/1 HIDEKI MATSUYAMA            100/1 THORBJORN OLESEN            150/1 BO VAN PELT                 150/1 MATTEO MANASSERO            150/1 BRANDEN GRACE               150/1 MARTIN LAIRD                125/1 TIM CLARK                   125/1 FREDDIE JACOBSON            200/1 MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ        125/1 GEOFF OGILVY                125/1 K.J. CHOI                   150/1 CARL PETTERSSON             200/1 HARRIS ENGLISH              100/1 BERND WIESBERGER            200/1 GEORGE COETZEE              200/1 RICHARD STERNE              125/1 JONAS BLIXT                 200/1 THOMAS BJORN                200/1 RUSSELL HENLEY              200/1 JAMIE DONALDSON             150/1 MARCEL SIEM                 250/1 RYAN PALMER                 150/1 BOO WEEKLEY                 150/1 GRAHAM DeLAET               150/1 GONZALO FERNANDEZ-CASTANO   200/1 KYLE STANLEY                150/1 ROBERT GARRIGUS             250/1 SCOTT PIERCY                250/1 JOHN SENDEN                 200/1 DAVID TOMS                  250/1 KEVIN STREELMAN             200/1 ALEXANDER NOREN             300/1 PETER HANSON                200/1 Y.E. YANG                   250/1 VIJAY SINGH                 250/1 MARC LEISHMAN               200/1 CHARLES HOWELL III          200/1 MIKKO ILONEN                300/1 PAUL LAWRIE                 250/1 CHRIS WOOD                  150/1 JOHN HUH                    250/1 BRENDON DE JONGE            200/1 STEWART CINK                200/1 JIMMY WALKER                200/1 BEN CURTIS                  250/1 CHARLEY HOFFMAN             150/1 RAFAEL CABRERA BELLO        250/1 DAVID LYNN                  250/1 MICHAEL THOMPSON            200/1 SCOTT STALLINGS             200/1 DAVIS LOVE III              250/1 BUD CAULEY                    DNQ LUKE GUTHRIE                250/1 CHRIS STROUD                250/1 KEN DUKE                    300/1...

All odds courtesy of the LVH PGA CHAMPIONSHIP OAK HILL COUNTRY CLUB – ROCHESTER, NEW YORK AUGUST 8-11, 2013 ODDS TO WIN: TIGER WOODS                   9/2 PHIL MICKELSON               12/1 ADAM SCOTT                   15/1 JUSTIN ROSE                  20/1 LEE WESTWOOD                 25/1 RORY McILROY                 25/1 JASON DAY                    25/1 BRANDT SNEDEKER              25/1 SERGIO GARCIA                30/1 CHARL SCHWARTZEL             30/1 MATT KUCHAR                  30/1 HUNTER MAHAN                 40/1 LUKE DONALD                  40/1 GRAEME McDOWELL              40/1 DUSTIN JOHNSON               40/1 STEVE STRICKER               40/1 KEEGAN BRADLEY               40/1 JASON DUFNER                 40/1 BUBBA WATSON                 50/1 RICKIE FOWLER                50/1 ERNIE ELS                    50/1 IAN POULTER                  50/1 HENRIK STENSON               50/1 WEBB SIMPSON                 50/1 ANGEL CABRERA                60/1 ZACH JOHNSON                 60/1 NICOLAS COLSAERTS            60/1 MARTIN KAYMER                80/1 BILL HAAS                    80/1 JIM FURYK                    80/1 BILLY HORSCHEL               80/1 LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN             80/1 JORDAN SPIETH                80/1 PADRAIG HARRINGTON           80/1 NICK WATNEY                  80/1 FRANCESCO MOLINARI           80/1 RYAN MOORE                  100/1 HIDEKI MATSUYAMA            100/1 THORBJORN OLESEN            100/1 BO VAN PELT                 100/1 MATTEO MANASSERO            125/1 BRANDEN GRACE               125/1 MARTIN LAIRD                125/1 TIM CLARK                   125/1 FREDDIE JACOBSON            125/1 MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ        125/1 GEOFF OGILVY                125/1 K.J. CHOI                   125/1 CARL PETTERSSON             125/1 HARRIS ENGLISH              125/1 BERND WIESBERGER            150/1 GEORGE COETZEE              150/1 RICHARD STERNE              150/1 JONAS BLIXT                 150/1 THOMAS BJORN                150/1 RUSSELL HENLEY              150/1 JAMIE DONALDSON             150/1 MARCEL SIEM                 150/1 RYAN PALMER                 150/1 BOO WEEKLEY                 150/1 GRAHAM DeLAET               150/1 GONZALO FERNANDEZ-CASTANO   150/1 KYLE STANLEY                150/1 ROBERT GARRIGUS             150/1 SCOTT PIERCY                150/1 JOHN SENDEN                 150/1 DAVID TOMS                  150/1 KEVIN STREELMAN             150/1 ALEXANDER NOREN             150/1 PETER HANSON                150/1 Y.E. YANG                   200/1 VIJAY SINGH                 200/1 MARC LEISHMAN               200/1 CHARLES HOWELL III          200/1 MIKKO ILONEN                200/1 PAUL LAWRIE                 200/1 CHRIS WOOD                  200/1 JOHN HUH                    200/1 BRENDON DE JONGE            200/1 STEWART CINK                200/1 JIMMY WALKER                200/1 BEN CURTIS                  200/1 CHARLEY HOFFMAN             200/1 RAFAEL CABRERA BELLO        200/1 DAVID LYNN                  200/1 MICHAEL THOMPSON            200/1 SCOTT STALLINGS             200/1 DAVIS LOVE III              200/1 BUD CAULEY                  250/1 LUKE GUTHRIE                250/1...

BRITISH OPEN MUIRFIELD – GULLANE, EAST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND JULY 18-21, 2013 (all odds courtesy of the LVH) ODDS TO WIN: TIGER WOODS                  13/2 RORY McILROY                 20/1 ADAM SCOTT                   20/1 JUSTIN ROSE                  20/1 LEE WESTWOOD                 25/1 LUKE DONALD                  25/1 PHIL MICKELSON               20/1 SERGIO GARCIA                30/1 JASON DAY                    25/1 CHARL SCHWARTZEL             40/1 GRAEME McDOWELL              25/1 ERNIE ELS                    25/1 BRANDT SNEDEKER              30/1 DUSTIN JOHNSON               30/1 PADRAIG HARRINGTON           50/1 LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN             50/1 RICKIE FOWLER                40/1 MATT KUCHAR                  40/1 JASON DUFNER                 50/1 HUNTER MAHAN                 50/1 IAN POULTER                  40/1 HENRIK STENSON               40/1 THORBJORN OLESEN            100/1 NICOLAS COLSAERTS            50/1 WEBB SIMPSON                 60/1 MARTIN KAYMER                50/1 KEEGAN BRADLEY               60/1 BUBBA WATSON                 60/1 JIM FURYK                    80/1 BILLY HORSCHEL               80/1 MATTEO MANASSERO             60/1 FRANCESCO MOLINARI           80/1 ANGEL CABRERA               100/1 ZACH JOHNSON                 60/1 PETER HANSON                125/1 NICK WATNEY                  80/1 BO VAN PELT                 125/1 BILL HAAS                    80/1 GEOFF OGILVY                125/1 BERND WIESBERGER            125/1 GEORGE COETZEE              125/1 BRANDEN GRACE                60/1 FREDDIE JACOBSON            125/1 MARTIN LAIRD                100/1 PAUL LAWRIE                 100/1 THOMAS BJORN                 50/1 PAUL CASEY                    DNQ TIM CLARK                   150/1 ROBERT KARLSSON             150/1 K.J. CHOI                   125/1 GONZALO FERNANDEZ-CASTANO   150/1 CARL PETTERSSON             150/1 RYAN MOORE                  125/1 CAMILO VILLEGAS             200/1 MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ        150/1 RETIEF GOOSEN                 DNQ RICHARD STERNE               80/1 ALEXANDER NOREN             125/1 JAMIE DONALDSON             100/1 RAFAEL CABRERA BELLO        200/1 JOHN SENDEN                 200/1 SCOTT PIERCY                200/1 ROBERT GARRIGUS             250/1 BRIAN DAVIS                 200/1 SHANE LOWRY                 100/1 RICHIE RAMSAY               200/1 BEN CURTIS                  200/1 STEWART CINK                150/1 THOMAS AIKEN                200/1 MARCEL SIEM                 125/1 KEVIN STREELMAN             200/1 BUD CAULEY                  300/1 DARREN CLARKE               250/1 VIJAY SINGH                 250/1 JOSH TEATER                 300/1 MICHAEL THOMPSON            300/1 HIDEKI MATSUYAMA            200/1 DAVID LYNN                  200/1 DANNY WILLETT               250/1 LUKE GUTHRIE                250/1 THONGCHAI JAIDEE            200/1 JOHN HUH                    250/1 D.A. POINTS                 300/1 Y.E. YANG                   300/1 LUCAS GLOVER                200/1 JUSTIN LEONARD              250/1 JOHN DALY                      WD KIRADECH APHIBARNRAT        300/1 MARCUS FRASER               300/1 SCOTT BROWN                 500/1 JOHNSON...

All odds courtesy of @Golfodds from the LVH US OPEN ODDS TO WIN (updated after 3rd round) PHIL MICKELSON        2/1 CHARL SCHWARTZEL      9/2 STEVE STRICKER        6/1 HUNTER MAHAN          7/1 JUSTIN ROSE           9/1 LUKE DONALD          10/1 JASON DAY            12/1 BILLY HORSCHEL       15/1 RICKIE FOWLER        30/1 FIELD (all others)   20/1 4TH ROUND MATCHUPS: SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2013 PHIL MICKELSON       -120 CHARL SCHWARTZEL     EVEN HUNTER MAHAN         +110 STEVE STRICKER       -130 LUKE DONALD          EVEN JUSTIN ROSE          -120 JASON DAY            -130 RICKIE FOWLER        +110 IAN POULTER          -110 HENRIK STENSON       -110 NICOLAS COLSAERTS    -120 JOHN SENDEN          EVEN JASON DUFNER         EVEN BRANDT SNEDEKER      -120 RORY McILROY         +110 TIGER WOODS          -130 MATT KUCHAR          -110 ADAM SCOTT           -110 SERGIO GARCIA        -110 WEBB SIMPSON        ...

All odds courtesy of @Golfodds US OPEN ODDS TO WIN (updated after Friday’s play) PHIL MICKELSON                4/1 TIGER WOODS                  13/2 JUSTIN ROSE                   7/1 LUKE DONALD                   7/1 BILLY HORSCHEL                8/1 STEVE STRICKER               10/1 RORY McILROY                 15/1 IAN POULTER                  15/1 CHARL SCHWARTZEL             25/1 NICOLAS COLSAERTS            25/1 HUNTER MAHAN                 30/1 HENRIK STENSON               30/1 JOHN SENDEN                  40/1 CHARLEY HOFFMAN              40/1 JASON DAY                    50/1 ERNIE ELS                    50/1 JERRY KELLY                  80/1 GONZALO FERNANDEZ-CASTANO   100/1 MATHEW GOGGIN               100/1 CHENG TSUNG PAN             125/1 MICHAEL KIM                 150/1 FIELD (all others)           12/1 3RD ROUND MATCHUPS: SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2013 PHIL MICKELSON               -110 JUSTIN ROSE                  -110 LUKE DONALD                  -115 STEVE STRICKER               -105 NICOLAS COLSAERTS            -120 JOHN SENDEN                  EVEN RORY McILROY                 +130 TIGER WOODS                  -150 ERNIE ELS                    -120 BO VAN PELT                  EVEN GEOFF OGILVY                 -120 KYLE STANLEY                 EVEN K.J. CHOI                    -110 CARL PETTERSSON              -110 JAMIE DONALDSON              -110 PAUL LAWRIE                  -110 WEBB SIMPSON                 +105 LEE WESTWOOD                 -125 MATT KUCHAR                  -105 ADAM...

All odds courtesy of the LVH and are updated as of today (6/10) For more golf information check www.golfodds.com US OPEN MERION GOLF CLUB – ARDMORE, PENNSYLVANIA JUNE 13-16, 2013   ODDS TO WIN: TIGER WOODS                   4/1 RORY McILROY                 20/1 LEE WESTWOOD                 25/1 PHIL MICKELSON               20/1 ADAM SCOTT                   20/1 BRANDT SNEDEKER              30/1 JUSTIN ROSE                  25/1 LUKE DONALD                  30/1 CHARL SCHWARTZEL             30/1 DUSTIN JOHNSON               40/1 MATT KUCHAR                  20/1 GRAEME McDOWELL              25/1 SERGIO GARCIA                40/1 JASON DAY                    40/1 KEEGAN BRADLEY               40/1 LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN             50/1 JASON DUFNER                 40/1 HUNTER MAHAN                 50/1 STEVE STRICKER               40/1 BUBBA WATSON                 60/1 JIM FURYK                    40/1 RICKIE FOWLER                60/1 WEBB SIMPSON                 40/1 NICK WATNEY                  80/1 IAN POULTER                  80/1 THORBJORN OLESEN            100/1 BILL HAAS                    80/1 BO VAN PELT                  80/1 MARTIN KAYMER                80/1 PETER HANSON                 80/1 HENRIK STENSON               60/1 PADRAIG HARRINGTON           60/1 ANGEL CABRERA                60/1 TIM CLARK                    80/1 ERNIE ELS                    80/1 FREDDIE JACOBSON            125/1 GEOFF OGILVY                150/1 NICOLAS COLSAERTS           125/1 K.J. CHOI                   125/1 ZACH JOHNSON                 60/1 MARTIN LAIRD                125/1 CHARLES HOWELL III            DNQ RYAN MOORE                  100/1 FRANCESCO MOLINARI          100/1 MATTEO MANASSERO             60/1 GONZALO FERNANDEZ-CASTANO   200/1 STEWART CINK                150/1 GARY WOODLAND                 DNQ AARON BADDELEY              250/1 BEN CRANE                     DNQ RETIEF GOOSEN                  WD BRANDEN GRACE               150/1 RICHARD STERNE                 WD DAVID TOMS                  150/1 JOHN SENDEN                 150/1 CARL PETTERSSON             150/1 GEORGE COETZEE              150/1 ROBERT GARRIGUS             150/1 SCOTT PIERCY                150/1 JIMMY WALKER                  DNQ Y.E. YANG                   200/1 VIJAY SINGH                   DNQ JOHN HUH                    150/1 MARCEL SIEM                 200/1 GREG CHALMERS                 DNQ BRENDON DE JONGE              DNQ MARC LEISHMAN               125/1 MICHAEL THOMPSON            150/1 RUSSELL HENLEY              125/1 TREVOR IMMELMAN               DNQ LUCAS GLOVER                150/1 CHRIS WOOD                    DNQ KEVIN CHAPPELL               80/1 LUKE GUTHRIE                250/1 SEUNG-YUL NOH                 DNQ BRIAN GAY                     DNQ RYAN PALMER                   DNQ ROBERT KARLSSON             150/1 KEVIN NA                      DNQ DAVID LYNN                     WD RAFAEL CABRERA BELLO          DNQ KEVIN STREELMAN             100/1 PAUL LAWRIE                 250/1 MARCUS FRASER               300/1 CHRIS KIRK                    DNQ KYLE STANLEY                150/1 PAUL CASEY                  200/1 THOMAS BJORN                  DNQ JAMIE...

Written by Fullmarx (be sure to follow him on twitter) 2013 Masters Preview: Tiger Takes on the World Spring is in the air. The azaleas are in bloom. Jim Nantz is once again reminding you that his job is way, way better than yours. It’s time for golf’s first major of the year: The Masters. Key Factors There are 93 players in this week’s field, with about 40-45 guys possessing a realistic chance at winning. In choosing among the contenders, here are three factors that I think will play an especially pivotal role: Greens in Regulation: Recent history indicates that if you want to win at Augusta, you have to hit greens in regulation early and often. Of the last 14 winners, 10 of them have finished T-4 of better for the week in GIR percentage. With rain potentially in the forecast for Thursday and Friday that is more likely to soften the course than suspend play, conditions should be ripe for scoring and players will need as many birdie opportunities as possible. Those that spend the least amount of their week trying to scramble for pars will have the best shot. Par 5 Performance: Fans and players alike know that the place where Augusta is most vulnerable is on the par 5s and those hoping to win must take advantage. Six of the last seven winners have played the par 5s in 8 under or better for the week, essentially meaning players looking to contend will need to birdie every other par-5 throughout the week. Three-Putt Avoidance: Around Augusta, the ability to two-putt from 60 feet across a giant tier is just as important as being able to fire an approach shot close the pin. Players will face at least a handful of...

Written by Fullmarx12 Capping the Cup This week, the attention of the golf world descends upon Medinah Country Club outside Chicago for the Ryder Cup. Contested every two years, the Ryder Cup is the most iconic team event in what is otherwise a wholly individual sport. Although the U.S. dominated the event’s early years, Team Europe has now won four of the last five Cups and enter as the defending champions, having won the 2010 matches in Wales by a single point. Here are some keys to keep in mind as you look to place your golf bets this weekend: Format Before heading to the window, it’s important to understand how this particular event is set up. Two teams of 12 golfers will go toe to toe this week at Medinah across three days; 28 matches will be contested, with one point for a win and a half point for a draw. The first team to 14.5 points wins the Cup; in the event of a 14-14 tie, Europe keeps the trophy as defending champions. Friday and Saturday will include both a morning and afternoon session in which two players from each team pair up across four matches; this means that for each session during the first two days, both teams will have 4 of their 12 players sitting on the sidelines. Only on Sunday, during the singles matches, will all 12 players from each team tee off during the same session. Both morning sessions will feature Foursome matches, commonly known as alternate shot. As the name implies, in these matches teammates play a single ball on each hole and simply alternate who hits each shot until the hole is completed. With less margin for error, this format tends to favor the more consistent...

Written by the Golf Guru (follow him on twitter @fullmarx12) This week, the strongest field in golf will converge along the beaches of South Carolina to contest the PGA Championship, the year’s fourth and final major. The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island will serve as host, a small strip of land near Charleston once nearly decimated by Hurricane Hugo in 1989, re-built for its debut during the 1991 Ryder Cup that became known as the “War on the Shore,” and today dubbed by Golf Digest as “America’s Toughest Golf Course.” Course Overview The Ocean Course will provide a stern test for the players this week as bogeys and the dreaded “other” will abound. The PGA of America will be able to lengthen the course out past 7,600 yards but on a track with 10 holes running alongside the Atlantic Ocean, the number one defense will always be the wind. Although the forecasts this week call for calm-to-moderate conditions, players will have to factor in the wind on every shot. The geography of the course is such that there is no prevailing wind direction; a hole can switch from downwind to into-the-wind from one day to the next, or even within a matter of hours. As is often the case with majors, this will favor solid ballstrikers – those with a low, consistent ball flight – as well as players who can comfortably shape their shots in both directions. Players who are overly reliant on a single shot shape will struggle on cross-wind holes and those with a higher ball flight will too often see their shots at the mercy of the elements. Additionally, in a ruling that may take some getting used to for both players and viewers, the PGA has instituted a “no...

Written by @Fullmarx12 The golf world focuses its attention on San Francisco this week where the U.S. Open will be contested at the Olympic Club. This course has both variety and character – few if any courses will feature both a sub-300 yard par-4 (the 7th hole comes in at 288 yards) and a plus-600 yard par-5 (the 16th will be stretched this week to 670 yards, the longest hole in major championship history). With no water hazards and only a single fairway bunker, Olympic’s difficulty lies in its small targets, uneven fairways, and heavily-guarded greens. The USGA, somewhat embarrassed by Rory McIlroy’s rout of Congressional last year, will look to return the event to what we all have come to know and love: a limited number of birdies, an emphasis on par and an abundance of frustration. Make the first shot count Marked by narrow fairways and tiny greens, Olympic will reward the more accurate players in the field both off the tee and into the green. The last time the U.S. Open was held here in 1998, Lee Janzen was T-3 for the week in fairways hit and led the field in greens in regulation en route to victory. With its trademark reverse camber fairways, accuracy off the tee is especially important. On six different occasions, the design of the hole goes one way (i.e. right-to-left) while the slope of the fairway runs in the opposite direction (i.e. left-to-right). This phenomenon – which can appear to defy physics from the tee box – means that even a slight error will result in a missed fairway. As a result, I will look to back players who are not only accurate off the tee but can also shape the ball both ways since tee...