2009 Buick Open Betting Odds & Preview
Written July 29, 2009 by Jack Jones
This week’s sportsbook Buick Open odds are easier to handicap than your typical golf odds. Why? Because Tiger Woods is playing and, for whatever reason, no one else is. I can’t remember the last time Tiger faced a field this poor. How bad is it? He and Jim Furyk are the only members of the World Golf Top 30 playing in the tournament. Let’s break down the best picks for what should be a cakewalk.
THE FAVORITE: Tiger Woods (+165)
If the weak field isn’t reason enough to pick Tiger, try these numbers on for size. Tiger has won the Buick Open twice; the host course, Warwick Hills, yielded the second lowest scoring average on Tour in 2008, and Tiger leads the 2009 Tour in scoring average. We also know Warwick Hills favors long hitters; Vijay Singh has two wins of his own here. Do you really need any more reasons to pick Tiger?
THE CONTENDERS: Jim Furyk (+1215), Justin Leonard (+2250)
Fury and Leonard both have Buick Open titles under their belts, so they’re solid betting picks this week. Furyk especially looks good, as he has eight top 10s in this event in 14 starts. Justin Leonard hasn’t played as well as Furyk there but did look good at the British Open two weeks ago.
THE SLEEPERS: Brian Gay (+3050), Nick Watney (+3550)
Warwick Hills is all about low scores, so Brian Gay could be a good choice this week. He’s third on Tour in scrambling, fourth in putts per round and fifth in scoring average. The handicapping software analysis thus should spit Gay’s name at you. Nick Watney is probably the most intriguing sleeper of all this week. He’s a bomber off the tee and he has three top-four finishes this season. One of those was a win at the other Buick-sponsored event, the Buick Invitational.
Daily sports pick: Tiger Woods. As tempting as Watney’s value is, you can’t bet against Tiger when he has an opportunity like this against a thin field. He could win by five shots.
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