2009 Buick Open Predictions
Written July 28, 2009 by Jason Lowry
The PGA Tour is coming off an exciting finish to the Canadian Open last week, where Nathan Green Was able to hold off Retief Goosen in a playoff. This week the tour heads to Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club for the 2009 Buick Open. This could end up being the final year of the event, as GM is debating on not sponsoring the event next year. To win at Warwick Hills golfers must score low, as this course had the second-lowest scoring average for single course hosted events in 2008. For example Tiger Woods shot 24 under in 2006 to win the event, and won by just 3 strokes. Last year it was Kenny Perry who came away with the trophy, but he will not be in action to defend his title this weekend. I do however have three golfers in play this weekend that I feel have a great shot to win.
Tiger Woods +120 to win at Sportsbook.com: After really surprising a lot of people with his poor performance at the British Open, where he failed to even make the cut, I think Tiger Woods is going to run away with this event this weekend. Woods has already won 3 times this season, and though none of those were a major victory, he has really thrived in these events. Woods won this event for the second time back in 2006, and after not being able to play at this event last season, I think Woods comes out and takes control of this event and the rest of the field will have little chance to win come Sunday.
Scott Verplank +2000 to win at Sportsbook.com: If Woods is not able to come out and play at the level that I expect him to, I think Verplank is a great option to win this event. While Verplank won this event back in 1988, he has played well at this event over the last few years, with a tie for 4th in 2006 and a tie for 5th in 2007. If you are looking for more reasons to like Verplank this weekend, Verplank comes in ranked in the top 10 in driving accuracy, greens in regulation, and putting average.
Woody Austin +2500 to win at Sportsboook.com: It has not been a good year for the veteran golfer, as Austin has finished in the top 10 just twice all season. But if there is one event that could turn his game around, it’s the Buick Open. Austin won this event back in 1995, and has finished in the top 10 six times in 14 career starts at this event, including his last two starts here where he has finished tied for second. So if you are looking for a guy with some decent betting odds and solid success at this event, Austin is a great pick to play well this weekend.
For those of you looking to do some PGA Tour betting this weekend, be sure to check out our expert PGA Tour picks and the latest golf odds at Betfirms.
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