Odds to Win the 2012 Player’s Championship

The best players in the world will be out this week for the 2012 Player’s Championship.  The tournament will be played at the Players Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Oddsmakers have Rory McIlroy as the favorite and this is not a bad choice considering his play last week, as well as so far this season.  He tied for 2^nd last week and has finished in the top 5 in 6 of his last 8 tournaments. 

Right behind McIlroy is Lee Westwood and Luke Donald, both at +1200.  Donald is 2^nd and Westwood is 3^rd in the world rankings.  Although they are both striking the ball well so far this season, I’m just not feeling either of these guys as the winner.  They might be worth a look at a top 3 or 5 if the odds are right. 

I always like Mickelson’s chances in any tournament.  He has definitely played well this year and has the potential to get hot and win the event.  I like him at +1800 much better than Tiger at the same odds.  I’m not quite sure how Woods is 7^th in the world with Phil in 10^th.  It is hard for golf experts to accept the fact that the old Tiger is gone. 

Webb Simpson at +3800 gets my attention.  He played well last week at the Wells Fargo Championship and finished 4^th after a 1 over par Sunday.  He could have very well been in the playoff or won it outright with a little better day.  Not sure he will play strong 2 weeks in a row.  Although I generally hate taking favorites, I think Rory is a very good possibility to win this week.

Quick Glance at some of the odds to win the 2012 Player’s Championship:

Rory Mcilroy +700

Lee Westwood +1200

Luke Donald +1200

Tiger Woods +1800

Phil Mickelson +1800

Hunter Mahan +3000

Webb Simpson +3800

Steve Stricker +3800

Jason Dufner +3800

Jim Furyk +4800

Justin Rose +4300

Jason Day +3800

Louis Oosthuizen +4300

Adam Scott +3800

Rickie Fowler +3800

Zach Johnson +4800

Sergio Garcia +4300

Golf Odds provided by America's Bookie