Capelle On Golf

Not much golf was played at Bethpage Black, but enough to cause a shift in the odds of some prominent players. The big movers were Henrik Stenson, Steve Striker, Geoff Ogilvy and Angel Cabrera, who impressed the oddsmakers with their play in the rain. Ian Poulter (33/1 – E thru 7) and Justin Leonard (40/1 – E thru 7) also joined the under 50/1 club.

The biggest disasters were European stalwarts Luke Donald and Padraig Harrington, who may have already played themselves out of contention because birdies are almost as scarce as eagles at Bethpage. A total of 461 holes were completed before the horn sounded, and only 32 birdies resulted, or one in every 14.4 holes!

The Top 10 in the World Golf Rankings
15/8 was 7/4 Tiger Woods (#1). +1 thru 6  - At least two errant tee shots out of five and his odds go up slightly.
14/1 Phil Mickelson (#2) –
25/1 Paul Casey (#3) +1 thru 5
33/1 Sergio Garcia (#4)
16/1 was 20/1 Geoff Ogilvy (#5) +1 thru 5
40/1 was 50/1 Henrik Stenson (#6) +1/6  -  Apparently he’s come back to life
25/1 was 33/1 Steve Stricker (#8) +1 thru 6  - Five pars and a bogey on the super tough 15th earns him a drop in his odds
50/1 was 40/1 Vijay Singh (#9) +1 thru 8
20/1 Jim Furyk (#10) –

Others at 50/1 or Less
50/1 was 40/1 Camilo Villegas (#12)
40/1 was 66/1 Angel Cabrera (#26) E thru 7  - Maybe Rodney’s going to get some respect!
40/1 Ernie Els (#16) –
40/1 Retief Goosen (#24) –
40/1 Rory McIlroy (#18) –
50/1 was 40/1 Sean O’Hair (#13) –
50/1 David Toms (#36) –

Dropped out of 50/1 or better
66/1 was 50/1 Kenny Perry (#7) didn’t play, but odds went up
80/1 was 50/1 Zach Johnson (#20) +2 thru 5
150/1 was 50/1 Luke Donald (#22) +5 thru 5
100/1 was 33/1 Padraig Harrington (#11) +4 thru 6 – Rocky start for twice major winner in ‘08