TIGER WOODS WGC ACCENTURE MATCHPLAY BETTING SPORTS TIPS

TIGER WOODS WGC ACCENTURE MATCHPLAY BETTING SPORTS TIPS

February 23, 2009 - Kyle Foster

Tiger Woods is going to be back in action for the first time in a long time at the WGC Accenture Matchplay Championship in Tucson, Arizona. With this being a non-traditional PGA Tour fixture, combined with the fact that Woods does commercials for Accenture, you have to wonder whether Woods was rushed back into contention for this one or whether he's truly been fit to perform for quite a while. I think he will be coming back with a lot of momentum, and we all know that Woods is here to play and when he plays- he wins.

Since this is a matchplay fixture featuring seeded players, it's important to know which brackets are up for grabs. At Paddy Power, one of the most interesting markets is the bracket betting. Tiger Woods (15/8) is the top seed in the Bobby Jones bracket among names like Geoff Ogilvy (15/2), Camillo Villegas (8/1) and Mike Weir (11/1). The unfortunately named Rory McIlroy (15/1) will also be in contention, and he can be happy about not being handicapped in certain areas like other Rory's.

Sergio Garcia (9/2) leads the Gary Player bracket, in-form Phil Mickelson (4/1) leads the Ben Hogan bracket while Henrik Stenson (5/1) sits atop the Sam Snead bracket. Anthony Kim (11/2) and Padraig Harrington (13/2) are sitting just behind him and I expect this to be by far the most competitive bracket.

You can also bet on Tiger Woods versus the field and back Tiger at 11/2. You can back the field (basically, Tiger Woods to not win the tournament) pays 1/10. You can take this a step further and back the Big 5 (Woods, Mickelson, Garcia, Stenson & Kim) at 7/4 or you can back the field at 2/5.

In terms of outright betting, Woods is listed at 11/2, Phil Mickelson sits at 14/1, Sergio Garcia is at 18/1 while Henrik Stenson sits at 20/1. Anthony Kim is listed at 22/1 with Geoff Ogilvy not far off at 25/1. Adam Scott has a base price of 30/1 with Camillo Villegas, Ernie Els and Padraig Harrington all rounding off the likely winners at 33/1.



TIGER WOODS WGC ACCENTURE MATCHPLAY BETTING SPORTS TIPS