(July 22, 2008 8:52 AM)
by Mark Mayer
Bettors won?t find John Daly on top of the Hilton SuperBook?s odds to win the PGA Championship released late Monday. In fact, Daly is at the very bottom at 500-1 for the last major of the year slated for Aug. 7-10 at Oakland Hills Country Club in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Township, Michigan.
On top of the Hilton board is 2005 PGA champion Phil Mickelson at 8-1. Two-time British Open champion Padraig Harrington is part of a trio at 15-1 that includes Jim Furyk and Sergio Garcia. Harrington is now ranked third in the world behind Mickelson and No. 1 Tiger Woods. Furyk is the 8-1 favorite at the Hilton this week for the Canadian Open, which starts Thursday in Oakville, Ontario.
Ernie Els, winner of three majors, opened at 20-1 for the PGA. Adam Scott, Vijay Singh, Geoff Ogilvy and Kenny Perry are each at 25-1. Perry has been the hottest player on the PGA Tour with three wins over a two-month period, but elected to skip both the British and Canadian Open events.
PGA Tour rookie Anthony Kim, who posted victories this year at the Wachovia Championship and AT&T National, opened at 30-1 along with two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen. Kim finished seventh in the British Open and is the second choice to Furyk for the Canadian Open at 10-1. British Open runner-up Ian Poulter stands at 50-1 for the PGA, along with current Masters champ Trevor Immelman and Justin Leonard.
Other notables carrying high odds for the PGA are Camilo Villegas (60-1), David Toms (100-1), Davis Love III (100-1) and Colin Montgomerie (125-1). The field odds are 4-1 for any golfer winning the event not listed among the individual odds.
Richard S. Johnson, who won at Milwaukee last week, is 60-1 to win the Canadian
by Mark Mayer
Bettors won?t find John Daly on top of the Hilton SuperBook?s odds to win the PGA Championship released late Monday. In fact, Daly is at the very bottom at 500-1 for the last major of the year slated for Aug. 7-10 at Oakland Hills Country Club in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Township, Michigan.
On top of the Hilton board is 2005 PGA champion Phil Mickelson at 8-1. Two-time British Open champion Padraig Harrington is part of a trio at 15-1 that includes Jim Furyk and Sergio Garcia. Harrington is now ranked third in the world behind Mickelson and No. 1 Tiger Woods. Furyk is the 8-1 favorite at the Hilton this week for the Canadian Open, which starts Thursday in Oakville, Ontario.
Ernie Els, winner of three majors, opened at 20-1 for the PGA. Adam Scott, Vijay Singh, Geoff Ogilvy and Kenny Perry are each at 25-1. Perry has been the hottest player on the PGA Tour with three wins over a two-month period, but elected to skip both the British and Canadian Open events.
PGA Tour rookie Anthony Kim, who posted victories this year at the Wachovia Championship and AT&T National, opened at 30-1 along with two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen. Kim finished seventh in the British Open and is the second choice to Furyk for the Canadian Open at 10-1. British Open runner-up Ian Poulter stands at 50-1 for the PGA, along with current Masters champ Trevor Immelman and Justin Leonard.
Other notables carrying high odds for the PGA are Camilo Villegas (60-1), David Toms (100-1), Davis Love III (100-1) and Colin Montgomerie (125-1). The field odds are 4-1 for any golfer winning the event not listed among the individual odds.
Richard S. Johnson, who won at Milwaukee last week, is 60-1 to win the Canadian
