The Players Championship: Odds

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 11: Vijay Singh of Fiji watches his approach shot on the second hole during the second round of THE PLAYERS on the Stadium Course at the TPC Sawgrass on May 11, 2007 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) As The Players Championship is the richest event of the PGA Tour it can be expected to draw a field of the top 50 golfers on the Official World Golf Ranking. Traditionally the competition has been contested with fierce rivalry, and nothing will get the boys going more than a million dollars or more in the pocket!

There are several players who can claim the Players Championship in 2008, but it is important to bear in mind that the vast majority of winners in the past have hailed from the United States.

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Former world number one and resident of Ponte Vedra Beach, Vijay Singh has to be in contention for his maiden victory at The Players Championship. The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass is in all probability his home turf, so with the added advantage of playing the course regularly, he will surely give the rest of the field a run for their money. He is still up there in the top twenty of the Official World Golf Ranking, and he had a reasonable 2007 season. He won 2 PGA Tour events, the Mercedes Championship and the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and one Asian Tour competition, the Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open.
Spain’s Sergio Garcia has to be close to pulling off a big win – the man simply has too much raw talent. The 2007 season was an ‘almost’ season for the struggling Garcia, he was runner-up to Phil Mickelson at The Players Championship, and lost out to Padraig Harrington in a playoff at Carnoustie, missing his first grand slam and the coveted British Open by a single stroke.
Australian Adam Scott is currently languishing in the top five of the Official World Golf Ranking, and looks good to claim his second win at Sawgrass. He was champion in 2004 and tied 6th last year. He has started the 2008 season in great form - he won the Qatar Masters in brilliant style, breaking the course record by 2 shots. He pulled off an incredible 6 birdies in the front nine and then ended the day with another five birdies on the back. He’s very, very hot right now!
Then, of course there is the Tiger! The undisputed World number one, Tiger Woods has a career record which is just plain astounding for a man of his age. He has already claimed thirteen majors and 62 PGA Tour wins, and he is still only 32 years of age. He has started off 2008 in fabulous form – in January he claimed his fourth consecutive Buick Invitational, by eight shots. Chances are that he will continue to dominate the rest of the season, and it is about time that he breaks his seven year duck at Sawgrass.