This week will be the final major of the season as all of golf's elite will go to Kiawah Islands Ocean Course, in S. Carolina for the PGA Championship. This will be the first time this course has hosted this event, although it has hosted many other big events including the '91 Ryder Cup. This is a long and challenging 7676yd par 72. Players will need to bring there "A" game if they want to have any chance on Sunday. Despite some early reports of crazy weather it currently looks like it won't be to much of an issue, the wind will be the biggest factor, although it seems to be a regular issue this time of year and all my plays will have it factored in. They will be playing on Bermuda greens so good putting will be required. Also given the length, par 4 performance will be a key thing to look for along with scrambling, total driving, iron play and GIR.
As I mentioned ALL of golf's elite will be on hand this week, including the top 108 players in the WGR rankings, making this the most elite field of the year. Keegan Bradley winner of this year's(as well as last weeks..) Bridgestone is the defending PGA Championship CHAMPION!!! He'll be looking to defend his title vs ALL of golf's ELITE!! Tiger of course is currently the BIG favorite(@9-1).. We will be back on Luuuuuuuke this week, along with many from last weeks outright card..(Furyk excluded lol) Also will be on Bubba, DJ, Duffy & Rose..
Coming off the 7th outright WINNER of the season as we had JJ Henry to win the RTO @30.5-1, which was nice after Furyk db'd 18 to blow a 75-1 payout @Bridgestone. $$$BOL$$$
Here are my picks to win the event:
*Luke Donald 18.5-1
*Dustin Johnson 25-1
*Jason Dufner 26-1 **Added Play**
*Justin Rose 34-1
*Graeme McDowell 36-1
*Hunter Mahan 48-1 (cut)
*Bo Van Pelt 59-1
Wild Card:
*Bubba Watson 34-1 **Added Play**
Long Shot:
*Ben Curtis 300-1 **Added Play**
2013 Golf Records:
PGA (19) EPGA (8) LPGA (5) Other (4)
18 Hole 61-56-17 +15.83 10-7-1 +3.2 1-2 -2.8
72 Hole 29-27-3 +14.94 5-3 +3.26 6-2 +6.3
Futures 13-138 +21.5 5-42 +15.7 2-21 +2.0 0-19 -19
Other 9-30 -7.8 2-4 -2.2
(Top 10, Props etc)
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*added some but outright card will be ready tmrw.. Gonna be a $$$$$$$$$BBBBIIIIIIIGGGGGGGG$$$$$$$$$$$ WEEEEEK!$!$!$
6 pack up, more to come this afternoon... Should have tourney plays posted later also.
Outright card is final.. We added Dufner, Watson & Curtis.
Duffy a popular pick this week and for good reason. His stats speak for themselves, although he is a bit streaky with the flatstick, he does rank 6th in GIR, 5th Total driving, 2nd Ball striking, 2nd All around, 6th par 4 performance, 5th scoring avg.. 5 top tens in his last 7 events played including 2 wins, T-2nd and a T-4th at the US Open. 26-1 good value for a player of his caliber, lets hope he gets his putter going this week.
Bubba Watson will be our wild card play this week. He did win the Masters for us @ 45-1. His stats are absolutely amazing! I won't go on and on but he either leads the tour or is top ten in many key stats. What makes him our wild card play(still 1% like the others..) is his ability to scramble(127th) as well as his rather poor putting(170th total putting, 159th strokes gained in putting).. As we know stats are not everything so I believe he'll have far less pressure then some of the other big names since he already picked up the green jacket this season also has 2-2nd place finishes and has finished in the top 25 every time he's made the cut(12 times in 14 events played).
Ben Curtis is the long shot play this week at 300-1 amazing value not gonna break it down to much but he did cash for us this season already @125-1.. He ranks 3rd in total putting, 4th in bounce back, 5th in driving accuracy. If he was 200-1 I'd still be very happy, at 300-1 I'm thrilled!!! Still a long shot but I'll take my chances.
Tournament Match-Ups:
**Luke Donald -102 over Rory McIlroy -loser-
**Louis Oosthuizen -115 over Zach Johnson $$WINNER$$
**Webb Simpson -111 over Keegan Bradley -loser-
**Rory Sabbatini +106 over Gary Woodland -loser-
**Robert Garrigus +113 over Scott Piercy $$WINNER$$
**Phil Mickelson +103 over Nick Watney $$WINNER$$
**All H2H plays to win 2 units
3-3 -.24 units
Just checked out your picks and noticed we have a lot of the same players. Confirms my strong opinions on this tournament. Great job. Kirk
Kirksports Just checked out your picks and noticed we have a lot of the same players. Confirms my strong opinions on this tournament. Great job. Kirk
Thanks Kirk, good to hear you'll be getting in on some of the action this week. People seem to be losing some interest in the golf the last couple weeks but but things are just heating up!! Over two months of action left including 4 playoff tourneys and the Ryder Cup. Thanks for dropping in, best of luck this week.
Top 20 Finish(ties included):
**Tiger Woods -156 2 units $$WINNER$$
*Dustin Johnson +120 1.5 units t-48th
*Matt Kuchar +138 1 unit mc
*Graeme McDowell +159 1 unit $$WINNER$$
2-2 +.5 units
djs, good analysis and solid picks as usual. all the so called experts seem to think all the bombers will have a distinct advantage. with that in mind, what is your opinion on the belgian n. colsearts, who is as long as they get. he finished 7th at the open and 27th at u.s. open. also, what do you think about the hole in one prop bet. the 14th and 17th holes are long.
love, love the DJ, KUCHAR, and McDowell picks. In fact, i'm on em myself. lol.
You are awesome bro, and i look forward to seeing you kill it week after week. One of your biggest fans, that i can assure you.
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As always, thanks for that to continue to follow my work. Much, much appreciated