{"id":3896,"date":"2015-05-06T15:27:50","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T15:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/?p=3896"},"modified":"2015-05-12T19:29:23","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T19:29:23","slug":"review-amp-betting-guide-for-the-players-championship-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/golf\/3896\/review-amp-betting-guide-for-the-players-championship-2","title":{"rendered":"Review & Betting Guide For The Players Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>

The infamous 17th at Sawgrass \u00a9 Peter Cordon<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Jordan<\/a>

Jordan Spieth 9\/1 \u00a9 Pauline<\/p><\/div>\n

The Players is always a great event and Pete Dye\u2019s Stadium course is a fitting venue that doesn\u2019t disappoint. Every year this course throws up drama and none more so than the 17th, plenty has been said about this hole, but there is a true replica at\u00a0Eagles Eye golf club in Michigan<\/a><\/span>\u00a0that you can play if you can\u2019t make it to Sawgrass.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Players now offers the highest prize fund in golf at a staggering $9.5 million with the winner taking a $1.71 million cut of that. The tournament used to be a warm up to the Masters and played in March, but with the move to May as a lead up to the US Open, the course now plays very differently and is much dryer, harder and faster.<\/p>\n

In 2006 the course implemented massive changes, they tore up the old course and then brought in 26,600 tons of sand, 2.6 million square feet of Bermuda grass, 116,600 feet of pipe for irrigation, 19 acres of sod for landscaping, 200 new trees made up of oaks, pines and palms, new natural waste areas, lower-level bunkers, greenside chipping areas and water hazards. From a spectators point of view it makes great viewing, the changes are seen as a positive move by both the players and the tour.<\/p>\n

My tips to win:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

At this moment in time you can\u2019t really rule out\u00a0Jordan Spieth 8\/1 \u2013 with Ladbrokes \u2013<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0in any of the big tournaments and Rory has never really done well on the TPC Sawgrass track, but Jordan like in the Masters, finished in the Top 5 on his first outing. The course may be long but with Spieth\u2019s shot game as sharp as what it is right now, it’s hard not to make him my favourite to win this week.<\/p>\n

\"Justin<\/a>

Justin Rose 22\/1 \u00a9 TourProGolfClubs<\/p><\/div>\n

Another player who doesn\u2019t have the record he should have over the Sawgrass track is\u00a0Justin Rose 22\/1 \u2013 with SportingBet \u2013<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0who comes into this week on the back of a win and a good showing at the WGC Match-play, winning two of his three matches. So unlike some of my picks Justin should be fresh and raring to go and like last year when he finished in the Top 5 I expect Rose to be in the thick of it again this year.<\/p>\n

Jim Furyk 25\/1 \u2013 with BetVictor \u2013<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0had a runners-up finish here last year and should come into this week in confident mood after getting through to the semi final\u2019s in last week’s WGC Match-play, my one concern is how mentally draining the seven matches could be on him, especially being beaten in the semi-final and then the 3rd place play-off. But Jim does have a win and four other Top 15 finishes coming into this week, which shows how well he is playing at the moment and if there isn\u2019t any hint of fatigue then I expect him to be in one of the final pairings come Sunday.<\/p>\n

My each-way tip:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Another player who had a good WGC Match-play is\u00a0Hideki Matsuyama 40\/1 \u2013 with BoyleSport \u2013<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>who went out at the ’round of 16′ stage so should be raring to go after winning all three of his opening round matches. He has only been outside the Top 25 twice in nine starts this year with four of those Top 5 finishes. Hideki is another player who made his first appearance in this event last season and made the Top 25, I think we will see a vast improvement on that this week.<\/p>\n

\"Lee<\/a>

Lee Westwood 50\/1 \u00a9 Steven Newton<\/p><\/div>\n

Another player that should come into this week in confident mood is\u00a0Lee Westwood 50\/1 \u2013 with Ladbrokes \u2013<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Lee has a great record over the TPC Sawgrass course with three Top 10 finishes since 2010 \u2013 he didn\u2019t compete in 2011. Westwood claimed a big scalp in beating Jordan Spieth at last week’s WGC Match-play that saw him progress to the final 16 undefeated. Lee has only been outside the Top 25 twice from his six starts this year on the PGA Tour and seems to be gaining in confidence each week. Teeing it up this week on a course he seems to enjoy playing on I expect him to do well.<\/p>\n

My outside tip:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There are some great outside tips this week\u00a0Luke Donald 100\/1 \u2013 with William Hill \u2013<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0has a very good record at Sawgrass and\u00a0Danny Willit 125\/1 \u2013 with BetVictor \u2013<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0will take plenty of positives into this week from the WGC Match-play, but I am going to go with\u00a0Brooks Koepka 100\/1 \u2013 with 888Sport \u2013<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/a>who was very unlucky not to make the final 16 at the WGC Match-play and seems to have recovered from his dislocated rib that saw him withdraw from the Arnold Palmer Invitational just over a month ago. Hopefully he is now back to the form that saw him take his first PGA title earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

For a full<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0updated list of betting odds during the tournament go to\u00a0planetgolfreview.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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