It seems like golf odds may be on the backburner right now with NFL predictions and the UFC odds on everyone’s minds but the PGA Tour is about to unveil its first real rendition of the FedEx Cup. It’s in fact the third ever FedEx Cup but this is the first real one because it looks like Tiger Woods actually cares about it this time.
Two years ago, Woods made headlines when he decided to skip the Barclays and play at later FedEx Cup tournaments. Woods being Woods, he didn’t need to play at the Barclays but still eventually won the FedEx Cup.
The fact that Woods is getting involved is a great sign not only for the PGA Tour but for the Barclays as well. Woods has only played at 13 events this year which is the lowest among the Top 50 golfers.
But since the PGA Tour has tweaked the scoring system, they changed it so that the big golfers like Woods can’t just show up when they feel like it, win an event and go home with the Championship.
At the very least, the start of the FedEx Cup should be far more entertaining since Woods is involved. Woods is obviously among the favorites and he’s followed by Padraig Harrington, Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker, Hunter Mahan and Sergio Garcia.
Woods might be a solid pick this week, even though he fell short at the PGA Championship. Dating back to the last three tournaments he’s played, Woods has either won or finished second in his last three tournaments.
Harrington might be a decent pick as well, but he is dicey. He had an atrocious start to the 2009 season but he’s turned it around in the last couple of weeks. Harrington finished 10th at the PGA Championship and second at the WGC-Bridgestone. He’s also got a good history at the Barclays. Last year, he finished second and in 2005, he won it outright.
Mahan is a good value play as well as far as sports picks go but he hasn’t broke through yet. He has six top-15 finishes in his last seven events but he hasn’t broken through yet.
Stick with Woods as he’s hot right now and he’s likely to put on a show.
