PGA Tour Update – As Golf Betting Underdog, Kuchar Comes Through

Matt Kuchar went into The Barclays not only as one of the few members of the 2010 Ryder Cup Team without a victory on the PGA Tour, but also as a +3000 golf betting underdog to win the tournament. He’s coming out of it with a victory and in the process put a huge smile onto the faces of the golf bettors that had faith in him.

Some golf bettors turned a blind eye towards the fact that Kuchar had finished in the Top 10 in 5 out of his last 7 tournaments. Some golf betting fans became very excited when Tiger Woods, at what turned out to be underlaid odds of +1000, shot a 65 first round and grabbed the lead going into Friday’s second round of The Barclays, but it was Kuchar, Mr. Consistent on the PGA Tour since June that will be going home with The Barclays’ trophy.

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Kuchar beat Martin Laird in a playoff after both golfers finished at -12 and now will go into the second tournament of the 2010 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the Deutsche Bank Championships, at No.1 in the FedEx Cup Standings. Kuchar made a terrific approach shot on the first playoff hole and from their birdied to win.

It was a long time coming for Kuchar who had nine Top 10 finishes but no victories in 2010. Now, not only has Kuchar made himself the favorite to win the FedEx Cup, and the 10 million that goes along with it, but he’s also put himself into the “best golfer in the world” discussion.

Nobody in the world has played as well as Kuchar has in 2010. World Golf Rankings be damned. Kuchar has to be considered one of the best in my mind.

Tiger Woods Burns More Betting Money

Tiger Woods burned more sports betting money this past weekend when he failed to deliver as the favorite in practically every single golf betting category in the sportsbook. At +1000, El Tigre gave the impression that he was a good bet. That impression appeared to turn into fact after his 65 Thursday round, but then El Tigre failed to deliver on Friday, Saturday and Sunday again.

Tiger ended up shooting a 73 and 72 on Friday and Saturday, respectively, to kill his chances of winning even though he finished up The Barclays with a 67 Sunday round. The game is coming together, but dominance is a word that nobody should use in regards to Tiger and, no, he’s not a “great bet” at odds of +1000 to win a tournament.

If sports gamblers had backed El Tigre at +1000 in the last 12 PGA Tournaments at $1,000 a tournament, they’d be down $12,000. That’s because Tiger hasn’t won a single one of the last 12 PGA Tournaments. Surprising? Not really. The point is that betting on El Tigre at +1000 in every tournament isn’t going to help you. Betting against him on guys like Kuchar at +3000 who should be +1500 or +2000 is going to help you.

You need to bet on Tiger when he really has a shot at the victory. Maybe, that’s next week, but blindly betting on him just because of the odds is going to absolutely destroy your golf betting bankroll.

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Sources: pgatour.com, espn.com