WGC Bridgestone Invitational Golf Predictions and Betting Odds

Tournament Golf Dates: August 6 - 9, 2009

Seventy Five of the top PGA Golfers in the world will get an invite to the WGC-Bridgestone invitational and have a shot of the huge purse which is roughly around 8 million dollars. Tiger Woods is the current favorite to win at +165 odds, which means if you wager $100 on Woods to win, you would net $165 in profits. Tiger Woods is very comfortable with this event, as he’s won 6 of the last 10 WGG-Bridgestone Invitational events and he holds the tournament record by shooting a -21 and 259 to win the event in 2000.

Will Phil Mickelson be back this weekend?

Yes golf fans, lefty is back this weekend! Phil Mickelson is back after some time off to be with some ailing family members and the Las Vegas Sportsbook and online betting shops have made lefty a +1525 underdog to win the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational this week.

Retief Goosen is back after losing the 2009 Canadian Open in a playoff with Nathan Green and he’s a +3050 underdog price this weekend at the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.

The 2009 Open Champion Stewart Cink is on hand this weekend and he’s a +4050 price to win this event. If you’re looking for a live underdog, you might want to consider Canadian Golfer Mike Weir, as his due factor is close to kicking in and now would be a great time for the 2003 MASTERS Champion to get back in the ring of champions and get back to winning some tournaments again.

Ron Raymond’s WGC-Bridgestone Golf Prediction

I’ve been on a nice run the last month or so, as my recommended golf picks have won or have lost on the final day on Sundays or playoff formats. Here’s how I like to bet on golf and I use a betting system that involves three picks which I rate from Gold, Silver and Bronze.

Here’s how I refer to my betting terms and units. Let’s say for this example only, my normal bet is $20, if I say I’m going to bet 5 units on Tiger Woods, this means I’m going to bet $100 units on Tiger Woods to win the event.

• Gold Pick: Kenny Perry +4550
• Silver Pick: Tiger Woods +165
• Bronze Pick: Retief Goosen +3050

*Note: Kenny Perry hasn’t played since the British Open, he’s taken some time off and sometimes a good mental break from the game will rejuvenate a golfer and give him a better frame of mind for the upcoming event. Perry has played in 18 events this season, he’s made the cut in every event and he’s finished in the top ten 7 times this year. Great value on a rested Kenny Perry.

In order to qualify for this Golf Tournament, players must meet the following criteria.

• Playing members of the last named United States and International Presidents Cup teams.
• Playing members of the last named United States and European Ryder Cup teams.
• Players ranked among the top 50 on the Official World Golf Rankings
• Tournament winners of worldwide events since the prior year's tournament with an Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of 115 points or more.
• The winner of one selected tournament from each of the following tours: PGA Tour of Australasia, Sunshine Tour, Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour.

WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Tournament Facts:

• Location: Akron, Ohio
• Established 1976
• Golf Course: Firestone Country Club
• Par 70
• Yardage 7,400
• Format Stroke play
• Purse $8,000,000
• Tournament record score
• Aggregate: 259 Tiger Woods (2000)
• To-par: -21 Tiger Woods (2000)

Golf Odds to win the WGC Bridgestone Invitational

• Tiger Woods +185
• Phil Mickelson +1525
• Retief Goosen +3050
• Anthony Kim +3550
• Hunter Mahan +3550
• Steve Stricker +3550
• Stewart Cink +4050
• Geoff Ogilvy +4550
• Rory McIlroy +5250
• Martin Kaymer +5250
• Luke Donald +5250
• Ian Poulter +6050
• Camilo Villegas +6050
• Zach Johnson +6050
• Angel Cabrera +7050
• Ben Curtis +7550
• Mike Weir +8050
• Nick Watney +8050
• Brian Gay +8050
• Soren Hansen +8050
• Scott Verplank +8050
• Graeme McDowell +8050
• Rory Sabbatini +8050
• Jerry Kelly +8550
• Woody Austin +8550
• Matthew Goggin +8550
• Miguel Angel Jimenez +10250
• Pat Perez +10250
• Darren Clarke +10250
• Jim Furyk +3050
• Paul Casey +3550
• Lee Westwood +3550
• Sergio Garcia +3550
• Vijay Singh +4050
• Kenny Perry +4550
• Ernie Els +5250
• Padraig Harrington +5250
• Ross Fisher +5250
• Henrik Stenson +5250
• Sean OHair +5250
• Adam Scott +6550
• Justin Leonard +7050
• David Toms +7550
• Davis Love +8050
• Lucas Glover +8050
• Justin Rose +8050
• Ye Yang +8050
• Soren Kjeldsen +8550
• Tim Clark +8550
• Robert Allenby +10250
• Boo Weekley +10250
• Stuart Appleby +10250
• Oliver Wilson +10250
• Dustin Johnson +10250
• KJ Choi +10250
• Chad Campbell +10250

Past Winners of this Golf Tournament

WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

• 2008 Vijay Singh Fiji 270 (-10)
• 2007 Tiger Woods United States 272 (-8)
• 2006 Tiger Woods United States 270 (-10)

WGC-NEC Invitational

• 2005 Tiger Woods United States 274 (-6)
• 2004 Stewart Cink United States 269 (-11)
• 2003 Darren Clarke Northern Ireland 268 (-12)
• 2002 Craig Parry Australia 268 (-16)
• 2001 Tiger Woods United States 268 (-12)
• 2000 Tiger Woods United States 259 (-21)
• 1999 Tiger Woods United States 270 (-10)

World Series of Golf winners

• 1998 David Duval United States
• 1997 Greg Norman (2) Australia
• 1996 Phil Mickelson United States
• 1995 Greg Norman Australia
• 1994 José María Olazábal (2) Spain
• 1993 Fulton Allem South Africa
• 1992 Craig Stadler (2) United States
• 1991 Tom Purtzer United States
• 1990 José María Olazábal Spain
• 1989 David Frost South Africa
• 1988 Mike Reid United States
• 1987 Curtis Strange United States
• 1986 Dan Pohl United States
• 1985 Roger Maltbie United States
• 1984 Denis Watson Zimbabwe
• 1983 Nick Price Zimbabwe
• 1982 Craig Stadler United States
• 1981 Bill Rogers United States
• 1980 Tom Watson United States
• 1979 Lon Hinkle United States
• 1978 Gil Morgan United States
• 1977 Lanny Wadkins United States
• 1976 Jack Nicklaus United States