Northern Trust Open Golf Predictions

• Tournament Date: February 4 - 7, 2010

One of the best things about betting on golf, you get great value on your golf picks each weekend! Let’s face it, aside from NASCAR and Tennis, which other sports gives you an opportunity to cash in thousands of dollars on a $100 bet from January to October? If you can get great golfers like Mike Weir +3250 and Steve Stricker at +1215 nearly each weekend, you will be glued to the couch on Sundays, but you need to make sure your golf prediction has a hot putter. Because we all know in golf, you drive for show, but you putt for dough!

Here are my Gold, Silver and Bronze predictions for the 2010 Northern Trust Open.

Ron Raymond's Northern Trust Open Golf Predictions

Gold Pick: Mike Weir +3250

Keys to selection: Mike shot an average of 66.8 at the Bob Hope Classic a few weeks ago and never hit the 70 mark. Mike took last week off, so look for him to stick around on Sunday, especially if he brigs that hot putter.

Silver Pick: Tim Clarke +2550

Keys to selection: Tim has already played in two events this year and he finished second in the Bob Hope Classic. Let’s take a flyer on the South African this weekend. Great value when you consider he’s averaging 67.3 per so far this year.

Bronze Pick: Charles Howell III +4050

Keys to selection: Always like to take an underdog as my bronze pick and considering Howell has played in every event thus far, he’s made the cut in each one of them! Plus, let’s look for some karma to strike again, as he’s won this event in 2007.

Odds to win the Northern Trust Open

• Phil Mickelson +615
• Steve Stricker +1215
• Robert Allenby +1615
• Ernie Els +2550
• Jim Furyk +2550
• Padraig Harrington +2550
• Tim Clark +2550
• Rory Sabbatini +2850
• Mike Weir +3250
• KJ Choi +3250
• Adam Scott +3250
• Charles Howell III +4050
• Matt Kuchar +4550
• Hunter Mahan +4050
• Ryan Moore +4850
• Nick Watney +4050
• Anthony Kim +4550
• John Rollins +5050
• Stephen Ames +6550
• Angel Cabrera +5050
• Brandt Snedeker +4050
• Stewart Cink +6550
• Dustin Johnson +6550
• Michael Sim +4050
• Chad Campbell +6550
• Fred Couples +8050
• Rickie Fowler +6550
• Davis Love III +8050
• Kevin Sutherland +6550
• Bubba Watson +8050
• Luke Donald +5050
• Marc Leishman +6550
• Ben Crane +8050
• Bill Haas +8050
• Pat Perez +8050

Tournament information

• Location: Pacific Palisades, California
• Established: 1926
• Course(s): Riviera Country Club
• Par: 72
• Yardage: 7,325
• Format: Stroke play
• Purse: $6,400,000

Tournament record score

• Aggregate: 264 Lanny Wadkins (1985)
• To-par: -20 Lanny Wadkins (1985)
• Current champion: Phil Mickelson

Past Northern Trust/Nissan Open Golf Winners

• 2009: Phil Mickelson
• 2008: Phil Mickelson
• 2007: Charles Howell III
• 2006: Rory Sabbatini
• 2005: Adam Scott
• 2004: Mike Weir
• 2003: Mike Weir
• 2002: Len Mattiace
• 2001: Robert Allenby
• 2000: Kirk Triplett
• 1999: Ernie Els
• 1998: Billy Mayfair
• 1997: Nick Faldo
• 1996: Craig Stadler
• 1995: Corey Pavin