As stupid as predicting the outcome of golf tournaments is, I thought I’d chime in with a prediction before heading out of town tomorrow morning for several days of playing golf in the morning and watching the Masters in the afternoon.

The betting odds on Tiger Woods winning the 2007 Masters is 5 to 4 according to Ladbrokes, arguably the world’s best source for such things. (I’ll be interested to read what our own PGA Punter has to say about this but I’ll wager a large sum that he won’t want any of that action. I see only two bets that make sense, assuming you’d be interested in a larger payout than winning $5 for every $4 wagered. I like Phil Mickelson getting 8 to 1 to win. And I like Vijay Singh getting 4 to 1 to finish in the top four places.)

Those odds are stunning. It’s basically a statement that Tiger Woods has as much chance of winning at Augusta as the rest of the field combined. Wow, that’s dominance! But I’ve got a feeling that something special will happen this year. Vijay Singh has won twice already, once when Woods was in the field. Phil Mickelson has won once also and is reported to be playing extremely well right now. Apparently, the windy conditions in Florida masked the quality of his game. The man just hasn’t learned to handle strong wind yet. Obviously there are other winners like Adam Scott & Henrik Stenson that have shown recent winning form but I like the old guard to have at showdown on the back nine Sunday. Perhaps we’ll get lucky and it will rival the Nicklaus/Miller/Weiskopf dual of 1975.

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