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2009 RBC Canadian Open Betting Odds

There were plenty of surprises last week at the British Open. Tiger Woods failed to make the cut for the first time at the Open Championship, and missed only his 2nd cut at a major championship since missing the cut back in 2006 at the US Open. Then there was Tom Watson, who at the age of 59 nearly captured his 6th Open Championship and 9th major win of his career, but couldn’t make par on 18 and wound up losing in a playoff to Stewart Cink. With all the excitement behind us the PGA Tour heads to Canada this week for the 2009 RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abby Golf Course in Oakville, Ontario. Last year it was Chez Reavie who came away with the trophy, but all eyes will be on Mike Weir this weekend, as the Canadian looks to be the first to win his country’s event since Pat Fletcher did so back in 1954. To help you get ready for the action this weekend I have broken down the field into the favorites, guys in the middle of the pack, and the long shots who I feel have a shot to win.

Favorites: Mike Weir +1500, Retief Goosen +1500, Sean O’Hair +2000, Camillo Villegas +2000, and Anthony Kim +2000
Weir has to be a big threat to win this weekend, as it looks as though he has finally figured out this golf course, after finishing 2nd in 2004 Weir came back and finished tied for 5th here last season. Last year O’Hair and Kim both finished in the top 10 at this event, but the guy I think you really need to keep an eye on is Goosen, who really played well last week at the British Open. The pressure really falls on Weir this week to finally provide his country with a win at their event. 

Middle of the Pack: Luke Donald +2500, Aaron Baddeley +3000, Steve Marino +3000, Scott Verplank +3000, and Stephen Ames +3000
Verplank won this event back in 2001, but that win came at Royal Montreal Golf Club. Last year Marino tied for 3rd at this event, and led all players with 23 birdies and I think he is a huge threat to come away with a win this weekend if he can avoid making the simple mistakes.  This will be the first start for Donald at Glen Abbey, but many think he will be a big threat this weekend, as he has finished in the top 10 five times already this season, including a tie for 5th last week at the British Open. 

Long Shots: John Mallinger +4000, Jerry Kelly +4000, Jonathan Byrd +4000, Mathew Goggin +4000, Kevin Na +4000, Brandt Snedeker +4000, John Senden +5000, Fred Couples +6000, and Chez Reavie +10000
Finally we get to a group of golfers that you really don’t know if you are going to get some real quality golf or guys that don’t even make it to the weekend. It will be interesting to see if Reavie can play well again in 2009 after winning here in 2008, but the guys that I really like out of this group are Kevin Na and Jonathan Byrd.

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