GOLF 2009 SPECIALS

The 2008 golfing year was dominated by the absence of Tiger Woods and the huge success of Padraig Harrington. The legendary Woods watched from the sidelines as the Irishman clinched a second successive Open championship and a US PGA in August. Before Tiger’s injury he put up a heroic performance at the US Open to win from Rocca Mediate. But when will the great man return in 2009? Check out the Sportingbet betting:

When Will Tiger Return?
Arnold Palmer Invitational (Mar 26) 2/1
WGC – CA Championship (Mar 12) 11/4
The Masters (Apr 9) 4/1
WGC Accenture Matchplay or earlier (Feb 25) 6/1
Shell Houston Open (Apr 2) 10/1
The Honda Classic (Mar 5) 16/1
PODS Championship (Mar 19) 16/1
Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Apr 23) 28/1
Puerto Rico Open (Mar 12) 66/1

After an eight year gap in European Major victories between Paul Laurie in 1999 and Padraig Harrington at Carnoustie, two more European major victories were picked up in 2008 care of Harrington. Will 2009 bring a third straight year of European major wins?

A European Major Winner In 2009?
Yes 2/5
No 7/4

But who will grab major victory in 2009? Woods? Mickelson? Els?

Major Winner In 2009?
Tiger Woods To Win A Major In 2009 2/5
Phil Mickelson To Win A Major In 2009 5/2
Padraig Harrington To Win A Major In 2009 11/4
Sergio Garcia To Win A Major In 2009 100/30
Robert Karlsson To Win A Major In 2009 5/1
Anthony Kim To Win A Major In 2009 8/1
Ernie Els To Win A Major In 2009 8/1
Lee Westwood To Win A Major In 2009 8/1
Henrik Stenson To Win A Major In 2009 10/1
Luke Donald To Win A Major In 2009 14/1
KJ Choi To Win A Major In 2009 14/1