2011 PGA Sony Open Odds To Win: Stricker Favored By Oddsmakers
By Drew Sharper
HONOLULU, HI (TheSpread) – The PGA Tour hosts its first tournament with a full field this week as the 2011 Sony Open tees off from Honolulu, Hawaii.
Steve Stricker is the favorite to win this event with 7/2 odds to win according to online sportsbook Sportsbook.com. Other short odds to win are Ernie Els (6/1), Jim Furyk (6/1), and Matt Kuchar (7/1).
Stricker is the top-ranked golfer in the field as he ranks sixth in the world. Stricker placed third in this event last year and 23rd in 2009. Stricker didn’t miss a cut last year and he finished in the top 15 in 11 events, which includes two victories.
Els is a two-time winner of this event, as he won the championship in 2003 and 2004. The last non-American to win the tournament was K.J. Choi, who won the title in 2008. Choi has 12/1 odds to win this year’s tournament. Another former winner in this year’s field is Zach Johnson, who won in 2009 and has 14/1 odds to win this year.
Stricker is currently fourth in the FedEx Cup with 123 points. Points leader Jonathan Byrd is coming off a win last week to open the 2011 season and he has 14/1 odds to win this week’s event.
For complete odds on the 2011 Sony Open, see below.
2011 Sony Open Odds to Win
Steve Stricker 7/2
Jim Furyk 6/1
Ernie Els 6/1
Matt Kuchar 7/1
Dustin Johnson 8/1
Robert Allenby 10/1
Adam Scott 10/1
KJ Choi 12/1
Charles Howell III 12/1
Jonathan Byrd 14/1
Justin Rose 14/1
Tim Clark 14/1
Zach Johnson 14/1
Jason Day 15/1
Anthony Kim 16/1
Rory Sabbatini 16/1
Camilo Villegas 16/1
Carl Pettersson 16/1
Ryan Palmer 20/1
Bo VanPelt 20/1
Vijay Singh 20/1
Steve Marino 20/1
Kevin Na 20/1
Brian Gay 20/1
Chad Campbell 20/1
Robert Garrigus 25/1
John Senden 25/1
Jerry Kelly 25/1
Jeff Overton 25/1
Heath Slocum 25/1
Chris Dimarco 25/1
Davis Love III 30/1
Justin Leonard 30/1
Pat Perez 30/1
Spencer Levin 30/1
Arjun Atwal 30/1
Stuart Appleby 30/1
Tom Gillis 35/1
Brendon De Jonge 35/1
Ryuji Imada 35/1
DJ Trahan 35/1
Fredrik Jacobson 35/1
Charlie Wi 40/1
Mark Wilson 40/1
Chad Collins 40/1
Matt Jones 40/1
Michael Sim 40/1
Webb Simpson 40/1
Aaron Baddeley 40/1
Boo Weekley 40/1
Jason Dufner 40/1
Ricky Barnes 40/1
Marc Leishman 40/1
Nathan Green 50/1
Jamie Lovemark 50/1
Jason Bohn 50/1
Rocco Mediate 50/1
Joe Durant 50/1
Dean H Wilson 50/1
WC Liang 50/1
Alex Prugh 50/1
Shigeki Maruyama 50/1
Charles Warren 50/1
Troy Merritt 55/1
Paul Goydos 60/1
Michael Connell 60/1
Shaun Micheel 60/1
Michio Matsumura 60/1
Steven Bowditch 60/1
Tim Herron 60/1
Alex Cejka 60/1
Bobby Gates 60/1
Tim Petrovic 60/1
Troy Matteson 60/1
Brandt Jobe 60/1
Brett Wetterich 60/1
Brian Davis 60/1
Cameron Beckman 60/1
Chris Kirk 60/1
Chris Riley 60/1
Jhonattan Vegas 60/1
Jimmy Walker 60/1
Johnson Wagner 60/1
Roland Thatcher 65/1
Billy Mayfair 70/1
Colt Knost 75/1
Derek Lamely 75/1
Paul Stankowski 75/1
Kevin Kisner 75/1
Cameron Tringale 75/1
David Duval 75/1
David Mathis 75/1
Brendan Steele 75/1
Blake Adams 75/1
Hideki Matsuyama 75/1
Hunter Haas 75/1
Jarrod Lyle 75/1
Matt Bettencourt 75/1
Shane Bertsch 75/1
Josh Teater 75/1
Jeff Maggert 75/1
Fred Funk 85/1
Koumei Oda 85/1
Michael Thompson 100/1
Tommy Gainey 100/1
Duffy Waldorf 100/1
Tag Ridings 100/1
William Mcgirt 100/1
Kevin Chappell 100/1
Keegan Bradley 100/1
Daniel Summerhays 100/1
Jeff Klauk 100/1
Ben Martin 100/1
Jesper Parnevik 100/1
Fabian Gomez 100/1
Jim Herman 100/1
Michael Putnam 100/1
Kent Jones 100/1
Steve Flesch 100/1
John Daly 125/1
Shunsuke Sonoda 125/1
Martin Piller 125/1
Scott Gutschewski 125/1
Kyle Stanley 125/1
Bio Kim 125/1
Joe Affrunti 135/1
Chris Baryla 135/1
Sunghoon Kang 150/1
Joseph Bramlett 150/1
DJ Brigman 150/1
Zack Miller 150/1
Alexandre Rocha 150/1
Tadahiro Takayama 150/1
Gary Woodland 150/1
David Hearn 150/1
Nate Smith 150/1
Matt Mcquillan 150/1
Scott Stallings 150/1
Marc Turnesa 150/1
Peter Tomasulo 150/1
Dave Eichelberger 250/1
David Saka 250/1