2014 Quicken Loans National Betting Preview Tips And Predictions

2014 Quicken Loans National Betting Preview And Tips (Formerly The AT&T National) Congressional Country Club, Blue Course Also check...

2014 Quicken Loans National Betting Preview And Tips
(Formerly The AT&T National)
Congressional Country Club, Blue Course

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Doc's Top 5 To Watch

Jason Day 15/1

Looks to have THE perfect game for Congressional, one of the toughest tests on the PGA Tour.  After a T4 at Pinehurst Day scored a T18 at The Travelers last week improving his score in every round (70, 69, 67, 65).  Finished solo second to Rory McIlroy at the 2011 US Open on the toughened up version of this course and was T8 in this event in 2012.



Brendon Todd 33/1

Returning for the first time since an exciting week at Pinehurst where he shot three rounds in the 60’s and were it not for that disastrous 79 on Saturday could have finished much higher than T17.  So impressive this season having won the HP Byron Nelson and scoring a T5 at Colonial and T8 at Muirfield Village in the US Open run up.  T13 here in 2013 and will have gained valuable experience of this 7,569 yard par 71 that can be brutal.



Brandt Snedeker 28/1

I was worried in the final round of the US Open that Brandt had suffered a recurrence of the injury that has stalled his season somewhat but after a T9 there he showed up at the Travelers to score a T11 finish with a Sunday 64.  Looks to be really coming into form heading to Congressional where he has three top-8 finishes since the tournament began in 2007 (T5 2007, T5 2009, T8 2013).  Driving, GIR and putting are all skills Sneds possesses and they’ll need to be firing this week.



KJ Choi 28/1

Always has a purple patch each season and he’s there right now.  KJ seems to surface every three weeks or so and that schedule seems to be working!  A great Sunday at The Players got him up to just outside the top 10 there, he did the same on Sunday at Memorial and was T28 and then tied second last week at The Travelers.  Choi won the inaugural event (then called the AT&T National) at Congressional in 2007 and was second to Nick Watney in 2011 when the event was held at Aronimink Golf Club (as Congressional was closed for the US Open).  With the premium on straight driving and the difficulty in scrambling at Congressional I think he’ll have a great week.

Hunter Mahan 45/1

Hunter will be available at his longest odds in yonks this week after missing cuts at Pinehurst and last week in Connecticut. He also failed to make the weekend here last year.

But I'm a sucker for the 'horses for courses' theory and Hunter has had some great days at Congressional.  I'm thinking the T8 in 2007, T12 in 2008, shooting a 62 on Sunday in 2009 to almost catch Tiger, and a T8 in 2012.  Okay his form has been poor of late, but you just hope everything might click into place on the range and Hunter will have a better week.  See how he plays Thursday and/or Friday before backing if you don't want to risk your hard earned money pre tournament.

Long Odds Glory Shots

Stuart Appleby 133/1

The Aussie produced some serious stats last week and went 68, 64 on the weekend to finish T18 at The Travelers.  He tied third at Congressional in 2007 and seems a very generous each way shot at 133/1.