2014 WGC Bridgestone Invitational Betting Tips Predictions And Power Rankings

2014 World Golf Championships - Bridgestone Invitational, Betting Preview And Tips Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio Favourite Rory McI...

2014 World Golf Championships - Bridgestone Invitational, Betting Preview And Tips
Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio

Favourite

Rory McIlroy is almost unbackable at 6/1 for the WGC Bridgestone Invitational.  The Open Champion is now in possession of the very thing that gave Tiger Woods his eight wins here, namely the ability to pulverize the longest par 70 on the PGA Tour from the tee box.  Rory also has three top 10’s from his last four visits.

Doc’s Top Five To Watch

Justin Rose 18/1

Justin’s best finish at Firestone was way back in 2007 when he tied second to one of Tiger’s many dominant performances but I’m backing him to be right in contention again this week.  He has done okay too in his past two visits with a T5 in 2012 and T17 last year.  Rested after a T23 at The Open where there was a lot of expectation following wins at Congressional and Royal Aberdeen.



Keegan Bradley 28/1

Firestone really seems to suit Keegan’s eye and he returns to the happy hunting ground this week where he won in 2012 and tied second last year.  Showing decent form too with T4’s at the US Open and Greenbrier Classic and a top 20 at The Open.  Great each way bet with most bookies paying an extra place this week.

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Rickie Fowler 25/1

Confidence is everything.  Rickie Fowler is now a totally different proposition to the man missing cuts at The Memorial and Crowne Plaza in May.  Since then he has a T2 at Pinehurst, T8 at the Scottish Open and another T2 at The Open.  Will be on many people’s betting slip for Valhalla also.  Best of T2 at Firestone in 2011 when Adam Scott won.

Jim Furyk 25/1

Strictly for the purists this one because something has to give for Jim one way or the other.  You are most likely aware that he now has seven straight losses from 54 hole leads but by the same token has another solo second from Canada to go with those at The Players and Wells Fargo.  Also played great at Hoylake finishing solo fourth.  You might think a 7400 yard par 70 would not suit Furyk but he has three top 10’s from his last four starts here with a best of T2 in 2012 behind Keegan Bradley.  Has to haul himself off the canvass again this week.

Tiger Woods 18/1

Out of reverence to his previous performances here and those generous odds of 18/1 I simply cannot ignore Tiger Woods this week.  Tiger is an eight time champion from 14 starts and has won over $10 million at the WGC Bridgestone alone.  This is crunch time for Woods in terms of his playoffs and Ryder Cup aspirations and I for one expect a much improved performance from at Congressional or Hoylake.

Long Odds Glory Shots

Gary Woodland is listed at 100/1 this week and has the power to take on holes like the 667 yard par-5 16th by the scruff of the neck.  Louis Oosthuizen is another who his beginning to show glimpses of a return to form.  He can be got at 70/1.

Previous Top 10's

2013

1 Tiger Woods 66 61 68 70 E -15 265 $1,500,000

T2 Keegan Bradley 66 68 71 67 -3 -8 272 $692,500

T2 Henrik Stenson 65 70 67 70 E -8 272 $692,500

T4 Zach Johnson 69 70 68 67 -3 -6 274 $321,667

T4 Miguel Angel Jimenez 71 69 65 69 -1 -6 274 $321,667

T4 Jason Dufner 67 69 67 71 +1 -6 274 $321,667

T7 Bill Haas 67 68 69 71 +1 -5 275 $205,000

T7 Chris Wood 66 68 70 71 +1 -5 275 $205,000

T9 Martin Kaymer 74 67 69 66 -4 -4 276 $145,750

T9 Jim Furyk 67 69 72 68 -2 -4 276 $145,750

T9 Richard Sterne 70 68 70 68 -2 -4 276 $145,750

T9 Luke Donald 67 69 68 72 +2 -4 276 $145,750

2012

1 Keegan Bradley 67 69 67 64 -6 -13 267 $1,400,000

T2 Steve Stricker 68 68 68 64 -6 -12 268 $665,000

T2 Jim Furyk 63 66 70 69 -1 -12 268 $665,000

4 Louis Oosthuizen 67 65 68 69 -1 -11 269 $365,000

T5 Justin Rose 70 69 66 67 -3 -8 272 $276,500

T5 Rory McIlroy 70 67 67 68 -2 -8 272 $276,500

7 Jason Dufner 67 66 73 68 -2 -6 274 $210,000

T8 Aaron Baddeley 73 66 71 66 -4 -4 276 $128,750

T8 Matt Kuchar 70 70 70 66 -4 -4 276 $128,750

T8 Tiger Woods 70 72 68 66 -4 -4 276 $128,750

T8 K.J. Choi 71 72 67 66 -4 -4 276 $128,750

T8 David Toms 68 67 73 68 -2 -4 276 $128,750

T8 Lee Slattery 65 71 72 68 -2 -4 276 $128,750

T8 Luke Donald 66 69 71 70 E -4 276 $128,750

T8 Bo Van Pelt 70 69 66 71 +1 -4 276 $128,750

2011

1 Adam Scott 62 70 66 65 -5 -17 263 $1,400,000

T2 Rickie Fowler 68 64 69 66 -4 -13 267 $665,000

T2 Luke Donald 68 69 64 66 -4 -13 267 $665,000

T4 Jason Day 63 70 66 69 -1 -12 268 $332,500

T4 Ryo Ishikawa 67 68 64 69 -1 -12 268 $332,500

T6 K.T. Kim 66 72 66 66 -4 -10 270 $215,000

T6 Zach Johnson 70 68 64 68 -2 -10 270 $215,000

T6 Rory McIlroy 68 68 67 67 -3 -10 270 $215,000

T9 Lee Westwood 67 71 68 65 -5 -9 271 $152,500

T9 David Toms 68 68 68 67 -3 -9 271 $152,500

2010

1 Hunter Mahan 71 67 66 64 -6 -12 268 $1,400,000

2 Ryan Palmer 70 68 63 69 -1 -10 270 $840,000

T3 Retief Goosen 67 66 73 65 -5 -9 271 $412,500

T3 Bo Van Pelt 67 68 69 67 -3 -9 271 $412,500

5 Sean O'Hair 67 70 64 71 +1 -8 272 $295,000

T6 Jim Furyk 72 68 69 64 -6 -7 273 $227,500

T6 Jeff Overton 67 70 67 69 -1 -7 273 $227,500

8 Peter Hanson 69 66 68 71 +1 -6 274 $180,000

T9 Louis Oosthuizen 72 70 68 65 -5 -5 275 $125,833

T9 Padraig Harrington 69 70 70 66 -4 -5 275 $125,833

T9 Adam Scott 66 70 72 67 -3 -5 275 $125,833

T9 Steve Stricker 68 71 69 67 -3 -5 275 $125,833

T9 Rory McIlroy 68 69 69 69 -1 -5 275 $125,833

T9 Matt Kuchar 69 67 66 73 +3 -5 275 $125,833