Woods wins Grand Slam of Golf, again

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11/23/2006 - Kauai, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - No one had more bogeys than Tiger Woods in the first round. No one had more birdies than him in the second.

The world's best golfer turned a comeback into a stroll Wednesday with a six- under 66 in the second and final round of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, winning it for the seventh time in eight tries.

Woods began the day in third place, three shots behind Jim Furyk, after making three bogeys in a two-under 70 on Tuesday. He collected six birdies without a bogey on Wednesday and beat his Ryder Cup teammate by two shots at eight- under-par 136.

It was deja vu all over again for the spectators at Poipu Bay, where Woods has won seven straight appearances since finishing runner-up in his first in 1997.

"I've had some of my best golf right here on this golf course," said Woods, who collected $500,000 for the win. "I've seen the same people over and over again, so it's pretty cool."

Furyk, the 2003 champion, had a one-under 71 and took second place at six- under 138 to claim $300,000. He was No. 1 on the major championship points list and made the field because Woods won the British Open and PGA Championship.

Geoff Ogilvy, a first-time Grand Slam winner at the U.S. Open, finished third at two-under 142 following a disappointing 74. He made $250,000.

Mike Weir, who got in based on points after Masters champion Phil Mickelson declined, was a distant fourth place at one-over 145. He also shot a 74 Wednesday and claimed $200,000.

As the players approached the turn, it looked like Furyk would carry a lead onto Poipu Bay's back nine. But Woods chipped in from in front of the No. 9 green for an unexpected birdie -- his fourth on the front side -- to tie Furyk at nine-under.

The shot elicited a familiar fist-pump from the new co-leader.

"I was just trying to get it close and get out of there with a four," said Woods, whose 32 was the lowest nine-hole score of the event.

At the par-four 10th, Furyk made his first bogey of the tournament when he missed a seven-foot par putt. Woods saved par with a 10-footer, and took the lead for good.

From that point, it was vintage Tiger-down-the-stretch highlights.

The only respite for the others came during a heavy downpour at the 13th, where they stalled on the fairway while their caddies shielded them from rain and winds gusting to 30 mph.

At the par-four 15th, Tiger eschewed his driver for an iron off the tee, much like he did throughout his dominating performance at the British Open.

Furyk used a driver and knocked his approach within eight feet, then watched Woods roll in a 20-foot birdie putt to move to seven-under. Furyk stepped up to his birdie putt, took aim, and slid it past the left side of the hole.

It was a disheartening par, and a devastating two-shot swing: What should have been a tie ended, instead, with Woods leading by two shots.

"Probably one of the worst putts, worst chances I gave myself putting this week because I did hit a lot of good putts," said Furyk. "That didn't do me in, but being up one there or two is a big difference."

Furyk went on the birdie the 18th, but so did Woods -- the end of his 10th title worldwide this year.

"This season's been pretty incredible," said Woods, before joking, "I won a few tournaments here and there, so it's been nice."

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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout

An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.

Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off.  Randy was not impressed though.  Paula thought he started off fantastic.  "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either. 

Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed.  Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact.  He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition. 

Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula.  Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.

Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next.  Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential.  Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell.  He sang "Careless Whisper".

22 year old Chris Richardson was up next.  He was listed with +1100 odds coming in.  He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great. 

Nick was boring and pitchy.  Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week.  Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition. 

Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds .  These of course were the early odds.  He was considered original for picking an "odd song".  He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night. 

Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good. 

Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds.  Great voice and a great sense of humor.  He's a real standout.  Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit.  Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig". 

Jared Cotter followed.  He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition.  The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good. 

22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next.  "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon.  Though the judges felt he performed okay.  Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.

Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition.  He was the last to perform.  He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start. 

Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys.  Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.

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