2009 Presidents Cup Odds To Win – United States Team Favored

Presidents Cup Odds

The 2009 Presidents Cup is set to tee off this week, beginning Thursday, Oct. 8 from Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, Cal.

The U.S. team of 12 golfers will face an International team of 12 players for the event, which is similar to the Ryder Cup. The International team will be composed of any non-U.S. and non-European golfers that qualified.

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The U.S. team enters the event as a 4/11 favorite to win according to the online sports book SBGGLOBAL. The U.S. has won five of the seven previous Presidents Cups and tied on one occasion. The lone loss came in 1998 in Royal Melbourne, Austrailia.

The United States is captained by Fred Couples and features a roster of Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker, Heath Slocum, Phil Mickelson, Matt Kuchar, Jim Furyk, Sean O’Hair, Scott Verplank, Ryan Moore, Jason Dufner, Lucas Glover, and Hunter Mahan. Glover and Mahan were captain’s picks by Couples.

The International team is captained by Greg Norman and has a roster of Geoff Ogilvy, Vijay Singh, Camilo Villegas, Retief Goosen, Ernie Els, Angel Cabrera, Y.E. Yang, Mike Weir, Robert Allenby, Tim Clark, Adam Scott, and Ryo Ishikawa.

For complete odds on all of the golfers in the 2009 Presidents Cup, see below.

Odds to Win the 2009 Presidents Cup – Oct. 8-11 – Harding Park Golf Course – San Francisco, CA

International Team 7/4

United States Team 4/11

Rosters:

U.S. – Captain Fred Couples

1   Tiger Woods 2,820,000 points

2   Steve Stricker 2,132,550 points

3   Heath Slocum 1,524,750 points

4   Phil Mickelson 1,464,244 points

5   Matt Kuchar 1,429,500 points

6   Jim Furyk 1,245,000 points

7   Sean O'Hair 1,095,000 points

8   Scott Verplank 1,031,250 points

9   Ryan Moore 976,444 points

10   Jason Dufner 847,594 points

Captain's Picks

Lucas Glover

Hunter Mahan

International – Captain Greg Norman

1 Geoff Ogilvy 246.04 points

2 Vijay Singh 206.87 points

3 Camilo Villegas 205.83 points

4 Retief Goosen 233.04 points

5 Ernie Els 215.30 points

6 Angel Cabrera 187.30 points

7 Y.E. Yang 185.23 points

8 Mike Weir 159.75 points

9 Robert Allenby 180.48 points

10 Tim Clark 159.07 points

Captain's Picks

Adam Scott

Ryo Ishikawa

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Posted: 10/5/09 2:50 PM ET