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01/29/2012 - La Jolla, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandt Snedeker stunned Kyle Stanley with a par on the second playoff hole to win the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday.
Snedeker fired a five-under 67 to finish at 16-under-par 272. He seemingly was headed to a runner-up finish.
However, Stanley spun his third shot to the par-five 18th back into the water and that led to a triple-bogey, which closed a round of two-over 74. Stanley lost his three-stroke lead, and now faced extra holes with Snedeker.
The duo returned to the par-five 18th for the first playoff hole. Snedeker laid up out of a fairway bunker, then knocked his third to three feet.
Stanley found the fairway off the tee and hit his second over the green. He chipped his third to within inches of Snedeker's mark.
Both players rolled in their birdie putts on the 18th, then headed to the par- three 16th on the South Course at Torrey Pines.
Stanley, playing first, hit his tee ball to 47 feet. Snedeker blasted his tee ball over the green and was saved from a hazard as his ball hit the television tower behind the putting surface.
Snedeker took a drop away from the tower before chipping to four feet. Stanley left his birdie putt about four feet short.
After a measurement determined Snedeker was away, he sank his par putt. Stanley missed his par effort to give Snedeker his third PGA Tour title.
"I played good all week," Stanley said in a televised interview. "I'm kind of in shock though."
Snedeker was eight strokes back early in the final round, but forged a stellar rally. He also had the biggest comeback win in 2011 as he erased a six-stroke deficit at The Heritage.
"It's just crazy. I was literally in the media tent watching Kyle on 18, and I had to get up and go to the putting green," Snedeker said on television.
"To get my mind around what just happened in the last 30 minutes is pretty hard to do. I'm shaking right now I'm so excited. My heart goes out to Kyle because he really played great all week. I feel bad for him to have to go through this, but he'll be better for it, and hopefully win here pretty quick to get over this one."
John Rollins managed a one-under 71 Sunday to take third place at 14-under-par 274. Bill Haas (72) and Cameron Tringale (71) shared fourth at minus-12.
Hunter Mahan closed with a three-under 69 to end alongside John Huh (74) in sixth place at 11-under-par 277.
Stanley made the turn with a six-shot lead, but stumbled to bogeys on the 11th and 12th. Couple those bogeys with Snedeker's birdie on the par-five 13th, and Stanley's lead was down to three strokes.
The 24-year-old Stanley parred his next five holes. That run included several key par-saving putts, including a 13-footer on the 14th.
Snedeker stumbled to a bogey at the 17th, but rolled in an 11-foot birdie putt on the 18th to get in at minus-16.
Stanley was three clear on the 18th tee and his tee shot found the first cut. He laid up short with his second, then disaster struck. His third shot bounced pin high, but spun back off the front of the green and into the pond fronting the putting surface.
After taking a drop, Stanley's fifth stopped 43 feet past the cup. He lagged his bogey effort within four feet, but failed to convert that putt and it was off to a playoff.
Stanley led the John Deere Classic late in the final round last year, but he bogeyed the 18th to finish second to Steve Stricker, who birdied the final two holes.
NOTES: Snedeker, who earned $1.08 million for the win, matched the low round of the day with his 67...Bubba Watson, the 2011 champion, posted a one-under 71 to share 13th place at minus-nine...Mark Wilson, who won the Humana Challenge last week, will defend his title next week at the Phoenix Open.
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Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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