Tiger Woods: By the numbers at Congressional

 Tiger Woods won for the 74th time on the PGA Tour Sunday, taking the AT & T National at Congressional Country Club. Woods surpassed Jack Nicklaus on the all-time wins list and now trails only Sam Snead. With the win, he vaulted into 1st place on the PGA Tour money list and 1st place on the Fed Ex Cup points list. So much for all the geniuses who said he would never win again, as he now leads the Tour with three wins in 2012.

A look at his numbers for the week:

Round 1: 72
Round 2: 68
Round 3: 67
Round 4: 69
Total: -8

Eagles: 1 (T2)
Birdies: 11 (T45)
Pars: 55 (1)
Scrambling: 1st
Driving accuracy: 53.6% (T46)
Driving distance: 298.6 (34)
Putts per round: 28 (9)
Greens in reg: 66.7% (T17)
Sand saves: 33.3% (T41)

Next stop will be West Virginia starting this Thursday at the Greenbrier Classic.

U.S. Open 2012: Pairings and tee times

Notable Groups:

Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Tiger Woods
Rory McILroy, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood
Adam Scott, Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson
Jim Furyk, Graeme McDowell, Sergio Garcia
Ernie Els, Geoff Ogilvy, Angel Cabrera
Martin Kaymer, Hunter Mahan, Justin Rose
Steve Stricker, Matt Kuchar, Ian Poulter
Rickie Fowler, Ryo Ishikawa, Dustin Johnson
Jason Day, Louis Oosthuizen, Jason Dufner

Full pairings and tee times

Tiger Woods sick flop shot at Memorial

U.S. Open 2012: Golf Betting Odds

Tiger Woods: 5-1
Rory McILroy: 6-1
Lee Westwood: 12-1
Luke Donald: 12-1
Phil Mickelson: 14-1
Bubba Watson: 28-1
Jason Dufner: 28-1
Matt Kuchar: 28-1
Hunter Mahan: 33-1
Louis Oosthuizen: 40-1
Martin Kaymer: 40-1
Rickie Fowler: 40-1
Steve Stricker: 40-1
Ernie Els: 66-1

All player betting odds

U.S. Open Past Champions

2011: Rory McILroy
2010: Graeme McDowell
2009: Lucas Glover
2008: Tiger Woods
2007: Angel Cabrera
2006: Geoff Ogilvy
2005: Michael Campbell
2004: Retief Goosen
2003: Jim Furyk
2002: Tiger Woods
2001: Retief Goosen
2000: Tiger Woods

All past U.S. Open Champions

Bubba Watson hits insane hook shot to win Masters in playoff

Louis Oosthuizen hits double eagle

Louis Oosthuizen hit an incredible double eagle at the 2nd hole to take a two stroke lead. Ridiculous.

Masters Final Round Photos

Betting Odds heading into Sunday at the Masters

Here are the betting odds heading into Sunday at Augusta.

Phil Mickelson: 11-8
Peter Hanson: 4-1
Louis Oosthuizen: 6-1
Bubba Watson: 7-1
Matt Kuchar: 20-1
Hunter Mahan: 22-1
Padraig Harrington: 28-1
Fred Couples: 66-1
Sean O'Hair: 100-1
Rory McILroy: 125-1
Tiger Woods: 200-1

Masters Final Round Pairings and Tee Times

Here are the final round pairings and tee times for Sunday at the Masters.

Notable pairings:

2:40 Phil Mickelson, Peter Hanson
2:30 Bubba Watson, Louis Oosthuizen
2:20 Hunter Mahan, Matt Kuchar
12:00 Rory McILroy, Graeme McDowell
11:30 Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh

The Masters Round Three Photos

Masters Pairings 2012

Here are the first round and second round pairings and tee times for the 2012 Masters.

Tiger Woods will play with Miguel Angel Jimenez and Sang Moon Bae.

Phil Mickelson is paired with Hunter Mahan and Peter Hanson.

Rory McILroy will play with Angel Cabrera and Bubba Watson.

Luke Donald is paired with Nick Watney and Francesco Molinari.

Basically, no high profile pairings this year.

Masters Prop Bets

 

Here are some examples of the various prop bets available for the 2012 Masters.

Who will be the top American? Australian? Irishman?

Will Rory McILroy finish in the top ten?

Will Tiger Woods get a hole in one?

How many letters will the winner's first name have?

Which will be higher?
The number of birdies made Sunday by the winner or the number of assists Kobe Bryant gets Saturday night.

Head to head matchup:
Jason Day vs. Jason Dufner

Will the Masters champion be a first time major winner?

Which will be higher?
Tiger Woods score on Sunday or the combined point total of Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh on Sunday. 

Masters Quotes

After finishing second-”On the fifteenth hole I started thinking how I’d look in the green jacket, the next thing I know, they’re giving it to Charley Coody”
Johnny Miller

I miss, I miss, I miss, I make it”

Seve Ballesteros in the 1988 Masters on how he managed to four-putt from 15 feet. 

“The first time I played the Masters, I was so nervous I drank a bottle of rum before I teed off.  I shot the happiest 83 of my life."
Chi Chi Rodriguez

“Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac… It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole!”

Carl Spackler, Caddyshack

"If the Masters offered no money at all, I would be here trying just as hard."

-- Ben Hogan

"The course is perfection and it asks perfection."

-- Nick Faldo

"I must admit the name was born of a touch of immodesty."

-- Bobby Jones, the creator of the Masters

"I don't think about winning the Masters as part of the slam. You want to win the Masters because of what it means to the game."

-- Jack Nicklaus

 "Every shot is within a fraction of disaster -- that's what makes it so great."

-- Gary Player

"If I knew what was going through Jack Nicklaus's head, I would have won the Masters."

-- Tom Weiskopf, asked if he knew what Jack Nicklaus was thinking on his way to winning the '86 Masters

The 2012 Masters Betting Odds

Notable player betting odds for the 2012 Masters:

Tiger Woods 4-1
Rory McILroy 5-1
Phil Mickelson 12-1
Luke Donald 14-1
Lee Westwood 14-1
Hunter Mahan 25-1
Keegan Bradley 28-1
Justin Rose 30-1
Charl Schwartzel 33-1
Jason Day 40-1
Steve Stricker 50-1
Louis Oosthuizen 66-1
Angel Cabrera 100-1
Zack Johnson 100-1
Sean O'Hair 125-1
Fred Couples 150-1
Ryo Ishikawa 150-1