PGA 2006: Buick Open missing some names Phil Mickelson How did Phil Mickelson handle his disappointing result at the U.S. Open? By running away and hiding for a few days. Expected to participate in a par-3 competition in the week following his major disaster at Winged Foot, Mickelson instead bowed out, saying he wouldn't be able to have fun, and that he didn't want to drag down the tournament. And Mickelson also won't be in the Buick Championship field this week at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut. Lefty has won this tournament twice in his career, back in both 2001 and 2002 (when it was still called the Greater Hartford Open), but is giving it a pass this time around. Expect Mickelson to resume playing on July 6 in the Western Open, or at the latest the following week in the Scottish Open as a British Open tuneup. Also not expected at the Buick Championship this week is Tiger Woods, who had his own troubles at Winged Foot when he missed the cut. Although Woods' official website doesn't list his next tourney, watch for him to play at least once before the British Open. For the quickest and easiest depositing methods available, sign-up today at BetUS.com, "for over 14 years they have been the Pioneers and World-wide Leaders in Online Sports, Poker, Casino and Racebook Gaming!" Always receive great odds, huge bonuses and fast payouts only at BetUS.com! BET ON FOOTBALL! Deposit $300 and get $100 in Bonuses! Having those two marquee names not around might not be great news for the Buick Championship organizers, but you won't see the other players in the field complaining. Each of the last two winners of this event, Brad Faxon and Woody Austin, are slated to take to the course this week, with first place earning $792,000 of the $4.4 million purse. Faxon's win at TPC River Highlands last year was his first tour victory since the 2001 Sony Open in Hawaii. Austin's only other tour victory came way back at the Buick Open in 1995. Knowing how to win on the course will give them an edge this week, and the lack of big names in the tournament should help them pick up decent paydays as well. Also scheduled to play in the Buick Championship this week are Paul Azinger, Mark Calcavecchia, K.J. Choi, Stewart Cink, Ben Curtis, Steve Elkington, Jerry Kelly, Justin Leonard, Kenny Perry, and Scott Verplank. The biggest money winners slated to be in the field are Brett Wetterich ($2.1 million in earnings on tour in 2006), Trevor Immelman ($2.0 million), Carl Pettersson ($1.9 million), and Zach Johnson ($1.9 million). Of course, the biggest money winner of all right now is Mickelson, who has picked up over $4 million on tour this season. Oddsmakers have Lefty as the -175 favorite to win the PGA tour's money title in 2006, with Woods, Jim Furyk, and Vijay Singh (who rank seventh, third, and fourth on the current money list) on his heels. The rest of the odds: Phil Mickelson --- -175 Tiger Woods --- +200 Jim Furyk --- +500 Vijay Singh --- +600 Retief Goosen --- +7500 Chad Campbell --- +8000 Adam Scott --- +8000 Stuart Appleby --- +10000 Luke Donald --- +10000 Ernie Els --- +10000 David Toms --- +10000 If you'd rather look ahead to the next major golf tournament on the schedule, here are the current odds to win the 2006 British Open, which gets started on Thursday, July 20: Tiger Woods --- +350 Phil Mickelson --- +700 Ernie Els --- +800 Retief Goosen --- +1100 Vijay Singh --- +1100 Luke Donald --- +1500 Colin Montgomerie --- +1700 Padraig Harrington --- +1800 Sergio Garcia --- +2000 Darren Clarke --- +2800 Adam Scott --- +2800 Stuart Appleby --- +3000 Michael Campbell --- +3000 Jim Furyk --- +3000 Jose Maria Olazabal --- +3000 Thomas Bjorn --- +4000 Trevor Immelman --- +4000 Davis Love --- +4000 Lee Westwood --- +4000 Ian Poulter --- +5000 Angel Cabrera --- +5500 Tim Clark --- +5500 David Toms --- +5500 Miguel Angel Jimenez --- +6000 Scott Verplank --- +7000 Fred Couples --- +8000 Kenny Perry --- +8000 Justin Rose --- +8000 The British Open (or, if you prefer, The Open Championship) will be played at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, and of course Tiger Woods is the defending tournament champion. For golf odds click here. --- by BetUSradio at 1800-sports.com on June 29, 2006
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