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02/17/2007 - Pacific Palisades, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Padraig Harrington carded a three- under 68 Friday and Phil Mickelson posted a six-under 65 to share the lead near the end of the second round at the Nissan Open.
Harrington and Mickelson stand at 11-under-par 131. Charles Howell III, already a two-time runner-up this season, is alone in third at eight-under 134 after a 65 at Riviera Country Club.
Australian Robert Allenby fired a five-under 66 to move into a share of fourth place at seven-under 135. He was joined there by Sergio Garcia (68), David Howell (68) and Pat Perez (69).
The first round was completed early Friday, but one player, George McNeill, remained on the course Friday evening without finishing his second round. McNeill will finish Saturday morning before round three starts at 11:00 a.m. (et).
Harrington started on the back nine at Riviera on Friday and was up and down throughout. He bogeyed the 10th, but got that stroke right back with a birdie on 11.
The Irishman traded a bogey for a birdie from the 13th and again from the 15th. Harrington moved to minus-nine with a birdie at the par-five 17th.
The two-time winner on the PGA Tour two-putted for birdie on the par-five first. He moved to minus-11 with a 10-foot birdie putt at the par-three sixth. Harrington parred the final three holes to end there.
"It's always hard to follow up a round of 63," Harrington stated. "Anything in the 60s was really the goal today. I knew going out there I would be a little bit erratic. It's still a very early season for me. I'm still making mental errors here and there, so I put up with that. And I made some birdies to counteract some of the bogeys which was very nice."
Mickelson opened his round with a birdie on the first. After four straight pars, the 36-year-old birdied the sixth to move to minus-seven.
He parred the following four holes before catching fire. Mickelson birdied the par-five 11th before converting back-to-back birdies from the 13th, both from inside six feet.
Mickelson, who is commuting via airplane from his home near San Diego this week, stumbled to a bogey on the par-three 16th. He jumped into a share of the lead with an eagle at the 17th.
"It was important to get at least birdie the 17th. I thought it was a birdie hole," said Mickelson. "I was just trying to get down there by the green in two, just left of the pin somewhere. I hit a good tee shot that allowed me to go at the green. I just flushed [my second shot] -- it just came off perfect and ended up in the middle of the green and I made the putt."
Before his round, Mickelson had an interesting warm-up session. He hit balls at the Callaway test center before flying down to the tournament site.
"I didn't tee off until 12:40," Mickelson said. "The test center is a minute and a half from the airport. It is right by the runway, it couldn't be easier."
Howell got his round going with birdies on 11 and 12. He ran off four consecutive birdies from the 17th to get to minus-eight. However, Howell parred the final seven holes to end alone in third.
World No. 2 Jim Furyk posted a one-under 70 Friday. He shares eighth place at five-under 137 with Aaron Baddeley, former PGA champion Rich Beem, Johnson Wagner, Rocco Mediate and Ernie Els.
Defending champion Rory Sabbatini shot 70 and is tied for 19th place after two rounds at minus-three.
The cut line will fall at two-over 144 regardless of what McNeill does. McNeill is looking at about a 40-foot birdie putt. He could three putt and still make the cut. As of now, 79 players will advance to the final two rounds.
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Pro-Am.
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a few feet ahead of Johnny Benson.
The victory was Sprague's first of the season an
Blues finally beat Predators >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manny Legace stopped 19 shots for his fifth
shutout of the season and 18th of his career, as St. Louis snapped a 14-game
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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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