The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village GC, in Dublin, Ohio, officially tees off May 29th, 2008, with the first group scheduled for an 8 am EST tee time. The No. 1 player in the world, and 3-time Memorial Tournament winner Tiger Woods, announced earlier this week, that his recent surgically repaired (left) knee wouldn’t allow him to compete in this year’s tournament. Instead Tiger reassured everyone that he would indeed be ready to go for the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in two weeks. Other noticeable names that will be missed this week in the PGA are Adam Scott (illness) and Vijay Singh (injury). Worldly distinguished Odds-makers at SportsBetting.com have the early betting odds on favorites to win this weekend’s Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Course, in Dublin, OH.

Coming off a dramatic one-stroke victory last Sunday in the Crowne Plaza Invitational, Phil Mickelson is a 7 - 1 early betting odds favorite to win this weekend’s Tiger-less Memorial. Phil will indeed need back-to-back victories in order to gain some ground on the PGA Tour.

The Spaniard, Sergio Garcia is also a top contender at the Memorial. Early on, Garcia is a 15 - 1 betting odds favorite to win this weekend.

Defending Memorial winner K.J. Choi will also be participating. K.J. Choi is a 25 -1 odds favorite to repeat.

Even though Tiger Woods hasn’t swung a club on a professional tour since April 13th at The Masters (soon to be two months), Woods continues to lead the field in all the PGA’s 4 major categories: FedEx Cup points, World Rank, Money List, and Scoring Average. 

FedEx Cup Points:

1. Tiger Woods (17,745)

2. Phil Mickelson (15,346)

3. Ryuji Imada (10,431)

World Ranking (pts):

1. Tiger Woods (20.2)

2. Phil Mickelson (10.2)

3. Ernie Els (5.9)

Money List:

1. Tiger Woods ($4,425,000)

2. Phil Mickelson ($3,807,270)

3. Stewart Cink ($2,482,378)

Scoring Average (actual):

1. Tiger Woods (68.4)

2. Phil Mickelson (70.1)

3. Ben Crane (70.3)

Here are other noticeable betting odds to win this weekend’s Memorial Tournament brought to you by SportsBetting.com:

Stewart Cink: 20 - 1

Jim Furyk: 20 - 1

Geoff Ogilvy: 20 - 1

Luke Donald: 20 - 1

Ernie Els: 25 - 1

Fred Couples: 30 - 1          

Stuart Appleby: 40 - 1

Rod Pampling: 40 - 1

Ryuji Imada: 50 - 1

Camilo Villegas: 60 - 1

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