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08/12/2007 - Tulsa, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - One day after Tiger Woods threatened the lowest score in major championship history, Boo Weekley put up a number that would have been the talk of Tulsa.
On Saturday, Weekley fired a five-under 65 and moved all the way up to a tie for sixth place.
"I had a good day and it was fun," said Weekley. "I kept in play today. That's the difference in the last few days, if you can keep it in play, for me it's a lot easier to score here."
Weekley got up and down for par at his first three holes, but went over the green at four and could not recover. He holed a six-footer for birdie at six and a 15-footer at nine, but really got going on the back nine.
He birdied four in a five-hole span from the 11th, then reached one-under for the championship with an eight-foot birdie putt at 17.
Weekley had a chance to match Woods' 63 from Friday, but he three-putted the 18th green for a bogey to finish at even-par 210.
Weekley won this year's Heritage, but really rose to prominence with a good first two rounds at the British Open.
His Southern drawl and simple ways have endeared him to fans. Here are some of the highlights from his post-round press conference on Saturday.
When asked about playing on the Presidents Cup team:
"That would be great. I don't know where I am on the points. I haven't got a clue."
Next year's Ryder Cup team:
"If they invite me to come play, I'll come play. But, no, I really don't know a whole lot about it. I've seen some clips of it. I think Justin Leonard made a putt or something. That's about the only thing I remember of the Ryder Cup stuff."
Catching Tiger Woods:
"I don't know. The good Lord knows that answer. I couldn't tell you, you know. Anything's possible. He's human, ain't he?
Being in the FedEx Cup playoffs:
"I don't know nothing about the FedExCup and I just know I'm playing golf and that's all that matters to me."
His long-term career plans:
"I want to play 10, 12 years, whatever it takes to get enough money in my bank. I'm done. I love to play the game, but my heart is really with hunting and fishing."
TOUGH MAJOR YEAR
Sergio Garcia was disqualified from the PGA Championship on Saturday for signing an incorrect scorecard.
Garcia signed for a par four at the 17th, but actually made five. He should have shot a four-over 74, which would have given him 54 holes at nine-over par. Instead Garcia signed for a three-over 73.
This has been a tough run of major championships for the Spaniard. He held the lead throughout the British Open Championship last month and needed a par on his last to win his first major.
Garcia missed a six-foot par save, then lost by a stroke to Padraig Harrington in the playoff.
He missed the cut at both the Masters and U.S. Open.
When Garcia lost the playoff at Carnoustie, he went on a bizarre rant blaming the raker in the group ahead and, apparently, the golf gods. He said "I'm playing against a lot of guys out there, more than the field."
On Saturday, Garcia's playing partner, Weekley, marked down the wrong score.
ELS SAYS IT'S OVER
If you ever wondered what fellow golf stars think when Tiger Woods takes the lead in a major championship, look no further than the comments from the No. 4 player in the world.
Ernie Els has three major championships to his credit. He is only six shots off Woods' lead, but does not give himself much chance come Sunday afternoon.
"He's unbelievably solid at the moment, as we all can see, and full of a lot of confidence," said Els. "So as a competitor, I want to say no, you can't ever think it's over. So I need to shoot something unbelievable and he's gotta make mistakes."
Els was then asked if he wasn't a competitor, what would he think?
"How can I put it? Yeah. If I was not a golfer, a fan on the couch, I'd be putting my house on him, yeah," he said.
* The Presidents Cup teams will be finalized Sunday. For the International side, Stephen Ames and John Senden are the highest internationals at the PGA Championship, but neither is in the top 10 on the points list. Ames is 19th and Senden 25th, so maybe they can catch the eye of captain Gary Player.
* For the U.S. side, a two-way tie for second by Woody Austin would give him 1,232,000 points towards the United States team and he would have a total of 6,381,765 points, 10th overall. Lucas Glover is currently 10th with 6,207,895 points, but sits T63 entering the final round.
* With Vijay Singh missing the cut, Tiger Woods is guaranteed to be the No. 1 seed for the upcoming FedEx Cup playoff race.
* If Woods can hold on Sunday and it's a good bet since he was won all 12 major titles with at least a piece of the 54-hole lead, Woods win only his second major on a par-72 track. His other came at the 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black.
* There were no bogey-free rounds on Saturday.
* Temperatures soared into the triple digits for the third straight day.
* The easiest hole for the week remained the par-five 13th, which is playing to an average of 4.53.
* The hardest hole was once again the par-four closing hole. It has played to an average of 4.32 and there have been only nine birdies there for the championship.
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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