2011 The Barclays Odds & Predictions Favor Luke Donald

The PGA tour will make its annual stop in Edison, New Jersey this week as 2011 The Barclays odds will tee-off from the Plainfield Country Club starting on Thursday August 25th and will run to the 28th. There will be a total purse of $8,000,000 USD at stake and a total of 2,500 FedExCup points. The Barclays odds for 2011 in Vegas and at online sportsbooks have listed Luke Donald as the favorite for the tournament that can be seen live on both the Golf Channel and CBS television or heard on Sirius-XM.

The defending champion is Matt Kuchar but bookmakers have listed Donald as the 12/1 favorite to win in 2011 The Barclays predictions. Vegas bookmakers have also listed Adam Scott & Steve Stricker as 16/1 favorites to win, Jason Day at 20/1, Nick Watney at 22/1 with Kuchar, Phil Mickelson and Webb Simpson at 25/1. Luke Donald will take the course on Thursday in New Jersey as the top golf betting favorite currently ranked #4 in FedExCup standings with 1,856-points and just over $4.5-milliion in prize money this season. Donald has had an impressive year winning the WGC - Accenture Match Play and finishing T2 at the Masters and WGC - Bridgestone Invitational. Heading into Thursday's event at the Plainfield Country Club, Donald has made 12 out of 14 cuts this season with a 69.79-scoring average and 64.73% driving accuracy.

2011 The Barclays odds also favor Donald since finishing in the top-10 a total of ten times this season with 11-top twenty-five showings. Adam Scott and Steve Stricker are the second choices to win in Edison as 16/1 favorites as Scott is currently ranked 13th in the world having finished five times in the top-10 this year with eight top-25 showings. Scott won the WGC - Bridgestone Invitational while Stricker will be looking for his third win of the season ranked #2 in FedExCup standings. Stricker has made 15 out of 15 cuts this season with wins at the Memorial and John Deere Classic. The Barclays predictions from Vegas handicappers have the wise guys loading up on Stricker to win this week having finished in the top-10 a total of five times this season with thirteen top-25 showings.

Jason Day will enter 2011 The Barclays odds as a 20/1 favorite currently ranked #14 in FedExCup points with eight top-10 and nine top-25 showings for the season. Day finished second in both the Masters and U.S. Open this year with a scoring average of 70.09 and has maintained a 55.05% driving accuracy for an average distance of 301.2-yards. Rounding out the top choices for this week's PGA tournament is Nick Watney at 22/1 as the currently ranked #1 ranked player in the world with 8-top ten and 13-top 25 showings this season. Watney has one twice this season at the WGC - Cadillac Championship and the AT&T National. The California native has been driving the ball 300-yards with a 58.61% accuracy and 69.66-scoring average.

2011 The Barclays Predictions: Luke Donald 12/1