{"id":15417,"date":"2018-05-12T01:17:34","date_gmt":"2018-05-12T06:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=15417"},"modified":"2018-05-12T01:17:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-12T06:17:34","slug":"the-players-championship-2018-tv-live-stream-tiger-woods-vs-phil-mickelson-odds-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=15417","title":{"rendered":"The Players Championship 2018: TV, Live Stream, Tiger Woods Vs. Phil Mickelson Odds And Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"body-container\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"speakable-paragraph\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15420\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TIGER-W.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"174\" \/>The 2018 Players Championship begins on Thursday, starting off the year\u2019s most important non-major tournament. The field at TPC Sawgrass is absolutely loaded with premier players, a group that features odds-on favorites such as Dustin Johnson (12.5-1 odds), Rory McIlroy (13-1), Justin Thomas (14-1), Jordan Spieth (14-1), Jason Day (15-1) and Rickie Fowler (20-1). There\u2019s also a number of veterans that have won here before, including Henrik Stenson (28-1), Sergio Garcia (30-1), Phil Mickelson (33-1) and two-time Players champion Tiger Woods (35-1). With $11 million at stake this year\u2014behind only the U.S. Open for golf\u2019s richest prize pool\u2014the Players should be nothing short of thrilling in 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>There will be plenty of excitement on the course at Ponte Vedra Beach, but viewers at home can make things even more interesting by placing a wager down on the action. Fans can bet on everything from the winner of the tournament to whether or not there will be a hole-in-one. There are also a variety of props related to No. 17, which is the famous island par-three at TPC Sawgrass that doubles as one of the most notorious holes on the PGA Tour. It\u2019s picturesque in its beauty, but also a spot where many golfers have seen their chances of winning this event evaporate. Bettors can wager on the over\/under for the highest score for the hole, the number of birdies it will see and even if certain notable participants will have a tee shot land in the water during the Players Championship.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>One book is also offering fans a chance to capitalize on the hype of the first Woods-Mickelson pairing since 2014. The two traded barbs in the media during the lead-up to this tournament, culminating with Lefty admitting he\u2019d be open to a high-stake, winner-take-all showdown with his longtime rival. Woods said he isn\u2019t against it,\u00a0quipping that he\u2019d\u00a0stake\u00a0\u201cwhatever makes [Mickelson] uncomfortable.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betdsi.eu\/sportsbook-betting\/golf-odds\/golf-props\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.betdsi.eu\/sportsbook-betting\/golf-odds\/golf-props\/\">BetDSI Sportsbook<\/a> capitalized on this by releasing head-to-head odds for the two stars, giving Phil a slight edge in the clash. They also placed an over\/under on the pot of a potential side bet between the pair at $100,000, but don\u2019t count on this information being made public. The shop has a prop where you can actually wager on if the details of this currently hypothetical side bet will be publicly announced, with the \u201cNo\u201d side an overwhelming favorite at -2000. That means bettors would have to risk $20 to win $1, while those that think the information will come to light with a dollar figure attached can return $8 for every $1 risked.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0-inread\"><strong>With so many props on the board this week, Vegas expert Jon Price of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsinformationtraders.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:http:\/\/www.sportsinformationtraders.com\">SportsInformationTraders.com<\/a> was asked to sort through them all and come up with the best value bets available. Before getting to the pro handicapper\u2019s picks, take a look at the full schedule, TV and live stream coverage start times, pairings, tee times, updated odds to win and more for the 2018 Players Championship. You can also find a full list of props for the event, as well as Tiger vs. Phil at the bottom of this article:<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><u>2018 Players Championship\u00a0TV And Live Stream\u00a0Schedule<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"vestpocket\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Time (ET)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>TV<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Streaming<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Thursday, May 10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1p \u2013 7p<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>GOLF<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatourlive.com\/this-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.pgatourlive.com\/this-week\">PGATourLive<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Friday, May 11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1p \u2013 7p<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>GOLF<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatourlive.com\/this-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.pgatourlive.com\/this-week\">PGATourLive<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Saturday, May 12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2p \u2013 7p<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>NBC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/live\">NBC Sports Live<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sunday, May 13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2p \u2013 7p<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>NBC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/live\">NBC Sports Live<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Featured group live stream coverage begins at 7:30 a.m. ET on Thursday\/Friday. Fans can watch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/events\/807361386695135233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/events\/807361386695135233\">free on Twitter<\/a> from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. ET during this time. Weekend coverage begins at 8:30 a.m. ET.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>The Players Championship 2018 &#8211; Odds To Win<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Golfer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Odds<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Dustin Johnson<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>+1250<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rory McIlroy<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>+1300<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Justin Thomas<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>+1400<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Jordan Spieth<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>+1400<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Jason Day<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>+1500<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rickie Fowler<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>+2000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Jon Rahm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>+2200<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Justin Rose<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>+2800<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Henrik Stenson<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>+2800<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sergio Garcia<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>+3000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Hideki Matsuyama<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>+3300<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Patrick Reed<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>+3300<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Paul Casey<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>+3300<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Phil Mickelson<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>+3300<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tiger Woods<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>+3500<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Full list of odds for each participant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alexkay\/2018\/05\/09\/the-players-championship-2018-picks-schedule-tee-times-pairings-and-odds-for-tpc-sawgrass-field\/#143b9db86db7\" target=\"_self\">can be found here<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Players Championship 2018 Groups And Start Times<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Grouping<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Round 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Round 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ian Poulter, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7:54 a.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1:19 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8:05 a.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a01:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Si Woo Kim, Adam Scott, Martin Kaymer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8:16 a.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a01:41 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8:27 a.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1:52 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Paul Casey, Russell Knox, Alex Noren<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>9:49 a.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2:14 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Billy Horschel, Brandt Snedeker, Matt Kuchar<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1:19 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7:54 a.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tony Finau, Daniel Berger, Charl Schwartzel<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1:19 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7:54 a.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Patrick Reed, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8:05 a.m<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Jason Day, Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1:41 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8:16 a.m<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Patrick Cantlay, James Hahn, Louis Oosthuizen<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1:41 p.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>8:16 a.m.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><em>Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>1:52 p.m.<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>8:27 a.m<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><u>Best Bets For The Players Championship 2018<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiger vs. Phil Full Tournament Match Play Winner: Phil Mickelson (-145)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The marquee group of the first two days at the Players Championship will feature Tiger, Phil and Rickie Fowler. While all three have won this tourney previously and have the talent to win it again, all eyes will be on the two aging veterans that have a long history battling it out in prestigious competitions. They\u2019ve been paired together 35 other times since their first grouping over 20 years ago, but have only shared one round at the Players Championship\u2014which came all the way back in 2001.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiger dominated that third-round pairing at TPC Sawgrass, shooting a 66 against Mickelson\u2019s 72. Woods would go on to win with a score of 14-under, one shot ahead of runner-up Vijay Singh and 16 ahead of Lefty, who wound up with a two-over after carding an abysmal 77 on Sunday. It wasn\u2019t a surprise result, as Tiger bested not only Phil in those early career meetings, but everyone else in the field as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15422\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tiger-woods-phil-mickelson-masters-2018-tuesday-standing-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tiger-woods-phil-mickelson-masters-2018-tuesday-standing-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tiger-woods-phil-mickelson-masters-2018-tuesday-standing-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tiger-woods-phil-mickelson-masters-2018-tuesday-standing-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tiger-woods-phil-mickelson-masters-2018-tuesday-standing-1080x729.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Mickelson told\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/story\/_\/id\/23441363\/phil-mickelson-says-tiger-woods-peak-played-best-golf-ever\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:http:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/story\/_\/id\/23441363\/phil-mickelson-says-tiger-woods-peak-played-best-golf-ever\">ESPN<\/a>\u00a0that no one has ever played golf as well as Tiger did during his peak:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>I don&#8217;t think anybody today who wasn&#8217;t there to witness it, and I don&#8217;t think anybody before, will ever see that level of play again. It was the most remarkable golf in the history of the game, and I think unrepeatable. I think it was that good. I look at 2000 as being kind of the benchmark at the U.S. Open and being the greatest golf I&#8217;ve ever witnessed and I believe has ever been played.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>And it sucked to have to play against him. It really did. You look at it and say, &#8216;How am I going to beat this?&#8217; There was a stretch there for a number of years that it was so impressive that it was hard to imagine that it was actually happening, that he was hitting some of the shots that he was hitting and playing that well. The guys today look back and they say, &#8216;Come on, how much better could he have been?&#8217; and so forth. And it goes to show you that they weren&#8217;t there to witness it.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The rivalry has leveled out in recent years as Woods struggled greatly with injury. Tiger still holds the slightest of edges in all-time showdowns with Lefty, going 16-15-4 since their first pairing in 1997. He\u2019s also shot just a tad better, with a scoring average of 69.60 against Mickelson\u2019s 69.91. It\u2019s extremely close, however, and Mickelson is favored to pull even with the 14-time major winner after the Players concludes this weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradGalli\/status\/994037693146390528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradGalli\/status\/994037693146390528\">Brad Galli<\/a>\u00a0found that these two longtime rivals became friends after Mickelson lent support to Woods during his struggles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradGalli\/status\/994037693146390528\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-dt-full=\"%{hours12}:%{minutes} %{amPm} - %{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-dt-explicit-timestamp=\"9:13 PM - May 8, 2018\" data-dt-months=\"Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec\" data-dt-am=\"AM\" data-dt-pm=\"PM\" data-dt-now=\"now\" data-dt-s=\"s\" data-dt-m=\"m\" data-dt-h=\"h\" data-dt-second=\"second\" data-dt-seconds=\"seconds\" data-dt-minute=\"minute\" data-dt-minutes=\"minutes\" data-dt-hour=\"hour\" data-dt-hours=\"hours\" data-dt-abbr=\"%{number}%{symbol}\" data-dt-short=\"%{day} %{month}\" data-dt-long=\"%{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"994037693146390528\" data-twitter-event-id=\"4\">\n<article class=\"MediaCard MediaCard--mediaForward cards-multimedia customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-media\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-widthConstraint js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"padding-bottom: 56.2500%\">\n<div class=\"NaturalImage-ctaOverlay PlayButton PlayButton--centered\" data-scribe=\"element:play_button\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--playCircle \" title=\"Play Media\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Play Media\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a class=\"MediaCard-mediaAsset MediaCard-mediaPlaceholder NaturalImage NaturalImage--fill js-playableMediaInterstitial\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradGalli\/status\/994037693146390528\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"NaturalImage-image\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/ext_tw_video_thumb\/994037444398997504\/pu\/img\/rzsxjqb7pDw81Z6f?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"\" data-image=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/ext_tw_video_thumb\/994037444398997504\/pu\/img\/rzsxjqb7pDw81Z6f\" data-scribe=\"element:poster_image\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-expand\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-shrink\">\n<div><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">No one is arguing that Lefty was the better player when these Hall of Famers were in their primes, but right now the Arizona State product is clearly performing at a higher level than his counterpart. Mickelson is coming off a respectable fifth-place finish at the Wells Fargo Championship after shooting seven-under during the tourney, including a 69 on Sunday. Woods finished 50 places behind him, carding a two-over across four mostly mediocre rounds. Mickelson also outperformed Tiger at the Genesis Open, finishing sixth in an event that Woods missed the cut in. The only other mutual tourney these veterans entered was the Masters, where both were underwhelming and finished above par.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"1\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-shrink\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15423\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PHIL-M-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PHIL-M-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PHIL-M.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bettors should ride the hot hand and go with a surging Lefty to beat out Woods at the 2018 Players Championship. The 47-year-old has simply been playing better leading up to this week and should continue his strong showing with another quality finish at TPC Sawgrass this week. Mickelson is a good bet to be in the hunt on Sunday, while Woods is an underdog to even make the cut. The value on Phil at -145 to beat Woods in the mano-a-mano showdown is just too good to pass up.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Winning Pick: Justin Thomas (+1400)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE ON TIGER WOODS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eldrick Tont Woods (born December 30, 1975) better known as Tiger Woods, is an American <a title=\"Professional golfer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Professional_golfer\">professional golfer<\/a> who is among the most successful golfers of all time. He has been one of the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Forbes' list of world's highest-paid athletes\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forbes%27_list_of_world%27s_highest-paid_athletes\">highest-paid athletes<\/a> in the world for several years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Following an outstanding junior, college, and amateur career, Woods was 20 years old when he turned professional at the end of summer in 1996. By the end of April 1997, he had won three <a title=\"PGA Tour\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Tour\">PGA Tour<\/a> events in addition to his first major, the <a title=\"1997 Masters Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_Masters_Tournament\">1997 Masters<\/a>. Woods won this tournament by 12 strokes in a record-breaking performance and earned $486,000. He first reached the <a title=\"List of World Number One male golfers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_World_Number_One_male_golfers\">number one position<\/a> in the <a title=\"Official World Golf Ranking\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Official_World_Golf_Ranking\">world rankings<\/a> in June 1997, less than a year after turning pro. Throughout the 2000s, Woods was the dominant force in golf\u2014he won the\u00a0<a title=\"2000 U.S. Open (golf)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2000_U.S._Open_(golf)\">2000 U.S. Open<\/a> by a record 15-shot margin. He was the top-ranked golfer in the world from August 1999 to September 2004 (264 weeks) and again from June 2005 to October 2010 (281 weeks).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He has ranked number one for a total of 683 weeks, more than any other player in history.\u00a0He ended a career-high winless streak of 107 weeks when he triumphed in the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Chevron World Challenge\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chevron_World_Challenge\">Chevron World Challenge<\/a> in December 2011.\u00a0After winning the <a title=\"Arnold Palmer Invitational\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arnold_Palmer_Invitational\">Arnold Palmer Invitational<\/a> on March 25, 2013, he ascended to the No.1 ranking once again, holding the top spot until May 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Woods has broken numerous golf records. He has been World Number One for the most consecutive weeks and for the greatest total number of weeks of any golfer. He has been awarded <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"PGA Player of the Year\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Player_of_the_Year\">PGA Player of the Year<\/a> a record eleven times, the <a title=\"Vardon Trophy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vardon_Trophy\">Byron Nelson Award<\/a> for lowest adjusted scoring average a record eight times, and has the record of leading the <a title=\"PGA Tour\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Tour#Money_winners_and_most_wins_leaders\">money list<\/a> in ten different seasons. He has won 14 professional <a title=\"Men's major golf championships\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Men%27s_major_golf_championships\">major golf championships<\/a>, where he trails only <a title=\"Jack Nicklaus\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Nicklaus\">Jack Nicklaus<\/a> who leads with 18, and 79 <a title=\"PGA Tour\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Tour\">PGA Tour<\/a> events, second all-time behind <a title=\"Sam Snead\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sam_Snead\">Sam Snead<\/a>(82). Woods leads all active golfers in <a title=\"List of men's major championships winning golfers\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_men%27s_major_championships_winning_golfers\">career major wins<\/a> and <a title=\"List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_golfers_with_most_PGA_Tour_wins\">career PGA Tour wins<\/a>. He is the youngest player to achieve the career <a title=\"Grand Slam (golf)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Slam_(golf)\">Grand Slam<\/a>, and the youngest and fastest to win 50 tournaments on tour. Additionally, Woods is only the second golfer (after Nicklaus) to have achieved a career Grand Slam three times. Woods has won 18 <a title=\"World Golf Championships\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Golf_Championships\">World Golf Championships<\/a>, and won at least one of those events in each of the first 11 years after they began in 1999. Woods and <a title=\"Rory McIlroy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rory_McIlroy\">Rory McIlroy<\/a> are the only golfers to win both <a title=\"The Open Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Open_Championship#Silver_Medal_winners\">The Silver Medal<\/a> and The Gold Medal at The Open Championship.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>MORE ON PHIL MICKELSON:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Philip Alfred Mickelson (born June 16, 1970), nicknamed Lefty, is an American professional <a title=\"Golf\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golf\">golfer<\/a>. He has won 43 events on the <a title=\"PGA Tour\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Tour\">PGA Tour<\/a>, including five <a title=\"Men's major golf championships\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Men%27s_major_golf_championships\">major championships<\/a>: three <a title=\"Masters Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masters_Tournament\">Masters<\/a> titles (<a title=\"2004 Masters Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2004_Masters_Tournament\">2004<\/a>, <a title=\"2006 Masters Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006_Masters_Tournament\">2006<\/a>, <a title=\"2010 Masters Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_Masters_Tournament\">2010<\/a>), a <a title=\"PGA Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PGA_Championship\">PGA Championship<\/a> (<a title=\"2005 PGA Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2005_PGA_Championship\">2005<\/a>),<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> and an <a title=\"The Open Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Open_Championship\">Open Championship<\/a> (<a title=\"2013 Open Championship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013_Open_Championship\">2013<\/a>).<sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mickelson is one of 16 players in the history of golf to win at least three of the four majors.<sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> He has won every major except the <a title=\"U.S. Open (golf)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U.S._Open_(golf)\">U.S. Open<\/a>, where he has finished runner-up a record six times.<sup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mickelson has spent over 700 weeks in the top-10 of the <a title=\"Official World Golf Ranking\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Official_World_Golf_Ranking\">Official World Golf Ranking<\/a>,<sup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> has reached a career-high world ranking of No. 2 several times and is a life member of the PGA Tour. Known for his <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Left-handed\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Left-handed\">left-handed<\/a> swing, even though otherwise <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Right-handed\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Right-handed\">right-handed<\/a>, he learned by mirroring his right-handed father&#8217;s swing.<sup id=\"cite_ref-PGA-profile_1-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> He was inducted into the <a title=\"World Golf Hall of Fame\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Golf_Hall_of_Fame\">World Golf Hall of Fame<\/a> in 2012.<sup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc\" class=\"toc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"body-container\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>At 14-1, Justin Thomas represents a strong value-to-realistic chance of winning ratio for backers. He\u2019s not the odds-on favorite\u2014that honor currently belongs to Dustin Johnson\u2014but he\u2019s close enough that there isn\u2019t too notable a difference. Given the way odds shift in the final run-up to these big events, it wouldn\u2019t be surprising to see Thomas\u2019 line rising and fall slightly based on the action that oddsmakers are receiving. Due to this predictable behavior, it\u2019s advisable to wait until you get the best possible betting line before placing a wager.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s worth noting that Thomas said he recently reached out to caddie Jimmy Johnson for advice on how to improve. He was told to \u201cwait for good things to happen\u201d, which has helped him get off to a strong start this season and is sage wisdom for the Players. As long as last year\u2019s PGA Championship winner doesn\u2019t try to force things and avoids mistakes, he should be in prime position to make a run during Sunday\u2019s final round. Thomas has a history of playing well at TPC Sawgrass, shooting a 65 twice during the 11 total rounds he\u2019s participated in for this event. He\u2019s been one of the top participants here during last three years, although his seven-over score (T-75 and a victim of the secondary cut after 54 holes) a year ago left a lot to be desired, especially since it followed up a promising 65 on the final round that led to a T-3 showing in 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15425\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/636584484778801966-USP-PGA-MASTERS-TOURNAMENT-PRACTICE-ROUND-98895745-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/636584484778801966-USP-PGA-MASTERS-TOURNAMENT-PRACTICE-ROUND-98895745-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/636584484778801966-USP-PGA-MASTERS-TOURNAMENT-PRACTICE-ROUND-98895745.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In addition to avenging that shortcoming, the 25-year-old should have some extra motivation to perform well in this tourney. Thomas narrowly missed a chance to become the world\u2019s No. 1 ranked golfer for the first time in his career at the Wells Fargo Championship last week, failing to overtake Johnson. The Kentucky native has a good chance of snagging that title from Johnson this week, although there is some potential competition from three other competitors in the field at the Players Championship. Here\u2019s a look at what Justin Rose, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth and Thomas must accomplish at TPC Sawgrass to become the world\u2019s top ranked golfer next week courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VC606\/status\/993420564906827776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/twitter.com\/VC606\/status\/993420564906827776\">an OWGR expert<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"2\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge js-clickToOpenTarget tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VC606\/status\/993420564906827776\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-dt-full=\"%{hours12}:%{minutes} %{amPm} - %{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-dt-explicit-timestamp=\"4:21 AM - May 7, 2018\" data-dt-months=\"Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec\" data-dt-am=\"AM\" data-dt-pm=\"PM\" data-dt-now=\"now\" data-dt-s=\"s\" data-dt-m=\"m\" data-dt-h=\"h\" data-dt-second=\"second\" data-dt-seconds=\"seconds\" data-dt-minute=\"minute\" data-dt-minutes=\"minutes\" data-dt-hour=\"hour\" data-dt-hours=\"hours\" data-dt-abbr=\"%{number}%{symbol}\" data-dt-short=\"%{day} %{month}\" data-dt-long=\"%{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"5\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\"><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">As long as Thomas continues to mash off the tee and can dial in with his putter, he has a good a shot as anyone in the field at excelling at the Players. He\u2019s the type of elite ball striker that is near the top of the list in greens in regulation. Don\u2019t sleep on him cashing in on a nearly $2 million prize bounty as the victor on Sunday.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><u>2018 Players Championship Prop Betting List<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiger Woods makes the cut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes -130<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No +100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiger Woods hits a tee shot into water on No. 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes +200<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No -240<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dustin Johnson hits a tee shot into water on No. 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes +450<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No -800<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rory McIlroy hits a tee shot into water on No. 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes +550<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No -1000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jordan Spieth hits a tee shot into water on No. 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes +500<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No -900<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin Thomas hits a tee shot into water on No. 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes +575<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No -1200<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Mickelson hits a tee shot into water on No. 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes +550<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No -1000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Total tee shots hit into the water on No. 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Over 42.5 (-115)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Under 42.5 (-115)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Total tee shots hit into the water on No. 17 during Round 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Over 9.5 (+100)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Under 9.5 (-130)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highest score on No. 17 during any round<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Over 8 (-115)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Under 8 (-115)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winner hits a tee shot into the water on No. 17 during any round<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes +450<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No -800<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Total birdies by winner on No. 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Over 1.5 (-105)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Under 1.5 (-125)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole-in-one recorded on No. 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes +350<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No -500<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hole-in-one on No. 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes +6500<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No -20000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Will anyone break the single-round course record of 63?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes +900<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No -2000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Will there be a playoff?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes +350<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No -500<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Total score by winner over first three holes of playoff (playoff must occur for action)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9 or fewer +1100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10 +650<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>11 +180<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12 or more +100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson Props<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head matchup &#8211; Round 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Mickelson -120<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiger Woods -110<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head matchup &#8211; Round 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Mickelson -130<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiger Woods +100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head matchup &#8211; Round 3 (both must make cut for action)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Mickelson -115<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiger Woods -115<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head matchup &#8211; Round 4 (both must make cut for action)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Mickelson -140<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiger Woods +110<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Match play winner (Rounds 1 and 2)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Mickelson -125<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiger Woods -105<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Match play winner (full tournament)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Mickelson -145<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiger Woods +115<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Most birdies during tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Mickelson -150<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiger Woods +120<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Most bogeys or worse during tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Mickelson +145<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiger Woods -180<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>First to miss fairway with tee shot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Mickelson -115<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiger Woods -115<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>First to three-putt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phil Mickelson +145<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiger Woods -170<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Details of side bet between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson released before June 14, 2018 (dollar amount must be made public)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes +800<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No -2000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Side bet amount between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson (dollar amount must be made public)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Over $100,000 (-150)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Under $100,000 (+120)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"siderail-container\">\n<div>\n<h5 class=\"fs-headline fs-responsive-text\"><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2018 Players Championship begins on Thursday, starting off the year\u2019s most important non-major tournament. The field at TPC Sawgrass is absolutely loaded with premier players, a group that features odds-on favorites such as Dustin Johnson (12.5-1 odds), Rory McIlroy (13-1), Justin Thomas (14-1), Jordan Spieth (14-1), Jason Day (15-1) and Rickie Fowler (20-1). 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