Watson favored to land last Ryder Cup spot

Bubba Watson is favored to land the fourth and final captain’s pick from U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III – at least, in the mind of a few offshore betting markets.

Shortly after Love added Rickie Fowler, Matt Kuchar and J.B. Holmes to the American squad, odds were created to gauge who will get the last selection after next week’s Tour Championship. Skybet, which is based in the U.K., listed Watson as a -250 favorite, meaning bettors have to put up $250 for every $100 they hope to win if he is chosen.

The odds on Watson are understandably short considering he is ranked No. 7 in the world and finished ninth in the automatic qualification race, with the top eight players securing tickets to Hazeltine. But Watson hasn’t cracked the top 10 in a PGA Tour event since Doral, and he was a notable omission when Love announced his first three picks Monday.

Daniel Berger is next in line behind Watson at 7/2, while fellow sophomore Justin Thomas is listed at 5/1. Jim Furyk is listed at 12/1 despite having been eliminated from the playoffs two weeks ago, while Ryan Moore is alongside Furyk at 12/1 and Kevin Na sits at 16/1. Tiger Woods, who Kuchar hinted was in the mix for the final spot, has 50/1 odds to switch from assistant to participant.

Sportingbet.com, which like Skybet is a British outlet, opened with similar odds: Watson at -200, followed by Berger at 10/3 and Thomas at 6/1. They list Furyk (12/1) ahead of Moore (16/1), with Gary Woodland at 33/1, Na at 40/1 and Woods well down the list at 200/1.

Love’s final pick will be announced during Sunday Night Football on NBC Sept. 25, with the Ryder Cup beginning Sept. 30 in Chaska, Minn.

Via: http://www.golfchannel.com