The first big event of the PGA Tour betting schedule will take place beginning on Wednesday with the 2011 World Golf Championships - Accenture Match Play Championship from the Ritz-Carlton Golf Course in Marana, Arizona with a total purse of $8.5 million at stake. Ian Poulter is the defending champion in World Golf Championship odds and will be looking to earn the 550 FedExCup points that are at stake once again.

Online sportsbooks have opened 2011 World Golf Championship odds with Tiger Woods, Martin Kaymer and Paul Casey as +1350 favorites to win the event with Rory McIlroy a +1550, Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood at +1600, Graeme McDowell at +1700 with Steve Stricker and Dustin Johnson at +2300. PGA tour betting longshots at online bookmakers include Ian Poulter, Luke Donald, Nick Watney and Geoff Ogilvy who are all listed at +2500.

Woods will be matched up against Thomas Bjorn with a Wednesday tee time of 1:45pm EST. In WGC odds for match-up, Woods opened as a -300 PGA tour betting favorite and Bjorn is a +220 underdog. Mickelson opened as a -300 favorite in 2011 World Golf Championships odds over Brendan Jones, who is listed as a +220 underdog with tee time for this match-up scheduled for 1:25pm EST. Kaymer has opened in WGC odds as a -240 favorite over Seung Yul Noh who is a +190 underdog with a start time of 2:40pm EST.

Casey has a match-up with Richard Green set to start at 11:05am EST. Casey has been listed as a -260 PGA Tour betting favorite with Green a +200 underdog in 2011 World Golf Championships odds. Woods has again been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately as he was fined two weeks ago for spitting on the green. Woods has slipped to third in the Official World Golf Ranking with Westwood currently the top ranked player in the world. Kaymer is ranked 2nd in the Official World Golf Ranking with McDowell at 4 and Mickelson at 5.

2011 World Golf Championship Picks: Paul Casey +1350

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