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Day leads Barclays; Woods strugglesGolf Betting Lines08/27/2010 - Paramus, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Australia's Jason Day posted his second consecutive four-under 67 on Friday to take the second-round lead at The Barclays. Day, who earned his first PGA Tour win earlier this season at the Byron Nelson Championship, finished two rounds at eight-under 134 and is one clear at Ridgewood Country Club. One day removed from his best round of the year, Tiger Woods struggled to a two-over 73 Friday and fell four shots off the lead. Woods, the first-round leader after six-under 65 on Thursday, played poorly on his back nine, the front side at Ridgewood, and fell to four-under 138. Woods needs a good week this week to continue his PGA Tour season. He's ranked 112th in FedEx Cup points and after this championship, the first playoff event, only the top 100 in the standings make the field next week at the Deutsche Bank Championship. It seemed that maybe Woods' woes were behind him after his 65 on Thursday, which was his first competitive round since his divorce from Elin Nordegren was made public on Monday. "I didn't putt well at all," acknowledged Woods. "I didn't have the speed at all on the greens. I was leaving it way short or blowing it by the hole. Couldn't figure out the speed." Woods needed 33 putts on Friday, which is up six from Thursday. He still leads the field in driving accuracy, which is somewhat of a shock considering he's ranked 180th on the PGA Tour this year in driving accuracy. Woods claimed the lead on Friday with birdies at 11 and 18. He was eight-under par, but as soon as he made the turn, Woods began to show signs of trouble. He made an eight-foot par save at No. 1, but missed the green right at the par-three second and couldn't save par from 25 feet. The par-four fifth might have been the most puzzling bogey of the round for Woods. At around 275 yards, Woods elected to lay up off the tee with an iron, then hit his second 12 feet short of the stick. Woods missed the birdie putt, then walked up to tap in his two-foot par save, but missed that putt as well. He finally kicked in his bogey putt to fall to minus-six. "That's just the way it is," Woods said. "Put it behind me. Striped the next one and hit a loose iron shot and ended up making bogeys, back-to-back bogeys." Woods bogeyed six and nine and will have work to do if he's going to win this week. Despite Woods' problems on Friday, he's still better off than the world No. 2. Phil Mickelson, who is fourth in FedEx Cup points, shot a three-over 74 and missed the cut at four-over 146. Vaughn Taylor, who shared the first-round lead with Woods, posted a one-under 70 and is tied for second place with Kevin Streelman, who fired a 63 on Friday. The pair is knotted at minus-seven. Stewart Cink (69), Martin Laird (67) and John Senden (69) share fourth place at six-under 137. MORE TO FOLLOW.
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Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Odds Will he or won't he? Now that the Dallas Cowboys have a new head coach in Wade Phillips, the big question will be: Does Terrell Owens stay with the team. Jerry Jones continues to suggest that Terrell Owens will remain with the team. "I've said that he's back, he's here, he's under contract," Jones said. "In the interviews I've just been through (to hire a new coach), it was very clear to me how highly he's thought of and how much of an impact he had on our offensive success." Just to be sure though, Terrell Owens cleared out his locker and removed his name plate. Terrell Owens was among the Cowboys most productive players this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,180 yards and a league-best 13 touchdowns. But T.O. is due a $3 million roster bonus in June, then a $5 million salary this season. Cutting him before then would save a lot of money and headaches. Aside from the questions surrounding Terrell Owens, the oddsmakers at MySportsbook.com have concerns over starting quarterback Tony Romo's state of mind and whether he will remain a starting quarterback. It is also not known how players will adjust to new head coach, Wade Phillips. Here are the football odds as seen at MySportsbook.com and subject to change after February 10, 2007 if not locked in prior to that date. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook credit cards needs. |
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