Tiger Woods is the 5-to-1 favorite to win, according to LVH SuperBook, in this weekend's PGA Tour Championship being held at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga., with a $10 million prize on the line.
This weekend's PGA Tour Championship caps off the four-tournament playoff series that began with the Barclays Championship, followed by the Deutsche Bank Championship, and last week's BMW Championship. Woods is currently in first place in the FedEx Cup standings, ahead of Henrik Stenson, Adam Scott, Zach Johnson and Matt Kuchar, despite finishing tied for 11th place in last weekend's BMW Championship.
"I'm in a position just like the other four guys in the top five," said Woods said after the BMW Championship. "Top five, you control your own destiny. You win the tournament, you win it outright."
Woods, a FedExCup Cup winner in 2007 and 2009, has ran into some difficulties during this year's four-tournament stretch; finishing second at the Barclays Championship despite crumbling in pain because of back spasms, a disappointing 65th place at the Deutsche Bank Championship, and 11th at the BMW Championship.
"Eliminate the simple mistakes on the greens, and I would have been all right," said Woods in regards to his BMW Championship finish. "I would have been in there with a better chance. But I'm in good shape going into this week."
Scott, currently in third place in the FedEx Cup standings, is a 12-to-1 favorite for this weekend's tournament while Stenson - standing in second place - and fourth place Johnson are 15-to-1 favorites. Kuchar, who is holding fifth place, and defending Atlanta and FedEx Cup champion Brandt Snedeker are 20-to-1 this weekend.
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