Golf Odds: Champions Tour First Tee Open at Pebble Beach

Fred Couples hasn't won since March. (AP Images)

There’s action at Pebble Beach this weekend as the Champions Tour First Tee Open gets underway on Thursday. Fred Couples finds himself atop the Bodog golf odds to kick off the tourney but, for the most part, it’s wide open this weekend.

Couples (9/2 odds) ranks second on the Champions Tour this season; he has three wins to his name, though he hasn’t claimed a victory in months -- all three wins came in consecutive tournaments in February and March. That said, he’s still been quite solid in his past few outings, earning Top-5 finishes in three of his last four events on the Champions Tour.

Tom Lehman is next in line at 7/2. He has one win on the senior circuit this season -- a victory at the Senior PGA Championship in May. He’s been good for several Top-5 finishes this year, including a fourth-place finish in his last outing (at the JELD-WEN Tradition at the Crosswater Club).

Fred Funk and Mark Calcavecchia clock in next, each with 14/1 odds. Funk is fifth in the Champions Tour standings after settling for an eighth-place finish at the Boeing Classic last weekend. Funk did score a victory at the JELD-WEN a few weeks ago, however. Calcavecchia has made just five appearances on the senior circuit this year. He’s been solid if unspectacular, finishing as high as second and notching three finishes among the Top 6.

Tom Watson rounds out the top five. Watson has 16/1 odds but he’s been rarely seen on the links this year, playing in just eight total tournaments (five on the Champions Tour). He placed 15th at the JELD-WEN in his most recent outing and his play has generally been sliding since opening the year with a win at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship in January.

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