10/26/2008 - San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Cook fired a six-under-par 65 on Sunday to come from behind and successfully defend his title at the AT&T Championship.
Cook finished the tournament at 16-under 197 at Oak Hills Country Club and won the event by three shots over Keith Fergus.
Cook became the second player in tournament history to win two in a row. Jim Albus turned the trick in 1994-95 and these two victories are Cook's only wins on the Champions Tour.
Fergus also posted a 65 on Sunday. He took second place at 13-under 200, which was one shot better than John Morse (63) and Jay Haas (66).
Cook began the final round only one shot behind overnight leader Jeff Sluman, but thanks to an early collapse from Sluman, Cook was immediately thrust into the lead.
Cook bogeyed one, then birdied two and was tied atop the leaderboard. After birdies at the fourth and fifth, Cook found himself two clear of several players.
Haas made a strong move at Cook's lead and after an eagle at the 10th, the two shared first. Cook grabbed the top spot after a birdie at eight, and Haas fell down the leaderboard after a bogey at the 13th.
Morse became the next contender to match Cook in first after seven birdies and an eagle at 15. Cook once again handled the challenge and, with a 25-foot birdie putt at the 10th, reclaimed first place to himself.
Morse bogeyed the last to fall two back, but Fergus knocked his tee ball to three feet. Fergus tapped in for birdie and was only one behind until Cook birdied the par-five 15th.
Cook was two up with two to play and padded his cushion. At the par-four 17th, Cook played his approach to 10 feet and holed the birdie putt to take a comfortable three-shot lead to the par-three closing hole.
Cook knocked his tee ball safely inside 40 feet. He lagged to two feet and kicked in the short par save for the three-shot victory.
Sluman only managed an even-par 71 on Sunday. He tied for fifth place with Bruce Fleisher (69) and Mark James (70) at 11-under-par 202.
Joey Sindelar (63), Scott Simpson (68), Gene Jones (69) and Dan Forsman (71) shared eighth place at minus-nine.
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Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook
Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).
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Adam Dunn 15-1
Albert Pujols 5-1
Alex Rodriguez 12-1
Alfonso Soriano 15-1
Andruw Jones 25-1
Barry Bonds 50-1
Carlos Delgado 40-1
David Ortiz 8-1
Jermaine Dye 40-1
Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1
Lance Berkman 40-1
Manny Ramirez 20-1
Richie Sexson 40-1
Ryan Howard 6-1
Travis Hafner 20-1
Vladimir Guerrero 40-1
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