Snedeker earns first PGA Tour win

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08/19/2007 - Greensboro, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandt Snedeker fired a nine-under 63 on Sunday to come from behind and win his first PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship.

He finished the shootout at 22-under-par 266 and won by two over three other players at Forest Oaks Country Club.

In addition to the first PGA Tour victory and the perks that come with that, Snedeker moved up to ninth in the FedEx Cup standings. With this being the final event before the playoffs start next week at the Barclays, Snedeker is assured to play all four events, culminating in the Tour Championship.

"It's just unbelievable," said Snedeker, who pocketed $900,000 for the win. "I'm getting goose bumps thinking about everything that comes with it. Thank God I didn't think about that today because I probably would not have won."

Overnight-leader Jeff Overton only managed a two-under 70 on Sunday. He tied for second place with Billy Mayfair and Tim Petrovic, both of whom shot 67s in the final round. The group came in at minus-20.

Carl Pettersson posted a four-under 68 and took fifth at 19-under-par 269. Greg Kraft carded a six-under 66 and came in sixth at minus-18.

Sunday's final round quickly became a birdie-fest and Snedeker was on board early. He birdied the first two holes, then rattled off four in a five-hole span to close his front nine.

He bogeyed the par-three 12th to momentarily fall down the leaderboard. Snedeker narrowly missed an eagle putt at 13, but tapped in for a birdie. He sank a seven-foot birdie putt at the 14th, which tied him for the lead at 20- under par with Petrovic, who recorded six birdies and a bogey through his first 15 holes.

Snedeker birdied the par-five 15th to take the outright lead, but Petrovic hit a sensational four-iron to six feet to set up birdie at 16. The two were tied again, but Snedeker broke out thanks to a 33-foot birdie putt at the 17th.

He made a routine par at 18 and waited as Petrovic needed a birdie at the last to force a playoff.

The chances of that happening disappeared quickly. Petrovic drove well into the left trees and had to pitch back to the fairway with his second. He did not hole out his third, and in fact made bogey to miss out by two.

Mayfair gave it a go thanks to two late birdies. He needed to hole out his second shot at the 18th to force the extra session, but drove into a bunker and hit his approach to 12 feet.

That guaranteed the title for Snedeker.

His first PGA Tour win might have cemented Rookie of the Year honors for the 26 year old. Snedeker took third in his third event of the year at the Buick Invitational and has three top 10s since mid-June.

"I still don't really believe it right now," said Snedeker, a two-time winner last year on the Nationwide Tour. "I'm trying to realize what just happened. It's a great day."

Shigeki Maruyama had a good day on Sunday. He shot a three-under 69 to move into a tie for seventh place, but it was enough to get him to 140th on the FedEx Cup list and into the field next week.

Maruyama shared seventh place with Kevin Stadler (66), Jason Gore (67) and Will MacKenzie (69). That group finished at 17-under-par 271.

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An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.

Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off.  Randy was not impressed though.  Paula thought he started off fantastic.  "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either. 

Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed.  Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact.  He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition. 

Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula.  Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.

Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next.  Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential.  Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell.  He sang "Careless Whisper".

22 year old Chris Richardson was up next.  He was listed with +1100 odds coming in.  He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great. 

Nick was boring and pitchy.  Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week.  Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition. 

Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds .  These of course were the early odds.  He was considered original for picking an "odd song".  He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night. 

Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good. 

Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds.  Great voice and a great sense of humor.  He's a real standout.  Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit.  Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig". 

Jared Cotter followed.  He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition.  The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good. 

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Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition.  He was the last to perform.  He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start. 

Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys.  Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.

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