12/04/2008 - Sun City, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Henrik Stenson fired a nine-under 63 on Thursday to match the course record and take the first-round lead of the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
Stenson matched Ernie Els' course record at the Gary Player Country Club on Thursday. Els originally set the mark in the final round in 2002 en route to victory.
"It was a great day," said Stenson, the 12th-ranked player in the world. "I've had some good scores here in the past and it's a course I enjoy."
Rory Sabbatini is alone in second place after a four-under 68. Englishman Lee Westwood is in third with a two-under 70.
Stenson flew out of the gate on Thursday with three straight birdies, but the round was derailed thanks to a bogey at the par-three seventh. He atoned for that error with back-to-back birdies from the eighth.
The Swede birdied the 10th hole, then parred the 11th and 12th. Stenson raced up the leaderboard thanks to a birdie-eagle-birdie flurry from No. 13, then parred his last three to match the course record.
Stenson rode some momentum into this week's championship. He teamed with Robert Karlsson to win last week's World Cup for Sweden.
"I was a little bit tired coming into the tournament, but the birdies came in bunches and I sank a 12-footer on the 13th which started a nice little run for me," said Stenson. "My game is obviously on and I just need to keep it going tomorrow. It's a strong field and even though I've opened some ground on them, I need to keep my head down tomorrow and stick to business."
Karlsson, Sergio Garcia, Skins Game winner K.J. Choi, defending champion Trevor Immelman, James Kingston and a returning Luke Donald share fourth place at even-par 72. Donald missed most of the last few months of the 2008 season because of a wrist injury.
Justin Rose and Kenny Perry are knotted in 10th at one-over 73, followed by Miguel Angel Jimenez, who shot a three-over 75.
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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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