Booz Allen Classic

Bookies VC Bet report good money for straight-driving Greg Owen at this week's Booz Allen Classic which takes place at Congressional Golf Club. The firm's opening quote of 125/1 has taken an early hammering with golf compiler Richard Friend monitoring the situation closely. "It's a really high quality field at Congressional with the likes of Singh, Mickelson, Els and Furyk strongly vying for the place positions. "On that basis 125/1 is a fair opening quote as Greg will have to produce something special to make the frame on a course he's never played at. "That said, he's long and straight and could well fare better than most here." Last week's runner up Fred Couples has seen solid support at 66/1 as has Luke Donald at 28s. "Couples has won at Congressional before and if his back stands up he's got a sniff. He's now a 50/1 chance with us. "Donald has his band of loyal followers and if the course is set up with tough rough you'd have to imagine his straight hitting standing him in decent stead. Eight of the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking tee it up on a 7,232 yard, par 71 Blue Course that is expected to be set up with next week's US Open in mind. The tournament moves to Congressional while renovations are being carried out at its regular home of the Players' Club of Avenel. Selected outrights: V.Singh 8/1 P.Mickelson 11/1 E.Els 11/1 J.Furyk 16/1 R.Goosen 16/1 A.Scott 28/1 L.Donald 28/1 P.Harrington 28/1 C.DiMarco 33/1 S.Garcia 33/1 J.Leonard 40/1 S.Cink 40/1 B.Van Pelt 50/1 M.Weir 50/1 C.Campbell 66/1 J.Kaye 66/1 J-M Olazabal 66/1 R.Sabbatini 66/1 T.Lehman 66/1 F.Couples 50/1 P.Lonard 66/1 L.Glover 80/1 J.Durant 80/1 Z.Johnson 80/1 F.Jacobson 80/1 e/w ¼ odds 1,2,3,4,5