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Ryder Cup Venue Hit By Hurricane Ike
Monday 15 September 2008 at 12:50
 Ryder Cup Venue Valhalla, in Kentucky, was yesterday battered by Hurricane Ike just days ahead of the start of many people’s highlight of the golfing year.
Course Battered By Winds
The winds may have only been 60 mph by the time the hurricane reached Valhalla but it was still enough to fell a television tour at the course and uproot a number of trees. Officials are still expecting the tournament to go ahead without any problems.
Europe Still Favourites But All The Money Is For The US
There have been plenty of big bets on the US team in recent weeks and they are now challenging Europe for favouritism. Europe are 21/20 with Paddy Power, the only odds against quote from the bookies. They are as short as 8/11 with Coral. It is Coral and Ladbrokes who offer the best price about the well backed US, they both go 5/4. A tie is 12/1 with SkyBet.
Top European And US Player Betting
Sergio Garcia is the best of the European players according to the bookies and he is favourite to be top European player at 4/1 with Coral and Paddy Power. Padraig Harrington is 11/2 with Bet365 and Lee Westwood is 6/1 with Coral. US hopes may mainly be rested on the shoulders of Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk who are both 11/2 with SkyBet.
Hole In One At Valhalla£
The bookies seem to think there will be no hole in one, Blue Square offer 1/6 with Stan James offering 5/1 that there will be a hole in one.
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