For the Crowne Plaza Invitational tournament at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, the 2011 PGA Tour heads to Texas this week. The tour is scheduled for May 19-22.
Dating back to 1946, this tournament is one of the oldest events on the PGA Tour. With legend Ben Hogan winning five times, the club is steeped in tradition. The club has a trophy room named in Hogan’s honor and a bronze statue of the great man overlooking the 18th green.
By measuring just over 7000 yards, the old style par 70 course isn’t long by today’s standards however it tends to play a lot shorter with generally fast firm fairways. Even the shorter hitters can average up around 300 yards here. Both for position from the tee and to the tightly guarded greens, solid and accurate iron shots will be the key to success at Colonial. Those will go low this week that can shape their shots to seek out the pins. Look for a winning total around the -20 mark.
Zach Johnson closed with two superb rounds of 64 to finish three clear of England’s Brian Davis last season. The 2007 Masters champion will be among the favorites for this week’s event as he has shown solid form of late.
There should be plenty of scoring in the low 60s as it’s a relatively easy course the 11th most straightforward on last year’s PGA Tour and. Even though this is a layout where a 59 could be possible, the course record is 61. Get golf betting odds for this tournament closer to the May 19 starts.
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