{"id":115284,"date":"2016-08-08T20:39:09","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T00:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=115284"},"modified":"2016-08-08T22:25:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T02:25:34","slug":"rio-2016-summer-olympic-mens-golf-expert-picks-and-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/rio-2016-summer-olympic-mens-golf-expert-picks-and-preview.html","title":{"rendered":"Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Men&#8217;s Golf Expert Picks and Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The return of the golf tournament at the 2016 Rio Olympics will be a bit short of star power, with the likes of Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, and Rory McIlroy all declining to participate. So with the top golfers in the world out of the picture, which golfers can step up and be\u00a0the top contenders for the medals in golf? Let&#8217;s check out what some top experts think and see\u00a0who they have on the podium.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Cash In on the Best Online Sportsbook Offers Now at TopBet!<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/50\">Special Deposit Bonuses<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/50\">Exclusive Betting Props<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/50\">$250 Welcome Bonus<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/50\">Tiered Deposit Bonuses<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Men&#8217;s Golf Expert Picks and Predictions<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Sports Illustrated<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Gold<\/th>\n<th>Silver<\/th>\n<th>Bronze<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Bubba Watson<\/th>\n<th>Sergio Garcia<\/th>\n<th>Padraig Harrington<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/44\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-114100 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2016-Summer-Olympics-News-Banners-250x130-V1.gif\" alt=\"2016-Summer-Olympics---News-Banners-250x130-V1\" width=\"250\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a><\/p>Bubba Watson is the golfer who\u2019s being forecast to get the gold in Sports Illustrated\u2019s list of Olympic medal predictions. Watson, though, has struggled mightily for most of the 2016 season. He\u2019s only been able to crack the top 20 in one of his last nine PGA tournaments heading into the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Padraig Harrington is their pick to take home the bronze. (He&#8217;s priced at <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/olympics\/golf-men\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+3,300<\/strong><\/a> to win the gold.) The 44-year-old Irishman, though, has only finished in the top 10 once in 15 events this season. He followed up a commendable T13 finish at the PGA Championship with a disastrous T64 at the recently concluded Travelers Championship.<\/p>\n<p>SI also advises us to watch out for British Open winner Henrik Stenson as another possible medal contender. That&#8217;s a decent tip, considering the Swede is actually the <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/olympics\/golf-men\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+550<\/strong><\/a> favorite to claim the gold.<\/p>\n<h3>Associated Press<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Gold<\/th>\n<th>Silver<\/th>\n<th>Bronze<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Sergio Garcia<\/th>\n<th>Henrik Stenson<\/th>\n<th>Matt Kuchar<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The AP has gone with SI\u2019s silver medalist, Sergio Garcia, to go one step higher in the podium and\u00a0get the gold in Rio. The veteran had been playing some outstanding golf prior to missing the cut at the PGA Championship. He won a playoff at the AT&amp;T Byron Nelson, and also had back-to-back T5 finishes at two majors \u2013 the U.S. Open and The Open Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia, who is\u00a0still in search of his first golf major, is a <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/olympics\/golf-men\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+700<\/strong><\/a> favorite to claim an Olympic gold medal first.<\/p>\n<p>The AP also had an interesting pick for bronze: Matt Kuchar. The 38-year-old American has finished in the top 10 in nine of his 21 events this season, and is currently No. 18 in the FedEx Cup standings. He&#8217;s currently priced at <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/olympics\/golf-men\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+1,600<\/strong><\/a> to go two spots higher and win the gold.<\/p>\n<h3>United Press International<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Gold<\/th>\n<th>Silver<\/th>\n<th>Bronze<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Bubba Watson<\/th>\n<th>Henrik Stenson<\/th>\n<th>Sergio Garcia<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Last but not least, the United Press International\u2019a Alex Butler also came up with similar names to win the three medals. He too went with Watson to win gold. He considers the two-time Masters champion one of the top players in the diminished golf tournament field despite his recent lack of form.<\/p>\n<p>The oddsmakers, though, see\u00a0the American as a notch below the very top contenders. Watson is <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/olympics\/golf-men\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+1,400<\/strong><\/a> to win in Brazil, only the fifth-best odds in the field.<\/p>\n<p>And like USA Today, Butler had Henrik Stenson getting silver. The 40-year-old Swede\u2019s confidence has to be sky-high at the moment. After finally claiming his first-ever major at the British Open, Stenson also finished in the top 10 (T7 to be exact) of the PGA Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Butler also notes that Garcia and Harrington will be the other main contenders for medals, but he has the Spaniard Garcia to eventually take the bronze.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/9\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a> and cash in on all the great 2016 Summer Olympic action today with America&#8217;s top online sportsbook.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/44\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-114101 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2016-Summer-Olympics-News-Banners-620x110-V1.gif\" alt=\"2016-Summer-Olympics---News-Banners-620x110-V1\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p 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