No Tiger Woods means everybody has a shot to win this week’s PGA Tour event, for a change. Woods, the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer, is taking a breather after posting his sixth straight PGA Tour victory at the World Golf Championships which came on the heels of an unsuccessful Ryder Cup for Woods and the rest of his American cohorts.

Nonetheless, a strong late-season field will compete for the winning share of US$900,000 as the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro returns to the Forest Oaks Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.

Defending champion K.J. Choi is favored to repeat as the Chrysler Classic champ, with odds to win listed at +2000 this weekend. Last year, Choi closed with a final round 6-under-par 66 to finish 22 shots under par for the tournament at 266. The native of South Korea usually finds the Greensboro track to his liking, having finished in the top seven at each of his last four starts at Forest Hills.

Shigeki Maruyama finished in second place, two strokes behind Choi last year, and returns to do battle this time around. Maruyama is a former Chrysler Classic of Greensboro champion after winning this tournament back in 2003. The native of Japan is listed +2800 to win this weekend.

South African Tim Clark is co-favored with Choi at +2000, while Mike Weir, Davis Love III, Justin Rose, Lucas Glover and Steve Stricker are all listed at +2500.

Across the pond in Scotland, three different courses will host the European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. It’s a quirky event, with the players (one professional and one amateur per team) rotating through St. Andrews, Kingsbarns and Carnoustie each of the first three days before a reduced field competes for individual and team honors on Sunday at St. Andrews.

South African Ernie Els is listed as a strong favorite to win at +700, while well-known international stars such as Vijay Singh, Henrik Stenson, Ian Poulter and Padraig Harrington are all listed at +1600. Harrington is a former winner of this event, as is veteran Scot Colin Montgomerie who is listed at +2500 this weekend.

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