Scott shares St. Jude lead with Jacobson

Golf Betting Lines

06/08/2007 - Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adam Scott made a 12-foot birdie putt at the 16th hole Thursday to join Fredrik Jacobson in the lead after one round of the Stanford St. Jude Championship.

Scott and Jacobson were at three-under 67, one shot ahead of Retief Goosen and Brian Gay at the TPC Southwind.

Scott Verplank, Gavin Coles and Duffy Waldorf shared fifth place another stroke further back at one-under 69. John Daly, David Toms and Justin Leonard led a group of 11 players who were tied at 70.

Daly, who lives in nearby Cordova, rattled off five consecutive birdies after making a triple-bogey on his third hole, the par-four 12th. He had two bogeys on the front nine.

On this day, it was good enough.

The scoreboard looked like it might belong to a U.S. Open, and the course played like it was hosting one -- good practice for the real thing next week.

The name of the course might be Southwind, but Thursday it was blowing every which way.

"This was survival today," said Daly, who failed to qualify for the U.S. Open at Oakmont. "You don't get shots into the wind or downwind. Everything is crosswind."

MORE TO FOLLOW.

Betting-express Golf Betting News

<< Clemson's Mays withdraws from draft
Clemson, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Clemson junior forward James Mays announced Thursday he has withdrawn his name from the NBA draft, and will return to school for his senior season. Mays averaged 12.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per g

<< Trio leads Rex Hospital Open
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tom Carter, Kyle Thompson and Michael Letzig all fired rounds of seven-under-par 64 on Thursday and are tied for the first- round lead of the Rex Hospital Open. Rick Price, Tee McCabe and Ron Whittaker are k

<< Giants place Ortiz on 15-day DL
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Francisco Giants placed pitcher Russ Ortiz on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a right forearm strain. The move is retroactive to June 5. Ortiz left Monday's 8-1 win over Phil

<< Saints ink DT Clancy
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Orleans Saints signed defensive tackle Kendrick Clancy to a three-year contract Thursday. Clancy spent last season with the Arizona Cardinals and started 11 games, notching 37 tackles, one

<< Giants ink G Piller
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Giants Thursday signed guard Zach Piller to a contract. Piller, who played the first eight years of his career in Tennessee, has appeared in 87 career games, 58 of which were star

Spurs shutting down James, lead Game 1 at half >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tim Duncan and Tony Parker have combined for 26 points, carrying the Spurs to a 40-35 lead over Cleveland at halftime in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, as San Antonio has shut down LeBron James over the fir

Happy returns: Piniella watches Cubs stifle Braves >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rich Hill struck out a career-high tying 11 batters and Alfonso Soriano singled in the eventual winning run in the second inning, as the Chicago Cubs held Atlanta to three hits and edged the Braves, 2-1, in

Phillies sweep Mets with three-run 10th >>
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chase Utley's run-scoring double in the 10th sparked a three-run inning and guided Philadelphia to a 6-3 victory over the Mets, as the Phillies completed a three-game sweep of their division rivals at Shea St

Lohse leads Reds past Cards >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Lohse tossed 8 1/3 quality innings and Edwin Encarnacion carried the load offensively, as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Cardinals, 5-1, in the finale of a three-game series at Busch Stadium. Lohse (

Spurs clamp down on James, Cavs to take Game 1 >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tim Duncan and Tony Parker dictated the offense and San Antonio's defense put the clamps on LeBron James, holding the superstar Cavalier to 14 points, as the Spurs beat Cleveland, 85-76, in Game 1 of the

Marlins could start season without No. 2 starter Johnson

JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.

Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.

MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .

''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''

Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.

He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.

''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''

Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.

Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.

With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.

Additional basbeall odds can be found at: www.MySportsbook.com

To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards.