The road to the Masters continues in the middle of March with the 2012 Transitions Championship, and here at Bankroll Sports, we are taking a look at the best Transitions Championship odds on the board and making our Transitions Championship predictions for the tournament ahead.

2012 Transitions Championship Predictions & Info
2012 Transitions Championship Dates: Thursday, March 15th – Sunday March 18th, 2012
2012 Transitions Championship Location: Innisbrook Resort, Copperhead Course, Palm Harbor, FL
Defending Transitions Championship Winner: Gary Woodland
2012 Transitions Championship TV Coverage – Network: Golf Channel, NBC

The field for this event isn’t nearly as strong as some of the others that you’ll find on the PGA Tour in general, but one of the men that promises to be popular for this weekend is Luke Donald (Transitions Championship Favorite: 9.50 to 1 @ Sportbet Sportsbook). Donald was one of the most consistent golfers in the world last year, and in the events that he played, he averaged finishing in a whopping 17th place, easily tops on the PGA Tour. He didn’t end up playing in this tournament last year, as he basically took a hiatus from the Cadillac Championship through the Masters, but this year, one of the world’s top players is expected to be here in Palm Harbor. With just two missed cuts all year in 2011, we know that Donald is going to be a steady golfer, and though that doesn’t always translate into victories, it does give you the knowledge that the man you’re betting on is still at least going to be in the discussion come Sunday.

Another big time name that is going to be at this event is Nick Watney (Transitions Championship Odds: 28 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). Thus far this season, Watney hasn’t been the greatest golfer on the PGA Tour. However, he did log his first Top 10 finish in an event when he made it to the round of 16 in the Accenture Match Play Championship, and the very next tournament that he entered at that Cadillac Championship, he came up with his best tournament of the year at -8, finishing in 17th place. He hasn’t shot well on Sundays, posting three final rounds in the mid-70s just in the months of January and February alone, and he would love to use this tournament as a major boost to get back on his game. Watney struggled on Sunday here at the Transitions Championship last year as well, firing a 73 to fall out of contention, though he did finish in a very respectable 13th place.

List Of Past Transitions Championship Winners
2011 – Gary Woodland
2010 – Jim Furyk
2009 – Retief Goosen
2008 – Sean O’Hair
2007 – Mark Calcavecchia
2006 – KJ Choi
2005 – Carl Pettersson
2004 – Vijay Singh
2003 – Retief Goosen
2002 – KJ Choi
2001 – No Tournament
2000 – John Huston

A man that has always played well at this event is Retief Goosen (Odds To Win The Transitions Championship: 80 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). Along with KJ Choi, Goosen is the only other man that can say that he has won this tournament twice, doing so in 2003 and 2009. The South African didn’t win an event last year, but he did post a very respectable 28th place finish last year in this tournament. You can bet that the Goose is going to want to get back in the win column as soon as possible, especially after a disappointing start to this season.

Last year, this proved to be a banner tournament for the young Gary Woodland (Transitions Championship Lines: 66 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). At best 27 years old, Woodland is another one of these up and coming golfers on the PGA Tour. He put together a win for the first time in his career right here at the Transitions Championship. At the time, he was playing the best golf of his life though, as that was his fourth straight tournament in which he finished in the Top 6. To close out the year, Woodland finished in the Top 25 in seven straight events as well, and that definitely makes him someone that could prove to pull off yet another miracle as we head towards the Masters.

Odds to Win Transitions Championship @ SportBet Sportsbook (as of 3/14/12):
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Luke Donald 9.50 to 1
Charl Schwartzel 16 to 1
Justin Rose 16.50 to 1
Webb Simpson 18 to 1
Matt Kuchar 25 to 1
Nick Watney 28 to 1
John Senden 33 to 1
Sergio Garcia 33 to 1
Bo Van Pelt 35 to 1
Brandt Snedeker 40 to 1
Jason Day 40 to 1
KJ Choi 40 to 1
Martin Laird 40 to 1
Peter Hanson 40 to 1
Zach Johnson 45 to 1
Jim Furyk 50 to 1
Jason Dufner 60 to 1
Jonathan Byrd 60 to 1
Gary Woodland 66 to 1
Carl Pettersson 70 to 1
Padraig Harrington 70 to 1
Harris English 80 to 1
John Huh 80 to 1
Mark Wilson 80 to 1
Retief Goosen 80 to 1
Jimmy Walker 85 to 1
Robert Allenby 85 to 1
Ryo Ishikawa 85 to 1
Sean O’Hair 90 to 1
Bryce Molder 100 to 1
Ernie Els 100 to 1
George McNeill 100 to 1
Louis Oosthuizen 100 to 1
Paul Casey 100 to 1
Geoff Ogilvy 110 to 1
David Toms 115 to 1
Jeff Overton 115 to 1
Kevin Na 115 to 1
Pat Perez 115 to 1
Brendon De Jonge 125 to 1
DA Points 125 to 1
Greg Chalmers 125 to 1
John Rollins 125 to 1
Ryan Moore 125 to 1
Seung Yul Noh 150 to 1
Charlie Wi 165 to 1
Bud Cauley 175 to 1
Camilo Villegas 175 to 1
Stewart Cink 175 to 1
Cameron Tringale 200 to 1
Lucas Glover 200 to 1
Rory Sabbatini 200 to 1
Trevor Immelman 200 to 1
Angel Cabrera 225 to 1
Boo Weekley 225 to 1
Chad Campbell 225 to 1
Marc Leishman 225 to 1
Vijay Singh 225 to 1
Brian Harman 250 to 1
Chez Reavie 250 to 1
Kevin Streelman 250 to 1
Robert Garrigus 250 to 1
Sang Moon Bae 250 to 1
Andres Romero 275 to 1
Brian Gay 275 to 1
Anthony Kim 285 to 1
Matt Every 285 to 1
Jason Kokrak 300 to 1
Tom Lewis 300 to 1
Brian Davis 325 to 1
Justin Leonard 325 to 1
Kevin Chappell 325 to 1
Rod Pampling 325 to 1
Tom Gillis 325 to 1
Troy Matteson 325 to 1
William McGirt 325 to 1
Michael Thompson 350 to 1
Chris Couch 375 to 1
John Mallinger 375 to 1
Nick O’Hern 375 to 1
Billy Mayfair 385 to 1
Blake Adams 385 to 1
Jeff Maggert 385 to 1
Josh Teater 385 to 1
Charley Hoffman 400 to 1
Graham Delaet 400 to 1
Scott Piercy 400 to 1
Stephen Ames 400 to 1
Stuart Appleby 400 to 1
Jamie Lovemark 425 to 1
Ken Duke 425 to 1
Will Claxton 425 to 1
Heath Slocum 450 to 1
Scott Verplank 450 to 1
Alex Cejka 475 to 1
Jhonattan Vegas 475 to 1
Jerry Kelly 485 to 1
Bob Estes 500 to 1
DJ Trahan 500 to 1
Scott Stallings 500 to 1
David Hearn 525 to 1
Tim Clark 525 to 1
Gary Christian 550 to 1
Garrett Willis 550 to 1
Brendon Todd 575 to 1
Greg Owen 575 to 1
JJ Killeen 575 to 1
Kris Blanks 575 to 1
Briny Baird 600 to 1
John Merrick 600 to 1
Kenny Perry 600 to 1
Martin Flores 600 to 1
Chris DiMarco 625 to 1
John Daly 625 to 1
Michael Bradley 625 to 1
Ryuji Imada 650 to 1
Tim Herron 700 to 1
Colt Knost 725 to 1
JJ Henry 725 to 1
Tim Petrovic 725 to 1
Bobby Gates 750 to 1
Matt Bettencourt 750 to 1
James Driscoll 775 to 1
Jason Bohn 800 to 1
Sunghoon Kang 800 to 1
Cameron Beckman 850 to 1
Joe Ogilvie 850 to 1
Shaun Micheel 850 to 1
Bill Lunde 875 to 1
Arjun Atwal 1,000 to 1
Chad Collins 1,000 to 1
David Mathis 1,000 to 1
Derek Lamely 1,000 to 1
Hank Kuehne 1,000 to 1
Jesper Parnevik 1,000 to 1
Rocco Mediate 1,000 to 1
Steve Lamontagne 1,000 to 1