Handicapping the final round of the Players Championship

The Crafty Veteran. It's Bernhard Langer. He's only a Hall of Famer, a two-time Masters winner and one of the most dogged players in the game's history. He showed his age (50) a bit during Saturday's sweltering third round when he melted with three bogeys on the first six holes of the back nine, but he salvaged a 75 and stands five strokes back. Don't forget about his second-round 67. Beating him is like trying to get a hit off craftsman pitcher Greg Maddux-it's just hard.
Langer's odds: 12 to 1.

The Dark Horse. It's Tom Lehman. At 49, the former Ryder Cup captain may be past his prime, you think, but he's got some good vibes at this course. He was second in '98 and '05, and has seven other top-15 finishes here. All right, he's six shots back and he hasn't won in seven years. But in the '90s, he was one of the best U.S. Open course players in the world, and this week's Stadium Course is playing like an Open setup with water hazards. Also, he'll have a chance to post his score early and let the final groups try to survive Sawgrass's Bermuda Triangle, the suggested nickname for the perilous last three holes.
Lehman's odds: 25 to 1.

The Long Shot. It's Jeff Quinney. It may qualify as a state secret that Quinney's third-round 70 moved him up into a tie for fourth with Mickelson and Langer. With those two high-powered stars in position, no one is likely to give non-winner Quinney a snowball's chance in Daytona Beach. Quinney has had a few opportunities to win in his relatively short Tour career and, to be honest, he's dropped the ball once or twice. He led at Riviera this year with nine holes to play, then committed three straight bogeys and got passed by Mickelson. He's good enough to win.
Quinney's odds: 40 to 1.

The Field. That's everybody else. I don't like their chances. Not against the likes of the Mighty Goydos.
Field's odds: 99 to 1.