Abu Dhabi Day 3

gday rhino. pretty exciting day today. i am also on the paul lawrie train.
pre tourney i backed schwartzel on centrebet for $90 @ 29's and layed $48 of it @ 17 just mins before the off to in effect make it $42 @ about 40ish. kinda spewing i didnt wait til he hit 9's but i guess its not too bad a move now. sortof? lol. havnt layed or backed him anymore since.

i also added these just before in play
paul lawrie $5 @ 210   (
coldfarts   $5 @ 70
manuel lara $5 @ 780
coetzee     $5 @ 160
bjorn       $5 @ 150

after round two i have added:
gonnet      $5 @ 95
maybin      $5 @ 40

charl  +1713
lawrie + 928
lara   +3645
gonnet + 380
maybin + 218
other  -  72

my main aims today/tmrw is laying charl/lawrie/lara at the right time at the right price.

birdies all over the place this early round. Easy pin positions?

Good luck pokeron, good start for Bjorn, got Hansen mostly matched at 85s so I'm now on.
Was thinking the same thing Paiminz, very good scoring so far today.

thanks rhino. you too mate. good luck with hansen. fingers crossed for a -3 thru 4 holes start from charl,lara and hansen

Sorry to ask a boring question, but anyone got a link to video?

bjorn you are making me hard...

If Woods can get his putter working he's gotta have a great chance(he's had 10 more putts than Rory over the 2 rounds so far)

Bloody helll....can't believe no tv till 9 am.......Sky got it right on Thursday moving it from 6 am to 3 am....then they go back into loony twats mode.....

P Hanson -4 so far....cool....

Hanson - 5

lara u po.ouf

Nice start for Lawrie, keep it going my good man. Anders you can pull your finger out anytime now. No pictures here either, watching Sharapova and Azarenka shrieking their titties off...

Hansen birdie, maybe he heard me

anyone got a stream mypremium is not working well at all

http://www.sportlemon.tv/v-2/14/186/v-358760.html

Aussie you are a gent sir!!

Hanson - 7 ....stake back.......jolly good run from him today

Went with the RP, biggest winner Lawrie @ 200/1, second biggest Hanson @ 46, all green and happy.  Don't worry, TMM, you'll be back.

Tiger joint leader......3.6 ish....a few years ago he would be 1.5.....how times have changed......lack of faith ??

More the fact that there are EIGHTEEN (18) players within 2 

That never stopped woody a few years ago

It won't this time either. I presume you've lumped on

Oh did that days ago......traded out at 5......will probably back again at the end of the day....when everyone finishes...

There are some juicy odds out there....makes for better trading

I have just laid him, Chris, and McIroy.  Just over evens the pair doesn't look like value to me.

Fair play. Mcilroy struggling all week but still thereabouts. Tiger looks very solid though to me.

Wood keeps missing the hole by less than an inch

Wide open, should be a cracking Sunday.

Had a small punt on Graeme McDowell at 28/1, I had looked at him pretourney and wasn't convinced but he seems to be playing well.

Three things about Tiger. Won't be laying him at the Master's.  He's still carrying a bit of weight round his middle and can get better. The 3/1 available now rather than the evens he would have been three years ago is mainly due to the fact that he is no longer feared in the way that he was.

Still very useful though.

The Masters is without doubt a Tiger v Rory shootout. I'd make Rory favourite. Can't wait for it.

Oh Mickleson tooo.......

Backed Robert Rock as a trade in the Joburg Open (backed at 60, laid at 10.5 and 6.2), missed him this time.

Tiger leading.......slowly slowly creeping up....

never seen his long game as good

it is bordering on boring watching him plot his way round

he has it on a string

It's a game others cannot play.

that is not what is required Mr Lawrie

Lawrie understands the rules when Tiger hits the front.The youngsters don't understand.

The great man is looking very ominous indeed

Showing off now Tiger, centimetre perfect with the 3 wood off the tee

Could be a classic tomorrow ,Tiger and Rock go head to head.

Fair play to Rock though. I served him coffee once at a Midland PGA tournament at Rothley Park. Remember seeing the leaderboard they had up and thinking how funny his name was. Great story thugh, best of luck to him

lol frames

T Woods 2 clear with a guy generally regarded as a non winner ?

2.3

We used to lump on at less with 72 holes and 155 others  still at even par.

He has hardly scraped it round either. His long game has been better than I can ever remember it. Not explosive, but rock steady.

I generally agree, but there is a lot tucked in 2 / 3 back. Plus you have to factor in that he's only won the Chevron recently, and needed back to back birdies to do it at the death.

Having said that, i do think he will win, and this isn't a great course to chase on.

Woods has to win, his game has been so impressive and will be back to world No1 by year end.

I am surprised 2.36 is on offer! I am small green on him,good green on Rock, big green on Gonnet and Donaldson, small red the field.

I agree with ericthecat that 2.36 seems a big price for Woods now. I have backed a dozen players and have a nice green on Tiger but Lawrie to win would be very nice. Also have Lawrie top 10 - so will settle for a Woods win and Lawrie top 10.
But as we saw today the lead could change a dozen times or more.
Temped to cover on Rory now - have to give that some thought.

First true glimmer and he is back to world number one? Let's see him a few more weeks first.

This is a game of consistency.

Believe me Crow, this isn't a one off "good week"

Tiger has been superb.

Looks in total control. Hardly made a mistake today.

Its great to see him back.

There's no believing about it. This happens constantly on here. Somebody has a showstopping performance and all the big claims come out only to be silenced within a few months.

I'm only saying don't jump the gun even if it is Tiger.

Crow Tiger is the greatest golfer ever.

He has had a horrendous run with injuries not to mention his personal problems over the last few years.

If he consistently gets back to half of what he was he will be better than the current crop.

Completely with MW here - you can't apply the same logic to Tiger that you would anyone else. Loving seeing him back. Can't wait till that putt drops for his next Major - Then he can shove it right back up Jonny Miller / Tom Watson and the rest's rear ends

So if he starts giving some lacklustre performances in weeks/months to come, you'll formally apologise I suppose?

Even Tiger can't win every week.

He played better in Australia, then played well at the Chevron with a superb finish when it mattered.

This week he hasn't broken sweat thus far.

I think it is a fair assumption to say he is heading back to where belongs. Not that it was ever in doubt

Mighty White summed that up well.

Tiger has strolled round for 54 holes and hasn't even attempted to put his foot down.

Utterly disciplined clinical execution of golf shots, normally successfully.

Tomorrow may change that , but I would not be taking a position against him.

I do think the boy wonder on his game will be able to beat Tiger. Rory has not played that well this week and is still only 2 back. Rory played some great shots and some loose ones, it looks very early season form for him.

Tiger on the other hand looks more consistent than anybody out there, his ball is under more control than I have ever seen it! If he gets is putting and competitive head on, he will win many many events this year.

It will push the odds on the rest out.

Personally Eric,I am still clinging to Westwood and Kaymer.

What say you ?

Morning, eric.  Broke all the rules last night.  Having laid Woods @ 3.8, laid some off my green on Lawrie and Hanson and put it on Rock @ 8.8.  Not the best move to back someone who has been 200+ at a twentieth of the price, but have laid him at an average of about 1.8 and feeling very happy.  It will balance the disaster that is the Farmers.  Best of luck with your bets.