Results for tag: Bridgestone
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Aug 1, 2012 at 11:15:20 AM
[b]Romilly Evans tries to pick another first-round leader from the opening exchanges at Firestone and fancies the big-priced Kevin Na to do the business at nearly three figures on Betfair.[/b]
Picking the first-round leader of a golf tournament isn't really rocket science. It's closer to brain surgery. So after a fair few failed attempts at the majors, I was mightily relieved to have finally uncovered the right neurology the other week, with Adam Scott paving the 18-hole way at the Open Championship, rewarding his backers at around 60.0 on Betfair. A nice win in anyone's book.
With this week's WGC at Firestone coming hot on the heels of Lytham - and next week's USPGA already champing at the bit - I'll try not to blithely reiterate the basic tenets of my selection system. But the...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Jul 31, 2012 at 09:38:45 AM
[u]Tournament History[/u]
The Bridgestone Invitational is the third of four World Golf Championship events staged throughout the year. First staged in 1976, the tournament was originally called the World Series of Golf. It became a WGC event in 1999.
The qualifying criteria are quite extensive but it's basically an event for the top-50 in the world rankings plus this year's tournament winners and a few others. In short, it's a 78 strong top-class field with only US Open champ, Webb Simpson, a notable absentee.
[u]Venue[/u]
Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio
[u]Course Details[/u]
Par 70 - 7,400 yards
Stroke Index in 2011 - 69.56
Originally designed by Bert Wray in 1928, Robert Trent Jones completely remodelled the course in 1960 before Jack Nicklaus did some...