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golfnut
16 Apr 12 17:09
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Long looking course...7667 yds....4 pars 3s shortest one is 199yds,longest is 287 yds!!!...finishing hole 630 yds par 5.....some nice pics around the net....looks a cracker....
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Report 'king alf's back April 22, 2012 6:37 AM BST
Here comes Coetzee....but if leopards don't change their spots he'll be making a triple within the next 6 holesLaugh
Report 'king alf's back April 22, 2012 6:38 AM BST
Bogey for Gracie par for Colsaerts
Report Ski-Wiz April 22, 2012 6:49 AM BST
What bogey ??
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 6:52 AM BST
pathetic bogey on 4...how do you miss these fairways
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 6:57 AM BST
colsaerts in bunker but i bet he gets up and down for bird
Report 'king alf's back April 22, 2012 6:58 AM BST
Gracie back in autopilot mode
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:01 AM BST
perhaps not Cool
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:03 AM BST
nobody really coming after grace
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 7:03 AM BST
Nice birdie there for Grace to steady the ship
Report Ski-Wiz April 22, 2012 7:06 AM BST
They are coming after Grace......but Grace is getting the birdies in too.....
Report 'king alf's back April 22, 2012 7:08 AM BST
Who is really coming after Grace ?  only players making the low scores are those that started 10 or more adrift and had no chance anyway...those on -12 or better are , as usual, going round in par or -1
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:09 AM BST
nobody is coming after grace...he hasnt really had to do anything special
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 7:09 AM BST
A gem of a pitch on the 7th for Grace
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:10 AM BST
morning bristol...i am surprised these players behind are just standing still..expected it from noren after yesterdays round..always a let down
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:11 AM BST
i noticed you had bello bristol..he was my 1st pick this week...not so good..only had the 2
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:12 AM BST
coleslaw back in it..all over the shop again yet still in the mix
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:12 AM BST
great putt after nico went in.
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 7:13 AM BST
Morning Harry22

Have to agree with you there. I would have expected someone to apply a little pressure, but then again Noren asside there are not many proven winners in behind. Colsaerts and Grace trading birdies and stretching further ahead there.
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:17 AM BST
dont think we will see any silly 62s from the chasing pack..nico hanging on...just out of interest would any of you fellas get up and watch this without any money ShockedCry
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:18 AM BST
bet of the golfing year has walked home in indonesia
Report sick of food April 22, 2012 7:20 AM BST
HARRY - I always have money on it so I always get up! This tournament was a shocker for me last year with Colsaerts running away with it. Hoping Grace hangs on for a bit of revenge.
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 7:21 AM BST
Yes pre tournament I backed RCB, Grace, Finch, Mikha Singh, Lara and McGrane. Added Siem, Coetzee, Willet and Dubussion in play. So 10 players in total.
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:23 AM BST
i had hanson down as the winner pre tournament but couldnt pull the trigger at that price...not quite as bad a price as poulter Sad
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 7:23 AM BST
Yes agree with you Harry22. On reflection Westwood at around 6/4 was massive - but only if you play in hundreds and thousands. Not for my relatively small stakes
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:24 AM BST
9/4 bristol Wink
Report Ski-Wiz April 22, 2012 7:26 AM BST

Apr 22, 2012 -- 7:17AM, HARRY22 wrote:


dont think we will see any silly 62s from the chasing pack..nico hanging on...just out of interest would any of you fellas get up and watch this without any money


You must be joking......

Report sick of food April 22, 2012 7:27 AM BST
WW was 2/1 pre tourney wasn't he? Still never for me at that price, no interest in backing such short prices in large fields.
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:27 AM BST
placed my bet on lee and 2 minutes later it was 2/1...doubled him with djokovic also..dont blow the lead westy
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:28 AM BST
i used to back tiger in his prime at 6/4 in world class fields..i thought westwood was well worth a bet in this weak field...
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 7:29 AM BST
Well 9/4 is even better - but I still would not have backed him from a risk reward perspective.

Might be worth a bet to retain his title at Ballantines though.
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:30 AM BST
jaidee and ben fox were his nearest challengers in the market ffs...i will be honest i didnt have a  clue who ben fox was..still dont Happy
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:31 AM BST
£400 on lee and a £200 double with djokovic
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:32 AM BST
and a £200 treble with grace Laugh
Report Ski-Wiz April 22, 2012 7:32 AM BST
Westwood playing in a micky mouse event to gain some cheap points to boost his ranking is a disgrace....he need to man up and start beating quality field...
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:33 AM BST
i was very surprised he was playing...i have no idea but he must be receiving a nice fee for just turning up surely?
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:35 AM BST
great chip btw
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 7:35 AM BST
All about the money - im sure Chubby was behind it.

Lovely chip from Grace on 9
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:36 AM BST
colsaerts back in it Sad
Report Ski-Wiz April 22, 2012 7:38 AM BST
He played in it last year and became number ''one'' in the world....cough cough
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:42 AM BST
who else is in the field next week? any top players or is westwood taking on koreans only lol
Report Ski-Wiz April 22, 2012 7:45 AM BST
I must say  that the fairways here are 3 times wider than my local club......
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:45 AM BST
Look at this hole they are on now...pointless hole..they should just walk up the fairway and place the ball
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:45 AM BST
cant reach in one and you cant really get in trouble off the tee
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:47 AM BST
noren to put a run together now
Report Eddie the eagle April 22, 2012 7:48 AM BST
Is this the most boring course on tour ever ?
  Wide fairways, no rough and huge greens ! It seems they have shortened most of the holes as well !!
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:50 AM BST
yes eddie by far

is hanson playing next week? matter of time imo before he wins
Report Ski-Wiz April 22, 2012 7:50 AM BST
horrible colour of sands in the bunker......are my eyes deceiving me.....grey urrggghhhh
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:51 AM BST
do they not have trees in china Grin...i suggest they put some fake ones up on this course to punish any shots that dont find these airfields
Report sick of food April 22, 2012 7:52 AM BST
Eddie I thought the same about the course they used for this event last year. This one may be even worse though.
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:52 AM BST
aggressive stroke
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:53 AM BST
first bogey on a par 4 this week i believe...he was due one..he has not played well
Report Eddie the eagle April 22, 2012 7:55 AM BST
Last year at least there were a few holes were erratic tee shots could get punished.
Report Ski-Wiz April 22, 2012 7:55 AM BST
Did Garrido just putt the ball in the hole and walked away and left the caddie to pick the ball up ?
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:57 AM BST
blimey just flicked the indonesian on...never seen a korean so big
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 7:58 AM BST
ski wiz he has done this for the last 9 holes..injury or so they tell us...wouldnt think so
Report Eddie the eagle April 22, 2012 7:58 AM BST
He did on the hole where he made a bogey. Not sure if he were angry or maybe having a back problem ?
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:03 AM BST
lol colsaerts the big girl goes with an iron
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 8:03 AM BST
Colsearts taking an iron off the tee there - very strange. Does he want to win this?
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:04 AM BST
Will be a tricky up and down for grace over that slope.

Dont think he wants to win this playing so negative
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:08 AM BST
hell of a chip
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 8:08 AM BST
Could be game over
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:09 AM BST
these SA players seem to be clutch
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:09 AM BST
lol nico gutted for you Wink
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:10 AM BST
garrido misses a sitter also...
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:11 AM BST
ouch that was a push from grace..never give it a chance to take the left to right
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 8:13 AM BST
Yes poor putt - but better Par than bogie
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:14 AM BST
just needs to match nico on this par 5
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 8:14 AM BST
Have you backed anyone in the Valero Texas Open Harry22?
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:20 AM BST
backed palmer on thursday...almost went in on curtis at 10/1 friday but backed off..big error now..still not sure he will get it done..how about you? Kuchar could get some momentum early but curtis needs to shoot over par for him to win
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:22 AM BST
who can get up and down now
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:24 AM BST
usually take a handfull of players in each tournament but this week wasnt very inspiring..nothing stuck out so i thought i would steal your tip lol
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:27 AM BST
this birdie feast not up molinaris street...playing well though recently
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:29 AM BST
should really just go to bed now...even if he loses from here it wont make much difference Grin..wd bristol on the win
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 8:29 AM BST
I backed outsiders pre-tournament along with Tringale, Palmer and Chalmers. Managed to get £27 on Curtis at 18/1 during round 2 so if he holds on I will make a couple of hundred profit. Be nice to see Chalmers make a charge though - much in the same way as he did in Australia before xmas.

Come on Branden !
Report Ski-Wiz April 22, 2012 8:33 AM BST
And finally my red on colsearts had turned to green
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:33 AM BST
bloody chinese and technology...use the silent mode ffs
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:33 AM BST
these SA players serving me well the last 2 weeks
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:36 AM BST
got a little twitchy early in round..held nerve and kept my green until 1.1..greedy but paid off this time
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 8:38 AM BST
Agree about the South Africans - I guess they are tuned to playing well and peaking during there summer months so maybe thats why they have all played so well in the past few months
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:38 AM BST
arghhhh
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:39 AM BST
why does this luiten get so much respect in these weak fields?
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:44 AM BST
will this win put him ahead of rory in win on the european tour?
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:44 AM BST
Shocked just needs a major now
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 8:46 AM BST
Im not really sure - but how many players win 3 times in a season? And it's still only April !
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:47 AM BST
precisely...hell of an effort from grace.  Lee westwood just needs to stay awake now Happy
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 8:50 AM BST
It will be interesting to see how he is priced up for other tournaments from here on in, especially now he has won (fingers crossed) outside of South Africa.
Report Ski-Wiz April 22, 2012 8:54 AM BST
Sorry but you got to be ten times more of a plonker than Rodney Trotter to lose with a 4 shot lead on this course
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 8:56 AM BST
Where did that go
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 9:01 AM BST
I agree Ski-Wiz but then again I was on Dufner when he lost a 5 stroke lead with as many holes to play at the PGA last year. Never count your chickens !
Report poorestpunter April 22, 2012 9:03 AM BST
this course is even more boring than st andrews on a calm day (at least it's got the road hole).
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 9:09 AM BST
With this Win - Grace now has as many wins on the European Tour as Rory McIlroy Crazy
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 9:13 AM BST
glad i layed at 1/100 on westwood Shocked he is falling asleep out there
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 9:25 AM BST
choke of the century if westwood blows this
Report Eddie the eagle April 22, 2012 9:28 AM BST
FFS, they hit the greens even from the water hazards.
  I certainly hope we wont see this course being used again !
Report Ski-Wiz April 22, 2012 9:37 AM BST
off to bed for a few hours sleep.......nothing more to do till tonight.
Report bristoldoug April 22, 2012 9:44 AM BST
Well done to all Grace backers !
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 9:47 AM BST
Cool WD doug
Report Eddie the eagle April 22, 2012 9:50 AM BST
3 victories on the Europeantour now for Branden and neither in Europe Shocked
Report HARRY22 April 22, 2012 9:52 AM BST
Chasing pack were pathetic tbh..very poor effort
Report three_for_it April 22, 2012 11:29 AM BST
I don't know who's responsible for choosing the venues for The China Open but any chance they could maybe try and book a golf course for next years event?That's 2 years in a row they've served up shockers.I'm sure with bets riding on it Grace and Colsaerts backers probably had their attention held but even though i was on Dubuisson each way i ended up switching it over for a while as it was so mundane.They reckon over the next few years there will be even more tour events played in China but here's hoping that's not the case.Just a thought,do they hand you a camcorder and mobile phone at the turnstiles as you enter tour events in China?The caddies must hate going there.Well done to the Grace backers though,i just couldn't see him making it 3 wins in a year but he done it in style.Amazing that he had to go to tour school to get his card due to not not finishing high enough up the rankings in last years Challenge Tour even though he played pretty much a full schedule on it.
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