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Great to see it back North, about 45 mins from me so will head up on Saturday. ONE BET, pod of course. GL.
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hope all goes well and portrush gets put back on the open rosta
crowds turning out in force, can only be good is it sky coverage or rte or joint ? |
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be careful inrunning.....the irish have a good few seconds head start with the rte coverage
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donny on bbc ni and rte
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cheers , i was wondering who had control of the cameras ???
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I'll be there on Thursday, can't wait
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branden grace 66/1 with paddys, ew top 6. cant see that lasting long.
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40/1 now
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No luke or westy ??
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Bigger team than normal for this week,hoping to throw enough arrers and hope 1 of them sticks
 . R.Wattel J.Donaldson R.Green T.Jaidee T.Olesen Peter Lawrie(waiting to be matched) B.Grace(waiting to be matched). G.L  |
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Michael Hoey is a player I wouldn't normally back at such a short price but the conditions are ripe for his fourth win in just over a year. Basically Hoey is at his best on this sort of short windy track close to the sea - just look at his wins - the Alfred Dunhill Links, Madeira, Oitavos Dunes and El Jadida. This years win was a little different but still near the coast and was windy and he has also been 2nd at East London in South Africa. I guess really it shouldn't come as a great surprise as a winner of the British Amateur at Prestwick and what interests me this week is that Royal Portrush is very close to home and he has won the North of Ireland Amateur round these links - hence the decent bet 0.8 ew 55/1 (6 places)
Gareth Maybin hasn't quite fulfilled the potential he showed early in his career but like Hoey he has won the same event around Royal Portrush. He has been rather out of form this year apart from a 7th at the Spanish Open but I think a return to home soil may well bring about a change of fortune 0.2 ew 150/1 (6 places) 125/1 OK Last position goes to Finn Mikko Ilonen who is also a fine links golfer having won the British Amateur around Hoylake the year before Hoey, he can also lay claim to a top ten at the Open at Lytham. He has two wins on the European tour back in 2007 but has been dogged by injury in recent years. He bombed out of Open qualifying today but a couple of starts ago he was 3rd in the Nordea Masters so can still turn it on. Whilst he has no Portrush form to speak of it is interesting his first amateur win outside Scandinavia came in the West of Ireland amateur in 1999 and he is definitely worth a small investment 0.2 ew 150/1 (6 places) |
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Brett Rumford win & top 10...he has won the Irish Open (2004) & has several top 10/20 finishes....has always gone well on links courses & when there is plenty of wind/rain.
Books are best 150/1 which is fair enough but managed to get a bit of 260 on here & the rest @ 250....15 on here for top 10 so hoping to get a run. Plenty with chances but you can't back 'em all....unless you are called Eric  |
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Keegan Bradley is a big price at 46's, fair enough he will not have encountered a course like this before, any average week he would be 16-20's in a field like this.
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just had a look at the weather forecast
bbc got possible thunder lightning thurs/fri and just rain at the weekend dreadful news  |
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It's a shame this event is the same week as the AT&T, would have been great to see Rory return to Congressional and probably no better place to go to find some form than the scene of his greatest triumph... Except your home course in your national Open that is.
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Strange that the 4th and 18th are longer holes than 10 and 11 yet 10 and 11 are par 5's.Must be two of the shortest par 5's on tour.
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Make that 9 and 10 as the short par 5's.
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very low scores i reckon
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I fancy George Murray could possibly go well in this....was a good 3rd in the dunhill links lsast year which as most of you know is played over 3 top links course.....certainly worth a few quid at 700ish....
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Matthew Baldwin @230 & Fredrik Andersson Hed @470 for me...been impressed with Baldwin who did ok in US Open, and hoping the wind will get up a bit more than predicted for Hed who's useful around the links...gl all
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a little bet on pod
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Padraig looked happy today during his paractice round with Keegan and John G Kelly ( a mate of Padraigs apparently , cant say I am familiar with him , but he strikes the ball well ). The 3 of them were enjoying the round , all playing reasonably well ( but with no pressure admittedly ) , and the decent crowd following them were enjoying it .
Delighted to see Bradley here , think he will enjoy the experience , and also think he will be back for further this side of the pond . They would have few courses like this in USA , Keegan seemed to be leaving a few shots short of the green , probably due to ball flight here and USA being different distance wise . Just ratch it up 10% Keegan . |
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should get a run for your money on paul lawrie, not sure about his course stats or whether he even likes the course
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I've chucked a few quid on Baldwin for The Open @ 1000. Too big a price to ignore.
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I see Hoey was mentioned below/above. Good in the wind, and Irish etc. 50s on here to back, he is 66/1 with spreadex I noticed
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Beautiful day here today but unfortunately bit of a grim forecast for tommorrow, it is a bit muggy and I hope the thunder & lighting strikes this evening rather than tommorrow morning.
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Hoey played 9 holes in the pro am -7 today
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Deplasterer, wouldnt put yr money on Pod mate, followed him and Keegan Bradley yesterday in a prcatice round...Embarassing, couldnt hit a fairway all day, everything left.One hole he hit 4 out 30 yards left one after each other, ironic cheers which didnt help mind....funny thing I was gonna have a few quid on him too, but not now...Keegan out drove him by 20 yards when he finally found a fairway...
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Bets on already Easyrider, hopefully will sort it by tommorrow
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My main 3 here are Wood, Olesen and Gallacher. Have added big JD, Dunbar, Frittelli and Saxton for a few quid. Good luck all.
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Francesco Molinari
Ross Fisher Michael Hoey Chris Wood Richard Green Carlos Del Moral |
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First time ever a euro tour event has completely sold out, brilliant, now just for the weather to play ball and Pod to smash the place up!
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chris wood not a bad shout, but a deffo e/w bet if ever there was one
good links form and can play in the bad weather and wind surprisingly considering his height |
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jesus maggot ive backed,
fisher molinari green wood spookey or what,ive also done donaldson so with your record , i,m doubling up on donaldson,  |
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mainly gone with outsiders
brett rumford ew richard finch ew stephen gallagher ew peter lawrie win gl all |
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john daly 1st round leader, heres hoping .....
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Mikko Ilonen 240
Romain Wattel 150 Just a few Euro. I'm waiting for the British Open. |
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Hoey 55/1
McGinley 55/1 Gallacher 100/1 Morrison 175/1 Murray 400/1 |
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20 bucks each on two lawries and a hoey......
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G'Mac
Otto Murray |