French Open

hoey
molinari
foster
for me this week

did anyone get on the coral specials yesterday enhanced prices for this tourna? i got on a woods westqood double at 65/1? mcdowell at 28?

Fancy Poulter this week

In recent months a lot of the winners on the European Tour have been those who have been in contention many times but struggled to get over the winning line - including Olesen, Wiesberger, Willett and last week Donaldson and you could even include Jaidee who had never won in Europe. One type of winner often inspires another and this is one reason for picking Lorenzo Gagli this week. Last year when the Italian hit form he was going off at very short prices but has been largely out of form so far this year but last week he showed some signs of things picking up. In Ireland he was 3rd in the all round stats and played three good rounds and was 3rd at the cut. If it does herald an upturn in form then he is coming to a country where he has a great record - he has been 3/10/5 at the St Omer and 3rd in Strasbourg and on his debut in this event last year was 11th and has to be worth a small bet 0.2 ew 150/1 (125/1 OK)
I have already mentioned Danny Willett above and I really don't get why he is such a big price now he finally has a win under his belt especially when you look at his first three results at Le Golf National of 13/10/5 and last years missed cut came during a poor run - 0.3 ew 70/1
I backed Brendan Steele last year for this at 110/1 and he came 7th so I I find it strange that I can back him this year at a bigger price. Fair enough he hasn't won on the PGA tour this year but he put up a stout performance in his title defence in the Texas Open when 4th and was 5th in Phoenix. He improved throughout his performance last year and will now have some crucial course form 0.25 ew 125/1.
Last bet in France is in the first round leader market on Darren Fichardt who will be looking forward to playing in France after his win there last month. In six appearances he has a 1st and 4th after round one here and will be looking forward to playing again after a five year hiatus - 0.1 ew 150/1

Added a couple more... Final team of six.

Thorbjorn Olesen E/W @ 50
Mikko Ilonen E/W @ 125
Jbe Kruger E/W @ 150, and small on here @ 370
Alex Noren @ 140
Carlos Del Moral @ 390
Christian Nilsson @ 630

Backed Martin Kaymer 4 medium ones at 14/1, saw the 16/1 on monday didn't gets funds today! poor cash management on my part has cost me 2 points :(

i will learn from the error of my ways one day..

anyway 14/1 still seams value for Kaymer, who's last 3 years read 3rd, 7th, 1st i think or something like that.. he putted awesome in the US Open and although he hasn't been at the top of his game over the last few months, no reason he can't rediscover his form

Tom Lewis     430     £3.18     £1,364.22
Simon Khan     367.39     £3.18     £1,165.12
Felipe Aguilar     600     £2.00     £1,198.00
Rhys Davies     640     £2.00     £1,278.00
Gary Boyd     580     £2.00     £1,158.00
Fredrik Andersson Hed     880     £2.00     £1,758.00
Keith Horne     460     £2.00     £918.00
Estanislao Goya     590     £2.00     £1,178.00
Matthew Zions     650     £2.00     £1,298.00
Christian Nilsson     550     £2.00     £1,098.00
Matthew Baldwin     480     £2.00     £958.00
David Horsey     779.9     £2.00     £1,557.80
Marc Warren     730     £2.00     £1,458.00
Oscar Floren     590     £2.00     £1,178.00
Brett Rumford     610     £2.00     £1,218.00
Alastair Forsyth     689.9     £2.00     £1,377.80
Tommy Fleetwood     850     £2.00     £1,698.00
Richard S. Johnson     740     £2.00     £1,478.00
Craig Lee     630     £2.00     £1,258.00
Michael Jonzon     960     £2.00     £1,918.00
James Kingston     1000     £2.00     £1,998.00
      £44.36

Quiros
Harvey
Bourdy
Rumford
Boyd
Jacqueline
Casey

Gl all

westwood poor start

Is Westwood playin his round with a shovel?

11*

Greens look magnificent.

golfnut, it is amazing how someone who could be as mercurial as Michael could loss it so badly so quickly and for so long.

Westwood 11/4 an hour ago could miss the cut here.

Gone 6,5,6,5 and now +2.

McDoweel -1 thru 16

thanks

European tour embarrassing themselves again, at one of their flagship events.

WW +1 thru 16.

Siem -6 thru 18.