AVANTHA MASTERS THOUGHTS

Also had a wee few on Jorge Campillo E/W at 100s.

I liks this fella, and feel that a win is not far off for him. Here's hoping that he's in a play off with Whiteford.

* I like this fella... Certainly wouldn't lick him... Well, I might if he won the thing.

Lick what?

Whiteford your having a laugh m8

Pretty **** thing to do, mock a man's picks, particularly when you offer nothing of your own. We all know 150 shots are unlikely to oblige. Hopefully this one can go close and your comment can come back and bite you in the ass.

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Jaidee and Finch for me.  Strongly fancy Jaidee for this.

Most of the overseas players will not be familiar with the Jaypee Greens course unless they played it in 2008 in the SAIL Open but it will be very familiar to lots of home players as it has been host to the BILT Open on and off for many years and I have just gone with that for my three picks.
Anirban Lahiri has a great record in that event finishing 2nd behind Randhawa in 2008, winning in 2009 and then shooting a course record 60 on round two but letting a five shot lead slip in the final round to finish 2nd in 2011. He defended his SAIL Open title last week in Delhi so is clealry in good form but at the price available I will keep the bet on the small side 0.25 ew 30/1.
The man that beat Lahiri in 2011 was Chiragh Kumar and he is my second pick. All his best form is shown at home in India - 2nd in the Indian Open in 2011 and 8th in that event four months ago and he also has two other wins on his home tour. He has played twice this year and got off to quick starts being in the top five (admittedly one was a small home event) and I wouldn't be surprised to see him show up early 0.1 ew 400/1 + 0.1 ew Rd 1 leader 150/1
Last bet and for round one leader only is Vikrant Chopra and this really is from left field as his form generally is very poor BUT in the last two BILT Opens he has held the outright lead after day one so with familiar surroundings - stranger things have happened! 0.1 ew 300/1

Some bad prices here....lots of the books offer better odds than most of the field...

Never thought I'd see the day Anirban Lahiri was in the top-3 of the market before tee-off. Good luck with him TMM

sticking with Joel Sjoholm his distance off the tee will suit this week with wide fairways/not much rough.
125s with hills.
good luck all.

gone for few really small bets
marc warren 110
jyoti randhawa 120
mithun perrara 430 also done top 5 75

Just gone for the two bets in this.

Bhullar - Not the most original of picks but did finish 5th here in an Asian Tour event when he was just a 19yo kid back in 2008.Also now the touring pro for the host venue and i've bet him each way at 33s.

Aphibarnrat - A trophy engravers worst nightmare but another talented young Asian Tour pro that can play a bit.Has played just the one 72 hole tournament on the Asian Tour this season when he finished 3rd in Myanmar but in addition to that he also won the 36 hole hole Asian International Qualifier for this summers Open at the start of this month.Has also won a SAIL Open in New Delhi in 2011,so playing back in the same area will surely bring back some good memories.Had an each way bet at 40s.

Leader -11 1st round and 8 birdies on the back nine.

Has anyone ever birdied every hole in either the first nine/back nine?

Doubt it in a Tour Event, maybe at a lower level funnily enough..

Calcavecchia had 9 consecutive birdies in 2009 Canadian Open, only player to do so, but starting from 12th hole (his 3rd obviously).

10 players have had 8 consecutive birdies on European Tour, so can rule out either Main Tour.

tiger must have done 9 birdies in a row, maybe more







9 hole scoring records on pga tour :-


26  .....Corey Pavin, front nine, first round, 2006 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee (par 34)


27......
Mike Souchak, back nine, first round, 1955 Texas Open (par 35)
Andy North, back nine, first round, 1975 B.C. Open (par 34)
Billy Mayfair, back nine, final round, 2001 Buick Open, (par 36)
Robert Gamez, front nine, third round, 2004 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (par 36)
Brandt Snedeker, back nine, first round, 2007 Buick Invitational (par 36)
Chris Riley, front nine, second round, 2009 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open (par 36)
Nick Watney, back nine, third round, 2011 AT&T National (par 35




most birdies in a row ....

9
• Mark Calcavecchia, 2009 RBC Canadian Open (second round, 65)

8
• Bob Goalby, 1961 St. Petersburg Open (final round, 65)
• Fuzzy Zoeller, 1976 Quad Cities Open (first round, 63)
• Dewey Arnette, 1987 Buick Open (first round, 65)
• Edward Fryatt, 2000 Doral-Ryder Open (second round, 69)
• J.P. Hayes, 2002 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (first round, 65)
• Jerry Kelly, 2003 Las Vegas Invitational (third round, 65)
• Chris Stroud, 2011 Mayakoba Golf Classic (second round, 63)

Goalby and Zoeller are the only ones on the list who went on to win the event. Arnette finished 47th, Fryatt tied for ninth, Hayes tied for 16th, Kelly tied for ninth, and Stroud tied for fourth. The recordholder, Calcavecchia, tied for eighth.

Also note that two other golfers have carded 8-hole streaks of sub-par holes, both involving seven birdies and one eagle:

• Billy Mayfair, 2001 Buick Open, final round
• Briny Baird, 2003 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort, second round

best consecutive-birdie streaks on the LPGA Tour:

9 Birdies in a Row
Beth Daniel, 1999 Phillips Invitational Honoring Harvey Penick (second round, 62)

8 Birdies in a Row
Mary Beth Zimmerman, 1984 Rail Charity Golf Classic, (second round, 64)
Annika Sorenstam, 2001 Standard Register Ping (second round, 59)

Blimey there are some golf stats geeks on here

euro tour


27 (-9)    José Maria Cañizares    Swiss Open    Crans-sur-Sierre    1978
27 (-9)    Joakim Haeggman    Alfred Dunhill Cup    Old Course, St Andrews    1997
27 (-9)    Simon Khan    Celtic Manor Wales Open    The Celtic Manor Resort (Roman Road)    2004
27 (-7)    Robert Lee    Johnnie Walker Monte Carlo Open    Mont Agel GC    1985
27 (-7)    Andrew Coltart    KLM Open    Kennemer G&CC    2007
27 (-6)    Robert Lee    Portuguese Open    Estoril GC    1987




MOST BIRDIES IN ONE ROUND
12    Fred Couples    Scandinavian Masters    Drottningholm GC    1991
12    Ernie Els    Dubai Desert Classic    Emirates GC (Majlis)    1994
12    Russell Claydon    Mercedes German Masters    Berliner G&CC    1995
12    Darren Clarke    Smurfit European Open    The K Club (Palmer)    1999
12    Jeppe Huldahl    Portugal Masters    Oceanico Victoria GC    2010





MOST BIRDIES IN SUCCESSION IN A ROUND
8    Seve Ballesteros    Italian Open    Molinetto GC    1985
8    Ian Woosnam    Benson and Hedges International Open         Fulford GC    1985
8    Tony Johnstone    Murphy’s Cup    Fulford GC    1990
8    John Bickerton    Portuguese Open    Penha Longa    1995
8    Mark O’Meara    Alfred Dunhill Cup    Old Course, St Andrews    1996
8    Raymond Russell    One 2 One Britsh Masters    Marriott Forest of Arden    1997
8    Darren Clarke    Smurfit European Open    The K Club (Palmer)    1999
8    Marcello Santi    Turespaña Masters    Parador del Golf, Malaga (Old)    1999
8    Mårten Olander     Novotel Perrier Open de France    Le Golf National (Albatross)    2002
8    Craig Spence    Johnnie Walker Classic    Lake Karrinyup CC    2003

Wonder what year someone will shoot an 18 birdie 54?...'if you don't birdie the 1st you can't birdie them all'...see there was a 55 shot in Aus at a track over 6,500 yds, 12 birdies & 2 eagles, but I guess the pressure builds on consecutive birdies..

I knocked in a 48 on Tiger Woods 2001 (or maybe 2002) on the PS2, it took a bit of doing and many hours of practice. I had been knocking on the door for a while, playing really good stuff at home, my swing was in good shape, so it was just a matter of it all coming together at the right time (as any golfer would say after a such a round).

Impressive...does that equate to 6 holes at the local muni...

Well, now you mention it, I once shot a 42 on the front 9 at the local muni.  Par was a pretty generous 33, still stands as my PB.

do strongly fancy a winner off the pace, notably Jeev or Ganga, who only needs a couple putts to exploit his course knowledge and form (flying in both distance and acc off the tee). Feel both are overpriced and also in the top-10 market and Id expect a lot of the current top 10 to stall come payday

this sky coverage is kak,technical problems so no f pics

Aiken birdieing the par 5?

yep

This is farcical

Get on with it