*** BMW International Open ***

warning. DJ pulls out more than he plays.

I too am golfed out and I reckon most of the players will be. Will play a few at large prices and then just leave it till the weekend

How can anyone be 'golfed out' after an exciting Major?

Have ignored most of the front of the market

Lowry
Aguilar
Willett
Keiffer
Benson
Baldwin
Gonzalez

It feels like the calm after the storm - the week after a Major always seems a bit muted but there are tournaments to bet on and I will kick off with the BMW International on the European tour which boasts quite a strong field. i must admit to playing it a bit cautious with two big priced outsiders and a first round leader bet. At the top of the market I was keen on Ross Fisher but having backed him at Wentworth at 80/1 I am loathe to take 28/1 here and I like the look of Thomas Bjorn who has won twice round here before but his price seems about right to me.
John Parry seems full of beans having just completed his first Major and he acquitted himself well finishing in a tie for 28th and that could well be the catalyst to spur him on to bigger and better things. Looking back at his career so far one thing jumps out and that is that he plays all his best golf comes playing parkland courses. His win on the Challenge tour at Toulouse Seih, his European win at Joyenval and his Q School triumph at Catalunya have all been on parkland courses and maybe it shouldn't be a big surprise as he honed his game playing the parkland course in Harrogate. Munchen Nord-Eichenried definitely falls into that category and in his two visits have yielded 36th and 18th placed finishes. Maybe his exploits in the US last week will give him encouragement to improve on thos starts 0.2 ew 200/1
Soren Hansen has been in the doldrums for a while and lost the best part of a year to first a rib injury and then a bad wrist which required surgery. He is playing the tour on a medical extension but there have been signs that his game is returning to normal as his recent GIR stats are very good. It is not necessarily his form here that gives him a squeak but rather his form overall on German parkland courses - 2nd at Gut Kaden and 1st, 8th and 3rd on visits to Gut Larchenhof. The one thing that normally lets him down is a cold putter but if he can warm that up he should play well 0.2 ew 200/1.
Last bet of the week goes to our hero in Spain the other month Raphael Jacquelin but I have only backed him in the round one leader category. In thirteen visits here he has held the lead twice after the opening round and oddly enough the other three times he has held a round one lead in recent history have all been in China - so bear that in mind for future reference! 0.2 ew 66/1

casey didnt do too bad last week and rose winning might be a spur for him, my problem is what happens if he manages to get into contention ...

i think siem is a good pick, if he isnt worn out !

good luck all, small steaks for me this week ...

denno posted some stuff about him last year dml, if hes about you could message him

not Spanish mentals anyway

Seve Benson @ 400s and above looks a terrific price to me.

I know that this is a far superior field to last week, but his confidence must be sky high, and the fact that he came back strongly after a poor opening round at St Omer, shows that he has some guts.

Lots of question marks, about the top end of the market for me, and although it's a lot to ask for the fella to win the thing, I think that the price represents some decent value. Also on @ 150s E/W

Ross Fisher's price stinks.

Also on ..

Danny Willett
Lee Slattery
Matthew Baldwin (I'm on every time he tees it up)
Scott Jamieson
Jorge Campillo (every time he tees it up, too)

Good luck.

gone for main fancies

thomas bjorn 36
miguel angel jimenez 48
david horsey 80
felipe aguilar 85
seve benson 400/ also backed top 5

small bets on david drysdale 170
mark foster 130
david lynn 75
emilano grillo 120

I too have gone in on The Mechanic!

Joost has good course form, although one should bare in mind he starts on the front 9 and he did not make a single birdie on holes 1 to 4 in either of his last 2 tournies around this track (32 holes). Done all his scoring on holes 6 to 18.

Just these for now:

Sergio Garcia
Henrik Stenson
Matteo Manassero
Martin Kaymer
Alex Noren
Pablo Larrazabal
Paul Casey
Alex Cejka
Tom Lewis
Simon Wakefield
Eduardo De La Riva

Fisher off to a flyer 12/1 already Jesus that's a bit of an over reaction

lol

Wind to get up, looks like morning starters getting an advantage, if of course forecast is to be believed.

Nixon 4 bogeys in a 65.

Very boring after last week...to be expected i suppose

Well, that was exciting. A flurry of low scores there at the close of the morning session here in Munich. Golf on show that's as hot as the weather. The phrase "scorchio" comes to mind.

Patronising on ET arent they?

I know T. Lewis can get the birdies....but i wish he would avoid the bogies.