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Decent chance of an Irish winner again this week imo with POD, Rory, G-Mac and Clarke all havin decent claims imo
Could be tough goin if the wind gets up -
http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2010/course/tour/index.cfm?holeId=1
I have backed 5 players - All at big prices as i can see a turn up here - 4 of them who went well the last time it was played here in 2004
Justin Leonard : Finished 2nd - Beaten in a 3 way playoff when it was last played here in '04, a final round 75 costing him dearly, 12th in driving accuracy on the PGA tour,T14 in the US Open and looked to be coming back into some form the last 2 weeks with 2 top 25 finishes in the Greenbrier and the WGC(where a 76 in the final round put a dampner on his week)
KJ Choi : 2nd in the Transitions Championship, 4th in the Masters with a few other top 20 finishes - T6th here in 2004, Ranks 9th on All Round stats on the PGA tour, had a decent final round last week in the WGC after an average 1st 3 days
Stephen Ames : Has made 14/17 cuts this year - finished T9 here in 2005 a final round 75 the only blemish on a solid 1st 3 days - showed up well the last 2 weeks when T21 in the Greenbrier and shot a crackin final round 66 last week at Turnig Stone to finish T16 after a slow start, 6th for Greens in Regulation on the PGA tour
Darren Clarke : Availed myself of the 200/1 with Ladbrokes e/w - 2nd in the Scottish and Joburg Opens this year with 2 other top 10 finishes! Played a lot better in the British Open than his finishing position suggests after a 77 in round 3 in terrible conditions - T13 here in 04 after getting off to a blistering start with an opening round 65
Jerry Kelly - T3 at Turning Stone last week shooting a final round 64 toi shoot up the leaderboard, has 5 top 25 finishes this year including when T12 at the Masters, 25th in driving Accuracy on the PGA tour, and could go well at a decent price here imo
72 hole matchbet - Steve Stricker to beat Tiger Woods at evens with toatsport looks massive value if anyone can get on - Tiger looked like he just didnt want to be playin last week on a course he loves, hard to see him even making the cut here, would be a massive effort if he could get competitive imo
1pt e/w - KJ Choi 80/1 PP 6 places
.5pt e/w - Justin Leonard 125/1 PP 6 places
.5pt e/w- Darren Clarke took some 200/1 Lads 5 places
.5pt e/w - Stephen Ames 150/1 Lads 5 places
.5pt e/w - Jerry Kelly 250/1 PP 6 places
3pts Steve Stricker to beat Tiger Woods 72hole match bet 1/1
Could be tough goin if the wind gets up -
http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2010/course/tour/index.cfm?holeId=1
I have backed 5 players - All at big prices as i can see a turn up here - 4 of them who went well the last time it was played here in 2004
Justin Leonard : Finished 2nd - Beaten in a 3 way playoff when it was last played here in '04, a final round 75 costing him dearly, 12th in driving accuracy on the PGA tour,T14 in the US Open and looked to be coming back into some form the last 2 weeks with 2 top 25 finishes in the Greenbrier and the WGC(where a 76 in the final round put a dampner on his week)
KJ Choi : 2nd in the Transitions Championship, 4th in the Masters with a few other top 20 finishes - T6th here in 2004, Ranks 9th on All Round stats on the PGA tour, had a decent final round last week in the WGC after an average 1st 3 days
Stephen Ames : Has made 14/17 cuts this year - finished T9 here in 2005 a final round 75 the only blemish on a solid 1st 3 days - showed up well the last 2 weeks when T21 in the Greenbrier and shot a crackin final round 66 last week at Turnig Stone to finish T16 after a slow start, 6th for Greens in Regulation on the PGA tour
Darren Clarke : Availed myself of the 200/1 with Ladbrokes e/w - 2nd in the Scottish and Joburg Opens this year with 2 other top 10 finishes! Played a lot better in the British Open than his finishing position suggests after a 77 in round 3 in terrible conditions - T13 here in 04 after getting off to a blistering start with an opening round 65
Jerry Kelly - T3 at Turning Stone last week shooting a final round 64 toi shoot up the leaderboard, has 5 top 25 finishes this year including when T12 at the Masters, 25th in driving Accuracy on the PGA tour, and could go well at a decent price here imo
72 hole matchbet - Steve Stricker to beat Tiger Woods at evens with toatsport looks massive value if anyone can get on - Tiger looked like he just didnt want to be playin last week on a course he loves, hard to see him even making the cut here, would be a massive effort if he could get competitive imo
1pt e/w - KJ Choi 80/1 PP 6 places
.5pt e/w - Justin Leonard 125/1 PP 6 places
.5pt e/w- Darren Clarke took some 200/1 Lads 5 places
.5pt e/w - Stephen Ames 150/1 Lads 5 places
.5pt e/w - Jerry Kelly 250/1 PP 6 places
3pts Steve Stricker to beat Tiger Woods 72hole match bet 1/1
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Darren Clarke to win US pga?Am I in a parallel universe?Will Arnold Palmer make the Ryder cup team?
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My 3 big price fancies (lets face it, it's the only way to bet on the Majors if you look at some of the freak results this year) are.........
MARTIN KAYMER 50/1 Has a decent record on linksy type courses. Won the French AT&T last year, 6th this year and was in the running for a place in the British Open before collapsing over the last couple of holes. He is the best putter in Europe and is long and accurate off the tee. Will win a Major one day so why not now when Woods, Phil and Co. are out of sorts. SERGIO GARCIA 90/1 Yes I know it's mad to think he could be competitive considering he's taking 2 weeks off when this event is over but this man's record in the Majors is fantastic. Should've won 2 years ago but let Pod in without doing much wrong down the stretch. Yes his putting is woeful at times but an e.w. punt at 90's is a decent shout. Hits it a mile, accurate off the tee and a better long iron player you won't find. RYAN MOORE 125/1 This is a very talented golfer who flies under the radar week on week out but I can see him having a high finish this week. He ranks 5th for Total Driving stats and is 23rd for driving accuracy. He opened with a 3 under first round in the British Open and then got blown away by the gales in round 2. Took 3 weeks off and then finished a credible 16th at Firestone to blow away the cobwebs. Prior to the Open he was 2nd to Rose in the AT&T on a particularly tough track. I will be happy if one of these 3 are in contention on the back nine Sunday night and who knows one of them might even get the job done for a big payday. [:p] |
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Choi, *F Moulanari, overton my 3 off the tee. (*wrote the "f" a bit like an E, thus potential payout should Edwardo place)
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Tough golf course , cross between Ballybunion and Portrush at design stage ( Pete Dye ) .
Looking for someone who likes the course ,can play it , is in decent form , and wont give up if things dont start out exactly right . McDowell ticks these boxes for me . Unusual if someone other than Tiger won 2 Majors in same year , but the exception sometimes proves the rule ! Should be good viewing anyway . |
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hey bjg, i was on golf forum and i see you won a competiton to have a few free bets on the us open, hurry up boss and go to that forum to place your free bet! [:o]back stricker by the way[;)]
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Did i
 Must give a look |
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O'Hair & Kuchar.... consistently good form over most of the season so far and have better form than most Americans on links type golf (if that is what this is!)
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Fog delay Live on here http://www.skysports.com/golf/uspga-2010/video/0,28660,14922,00.html |
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Well BJ did you get your free bets??
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Never even looked at the thread til u said it, forgot about it! Was too late - fella doin de comp gone out imo, fog delay though so wil see if he's back b4 it starts
Oh well - at least i av de honour of victory  |
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 ya true but if i were you id post your bets on the forum and he prob will honour them as it delayed...it worth a go you should do it anyway see in you have nowt to lose boss |
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30 mins til start
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Tiger outa the blocks very quickly
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That was a class up and down there for par too.
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-3 thru 4
4 one putt greens |
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If he hadda got that BJG
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KJ double bogey on the last was a killer
 The 1.01 backer for a Tiger top 10 finish feelin fairly shrewd imo  |
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More fog at Whistling Straits this morning. The first round going to be delayed like it was yesterday -- indefinitely due to heavy fog.
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Rory is in good shape . Playing well , good start tomorrow vital . Hard to believe we are in with a decent shout of 2 Irish major winners in the same year . Bit of a dream I suppose , but he has the game and the course suits .
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Yup really needs a good start this evening cuz Watney is not a bottler and wont come back to them too easily imo like some of the collapses we've seen in the last few weeks in the US from the leaders
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Watney double bogey on the 1st and al the leaders wobbling
Kaymer in the driving seat now, gl tickite boo [;)] |
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Rory stuck in there well , could have been better than 4th if he had sunk a few putss in the middle of his round . Event soured by Jonhson "bunker" incident . Reckon the Yanks have no idea what a real" bunker " is from what we saw labelled as a bunker ( which the crowd were using as a grandstand for 4 days ) .
So Pete Dye failed in his attempt to recreate a course which is a mixture of Ballybunion and Portrush ( Dunluce ) . No self respecting member of either of those clubs would accept that piece of trampled ground as anything approaching a bunker . We have real bunkers in Ireland , and crowds are not allowed in them . Sorry Pete , but your 84 years are not in vain , there is Sawgrass ( and others ) . Whistling Straits is a great spectacle , but 1200 "bunkers " ? Someone posted that all sand filled divots could technically be construed as "bunkers " a la Whistling Straits . If so nearly every player incurred a penalty without declaring it , as I saw a lot of players grounding their clubs when playing out of the "divot" bunkers . |
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PP refunding win bets on Dustin
wd Tickitie Boo [;)] |
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Well done Tickity Boo. We need more people like you on here.
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