((( GOLF ))) ZURICH Classic ((&)) CHINA Open.

Another standard par 72 track from Pete Dye in 2003 again this week and I’m expecting another birdie fest.

The winner will be a rising star, a young ball-striker going for his first win on TOUR in a poor field with only a few big names to leapfrog moving up the leaderboard come Sunday. 5/4 under 30 for ‘age of the winner’ is the bet.

Dustbin Johnson, Aussie Day & that 'smug South African' Rose should not be of any concern to Daniel Berger 66/1, Justin Thomas 50/1, Fowler 16’s or Sean O’Hair 40’s....May add Horsesh8te 33’s after Rd 1.
 
Furyk became the fourth-winningest player under 50 on TOUR with win number #17 last week - trailing Tiger #79,  Mickelason #42 and Ernie with #19.
JIM also became the oldest winner on TOUR at 44yo, since Woody Austin, 49, won the 2013 Sanderson Farms Classic.

SO IT’S TIME for the young guns to moonshine !

Daniel Berger @ 67.00
Sean OHair @ 41.00
+
Rickie Fowler @ 17.00
Justin Thomas @ 41.00

with

Tommy Fleetwood @ 21.00
Hao-Tong Li @ 41.00
+
Emiliano Grillo @ 23.00
Gregory Bourdy @ 29.00

Three selections in China this week all e/w,
First selection-Quiros slowly coming back into form,brilliant final round last week to post a 63,was surprised with the 60/1 that powers had him priced at on their first show,gladly helped myself to some of the price,
Second selection Peter Uihlein,another player who coming back into form,played a very solid four rounds last week,
Third selection,Pablo Lazzazabal 25/1 e/w,let me down badly last week when he hit the front,going to give him another chance,

Selections,
Quiros e/w 60/1,
Uihlein e/w 40/1,
Lazzazabal e/w 25/1,

CHINA OPEN some 3balls priced up

23:40	Robert Rock (13/10)	Michael Hoey (11/8)	Xin-Jun Zhang (5)
00:10	Gregory Havret (13/8)	Paul Lawrie (17/10)	Nick Cullen (3)
00:30	Pablo Larrazabal (5/4)	Gary Stal (11/5)	Andrew Dodt (13/5)
00:40	Richie Ramsay (11/8)	Scott Hend (13/8)	Ashun Wu (10/3)
00:50	Alexander Levy (13/8)	Hao Tong Li (2)	Mikko Ilonen (9/4)
01:00	Peter Uihlein (8/5)	Romain Wattel (8/5)	Prom Meesawat (3)
01:10	Eddie Pepperell (11/8)	Alejandro Canizares (13/8)	Jun-Won Park (10/3)
01:20	David Horsey (5/4)	Jbe Kruger (15/8)	Tae-Hee Lee (3)
04:40	Emiliano Grillo (13/15)	Benjamin Hebert (3)	Oliver Wilson (10/3)
04:50	Rafael Cabrera Bello (13/8)	Wade Ormsby (13/8)	Edoardo Molinari (11/4)
05:00	Kristoffer Broberg (13/8)	Ryan Fox (15/8)	Mikael Lundberg (12/5)
05:10	David Howell (6/4)	Morten O Madsen (15/8)	Felipe Aguilar (12/5)
05:20	Matteo Manassero (6/4)	Raphael Jacquelin (6/4)	Mu Hu (10/3)
05:30	Alex Noren (5/4)	Byeong-Hun An (13/8)	Matthew Griffin (4)
05:40	Tommy Fleetwood (11/8)	Nicolas Colsaerts (15/8)	Seung Hyuk Kim (7/2)
05:50	Kiradech Aphibarnrat (13/8)	Ross Fisher (13/8)	Robert Karlsson (11/4)
06:00	Gregory Bourdy (13/10)	Chris Wood (7/4)	Jake Higginbotham (10/3)
06:10	Alvaro Quiros (11/10)	Tyrrell Hatton (11/8)	Tianlang Guan (6)
06:20	Marcus Fraser (13/8)	Richard Green (7/4)	Darren Fichardt (12/5)
06:30	Thomas Pieters (13/8)	David Lipsky (2)	SSP Chowrasia (21/10)
06:30	Lucas Bjerregaard (6/4)	Shiv Kapur (15/8)	Ii-Hwan Park (11/5)

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/new-orleans-la/70112/golf-daily-forecast/348585

The weather in New Orleans is not that great...maybe hold-all-bets 'till closer to the off ?

One of the easier layouts on the PGA Tour with SEVEN first-time PGA TOUR winners in 10 events on this course, including the last three.

This week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans marks the final opportunity for players not already eligible for THE PLAYERS Championship to earn a spot in the field at TPC Sawgrass May 7-10. There are three ways a player can become eligible following this week’s tournament - move inside the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR), win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans or move inside the top 10 in the FedEx Cup standings.

Marc Warren #53 in OWGR. In three PGA TOUR starts this year - two of them World Golf Championships - he has a pair of 35th-place finishes to go with a tie for 17th.
Also on the watch-list are Harris English #56 (25/1) along with my man Tommy Fleetwood Mac #55 in China.

I see the Indonesian Masters from Royale Jakarta Golf Club is also on this week as part of the ASIAN TOUR.

A few familiar names like Lee Westwood 2/1 fav, Thomas Bjorn 18/1 2nd fav, Prayad Marksaeng & Pharkheen Youzlesskharnt & Yong Eun YE Yang in the 'very light' field.

Familiar looking field on the “European Tour” at this time of year.

Few drifters noted that are fair prices if I can get them matched.

Romain Wattell 48 was closer to 25s last week and he is knocking on the door since last Summer.
Cabrera Bello 50 Minimum price I would need to back this inconsistent Spaniard.
Ross Fisher 40 Stats from last week show that his long game is in great order.
Larazabal 32 Disaster on the back 9 on Sunday means we get a nice boost on Pablo’s price this week.
Aphibarnrat 25/1 Can he go back to back? Yes.
Alex Levy 33/1 Another player that has drifted in price after a Top 25 last week.

Tommy Fleetwood on the other hand is looking underpriced. A general 18/1 shot now. I’d need some more evidence that he is back to his best before backing him at that price.

New Orleans : A course where there is very inconsistent course form. I’m looking for players that have been playing well this season or in recent weeks.

Dustin Johnson looks clear fav. 8/1 is fair IMO.
Justin Thomas 50s Did well last week and possibly should have been closer to the top of the leaderboard. This layout is right up his ally.
Brendan Steele Brendan No.1 comes here in form.
Brendan de Jonge 90 Continues to play well. Happy to keep with him.
Harris English 30 Should be refreshed after missing Masters. Back to his best this year.

Doubles and 'Dream' Treble just on the off chance...
Pablo Larrazabal @ 23.00
Dustin Johnson @ 9.00
Lydia Ko @ 7.50

Others that make the 'watch list'...

Harris English fired 14-under in 2013, his last visit, to finish T6.
He enters the week on the back of seven of eight cuts made in 2015 and finishes of T10-T29-T30.
He has had three weeks off so he should be fresh and ready to get low. He’s 20th in ball-striking and 19th SGP.


Morgan Hoffmann (Yes the other Hoffman) in the top 10 this week for current form players. The 36-hole leader at Arnie's finishing solo fourth and then was T28 on his Augusta debut so current form would have been an angle here he adds T9 to a very steady three tournament run. His run of form stretches back to Riviera where he was T22 and T17 at Doral. He had two top 10s in 2014 in 32 events. He has two this year in 12.


Troy Merritt best finish in 13 events this season was solo sixth at Innisbrook prior to Hilton Head. He led after 36 and 54 holes for the first time in his career and that was backed by a course-record-tying 61 on last Friday. Like Kisner he stuck all four rounds in the 60s for the week in HH. He only made two bogeys but it was the two doubles (one from the fairway) that he’ll look back on for guidance. He entered that week fourth on TOUR in SGP and 155th SGT-T-G. Last week he was fifth in GIR and third SGTTG. He was ninth in putts per GIR so that didn’t hurt either. That was his 86th start and fourth top 10. This is also his second one in his last four events so his confidence should be high. His best finish is second and that was last May.

Applehunter Bello has broken my heart loads of times,ive waved the white flag and have stopeed backing him,wait and see he will do the business for you this week,

Zurich 3balls...

13:20	MorganD'other Hoffmann (9/5)	Brendan Steele (2)	DanCatchMe Berger (11/5)
13:30	George McNeill (7/4)	Carlos Ortiz (9/5)	David Hearn (2)
13:30	Lucas Glovher (6/4)	Boo Weekley (7/4)	Steven Bowditch (3)
13:40	Just in Rose (11/8)	Trickie Fowher (15/8)	Steve Stricker (3)
13:50	KJ Choi (13/8)	Camilo Villegas (17/10)	Michael Thompson (12/5)
13:50	Dustbin Johnson (6/5)	Jason Day (11/8)	Ben Crane (6)
14:20	Aaron BADdeley (2)	Chris Stroud (2)	Johnson Wagner (2)
14:40	Kevin Kisner (11/8)	Scott Langley (21/10)	S J Park (5/2)
18:00	Tony Finau (13/8)	Chad Collins (7/4)	Chez Reavie (13/5)
18:00	Jason Bohn (13/8)	John Huh (7/4)	Chad Campbell (5/2)
18:10	Brice Garnett (13/8)	Byo Ishikawa (19/10)	Jon Curran (9/4)
18:10	Bo Van Peltingdown (6/4)	David Lingmerth (2)	Jonathan Byrd (5/2)
18:20	Brendon De Jonge (13/10)	Bryce Molder (9/4)	Apple Hadwin (11/4)
18:30	Scott Piercy (11/8)	Rory Sabbatini (2)	Mark Wilson (14/5)
18:30	Martin Laird (15/8)	Scott Brown (21/10)	Scott Stallings (11/4)
18:40	John Senden (13/8)	Jonas Blixt (15/8)	Retief Goosen (5/2)
18:40	Keegan Bradley (7/5)	Harry English (13/8)	Soon Yul Know (3)
18:50	Billy Horsh8te (13/10)	Nick Watney (7/4)	David Toms (7/2)
18:50	Chesson Hadley (13/8)	Johnny Merrick (13/8)	Nicky Taylor (13/5)
19:10	Jeff Overton (7/4)	Freddie Jacobson (9/5)	Michael Putnam (12/5)
19:20	Cameron Tringale (13/10)	Carl Pettersson (2)	Jhonattan Vegasdreams (14/5)
19:30	Luke Arlo Guthrie (13/8)	Zactony Blair (15/8)	Blakeaway Adams (21/10)

Driving distance and Greens in regulation will be the key stats to focus on this week imo and with that in mind, I have plumped for the following players this week:

Brendan Steele 40/1
In form Texan who is in good form this year including when 2nd in Humana Challenge which offers a similar test.

Justin Thomas 40/1
Impressive full debut season for this long hitter who should be ideally suited by this test. Players yet to have tasted PGA tour success have an impressive record in this event.

Cameron Tringale 60/1
Impressive GIR player who is back in form last few weeks including  decent debut @ Augusta. Another player waiting for 1st PGA tour win.

Daniel Berger 66/1
Another impressive debutante who went very close to winning @ Honda Classic. His long driving will be a big advantage this week.

Martin Laird 80/1
Excellent ball striker who should also be strongly suited to this course. Form a bit patchy this season but could go close if he brings his A game.

Good luck all.

https://instagram.com/p/nTQtumELMh/

Thunderstorms on the way Thurs/Fri.

Daniel Berger @ 67.00 out early Thursday/late Friday seems best atm.
Lydia Ko @ 7.50
Trebles with top four in China.

.7pt e.w Sean O'Hair 45-1(6 places)
.7pt e.w Justin Thomas 50-1(6 places)
.6pt e.w Morgan Hoffman 50-1
.5pt e.w Brendon de Jonge 66-1
.5pt e.w Scott Piercey 70-1 (6 places)
.3pt e.w Luke Guthrie 150-1
.3pt e.w Jerry Kelly 150-1

3.5pts Luke Guthrie Top 20 11-2

Bit tied for time this week, think Thomas and Guthrie have smashing chances in particular on a course which will suit, where the favourites are vulnerable to lesser lights with a hot putter.

Good Luck all.

See my winner of the 'Top Scot' challenge Marc Warren is -2for4, so jumped in at 80's ew.....yah, yah I know 'it's only Thursday ffs'

Justin Rose back to his pre Masters form by the looks of it.

Starting slow again.

Read somewhere that 'it has taken a few years' for Justin to get tolike this place.

Rose stumbled into the Masters on the back of MC-MC-55TH-MC-T37 but he showed his class rebounding to finish T2. His ball-striking rounded into form and that’s where he puts the fear into the field. The last three at TPC Louisiana have yielded T10-T15-T8 and 38-under-par while Rose's 24 career rounds at TPC Louisiana, 18 have been under par, including 11 in the 60s.

Back to -2 now.

Not quite fear into the field but you need to be shooting in the 60s every day to be up there on Sunday.

Justin says going on that Novak Djokovic style gluten-free diet was key to his Masters display.

http://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.ie/2015/04/justin-rose-like-novak-djokovic-goes.html

Catch Me ifyoucan  • April 25, 2014 10:13 PM BST 

In a tournament littered with unheralded players, Justin Rose gave Zurich officials a glimmer of hope Friday.

Fourteen shots behind at one point in his second round, Rose birdied six of his last 11 holes for a 67 to sit just outside the top 10 at the Zurich Classic – but nine shots behind second-year Tour pro Ben Martin. 

“You’re always going to have your good runs and your bad runs, and the leaders haven’t quite had their flat area yet,” Rose said. “That will happen, for sure. That’s just the way the game is. That will allow me the chance to catch up.”

At No. 11 in the world, Rose is the highest-ranked player in the field. After an opening 71, the reigning U.S. Open champion needed to turn on the jets just to make the 36-hole cut.
Now, he’s in position to record his third consecutive top 15 at TPC Louisiana.
“I’ve had to learn to love the course,” he said. “I feel like I’ve figured out how to putt the greens a little better. I’ve had a better time reading them in the last few years.”
Golf Channel.

I'll take that 67 from DJ.

Keep hitting them to 1 inch Brendon!

Seanie O'Hair -4for4 WOW

They say he's the next Tiger!

Seanie -6thru10 - no one lucky enough to bet 50's for FRL - 4/5 now to beat BOO.

Seanie O'Hair....see you followed me in Callitasucit

2 excellent rounds form de Jonge & O'Heir.

Some way clear of the rest of the afternoon starters.

If anything both have left a few out on the course.

Couple of cracking rounds alright apple. Bit unlucky that the morning starters had it so easy. Certainly seems at least a two shot advantage. Hopefully they get the best of it in morning tomorrow.

Great to see Matteo Manassero looks to be starting to rediscover something. Whether its a return to his best, only time will tell, but I hope it is. Very likeable player.

The market doesn't seem to believe yet, so I am prepared to take the chance at 66-1 that he is ready to contend again. He would be very nearly fav form his current score in his pomp. Had few quid on Uihlein aswell.

.4pt e.w Manassero 66-1
1.2pt e.w Peter Uihlein 16-1

"Vive la France"

Nice eagle to finish for Uihlein. Made up for what was a relatively poor back 9.

Only player to eagle the 18th so far.

I wonder will his driving hold up under pressure?

Only player to eagle the 18th so far.

I wonder will his driving hold up under pressure?

Wouldn't be hugely convinced that it will apple. Money aside, I would love to see Mana win.

I'm not usually a fan of backing Thursday 3 ball winners in their Friday bout, as the price can be artificially lower than what it should be, and the dynamics of the 3 ball have changed. But Jonathon Byrd looks an excellent bet to confirm his superiority over Bo Van Pelt and David Lingmerth.

Byrd missed countless short birdie putts last night, and though that will have annoyed him, it showed his long game is serene shape. He cant possibly putt as poorly again. Hopes would not be so high for an improvement from his two opponents. Byrd should be clear fav for this. 2-1 is a very good bet.

3pts Byrd 3 ball 2-1

LEFT WITH these in China
Kiradech Aphibarnrat -5
Hao-Tong Li -5
Emiliano Grillo -1
Gregory Bourdy +2

'Dream' Treble still alive and kicking...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljIQo1OHkTI

COLSAERTS, FLEETWOOD, VAN ZYL & QUIROS have the weekend to climb THE WALL

NZ Lydia Ko defending Champ leads by one in SAN FRAN too.

Apple,
Kiradech Aphibarnrat & Hao-Tong Li to twart that French Invasion again, with Lydia and O'Hair as back up in another dream treble.

He cant possibly putt as poorly again

A 3 putt bogey from 10ft on the first suggests he might give it a go!!

De Jonge putting sh1te. He could, and should have, a commanding lead.

Speaking of that French Invasion

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/french-pm-manuel-valls-to-meet-enda-kenny-in-dublin-1.2187562

https://www.flickr.com/photos/namcys11/16633582903/

de Jonge has missed a trick here.

Putter gone cold.

Amazing that no defending champion has ever finished better than T18 the following year here - see my opening post for more.

Soon You'll NOH withdrew from New Orleans during his second round with a back injury. The defending champ struck his second shot at the par-5 18th to 96 yards from the hole, and then walked off. He opened the loop with birdies at 10 and 11, but bogeyed 16 and 17 to return to even on the day. He was 1-over through 26 holes. This is his second mid-tournament WD in 104 PGA TOUR starts.

Very congested leaderboard. Have quite a few irons still in the fire, but all will need good Saturdays just to stay in the hunt. I still think this could be the week Justin Thomas really 'arrives'.

Hopefully!

Round 2 suspended due to inclement weather so while we're busted flat in Baton Rouge, waiting...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkgga0jywk4

JANIS JOPLIN
Me & Bobby McGee Lyrics

Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waiting for a train
And I’s feeling nearly as faded as my jeans.
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained,
It rode us all the way to New Orleans.

I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna,
I was playing soft while Bobby sang the blues.
Windshield wipers slapping time, I was holding Bobby’s hand in mine,
We sang every song that driver knew.

Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose,
Nothing don’t mean nothing honey if it ain’t free, now now.
And feeling good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues,
You know feeling good was good enough for me,
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.

>From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun,
Hey, Bobby shared the secrets of my soul.
Through all kinds of weather, through everything that we done,
Hey Bobby baby kept me from the cold.

One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away,
He’s looking for that home and I hope he finds it,
But I’d trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday
To be holding Bobby’s body next to mine.

Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose,
Nothing, that’s all that Bobby left me, yeah,
But feeling good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues,
Hey, feeling good was good enough for me, hmm hmm,
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.

La la la, la la la la, la la la, la la la la
La la la la la Bobby McGee.
La la la la la, la la la la la
La la la la la, Bobby McGee, la.

La La la, la la la la la la,
La La la la la la la la la, hey now Bobby now Bobby McGee yeah.
Na na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na na na na
Hey now Bobby now, Bobby McGee, yeah.

Lord, I’m calling my lover, calling my man,
I said I’m calling my lover just the best I can,
C’mon, where is Bobby now, where is Bobby McGee, yeah,
Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, Lord!

Yeah! Whew!

Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee.

China’s Hao-tong Li played the round of the week, a flawless seven under par 65, on day three of the Shenzhen International. Li, aged just 19, shot 39 places up the leaderboard thanks to seven brilliant birdies, including four in his first five holes. Li played alongside two-time Masters Champion Bubba Watson for the first time and said: “He's pretty nice guy, so I very much enjoyed playing with him. “I hit a lot of greens and made a lot of birdies. I was pretty lucky also.”

Watson, who started the day on level par but went round in two over, praised Li, saying: “He's hitting the ball really well. He's making a lot of putts. The key around a golf course is a lot of putts and he made a lot of putts today.”
He followed with a 67 on Sunday only to lose out in a play-off to the burly Kiradech APHIBARNRAT.

Another 65 from Mr Li is needed if he is to keep my dream alive.

Last September, Li won his first professional title when he captured the PGA TOUR China’s Jianye Tianzhu Henan Open. A week later, he played in the OneAsia Tour’s Nanshan China Masters and won that. He then returned to PGA TOUR China action and tied for fifth at the Nine Dragons Open outside Shanghai.

As if things weren’t already going exceedingly well already, it was the next week when his fun really began.

At the Hainan Open in Sanya, the small island just south of China’s mainland, Li completely dominated the field, double-bogeyed his 72nd hole and still won by six shots. A week later, he won the Series’ Order of Merit and earned Player of the Year honors by taking the title at the season-ending Tour Championship in Shenzhen. Winning the Order of Merit was key for Li because it gave him a full Web.com Tour exemption this season. He can play any event he wants and intends to take advantage of his exemption, knowing the Web.com Tour, as the slogan reads, is the “pathway to the PGA TOUR.”

“I will mostly be sticking to the Web.com Tour except for maybe a couple of early China events,” Li said of his playing schedule. The two tournaments that will take him back home will be the Shenzhen International and the Volvo China Open in Shanghai—two European Tour tournaments in April.
“I didn’t really want last season to end,” Li admitted with a laugh following his practice round. “I didn’t expect to have such a great finish to my season, so I’m hoping my good play can continue.”

At the close of 2012, Li, still 16 years old, was ranked No. 1,390 in the Official World Golf Ranking. By late-September of last season, after winning that first tournament, he had moved inside the top 500. By the end of the year, he had jumped all the way to No. 190 - his high-water mark. This week, ranked 192nd, Li moved past Ashun Wu to become the second-highest-ranked player in China behind only Wen Chong Liang.

As for the 292 other Web.com Tour members in 2015, only Australia’s Greg Chalmers, at No. 173, is ahead of Li in the OWGR.

Li played a pair of nine-hole practice rounds Monday and Tuesday then played in the pro-am Wednesday. He gave the Panama Golf Club high praise and a “so-so” when asked about his game. He did say the month he spent in December working out with the Chinese national team, made a big difference in preparing him for this season. “Last year, there were a lot of good players on PGA TOUR China, but from the top to the bottom, it wasn’t maybe so strong at the bottom. But on the Web.com Tour, all of the players are good, and here everybody, I think, has a chance to win.” Li is now up to #125 in the OWGR.

CHINA OPEN....It's gonna take a -13/-14 score to WIN with four players at -8.

LEADING AT minus 8 are Levy 3's, Howell 7/2, Li 9/2 & Wu 7's with Richie Ramsay 12's or the BIG Dolphin Prom Meesawat @33's - both two shots back.
My favourite Chinaman Mr Li has only 3 bogeys for the week.

The likes of the Grillo 50's, Manassero & QUESNE @66's  - all these at four under par unlikely to feature.
LEVY's 71, Wattel with 74 & Julien QUESNE's 76 yesterday didn't help that French invasion - 'Le quatorze juillet' is put on hold 'till July 14th.
'FOR SALE: French Military Rifle, dropped once, never fired'.

Round 3 suspended due to inclement weather... time for Jambalaya & filé gumbo on the Bayou. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnKOVPXhlnE

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/new-orleans-la/70112/hourly-weather-forecast/348585?hour=22

Can't see any golf been played in New Orleans today.

Is it reduced to 54??

Is it reduced to 54??

"54 holes is not in the mix,'' said Slugger White, PGA TOUR vice president of rules and competitions.

White said the goal is to complete the tournament as scheduled, and if inclement weather persists Sunday, "we would be here Monday if we have (lengthy) delays.''

WU WU WU WU

Wu wins China Open
2
Sunday, April 26, 2015 - 10:56 AM

Wu Ashun became the first Chinese player to win a European Tour event on home soil on Sunday as David Howell bogeyed the 72nd hole of the Volvo China Open.

Howell needed to birdie the par-five 18th to win or make par to force a play-off after Wu had set the clubhouse target on nine under par in testing conditions at Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club.

However, the former Ryder Cup player three-putted from the fringe after charging his birdie attempt seven feet past the hole to hand victory to world number 247 Wu.

Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo, who double-bogeyed the 17th, shared third place on seven under with defending champion Alexander Levy and Thailand’s Prom Meesawat, with 19-year-old Li Hao-tong following his runners-up finish in the Shenzhen International last week with sixth place after a bogey on the last.

“It’s a wonderful day,” Wu said. “Everybody knows it was very tough today with the wind. I played very good today, not up or down, just simple golf.

“It’s very special for a Chinese player to win the China Open. It’s very exciting to win a great tournament here. My heart is very happy.

Anyone know what price Wu was at the start of the China open?

F60,
Backed Li at 40's so guess WU WAS 50's+

Cross doubles with
Justin Thomas @ 41.00
Sean O'Hair @ 41.00
Daniel Berger @ 67.00
Hao-Tong Li @ 41.00
Emiliano Grillo @ 23.00

Treble with
Daniel Berger @ 67.00
Lydia Ko @ 7.50
Emiliano Grillo @ 23.00

Round 3 suspended due to darkness. Round 3 will resume at 1:30pm Irish time

The 21st VOLVO CHINA OPEN and the 49th European Tour event staged on Chinese soil.

ASHUN WU (OWGR #247) WINS his first European Tour International Schedule victory after eight appearance here playing. His best previous finish in his twenty six European Tour events was tied 11th in the 2013 Malaysian Open.

THE FIRST Chinese player to win a European Tour event on home soil and only the third Chinese player to win a European Tour event.
The sixth first-time winner this season and the third Chinaman to win the China Open since the event began in 1995. #wrongduckingchinaman

There are only 3 top 10 players in the world at the Zurich Classic. DAY just drove it - to 19 inches - on the par 4 eight ! Tap in to lead by 4 from Kelly and Rose.

IT'S ALL OVER - after Rd3 just started ffs

No, he didn't. Shottracker just being its usual reliable self.

Don't trust that 'Shot Tracker'.

BERGER chasing for me

71 players made the CUT at -5, yes MINUS FIVE

Dustbin Johnson, Aussie Day & that 'smug South African' Rose should not be of any concern to Daniel Berger 66/1,

A few notable MC's at -4 were Harris English, Troy Merritt, Charlie Howler & Richie Trickie Foulher

Hop the burger does it for you

Birdie the par5 18th will tie Rose for the lead at -16.

Spoils 9/4, 9/4, 8/1 - Aussie Day & that 'smug South African' Rose for Daniel Berger to beat

5/4 under 30 for ‘age of the winner’ is the bet.

callitasucit  • April 23, 2014 11:11 PM BST
.....I spent 3 days trying to look for reasons not to back Justin Rose, I cant stand the smug South African.

Can't argue with 69,66,65&66 I guess.

Rose.....The last three at TPC Louisiana have yielded T10-T15-T8 and 38-under-par while Rose's 24 career rounds at TPC Louisiana, 18 have been under par, including 11 in the 60s.

...make that last four at TPC Louisiana have yielded T10-T15-T8-1 and 60-under-par - 28 rounds here with 22 under par and 15 rounds in the 60's for Justin.

ROSE 7th PGA title !

We bid New Orleans Adieu...and the home of http://www.tabasco.com/ and Lake Pontchartrain.

...'twas on one bright March morning, I bid New Orleans Adieu...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad8RVexRUoQ

I was very quick to write him off in Rd 1. Back to his best it seems.

Current form was to the fore again.

Punting wise it was a week that promised a lot on Thursday/Friday fizzled out.

Matchplay next..

Ten golfers have gained entry into next week's PLAYERS via the latest Official World Golf Ranking.

The top 10 in FedExCup points - all are already eligible. The Top 50 in the OWGR now include Bernd Wiesberger who chased his opening, bogey-free 36 holes at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with a pair of 69s to post 13-under 275 and finish in the three-way share of 33rd place. He's now 40th in the OWGR. The other nine qualifiers  are: Victor Dubuisson (22nd in the OWGR); Jamie Donaldson (31st); Anirban Lahiri (35th); Branden Grace (39th); Stephen Gallacher (42nd); Joost Luiten (44th); Thongchai Jaidee (45th); Shane Lowry (48th); Danny Willett (49th).