Outrights:
Graeme Mcdowell(22/1) e.w.
Sergio Garcia(22/1) e.w.
Bubba Watson(28/1) e.w.
Webb Simpson(35/1) e.w.
Boo Weekley(100/1) e.w.
Lucas Glover(125/1) e.w.
Pat Perez(100/1) e.w.
Cameron Tringale(125/1) e.w.
Kyle Stanley(150/1) e.w.
Lucas Glover(100/1) (1st Round Leader) e.w.
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"Arnie has more people watching him park the car than we do out on the course." ~ Lee Trevino
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Graeme Mcdowell(22/1) e.w.
Sergio Garcia(22/1) e.w.
Bubba Watson(28/1) e.w.
Webb Simpson(35/1) e.w.
Boo Weekley(100/1) e.w.
Lucas Glover(125/1) e.w.
Pat Perez(100/1) e.w.
Cameron Tringale(125/1) e.w.
Kyle Stanley(150/1) e.w.
Lucas Glover(100/1) (1st Round Leader) e.w.
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"Arnie has more people watching him park the car than we do out on the course." ~ Lee Trevino
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Outrights YTD: 5-49 (+12.26*)
Matchups YTD: 0-0 (+0.00*)
The Masters:
Outrights:
Matt Kuchar(35/1) e.w. (1/4 for 1-2-3-4-5)
Phil Mickelson(12/1) e.w.
Angel Cabrera(125/1) e.w.
Bubba Watson(40/1) e.w.
Lucas Glover(400/1) e.w.
Adam Scott(25/1) e.w.
Brandt Snedeker(40/1) e.w.
Padraig Harrington(66/1) e.w.
Tiger Woods(+495) Win Only
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (50/1) (1/4 for 1-2-3-4) Top European
Vijay Singh(30/1) e.w. (1/5 for 1-2-3-4) Top ROW
Trevor Immelman (30/1) e.w. Top ROW
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano(150/1) e.w. (1/4 for 1-2-3-4-5) 1st Round Leader
Richard Sterne(125/1) e.w. 1st Round Leader
Angel Cabrera(80/1) e.w. 1st round Leader
Nicolas Colsaerts(+450) Win Only Top Debutant
Matchups:
Colsaerts(+105) over Molinari (Tournament)
Moore(+100) over Johnson (Tournament)
Fernandez-Castano(+155) over Bjorn/Lawrie (1st Round)
Choi(+162) over Z.Johnson/McDowell (1st Round)
Colsaerts(+135) over Cink/Wiratchant (1st Round)
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Matchups YTD: 0-0 (+0.00*)
The Masters:
Outrights:
Matt Kuchar(35/1) e.w. (1/4 for 1-2-3-4-5)
Phil Mickelson(12/1) e.w.
Angel Cabrera(125/1) e.w.
Bubba Watson(40/1) e.w.
Lucas Glover(400/1) e.w.
Adam Scott(25/1) e.w.
Brandt Snedeker(40/1) e.w.
Padraig Harrington(66/1) e.w.
Tiger Woods(+495) Win Only
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (50/1) (1/4 for 1-2-3-4) Top European
Vijay Singh(30/1) e.w. (1/5 for 1-2-3-4) Top ROW
Trevor Immelman (30/1) e.w. Top ROW
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano(150/1) e.w. (1/4 for 1-2-3-4-5) 1st Round Leader
Richard Sterne(125/1) e.w. 1st Round Leader
Angel Cabrera(80/1) e.w. 1st round Leader
Nicolas Colsaerts(+450) Win Only Top Debutant
Matchups:
Colsaerts(+105) over Molinari (Tournament)
Moore(+100) over Johnson (Tournament)
Fernandez-Castano(+155) over Bjorn/Lawrie (1st Round)
Choi(+162) over Z.Johnson/McDowell (1st Round)
Colsaerts(+135) over Cink/Wiratchant (1st Round)
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Saturday:
Day(-115) over Furyk
Cabrera(-130) over Leishman
Donald(-130) over Fowler
Jason Day(+500) Win Only
- - I was all set to bet Day(+150) for Top 5 as my biggest wager of the year, before All Hell Done Broke Lose, and they took the wager off the board . . . So now it's a regular wager for the win, which is a different proposition all together . . . Tiger has several hours with counsel (if he needs that long) to make a decision, and strange as it seems, I think he's going to get it right and bow out.
Jason Sobel @JasonSobelGC 3m
"New TV rule is meant for situation such as when ball moves and player doesn't see it. Player ignorance toward rules does not apply here" . . . Faldo saying he should "consider his legacy". (Although Ken Venturi and others are still highly critical of Arnold Palmer's ruling on the 12th hole at Augusta in 1958.) Tiger tried to gain an advantage from applying the rule, and he got it wrong. It is not just the kudos he will get from doing the right thing, it is the opprobrium that will be heaped on him if he does not.
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Day(-115) over Furyk
Cabrera(-130) over Leishman
Donald(-130) over Fowler
Jason Day(+500) Win Only
- - I was all set to bet Day(+150) for Top 5 as my biggest wager of the year, before All Hell Done Broke Lose, and they took the wager off the board . . . So now it's a regular wager for the win, which is a different proposition all together . . . Tiger has several hours with counsel (if he needs that long) to make a decision, and strange as it seems, I think he's going to get it right and bow out.
Jason Sobel @JasonSobelGC 3m
"New TV rule is meant for situation such as when ball moves and player doesn't see it. Player ignorance toward rules does not apply here" . . . Faldo saying he should "consider his legacy". (Although Ken Venturi and others are still highly critical of Arnold Palmer's ruling on the 12th hole at Augusta in 1958.) Tiger tried to gain an advantage from applying the rule, and he got it wrong. It is not just the kudos he will get from doing the right thing, it is the opprobrium that will be heaped on him if he does not.
GL
Outrights YTD: 8-64 (+36.64*)
Matchups YTD: 9-7 (+2.35*)
Open de Espana:
Outrights:
Pablo Larrazabal(22/1) e.w.
Matteo Manassero(22/1) e.w.
Edoardo Molinari(50/1) e.w.
Steve Webster(50/1) e.w.
Oliver Fisher(125/1) e.w.
Paul Casey(70/1) e.w.
Michael Campbell(100/1) e.w.
Ignacio Garrido(100/1) e.w.
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Matchups YTD: 9-7 (+2.35*)
Open de Espana:
Outrights:
Pablo Larrazabal(22/1) e.w.
Matteo Manassero(22/1) e.w.
Edoardo Molinari(50/1) e.w.
Steve Webster(50/1) e.w.
Oliver Fisher(125/1) e.w.
Paul Casey(70/1) e.w.
Michael Campbell(100/1) e.w.
Ignacio Garrido(100/1) e.w.
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ODDS and ENDS:
(1) 2013 has really featured an early season with no shortage of strong story lines, and the Masters closed the first chapter in memorable fashion, on all four days.
(2) Coming out of any major championship, I have a short litany of things I hope to catch, namely:
- - (a) Players surely disappointed (or chomping at the bit) about not participating in the Masters, but with evidence of peaking nonetheless, or obvious signs of moving in the right direction, or they've been on my radar and done more right than wrong (how about Marcel Siem, Billy Horschel, David Howell, and maybe Paul Casey and Peter Uihlein).
- - (b) Players who participated in the Masters, and built on their momentum and bounce heading into the week (Stewart Cink fits the profile, next stop Hilton Head), or had obvious momentum coming in and had something dumb or sloppy, like missing the cut or sliding away on Saturday (but not crushing-ish, like Jason Day), happen when the hopes were high. I think Garcia surely gained something for the long term, but left with no immediate momentum for a National Championship for the short term.
- - (c) With either (a) or (b), a player with some special affinity for the champion or the vanquished (Aaron Baddeley, for a total stab in the dark, but the odds were skinny on that one).
- - (d) I've been on my golf for as much as I'm going to be for any 8-12 week span, so whatever other strong feeling about a player or theme I latch on to.
(3) The ones I should have had at Hilton Head are Horschel and Haas, and the ones I should have had in Spain were Uihlein and Howell. The ones I'm glad I latched on to are Cink and Clark, Casey and Garrido, with a nice scoop on Brown under the umbrella of No. 2(d).
(4) There is always a contingent of players who arrive at Augusta feeling palpable elation. I would not have my money on Justin Rose for the 2013 Masters because I think he arrived carrying the demons of too many big numbers around that venue, an obstacle that would not be favorably hurdled on this attempt. After finding many further ways to struggle around Rae's Creek and the signature greens, I'll feel even stronger about dodging Rose next year, until Rose settles some scores by going all the way and winning some other major, or by trending a better direction based on his scorecards while on the grounds of Augusta . . . Jason Day is at the other end of the spectrum for carrying my cash at Augusta.
(5) Stevie Williams is a right c*nt who can make it a tenet of some people to root against Adam Scott, but absorbing the body blow of losing the Open Championship to Els should overcome objecting on those grounds to what unfolded.
Saturday:
Casey(+140) over Waring/Derksen
Cink(-115) over De Jonge
Horschel(-125) over Spieth
Brown(-125) over Ishikawa
Gainey(-110) over Klauk
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(1) 2013 has really featured an early season with no shortage of strong story lines, and the Masters closed the first chapter in memorable fashion, on all four days.
(2) Coming out of any major championship, I have a short litany of things I hope to catch, namely:
- - (a) Players surely disappointed (or chomping at the bit) about not participating in the Masters, but with evidence of peaking nonetheless, or obvious signs of moving in the right direction, or they've been on my radar and done more right than wrong (how about Marcel Siem, Billy Horschel, David Howell, and maybe Paul Casey and Peter Uihlein).
- - (b) Players who participated in the Masters, and built on their momentum and bounce heading into the week (Stewart Cink fits the profile, next stop Hilton Head), or had obvious momentum coming in and had something dumb or sloppy, like missing the cut or sliding away on Saturday (but not crushing-ish, like Jason Day), happen when the hopes were high. I think Garcia surely gained something for the long term, but left with no immediate momentum for a National Championship for the short term.
- - (c) With either (a) or (b), a player with some special affinity for the champion or the vanquished (Aaron Baddeley, for a total stab in the dark, but the odds were skinny on that one).
- - (d) I've been on my golf for as much as I'm going to be for any 8-12 week span, so whatever other strong feeling about a player or theme I latch on to.
(3) The ones I should have had at Hilton Head are Horschel and Haas, and the ones I should have had in Spain were Uihlein and Howell. The ones I'm glad I latched on to are Cink and Clark, Casey and Garrido, with a nice scoop on Brown under the umbrella of No. 2(d).
(4) There is always a contingent of players who arrive at Augusta feeling palpable elation. I would not have my money on Justin Rose for the 2013 Masters because I think he arrived carrying the demons of too many big numbers around that venue, an obstacle that would not be favorably hurdled on this attempt. After finding many further ways to struggle around Rae's Creek and the signature greens, I'll feel even stronger about dodging Rose next year, until Rose settles some scores by going all the way and winning some other major, or by trending a better direction based on his scorecards while on the grounds of Augusta . . . Jason Day is at the other end of the spectrum for carrying my cash at Augusta.
(5) Stevie Williams is a right c*nt who can make it a tenet of some people to root against Adam Scott, but absorbing the body blow of losing the Open Championship to Els should overcome objecting on those grounds to what unfolded.
Saturday:
Casey(+140) over Waring/Derksen
Cink(-115) over De Jonge
Horschel(-125) over Spieth
Brown(-125) over Ishikawa
Gainey(-110) over Klauk
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Outrights YTD: 8-83 (+17.64*)
Matchups YTD: 10-10 (-0.05*)
Ballantines:
Outrights:
Paul Casey(50/1) e.w.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat(33/1) e.w.
Brett Rumford(80/1) e.w.
Jeev Milkha Singh(80/1) e.w.
Chinnarat Phadungsil(360/1) e.w.
Shiv Kapur(80/1) e.w.
- - I'll see if I can limit my damage for this week.
GL
Matchups YTD: 10-10 (-0.05*)
Ballantines:
Outrights:
Paul Casey(50/1) e.w.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat(33/1) e.w.
Brett Rumford(80/1) e.w.
Jeev Milkha Singh(80/1) e.w.
Chinnarat Phadungsil(360/1) e.w.
Shiv Kapur(80/1) e.w.
- - I'll see if I can limit my damage for this week.
GL
Outrights YTD: 10-93 (+75.89*)
Matchups YTD: 10-10 (-0.05*)
Thanks, Rounder. :toast:
I hadn't been doing very well with my golf wagers for some time, but had definitely been putting in some full efforts since the start of this season, so I decided to start posting my plays on the forum, and it has worked out well so far. Maybe it will continue for a while, maybe not.
Volvo China Open:
Outrights:
Victor Dubuisson(33/1) e.w.
Paul Lawrie(40/1) e.w.
Brett Rumford(50/1) e.w.
David Howell(40/1) e.w.
Ignacio Garrido(125/1) e.w
Lian-Wei Zhang(200/1) e.w 1st Round Leader
- - At this point I'd say I'm liking the depth of my roster that is taking shape for Charlotte much more than my roster in China, but it really comes down to being right with just one selection . . . An expansive coastal Pete Dye course in smog-ridden industrial China that seems to have rather generous fairways and rather spacious and undulating greens amidst lots of hazards feels somewhat like an anachronism, and a style not easy to fit with many players . . . I can probably pick up my winning marker on Rumford, but I won't . . . Lawrie seems about ready to have his first big week of the season, and the venue doesn't turn me off from a possible match . . . Dubuisson seems more than capable . . . Garrido IMO seems in a better place with his game than he was when he finished 11th here last year . . . Howell is a cool dude amongst the teenagers . . . And May 2 is Zhang's birthday, and he may have a good turn in him.
GL
Matchups YTD: 10-10 (-0.05*)
Thanks, Rounder. :toast:
I hadn't been doing very well with my golf wagers for some time, but had definitely been putting in some full efforts since the start of this season, so I decided to start posting my plays on the forum, and it has worked out well so far. Maybe it will continue for a while, maybe not.
Volvo China Open:
Outrights:
Victor Dubuisson(33/1) e.w.
Paul Lawrie(40/1) e.w.
Brett Rumford(50/1) e.w.
David Howell(40/1) e.w.
Ignacio Garrido(125/1) e.w
Lian-Wei Zhang(200/1) e.w 1st Round Leader
- - At this point I'd say I'm liking the depth of my roster that is taking shape for Charlotte much more than my roster in China, but it really comes down to being right with just one selection . . . An expansive coastal Pete Dye course in smog-ridden industrial China that seems to have rather generous fairways and rather spacious and undulating greens amidst lots of hazards feels somewhat like an anachronism, and a style not easy to fit with many players . . . I can probably pick up my winning marker on Rumford, but I won't . . . Lawrie seems about ready to have his first big week of the season, and the venue doesn't turn me off from a possible match . . . Dubuisson seems more than capable . . . Garrido IMO seems in a better place with his game than he was when he finished 11th here last year . . . Howell is a cool dude amongst the teenagers . . . And May 2 is Zhang's birthday, and he may have a good turn in him.
GL
