2011 Golf

[CK]

Kenneth Ferrie went within a whisker of the magical 59 in a round, (had he done so, becoming the first player in European Tour history to do so), with a European Tour equalling third round of 60 in the Open de Andalucía de Golf last night. He made the cut by the barest margin, but now sits second on the leaderboard. He needed an eagle with his last hole, and his six iron grazed the cup, before he tapped in for the birdie.

A 60 has not been shot on the Tour (without the benefit of the preferred lie rule) for 40 years.

[Dutchy]

Arnold Palmer Inv
Martin Laird LAY
$75 @ $2.06

One good round has him in this position, not convinced he can hold on

[CK]

The US Masters tees off 10.15pm SA time Thursday night, and it should be a great tournament. Phil Mickelson is the favorite at $7.50, Tiger Woods at $12, followed by Lee Westwood at $17.

Top Aussies are Aaron Baddeley at $51, Geoff Ogilvy $67 and Jason Day and Robert Allenby both on $101.

Outside of the favoured trio, there are a number of players in good PGA and European form at present. Rory McIlroy has had some spectacular rounds in the last 6 months, and his long game should be more than suited by Augusta ($31). Similar to Justin Rose at $34, who has been in excellent form this calendar year.

Alvaro Quiros won the Dubai Desert Classic in February, and his excellent long game looks like adapting well to Augusta at the each way price of $126. If Day can find his best here, then he can be right in the mix, but needs to hold the concentration for the full four days - can be prone to fading for 4-5 holes and losing touch.

If looking at absolute bolters for the win, top 5 or top 10, then worth noting that Gregory Havret finished only a shot behind Graeme McDowell in the US Open last year and can be very good on the short game when getting out of trouble. $501 at present to win. Ricky Barnes is capable on his day and can hit a major hot streak with the driver when his confidence is up, and can give a sight at $176. Gary Woodland has been in excellent form on the US PGA tour this year also and been in winning positions a number of times, so the $151 is a good price.

[mighty_tiger_79]

tiger cant win

[overloaded]

tiger cant win

any thoughts to back up that statement MT >?

[mighty_tiger_79]

he is still working on a new swing

confidence is still rather low

other players that were below him have caught upto him oreven gone past him

at $12 is terrible odds

he hits the ball ok, but then it flies into the woods

[overloaded]

I am having 100 on at the $12.

[mighty_tiger_79]

get better odds after 1st round when he 5 shots behind

[JK]

I am having 100 on at the $12.

I know of a couple of other lads who have all done the same

[dodgingandweaving]

Too many players have caught up to Tiger - who isn't the force he once was.
Not gonna put a heap on him to find out, if i'm gonna back Tiger anytime soon, I wanna do it knowing he can still play.

going with..... win, top 5 and top 25 on........
Ryan Moore
Jim Furyk
Angel Cabrera

[Mr_Willy]

Going to try some trading on the US Masters...

Backed the following

Ricky Fowler $15 at $65
Justin Rose $16 at $44
Paul Casey $18 at $38

Hoping to lay off later for a profit!!!

[dodgingandweaving]

Had a go at a few at odds.....

Ricky Barnes - $151
Angel Cabrera - $101
Hunter Mahan - $31
Zach Johnson - $126
Fred Couples - $151
Jim Furyk - $81
Camillo Villegas - $201
Ryan Palmer - $301
Lee Westwood - $18
Ryan Moore - $81

Biggest go at Moore, Villegas and Barnes E/W

[mighty_tiger_79]

Tiger 3 groups away from teeing off

[CK]

Current leaderboard:

T1 - Rory McIlroy -7 F -7 65 - - - 65
T1 - Y.E. Yang -7 16 -7 - - - - -
T3 - Matt Kuchar -4 F -4 68 - - - 68
T3 - Alvaro Quiros -4 10 -4 - - - - -
T5 - Ross Fisher -3 F -3 69 - - - 69
T5 - Brandt Snedeker -3 F -3 69 - - - 69
T5 - Sergio Garcia -3 F -3 69 - - - 69
T5 - Charl Schwartzel -3 F -3 69 - - - 69
T5 - Ricky Barnes -3 14 -3 - - - - -
T10 - Sean O'Hair -2 F -2 70 - - - 70
T10 - Camilo Villegas -2 F -2 70 - - - 70
T10 - Gregory Havret -2 F -2 70 - - - 70
T10 - Rickie Fowler -2 F -2 70 - - - 70
T10 - Hiroyuki Fujita -2 F -2 70 - - - 70
T10 - Retief Goosen -2 F -2 70 - - - 70
T10 - Kim Kyung-tae -2 F -2 70 - - - 70
T10 - Ryan Moore -2 F -2 70 - - - 70
T10 - Trevor Immelman -2 17 -2 - - - - -
T10 - Fred Couples -2 14 -2 - - - - -
T10 - Justin Rose -2 12 -2 - - - - -
T10 - Geoff Ogilvy -2 11 -2 - - - - -

[dodgingandweaving]

Had a go at a few at odds.....

Ricky Barnes - $151 -4
Angel Cabrera - $101 -1
Hunter Mahan - $31 +3
Zach Johnson - $126 +1
Fred Couples - $151 -2
Jim Furyk - $81 -2
Camillo Villegas - $201 -2
Ryan Palmer - $301 -1
Lee Westwood - $18 E
Ryan Moore - $81 -2

Biggest go at Moore, Villegas and Barnes E/W

Not a bad start, just need McIlroy to come back to them,

[CK]

Alvaro Quiros making a real run over the closing few holes, now at -5 after 13.

Y.E Yang finished on -5, after getting to the equal lead with McIlroy on -7 after 16.

[mighty_tiger_79]

get better odds after 1st round when he 5 shots behind

$16 on betfair

[eags]

Had a small each way (top 6) on Havret at $501 - here's hoping he keeps it going!!

[CK]

Current leaderboard with round 2 nearly complete. Tiger making a run, and Aussie Jason Day equals the best ever second round at the Masters by any player:

1 - Rory McIlroy -10 F -3 65 69 - - 134
2 29 Jason Day -8 F -8 72 64 - - 136
3 - K.J. Choi -7 F -2 67 70 - - 137
T4 3 Geoff Ogilvy -6 F -3 69 69 - - 138
T4 3 Alvaro Quiros -6 F +1 65 73 - - 138
T4 20 Tiger Woods -6 16 -5 71 - - - 71
T7 4 Y.E. Yang -5 F E 67 72 - - 139
T7 2 Ricky Barnes -5 F -1 68 71 - - 139
T7 17 Fred Couples -5 F -4 71 68 - - 139
T7 7 Rickie Fowler -5 F -3 70 69 - - 139
T7 24 Lee Westwood -5 F -5 72 67 - - 139
T12 5 Charl Schwartzel -4 F -1 69 71 - - 140
T12 19 Luke Donald -4 F -4 72 68 - - 140
T12 19 Jim Furyk -4 F -4 72 68 - - 140
T12 5 Ross Fisher -4 F -1 69 71 - - 140
T12 5 Brandt Snedeker -4 F -1 69 71 - - 140
T12 5 Sergio Garcia -4 14 -1 69 - - - 69
T18 6 Angel Cabrera -3 F -2 71 70 - - 141
T18 13 David Toms -3 F -3 72 69 - - 141
T20 13 Trevor Immelman -2 F +1 69 73 - - 142
T20 11 Steve Stricker -2 F -2 72 70 - - 142
T20 6 Paul Casey -2 F E 70 72 - - 142
T20 6 Phil Mickelson -2 F E 70 72 - - 142
T20 13 Gary Woodland -2 F +1 69 73 - - 142
T20 44 Dustin Johnson -2 F -4 74 68 - - 142
T20 11 Adam Scott -2 F -2 72 70 - - 142
T20 29 Bo Van Pelt -2 F -3 73 69 - - 142
T20 4 Ryo Ishikawa -2 F -1 71 71 - - 142
T20 11 Robert Karlsson -2 14 -2 72 - - - 72

[mal]

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack
Mighty Tiger the 2nd has become the favourite to win the Masters after day 2 is almost completed

BETFAIR ODDS

MIGHTY TIGER WOODS $4-30
MCILROY $4-50
WESTWOOD $13
CHOI $15
OGILVY $16-50
DAY $17