Wednesday, July 16, 2008
PADDY POWER OPEN GOLF SPECIAL
Forget the Joy of Six - Paddy Power is offering a Magnificent SEVEN places on this year's Open Championship.
Despite the absence of Tiger Woods and golfers lining up at Royal Birkdale for one of the most open Opens in years Paddy Power will pay out on each way bets for the first seven golfers.
Paddy Power, spokesman for the bookie, said: "Punters can go to the first tee with one of Paddy Power's most generous golf specials ever. We led the down the betting fairway with six places (one ahead of the field!) but seven places will once again leave the other bookies bunkered."
THE OPEN
Outright Betting
9/1 Garcia
14/1 Els
16/1 Westwood
17/1 Mickelson
20/1 Harrington
22/1 Furyk
28/1 Rose
28/1 Scott
30/1 Ogilvy
33/1 Singh
33/1 Goosen
33/1 Cink
35/1 Karlsson
35/1 Jimenez
40/1 Romero
40/1 Mcdowell
45/1 Allenby
45/1 Kim
50/1 Bar
e/w ¼ odds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
2007 Canadian Open Golf Betting Preview
Even though this tournament takes place a week after the British Open and just two weeks before the PGA Championship, the field isn't totally lacking star power. Jim Furyk is back to defend the Canadian Open title he won last season at Hamilton Golf and Country Club.
Furyk shot a 14-under par last year to edge Bart Bryant by one stroke. Some other big names slated to be in attendance at Angus Glen this weekend include Vijay Singh, who won the Open in 2004 at Glen Abbey, Mark Calcavecchia, 2005 Open champion at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club and Canadian Mike Weir.
Weir may be Canada's best hope to win the homeland open this weekend after finishing tied for eighth at last weekend's British Open. Weir also tied for eighth two weeks earlier at the AT&T National, marking his only Top 10 finishes this season....to read rest of article visit Golf News at the Betting Directory.
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
2007 Travelers Championship
You would expect the PGA tournament directly following the U.S. Open to be missing most of the top golfers in the world. But that won?t be the case at this weekend?s Travelers Championship. The field might not include new daddy Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk or surprise U.S. Open champ Angel Cabrera, but it will still have Vijay Singh and Masters champ Zach Johnson.
The Travelers Championship (formerly the Buick Championship) is played at the TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut. The course boasts some difficult holes, but it will be nothing compared to the adventures some golfers had last weekend at Oakmont.
The defending champion of this event is J.J. Henry. He finished 14-under par at River Highlands last year to give him a three-stroke win over Hunter Mahan and Ryan Moore, who tied for second at -11. Henry will be back to defend his title this year, and a number of other former winners at River Highlands will also be back in the hunt for another title……to read rest of article visit Golf News at The Betting Directory.Labels: betting, gambling, golf, sports betting, sportsbooks
Friday, June 01, 2007
2007 US Open Golf at Oakmont Country Club
This year’s edition of the 2007 U.S. Open will have a tough time living up to the drama that played out on the final holes at Winged Foot last year. The 2006 U.S. Open will likely be remembered more for Phil Mickelson’s meltdown than it will be for Geoff Ogilvy winning the tournament.
Mickelson had a two-shot lead with three holes left to play. He bogeyed 16 and pulled out a par on 17 to still hold a one-shot lead with only the 18th left to play. Anything that could have gone wrong for Mickelson on that hole did, as he mucked up his drive, ripped his approach off a tree, buried his second approach in the sand and the flew over the green while attempting an escape from the beach. The whole embarrassing travesty resulted in a double bogey and handed Ogilvy his first major victory. Ogilvy finished the tournament at five-over par, while the impressive trio of Mickelson, Jim Furyk and Colin Montgomerie were all one stroke back at +6.
The scores likely won’t be as high this year, but it won’t be a walk in the park for golf’s best at this year’s 2007 U.S. Open locale, Oakmont Country Club, June 11-17….to read remainder of article visit Golf News at The Betting Directory.
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Thursday, April 12, 2007
The 2007 Masters Golf Tournament in Review
The continuing domination by Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson of The Masters was terminated last weekend. All it took was a relative unknown Iowan named Zach Johnson.
A week ago Johnson was just that guy who played golf pretty well as a member of his first Ryder Cup team a year ago. Now he’s the guy who beat Tiger, Phil and Vijay at their own game, on PGA golf’s biggest stage.
Zach Johnson became the only guy not named Woods, Mickelson or Mike Weir to shoulder the Green Jacket since 2001. He did it by outplaying everyone that had a chance to catch him, shooting a three-under par 69 on the final day at Augusta National. Tiger made his usual play for the title on the final round, but even an eagle on 13 couldn’t make up for a bogey on 10 and par golf from 14 to the final hole. Tiger had to settle for a second-place tie with Rory Sabbatini and Retief Goosen at three-over par.
That’s still much better than Mickelson. Lefty was attempting to defend his 2006 Masters title, but never got close after shooting four-over 76 in the first round. Mickelson finished the tournament in a three-way tie for 24th at 11-over par.
The biggest disappointment of the tournament had to be absorbed by Brett Wetterich. Wetterich was in the same shoes as Johnson, looking for his first major victory. He was co-leader following the second round after shooting an opening-round 69 and a 73 on Friday. Wetterich’s lead and chances of putting on the Green Jacket evaporated quickly on Saturday, after he imploded and shot an 11-over par 83. Wetterich ended up in a six-way tie for 37th place at +14.
Other so-called Masters favorites that couldn’t get it done at Augusta included Stuart Appleby (+5), Jim Furyk (+8), Tim Clark (+8), Adam Scott (+12), Sergio Garcia (missed cut) and Ernie Els (missed cut).
From a betting standpoint The 2007 Masters was pretty much a bust for most bettors. Most people putting money down on a major lay some cash on Tiger, Phil, Vijay, and maybe a couple of longshots or dark horses. Most books didn’t bother giving Johnson any odds and lumped him in with the field, but there were a few books that had Johnson at odds that would have paid off extremely well, including one that had Johnson listed as high as +15000.
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Golf - The 2007 Masters Champions
The real golf season begins next weekend when the first major of the year, The Masters, tees off at Augusta National in Georgia.The reigning Masters champion may be Phil Mickelson, but he’ll have to battle Tiger Woods for all the headlines as he goes for his third green jacket. Woods, a four-time winner of this event, was last sized for a green jacket in 2005, but after already winning two PGA events this season the Augusta tailors may want to keep Woods’ measurements close at hand.
Unlike the other three majors. The Masters has been dominated by golf’s superstars for almost a decade. While relative unknowns like Michael Campbell and Todd Hamilton have won the U.S. and British Opens in recent years The Masters has been owned by the big names, specifically Woods and Mickelson. That may be due to the fact that the other three majors change their course every year, while The Masters is always played at Augusta. One other big difference is the much smaller field allowed to enter The Masters. In the past six years the only person not named Woods or Mickelson to put on a green jacket was Mike Weir in 2003. Considering that Weir has failed to even crack the Top 10 at any tournament so far this season, it’s highly doubtful he could be the one to break the Woods/Mickelson streak.Mickelson won last year’s golf tournament by two strokes over second-place finisher Tim Clark. Woods ended up in a five-way tie for third at four under par. Aside from the other big names such as Vijay Singh (2000 Masters Champ) and Ernie Els, a real darkhorse to upset Woods and Mickelson is Jose Maria Olazabal. The Spaniard has already won The Masters twice during his impressive career (1999, 1994) and he was one of the four golf game players that ended up tied with Woods for third place last season. Olazabal may not be off to a great start this season (his best PGA finish is 13th), but it’s not hard to see that he elevates his game for The Masters with five career Top 4 finishes.
Some other players to keep your eye on include three-time major champion Ernie Els, who’s still looking for his first green jacket; Sergio Garcia, still looking to break his majors curse; and Henrik Stenson, who already topped Woods once this season, but struggled at Augusta in his first Masters appearance last season.Chexk out our Golf Betting Odds at WagerWeb Sportsbook!!!
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