PGA Sony Open in Hawaii starts tomorrow. Big field and lots of potential winners. A smallish number of top players, large number of tour journeymen and some no hopers mixed into this one. Good luck to anyone else having a bet and for throughout the rest of 2019.
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09-01-2019 04:02 PM #1
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Golf 2019
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10-01-2019 03:59 PM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Its interesting that due to the revised PGA Schedule for 2019, the Open Championship in July will be the last Major of the season.
https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.html
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10-01-2019 04:55 PM #3
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The PGA being switched to its new earlier slot does leave a long time in between majors after the Open in July but makes for great viewing from April through to July.
Going to be another very interesting year in the fantastic world of golf methinks.
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17-01-2019 10:59 PM #4
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Big Phil cards an almost unbelievable -12 under first round of '60' at the Desert Classic in California. The old saying is that you can't win a tournament in the first round but you can lose it might just be overturned here. If Phil even shoots modest scores in the next ones he's still in with a great shout. Very interesting to see how it pans out over the next few days. Not on big Phil bet wise but got to hand it to the almost now veteran golfing legend for his efforts today, terrific golf.
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19-01-2019 08:31 AM #5
I'm planning an easy day today. I'll watch the last round of the European Golf from Abu Dhabi this morning before heading to ER this afternoon.
Can't be bad.
Last edited by Golden Bear; 19-01-2019 at 08:36 AM.
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21-01-2019 01:48 AM #6
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Some brilliant golf played and well done to Long who was very probably a big priced outsider prior to the start of this one.
Roll on next week.
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23-01-2019 12:43 PM #7This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Long was outstanding up the stretch.
Golf's a funny game - you have players like that who find a bit of form from nowhere and really look the part yet just disappear at other times.
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23-01-2019 03:57 PM #8
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I too put a fair whack on after the first round at 100/30. Its incredibly frustrating when someone like Long suddenly plays like a top ten in the world player instead of the World number 417 that he was to pip Big Phil.
I'll be having a small bet on the Dubai Classic and a larger one on the Farmers Insurance this week but sticking strictly to my pre tournament bets no matter if they don't make the cut. I'm cutting down on betting on the European tour as I'm very rarely lucky on that one compared to the PGA.
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23-01-2019 04:32 PM #9This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Occasionally though you do get someone who shows a bit of form and emerges from the pack, and you can get an idea who you fancy for the majors later on in the year.
I find the European Tour much harder to call at this time of year, normally only really getting interested in that around the time when the Open is out of the way later in the year.
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24-01-2019 11:02 PM #10
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The Pga Farmers has thrown up some very low scoring with Rahm carrying forward his terrific form shooting a 10 under round of 62. Will take some stopping if continuing on like that, however, Rose and a few others are not too far off. Interesting to see what unfolds tomorrow in this one.
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27-01-2019 08:30 PM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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27-01-2019 10:56 PM #14
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Bit of an anti climax this weekend due to Rose and Dechambeau winning without serious challenges emerging and they both won comfortably enough in the end up. Got to hand it to them both though as they played some great golf.
Roll on next week.
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29-01-2019 09:14 PM #16
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Thursday's beginning of the Saudi Open has both of last weeks competition winners lining up against one another in Justin Rose and Bryson Dechambeau. They're joint ante post favourites, however, also competing is the likes of Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson, Patrick Reed, good solid players like Matt Wallace, Luiten, Pieters and Li etc who're all very capable, along with a plethora of extremely variable form tour journeymen who are all capable of appearing at the top middle or bottom end of leader-boards depending on very good, average or very bad rounds. All of which makes for what should be a cracking competition.
The Phoenix Open looks quite wide open as well, however, if Rahm continues his sparkling form of late he could come out on top albeit with Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Tony Finau, Daniel Berger, Andrew Putnam, Billy Horschel and Gary Woodland etc entered he could find himself in a battle to win this one.
Looking forward to them both as per although the Saudi Open has the look of a brilliant contest and could be the one to watch.
Mon the Cabbage!!!
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23-03-2019 10:20 PM #17
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Paul Casey and Dustin Johnson are set for a battle tomorrow in the Valspar Championship.
I used to bet Casey every time and won a load off him winning this one last year. I didn't think he'd retain it and my closest challenger betting wise is Sunjae Im who had a very average round today and looks unlikely to win but you never know.
Big Dustin would be my pick to win now but Casey has played very well the last three rounds and it could very well go down to the wire.
The European tour story has been about Thomas Pieters total collapse when looking likely to mount a strong challenge. Elvira's leading and my pick Kieffer still has a shout albeit three shots back.
Been great watching so far.
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24-03-2019 07:11 PM #18
Tough course and tough conditions tonight.
Casey will take strength from having won here before but pars are looking valuable today.
Gripping stuff up to now, and everything to play for.
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24-03-2019 07:52 PM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Although I know all about what a wild day at Gullane can mean.
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24-03-2019 09:20 PM #22This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
A good, stern test. I hate it when it gets "silly US Open" difficult but I also lose a bit of interest when the big hitting Americans thump the ball all over the place and get record low scores.
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27-03-2019 08:37 AM #24
WGC matchplay this week.
Paddypower are paying out e/w on 8 places, so if your player reaches the quarter finals you get a return (unless I'm picking something up wrong).
I've gone for a few long odds outsiders here - Matt Wallace (80/1) and Eddie Pepperell(100/1) have both made decent starts over in the USA this year, and I've taken Keith Mitchell (100/1) and Abraham Ancer (125/1) as well.
Leaves me with a wee bit of my budget to go in in-play at the weekend.
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30-03-2019 07:23 AM #25
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Last sixteen matches below. Some interesting matches.
B Grace (SA) v S Garcia (Spa)
M Kuchar (US) v T Hatton (Eng)
L Bjerregaard (Den) v H Stenson (Swe)
R McIlroy (NI) v T Woods (US)
J Rose (Eng) v K Na (US)
F Molinari (Ita) v P Casey (Eng)
H Li (Chn) v K Kisner (US)
M Leishman (Aus) v L Oosthuizen (SA)
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30-03-2019 12:44 PM #26
Tiger v Rory this afternoon has the making of a classic as both players are playing well. Rory's putting has improved a lot this season which is the main reason why he's consistently on the leader boards. I'd back him to beat the Tiger.
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30-03-2019 02:38 PM #27
Tiger 3 up after 10, Rory is putting like an eejit. Always said he was a dodgy putter. 😉
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30-03-2019 04:36 PM #28
Tiger wins 2/1. Overall, Rory played the better golf and Tiger got out of jail a few times but there's no denying he can still play the game.
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30-03-2019 07:03 PM #29
With all my outsiders out I'm going to plump for Molinari now.
Not been watching it today but following on from his Ryder cup exploits he'll cut a fairly formidable match play opponent.
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30-03-2019 08:26 PM #30
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Tiger and Berraguard's match has been a good one to watch as has most of them to be fair. Molinari looks as if he's in untouchable form though and will take some stopping.
Sunjae Im my pick for the other one has fallen behind to now near veteran status Graeme Mcdowell.
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