Golf Betting Online
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Golf: AT&T Classic Betting from Georgia, May 15th to 18th
May 14, 2008
GOLF - AT & T CLASSIC BETTING – GEORGIA – MAY 15th
The TPC Sugarloaf is consistently ranked among the top golf destinations, though its lack of renovation and the progress of other courses have pushed it back a bit in terms of difficulty rankings.
Opened in 1997, TPC Sugarloaf was designed by none other than Greg Norman. Built around native features, Norman readily admits the inspiration for his creation derives from the historic Augusta National, located about two hours southeast of Sugarloaf.
Defending champion Zach Johnson returns with hopes of maintaining his good record in Georgia. Total prize money is $5.5 million, with the winner taking home $990,000.
Due to the strong fields at the Wachovia and Players Championship, with many players resting, just two players ranked in the top 25 will be in the field, led by 15th-ranked Stewart Cink and No. 22 Johnson, who has won all his three PGA Tour titles in the “Peach State”.
Course designer Greg Norman, playing this year on a one-time exemption for his status as a top-50 career money leader, is returning to the AT&T Classic for the first time since he missed the cut in 2004.
Twice U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen should be a formidable figure this week, boasting three top-10s from six starts at the AT&T Classic, including his victory in 2002. Like Zach Johnson, Goosen seems to thrive in Georgia, having also done well at the Masters (twice runner-up) and at The Tour Championship presented by Coca Cola, which he won in 2004 at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club.
Stewart Cink has a home near TPC Sugarloaf. His 144 career birdies at the course ranks first in tournament history since the AT&T Classic moved to its current home. Cink has averaged 3.78 birdies for each of his 38 rounds.
Troy Matteson, originally from Florida, now lives in Alpharetta, Georgia, and he’s looking forward to playing near his living quarters. Matteson made early waves at The Players Championship before fading, but is encouraged by two equipment changes, switching to a heavy putter and shortening his driver from 45″ to 44¼” for more control.
2007 Result
1 Zach Johnson -15 (273)
2 Ryuji Imada -15 (273)
T3 Camilo Villegas -12 (276)
T3 Matt Kuchar -12 (276)
T3 Troy Matteson -12 (276)
T6 Chris Tidland -11 (277)
T6 Steve Marino -11 (277)
T6 Bob Estes -11 (277)
T9 Olin Browne -10 (278)
T9 Robert Gamez -10 (278)
T9 Henrik Stenson -10 (278)
T9 Briny Baird -10 (278)
T9 Jonathan Byrd -10 (278)
BETTING
Outright
11/1 Stuart Cink (Paddy Power), 16/1 Retief Goosen, 18/1 Zach Johnson (both Stan James), 25/1 Ben Crane (Ladbrokes), 33/1 Briny Baird (Stan James), Camilo Villegas (William Hill), David Toms (Paddy Power), 35/1 Ryuji Imada (vcbet), 40/1 Jonathan Byrd (Ladbrokes), Kenny Perry (888sport), Steve Flesch (Paddy Power), 50/1 Heath Slocum (skybet), Steve Elkington (Totesport), Lucas Glover (Stan James), 55/1 Brian Gay (Paddy Power), 60/1 Dean Wilson (888sport), Nicholas Thompson (vcbet), 66/1 BAR.
Each-way terms are generally ¼ the odds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, but 6th place may also be available with a few of the online layers.
Place Betting
Top 10
Evs Stuart Cink (Paddy Power), 6/4 Retief Goosen, 15/8 Zach Johnson (both Stan James), 11/5 Ben Crane (Bet365), 11/4 Camilo Villegas, (Stan James) David Toms (Paddy Power) 3/1 Kenny Perry (Paddy Power), 10/3 Briny Baird (Stan James), Ryuji Imada (Paddy Power), Jonathan Byrd (Stan James), 4/1 Steve Flesch, Heath Slocum (both Stan James), 9/2 Steve Elkington (Bet365), Dean Wilson (both Bet 365), 5/1 BAR.
Top 5
9/4 Stuart Cink, 3/1 Retief Goosen, 7/2 Zach Johnson (all skybet), 9/2 Ben Crane (Totesport), 6/1 Camilo Villegas, (skybet) 13/2 Kenny Perry (Paddy Power), Briny Baird (skybet), David Toms (Paddy Power), Jonathan Byrd (Stan James), 8/1 Ryuji Imada (Paddy Power), 9/1 Steve Flesch (Totesport), 10/1 Heath Slocum (skybet), Dean Wilson (Paddy Power), 12/1 BAR.
Miss the Cut
6/4 Brian Davis, 7/4 Steve Elkington, J.J. Henry, Nick O’Hern, 2/1 Steve Flesch, 11/4 Ben Crane (all Bet365).
Playoff
2/7 No, 5/2 Yes (William Hill)
72-hole Match Bets
A variety of different 72-hole match bets are available with the leading online layers, including William Hill, 888sport, Blue Square and Bet365. Different bookmakers have prices on different match-ups, so it is advisable to check individual sites for details.
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Golf: Irish Open Betting from Limerick May 15th to 18th
May 13, 2008
GOLF BETTING - IRISH OPEN – LIMERICK
The Irish Open, at Adare Manor, provides a stern examination, as last year’s winning score of -5 testifies, Padraig Harrington beating Bradley Dredge in a play-off. Irishmen have won 4 of the last 9 European Tour events. Given that Harrington’s preparation is likely to be interrupted by media attention (especially being the reigning Open Champion) if the “hot streak” continues, Paul McGinley might be the man for the job. Despite having slipped to 158th in the World Rankings, he still boasts 5 top-twenty placings from 10 finishes in 2008.
He is fourth-ranked in “Greens in Regulation” and sixth in “Driving Accuracy”, important here as the landing areas are narrower than in 2007. Lee Westwood should find these greens less frustrating than at Augusta. His tee to green game in the Master was excellent, let down by “pathetic” putting. A more speculative wager might be Scott Strange. Antipodean visitors traditionally perform well in this event, and Strange boasts 10 from 12 cuts made, with some decent finishes. 125/1 with skybet is a “working man’s” price.
BETTING
Outright
8/1 Padraig Harrington, 14/1 Lee Westwood, (both Stan James), 25/1 Robert Karlsson (skybet), 25/1 Darren Clarke (Bet365), 28/1 Martin Kaymer (Stan James), Bradley Dredge (William Hill), 30/1 Graeme McDowell (skybet), 33/1 Oliver Wilson (Paddy Power), Peter Hanson (William Hill), 50/1 S. Dyson (Paddy Power), Soren Kjeldsen (William Hill), Rory McIlroy (Stan James), Richard Green (888sport), Paul McGinley (vcbet), Charles Schwartzel (Paddy Power), Peter Lawrie (Stan James) Jeev Milkha Singh (William Hill), 55/1 Johan Edfors, Colin Montgomerie, ( both Stan James), 60/1 David Howell (888sport), 66/1 BAR.
Prior to the event, each-way terms are generally ¼ the odds, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. However some online layers (Paddy Power spring to mind) may well offer the 6th place too.
Top 10 Finish
5/6 Padraig Harrington, 13/8 Lee Westwood, 9/4 Darren Clarke, 11/4 Bradley Dredge (all Better), 11/4 Robert Karlsson (skybet), Martin Kaymer, 3/1 Graeme McDowell, Oliver Wilson, 10/3 Peter Hanson, 7/2 Richard Green, 4/1 Paul McGinley, 9/2 Simon Dyson (all Better), 9/2 David Lynn (Paddy Power), Colin Montgomerie (Better), Charles Schwartzel (skybet), David Howell (Better), 5/1 Peter Lawrie, Soren Kjeldsen, Rory McIlroy (all Better), 11/2 BAR.
Tournament Match Betting
72-hole match betting is available. The various online layers offer different “match-ups” for this type of bet, so it is advisable to check the individual sites for details. Such bets are available from Bet365, Blue Square, betdirect, Stan James, 888 sport and William Hill.
First Hole-in-One
8/13 No hole-in-one, 13/2 6th hole, 13/2 16th hole, 9/1 11th hole (all vcbet)
Playoff
2/7 No, 9/4 Yes (Better, betdirect & Stan James)
Additionally, there is a wide range of bets relating to the nationality of the winner, and best “national” players, e.g.
Winning Nationality
8/13 GB & Ireland, 11/5 European, 9/2 Rest of World (all Stan James).
Top Irish Player
11/8 Padraig Harrington (Boylesports), 6/1 Darren Clarke, 7/1 Graeme McDowell (both Paddy Power), 11/1 Peter Lawrie (Boylesports), 12/1 Paul McGinley, Damien McGrane, 14/1 Rory McIlroy (all Paddy Power), 33/1 BAR.
Other available bets include Top English Player, Top European, Top Scandinavian etc.
All odds correct at time of writing. Please click here for the latest odds
Golf - Players Championship, Latest Betting news from TPC Sawgrass
May 7, 2008
GOLF – PLAYERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP, Latest Betting news from TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass, one of golf’s most famous venues, hosts The Players Championship (known as the 5th major) for the 27th time in the tournament’s 35-year history.
The Players Championship Stadium Course is set up to play firmer, with faster greens and more rough. The rough will exceed the two inches of last year, thick enough to make approaches into the small greens a traumatic undertaking.
Defending Champion Phil Mickelson, and Stewart Cink, currently second and third in the 2008 FedEx Cup standings, were the only two players last year to record top-five finishes at the Wachovia Championship and The Players Championship. They come in this year having finished 12th and eighth, respectively, at Wachovia.
Fourteen players among the field of 144 are making their debut, while sixty players have played in the event three or fewer times.
Nine of the last 24 winners have been ranked at the top in “greens in regulation” for the week, including three of the last four (Mickelson ranked 24th in the category.) The leaders coming into the week are: Robert Allenby (2), K.J. Choi (3), Vijay Singh (4) and Hunter Mahan (5).
Americans have won all but eight times in tournament history.
BETTING
OUTRIGHT
12/1 P. Mickelson (Stan James), 14/1 A. Scott (Paddy Power), 20/1 V. Singh, J. Furyk (both William Hill), 22/1 P. Harrington (vcbet), 28/1 S. Cink, G. Ogilvy (both Paddy Power), 40/1 A.Kim, K.J. Choi, S. Garcia, H. Stenson (all William Hill), E.Els (Stan James), 45/1 R. Goosen (Stan James), 60/1 L. Donald (Totesport), A. Baddeley (888sport), S. Stricker (Paddy Power), L. Westwood (skybet), 66/1 BAR. Each-way terms are generally ¼ the odds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, though some bookmakers (including Paddy Power) also offer 6th place.
Additionally, online bookmakers offer a range of bets including:
TOURNAMENT MATCH BETS
A wide range of match bets is available – see bookmakers’ sites for details
MISSING THE CUT
Available with Totesport. 9/10 J. Kelly, Evs J.J. Henry, B. Watson, 11/10 J. Byrd, F. Jacobson, 6/5 A. Cabrera, D. Love III, 11/8 T. Immelman, 6/4 P. Casey, R. Sabbatini, 7/4 J. Rose, S. Stricker, 9/4 L. Donald, E. Els.
FIRST-ROUND LEADER
Available with Bet365, Boylesports, skybet, Stan James and Totesport.
HOLE-IN-ONE
4/6 No (Stan James), 11/8 Yes (William Hill)
PLAYOFF
2/7 No, 5/2 Yes (William Hill)
PLACE-ONLY BETTING
A number of online bookmakers offer “place-only” betting for a Top 10 or Top 5 finish.
TOP NATIONAL / REGIONAL PLAYER
Top British / Irish
7/4 P. Harrington (Bet365), 5/1 L. Westwood, 11/2 L. Donald (Stan James), 13/2 J. Rose (Bet 365), 9/1 I. Poulter (Boylesports), P.Casey (Stan James) 18/1 B. Davis, 40/1 R. Johnson (both Boylesports).
Several online sites offer prices on Top American, Top European, Top Australasian etc
All odds correct at time of writing. Please click here for the latest odds
Golf: Turkish Women’s Open - Latest Betting News
May 7, 2008
GOLF – BELEK TURKISH WOMEN’S OPEN
Garanti Bank will be the main sponsor of the Turkey leg of the Ladies European Tour (LET), to be held May 8-11 at the National Golf Club in Belek, Antalya. The National Golf Club’s championship golf course was designed by Ryder Cup player David Feherty and Seniors Tour player David Jones. Carved through a forest of Eucalyptus and pine trees and with the backdrop of the snow-capped Taurus Mountains and an abundance of natural lakes, the course is located in the resort area of Belek, on the Mediterranean coast.
The €250,000 inaugural event will be the first official 72-hole stroke play Ladies European Tour event in Turkey. A field of 126 players will tee up initially, with a cut to the leading 60 players and ties after 36 holes.
Three Turkish golfers have been given “wildcard” entries to the event, allowing Necla Gerçek, Elçin Ulu and Müzeyyen Şaşmaz to compete with some of the world’s leading golfers.
England’s Lisa Hall, the ANZ Ladies Masters champion is fancied for the title in some quarters, along with last week’s Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open champion, Gwladys Nocera from France.
With its tight tree-lined fairways and abundance of water which comes into play on 10 holes, the course places emphasis on accuracy and a deft putting stroke. This may suit England’s Rebecca Hudson, who last week was hailed as perhaps “the best putter in the world” by Sky Sport commentator Mark Roe. However, playing at 6,419 yards, the National requires length and solid iron play. Most players have predicted a high winning score this week, particularly if the wind picks up. Martina Eberl, 26, 2007 Madrid Ladies Masters winner, remarked that the Belek course was challenging and exciting.
The tournament will also see the professional debut of 18-year-old British “starlet”, Henrietta Zuel. Zuel, who turned professional in March, has been dubbed as the future face of British golf. She enjoyed a successful amateur career and was the 2007 Girls’ British Amateur Champion. Speaking ahead of the Turkish Open, Zuel said, “I can’t wait. It will be great to get out on the Tour again and start playing. I haven’t played in a tournament for a while so it will be great to test my game out again. I’ve had so much to work on so it will be exciting.”
BETTING
Only outright betting is available, and that only from skybet.
5/1 G. Nocera, 11/1 R. Hudson, 12/1 A-Young Yang, 16/1 I Tinning, 20/1 M. Eberl, L. Wahlin, 25/1 B. Brewerton, N. Garrett, L. Hall, M. Reid, V. Zorzi. 33/1 BAR. Each-way terms ¼ the odds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
It seems likely that other online firms may offer prices “in-running.
Golf: Italian Open (Milan) Betting preview
May 6, 2008
GOLF – MILAN ITALIAN OPEN
His mother’s wish for him to win his first Ryder Cup cap in September means Nick Dougherty, devastated by her death nine days ago, will play in the Italian Open in Milan. Dougherty’s manager said, “Nick’s mum wanted him to do all he could to try to make the Ryder Cup team and so, after much consideration, Nick has decided to stick to his planned playing schedule for the year.” Bookmakers have priced Dougherty up as market leader, but how he will perform on an extremely testing and emotional week remains to be seen.
Mark Foster has gone five years now since his lone victory in Europe. After a poor start to 2008, he showed some decent form for 54 holes in Seville, before a closing round 76. He has finished in the top 20 twice in the last three years, in Milan. He is hitting more “Greens In Regulation” than ever, but the putter has gone a bit cold.
Andrew McLardy returns to Milan seemingly on pretty good terms with his game and an excellent track record to boot. His last three appearances here have yielded form figures of T6-T12-T7 and some familiar surroundings, which have seen him shoot on average of 68.54 in 11 rounds, could finally means he gets himself over the winning line in front.
BETTING
OUTRIGHT BETTING
20/1 N. Dougherty (William Hill), F. Molinari (Paddy Power), 22/1 A. Hansen, R. Karlsson, C. Schwartzel (all skybet), 25/1 B. Dredge (Stan James), 30/1 S. Kjeldsen (skybet), A. Noren, M. Brier (both Paddy Power), 33/1 BAR. Each-way terms are generally ¼ the odds 1, 2, 3, 4.
In addition to outright tournament betting, a number of other bets are available on the Italian Open, with a variety of online bookmakers. These include:
TOURNAMENT MATCH BETS
There is a wide range available – see individual bookmaker’s online sites for details.
PLACE BETTING
Top 10
This bet is available from Bet365, Paddy Power, skybet and Stan James. Prices are approx one-tenth of the outright price.
Top 5
This bet is available from Bet365, Paddy Power, skybet and Totesport. Prices are approx one-fifth of the outright price.
TOP NATIONAL OR “REGIONAL” PLAYER
Top British/Irish
This bet is available with 888sport, Bet365, Blue Square, Paddy Power and Stan James. With the exception of one or two players, Stan James offers the best prices, along with the best each-way terms of ¼ the odds 1,2,3,4.
Top European
Available with Bet365, Paddy Power and Stan James. Again, Stan James offers the best prices for most players.
Top Englishman
Available only with skybet. 4/1 N. Dougherty, 7/1 D. Lynn, O. Wilson, 9/1 Steve Webster, 14/1 P. Archer, 16/1 R. McGowan, A. Wall, 18/1 BAR. Each-way terms ¼ the odds 1,2,3,4.
Top Frenchman
Also only with skybet. 3/1 T. Levet, 16/5 R. Jacquelin, 7/2 G. Havret, 4/1 G. Bourdy, 14/1 C. Cevaer, F. Delamontagne, J.B. Gonnet, 16/1 J.F. Remesy, 22/1 B. Teilleria. All quoted, each-way terms 1/5 the odds, 1, 2, 3.
Top Scandinavian
Available with Bet 365
