Off Topic GOLF, a big weekend ahead

I m surprised that this isn’t already up as a thread.
Who’s going to fill the e/w places as Rory takes the green jacket?

 

I love this weekend
My two against the field are Louis Oosthuizen and Hideki Matsuyama

 

You beat me to it mate. Skybet paying 10 places ew. I’ve gone with.
Dustin Johnson
Koepka
Dechambeau
Good luck with your bets.

 

I'll be happy once Rory 'Charisma Vacumm' McIlroy doesn't win it.

 

Have to agree that he is a bit of a robot I certainly enjoyed the year that Bubba won it as he was more anti establishment.
Whatever the outcome it’s always a gripping event, golfs equivalent to the Cheltenham Festival as a spectacle

 

My strategy of going for the most ridiculously named Yanks has not exactly proved profitable in recent years. Maybe one more try - Bryson Dechambeau and Xander Schauffelle. Henrik Stenson is too good a player to be 60/1. Recent results not great but hinted at a return to form in the Matchplay event in March. He was 5th in the Masters in last year too. These Major winners want to peak for the 4 big ones and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see the Swede outrun his odds.

 

Stenson.

Swedes are notoriously slow learners (Errol Flynn told a very funny joke about Ingrid Bergman, which I can't put up here because a) I've forgotten the punchline and b) it would get me a life ban if I did remember it). Until last year, I really thought that Henrik couldn't find his way around Augusta, but in 2018 he finished somewhere in the money (5th?) and I think he's got a real squeak this year. If I'm wrong, then I wouldn't argue with Stick's Matsuyama/Oosthuizen two against the field.

 

Pretty Boy Fowler/ Justin Thomas and Chubbs Reed for me

 

Carlos has put one up that I'm quite keen on in a betting medium

Brooke's koepka

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been given the word for Spieth, handbrake off im told

 

Big Lowry some bouyo

 

Rory, Louis O & Brooks K for me but it’s never that predictable which adds to the enjoyment

 

That would be some story, a culchie from County Offaly winning a major

 

Here's an interest bet. Sport'sbet are offering 6-4 if any of the following players finish in the top 10. (Including ties)

Rory McIlroy.
Justin Rose.
John Rahm.
Jordan Spieth.

 

Which one off those sterling young men are you in your avator?!

 

As someone who spent many a happy hour researching the golf from the course, who's hot or not, to the stats and all the gumph that goes with it I have to admit that I am a little bit underwhelmed when I take a look at the market for this years Masters. I suppose that most people will say, hey, paying top 10 places, but in essence it's knocked the market down somewhat. We have a hot favourite in the market, Rory @ 6/1, which is a very hot favourite for a Major as they are usually very hard to predict with any certainty. No problem here, even though I wouldn't put Rory at 6/1, but to see 9 other players all under the 20/1 mark, and that just seems a little harsh from the bookies to me... I can remember when Tiger went off 7/2 fav for the Masters once, with 2nd fav at around the 8-10 mark with the following pack sat at 16/18 bar and bigger very quickly. Tiger won, they only paid top 5 then if you were lucky, but the odds wernt as restrictive... Anyway, that's my bookie price rant over, now to the golf...!!!


Looking at the list for this years Masters and, although I find it hard to nail it down to one, I do find a couple interesting at a price...

Francesco Molinari @ 18/1 is playing some of the best golf of his life, and would put him higher up the betting than some ahead of him in the market...
Louis Oosthuizen @ 30/1 is in a hot streak at the moment, best a 2nd place finish, so I fancy him...
Matt Kuchar @ 33/1 is ranked at no.1 for GIR, has won twice this year and seems to have a bit of balls about him this year...
Henrick Stenson @ 45/1 had his best finish in the Masters last year, 5th, with all 4 rounds under par...

It's given to put a bit of rain down over the weekend, which will help the bigger hitters In gaining distance over the rest, but wont slow the greens up too much unless it absolutely pee's it down... If I had to pick one of the main leaders in the field to take it, then it would be Justin Rose, who has had quiet a few close calls to win it yet just seems to be beaten, just, on the last day...

So, let the fun begin...

 

A bit of rain today can only mean a slight ease on the putting greens for the players out early. Might see a few of em scoring heavy before they quicken up later on... Should be interesting...

 

DeChambeau n Koepka birdie the opening holes...!! Rory could be 12 shots back by the time he gets out...