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Betting the Open Championship

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BallStriker Great Member

BallStriker

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Not sure if there are any degenerate gamblers (like me) on this site, but I thought I would start a thread to discuss betting opportunities for the Open Championship.

Right now, I am waiting for individual match-ups to go up, but there are odds to win out right now...here are my thoughts right now...

Geoff Ogilvy at 30-1 looks like a decent price.

I will FADEEE Sergio Garcia in individual match-ups....he will choke under the pressure of being the favorite...


Will be adding my actual plays as the week goes on....any thoughts from others appreciated

"Getting paired with you is the equivalent to a two-stroke penalty to your playing competitors"  -- Sean O'Hair to Rory Sabbatini (Zurich Classic, 2011)


Kevin04 Well Established Member

Kevin04

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Only thing good about my golfing ability right now is my betting,

I placed McDowell & Jimnez e/way to finish top 5 at Loch Lomond so quite happy with my winnings

I'm going to wait until Thursday before selecting but might have a go with

Anthony Kim
Anders Romero
and 2 'favourites'


BallStriker Great Member

BallStriker

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One play so far.....

P. Harrington +134 over Garcia....1 Unit

"Getting paired with you is the equivalent to a two-stroke penalty to your playing competitors"  -- Sean O'Hair to Rory Sabbatini (Zurich Classic, 2011)


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I went out and watced Sergio and Greg Norman play today and I would be confident in Norman making the cut against some pretty good odds the way he was hitting it today. Daly spent about 3 hours working on his putting today and Dave Horsey who is playing very well on the second level European tour at the moment would be a good pick as a long outsider. McDowell is also hitting it purely if he keeps on the same plane he had at Loch Lomond last week.

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BallStriker Great Member

BallStriker

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Thanks Wilbur, that is great info.


BTW -- I have taken my Harrington bet off the board due to his status with the wrist injury.....I lose a little juice doing so, but better than backing a injured soldier.

"Getting paired with you is the equivalent to a two-stroke penalty to your playing competitors"  -- Sean O'Hair to Rory Sabbatini (Zurich Classic, 2011)


BallStriker Great Member

BallStriker

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Plays so far......

Tournament Match-Ups

Geoff Ogilvey -125 over reteif goosen
Phil Mickelson +105 over ernie els
Boo Weekley -125 over camillo villegas


1st Round 3-ball

Ogilvey +120 over oliver wilson and DL III
KJ Choi +175 over lee westwood and ben curtis
Zach Johnson +200 over adam scott and pablo larazabel

To Win Tournament

Andres Romero 40-1
Anthony Kim 50-1

All plays 1 unit, and tournament 'to win' plays are for 1/4 unit.

GL

"Getting paired with you is the equivalent to a two-stroke penalty to your playing competitors"  -- Sean O'Hair to Rory Sabbatini (Zurich Classic, 2011)


BallStriker Great Member

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Adding a few props......looking at more.


Props

Less than 10 players finish under par (-138)...3 units

Geoff Ogilvey to shoot 72 or lower in Round 1 (-120)....1 unit

"Getting paired with you is the equivalent to a two-stroke penalty to your playing competitors"  -- Sean O'Hair to Rory Sabbatini (Zurich Classic, 2011)


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