With the racing so far this week being somewhat less than inspiring I thought I’d have a look at the golf and The Open to see if I could find something to have a bet on.
Before I start I’d like to announce that I’m no golf expert and my record of picking the winners of the Majors is poor to say the least but I’ve enlisted the help of a few family members who fancy themselves as golf experts and between us we’ve come up with the following 4 bets….
OUTRIGHT WINNER (3 off the tee)
Steve Stricker
Probably the most in-form guy on the tour at the moment after winning the John Deere tournament last weekend. He used to be a bit of a bottler when faced with a winning opportunity, which was ably demonstrated at Carnoustie 2 years ago when he blew his chance over the final 6 holes, but after a win in the Colonial earlier this year his confidence seems to be at it’s peak right now and if he gets himself into a winning position this year I think we’ll see a different Steve Stricker take on those final few holes. He’s finished a creditable 8th and 7th in the last 2 Open’s and at 50/1 he looks a great each way bet.
Ben Curtis
He won the Open in 2003 before enduring a rather torrid time afterwards. He seems to have got his game back together again now and has finished in the top 8 for both of the last two Opens. With a 4th place finish last time out on the US Tour he may be another who is running into form at just the right time. He’s not the biggest of hitters, which shouldn’t be too much of a problem at Turnberry where accuracy is more of a requisite, but he is one of the best bunker players around and that should help him should the wind get up and send his ball sand bound. 66/1 seems a fair price.
Richard Green
The Australian left hander is another who could be bracketed in the bottler division and if he’s towards the top of the leaderboard come Sunday night it might be a good idea to lay him back on Betfair but at 200/1 he looks a big price for someone who is in good form and he finished a very respectable 4th at Carnoustie 2 years ago. He also led last weekends Scottish open after the first day before fading out of it to finish 35th but with 3 top 10 finishes before that tournament he obviously comes here in good heart and could reward us with a big priced place.
TOP AMERICAN WITHOUT TIGER WOODS
Brandt Snedeker
Silly name but a great golfer who looks good value at 40/1 to be the top US player without Tiger Woods. He’s another player in good form at the moment and is one of the best putters on the tour. He was 3rd in the Masters last year and if he can handle links golf should give us a run for our money.
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Good luck,
Gavin.