West of Ire

liam12989

So who do people think will win this?

f22

Well if we knew the answer Paddy Power would take a bit of a hammering.

You have all the International and Interprovincial squads which will lead the betting. Very few foreign players playing this year.

Pretty certain Shane Lowry will top the betting when the book opens, but matchplay can throw throw up some strange results.

http://www.gui.ie/championship_details.asp?id=42&area=10&type=0

Blunder

Its hard to look too far past Shane Lowry to be honest. As you say though the Matchplay will throw up some strange results. Should be a good championship. I should get out to one day of it hopefully.

gorfield

Two definite contenders are v doubtful, Paul Cutler and Dara Lernihan, both walker cup panellists have broken fingers and with nobody else showing form yet its hard to call. Expect Niall Kearney and Lowry to be there come semi finals.

Mister Sifter

You playing Gorfield?

f22

gorfield wrote: »

Two definite contenders are v doubtful, Paul Cutler and Dara Lernihan, both walker cup panellists have broken fingers and with nobody else showing form yet its hard to call. Expect Niall Kearney and Lowry to be there come semi finals.

I thought Kearney's back was in bad shape?

gorfield

Graeme1982 wrote: »

You playing Gorfield?

Yeah,itl be a ball searching mission this year missed all winter with hand injury i picked up at last yrs interprovincials so very underprepared......might be a blessing tho.....

slumped

Niall Kearney shot good opening round yesterday in Sotogrande - same as Lowry.

I'll go for Andrew Hogan (Newlands) to be there, or thereabouts.

It's a seeded draw asfaik so Lowry and Kearney will be protected to an extent.

S

gorfield

All internationals are competing this weekend in a 54hole scratch cup in lee valley golf club as a warm up. this might give a good indication of who to punt on with paddy power id say.........Ive a fierce sneaky feeling about Pat Murray for the west tho.......

liam12989

going to go with Kearney thinks hes over his back problem and with the south he won last year his confidence should be high enough and know for a fact hell be down that direction for 1-2 weeks practiseing before the west commences

Sligored

name 3 past west of ireland winners who have won on the european tour since 2007. not too hard but it might get ye thinking.

Blunder

Mc Ilroy, Harrington and Illonen.

gorfield

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