BMW PGA Championship & HP Byron Nelson

In_tuition

As usual :mad:

stumpypeeps

I'm thinking Chris Wood e/w at 50/1. Back of the net, to mix my metaphores.

heavyballs

this is a toughy,backed Kevin Streelman last year in this,he shat his jocks in the last round after leading (i think)going into it
I'm givin him another chance,a couple of missed cuts but that's ok,had a few weeks off,main reason he struggles is his bad Par 5 performance,this par 70 track should help him(although i know there is 1 par 4 of 520 odd yards)hope it's downhill for Kev's sake
€5 e/w PaddyP @100/1

heavyballs

Els to win @14/1 and RJ Derksen @125/1 e/w might scrape into a place

Ginny007

Good odds on Rory at 15/1 and Lee westwood 14/1 worth a bet

FortuneChip

Went for Scott Verplank @ 40's in the Byron Nelson.

As for Wentworth, haven't decided yet, but leaning towards Paul Casey for interest mainly. Might see how the first day or two plays out and get in somewhere else

heavyballs

Ginny007 wrote: »

Good odds on Rory at 15/1 and Lee westwood 14/1 worth a bet

where did you get 14/1 on Westy

heavyballs

In the U.S already backed Kevin Streelman
Added Ben Crane to that,he has the game for this course and his confidence level has never been higher

Aidric

Els & O'Hair E/W double @ 22/1.

Jimdagym

Aidric wrote: »

Els & O'Hair E/W double @ 22/1.

O'Hair is 22/1 on his own?

Aidric

E/W

the groutch

jaidee e/w @ 66/1 for me (6 places with paddy)

Jimdagym

Aidric wrote: »

E/W

Doesnt clear it up.

Either way, I did an O'Hair and Westwood e/w double, then Westwood to win, and also Casey and Mannassero each way. All small bets.

FortuneChip

I went Casey 16's and Harrington @ 22's. The latter has started well, here's hoping he stays in contention

Already had Verplank @ 40's for the Bryon Nelson

Aidric

Jimdagym wrote: »

Doesnt clear it up.

Apologies, place only double, not e/w.

Jimdagym

Aidric wrote: »

Apologies, place only double, not e/w.

Good bet. You'll be sick as a dog if they both win though!

Aidric

Harrington with his traditional final stretch fold. A treble at the par five 17th ffs.

Speak Now

Ross Fisher had 9 birdies :eek: in his 4 under 67.

I notice Els had a bogey 6 at 18 hope he didn't find his new ditch

As for Harrington, nothing surprises me. He mmust have gone out of bounds down the left with his tee shot. Even still it's bad.

Dr.Silly

Nick Dougherty going well, managed to get him at 150/1 after the first hole.

Ginny007

Aidric wrote: »

Harrington with his traditional final stretch fold. A treble at the par five 17th ffs.

Makes him look more human and at least i can feel better about my next blowout on the course.

Speak Now

Willett had 9 birdies also, seems lots of opportunites out there.

Dr.Silly

what's the cut, is it everyone within 10 shots of the leader ?

Mister Sifter

Dr.Silly wrote: »

what's the cut, is it everyone within 10 shots of the leader ?

Top 65 and ties.

Dr.Silly

ah crap, that's my selection gone then at +2 & Tied 74th

Aidric

Good start by Harrington, -2 through eight. Hopefully Willett will come back to the field in his back nine and tighten things up.
Looks like a couple of big names missing the cut if it stays at +1 which it probably will; Westwood, Thaidee, Stenson, Karlsson, Poulter, Lowry (:P).

ghosttown

Lowry finished with a birdie to get back inside the cut, after a 7 at the 17th that showed great nerve. Deserves his place at the weekend to be fair after that.

Dr.Silly

Aidric wrote: »

Good start by Harrington, -2 through eight. Hopefully Willett will come back to the field in his back nine and tighten things up.
Looks like a couple of big names missing the cut if it stays at +1 which it probably will; Westwood, Thaidee, Stenson, Karlsson, Poulter, Lowry (:P).

the cut might (hopefully get to + 2), a few mins ago the +2 crowd were T65, back to Tied 67th now.

thegen

Harrington finishes rd2 -4 two off the lead.

abouttobebanned

Yeah Harrington looking very good. If it wasn't for that 17th he'd be leading now. He looked composed today and didn't need to do as much scrambling as yesterday. He's the best player up there at the moment and I think he can take it home from here. He really does love the tricky courses, those events where you know that nobody is going to run away with it. He just hangs in there and hopefully this weekend he'll make less mistakes than anyone else.

On a side note, but not too much to the side, I've gotten on Harrington's back before about his ability to throw tournaments away on the last day but I would love to see him win this week. The way he was teaching the down syndrome kids a few things and also how he didn't complain or bitch about the course like a few others did (spoilt brat casey in particular)

Aidric

abouttobebanned wrote: »

he didn't complain or bitch about the course like a few others did (spoilt brat casey in particular)

Westwood had a go as well.

‘I used to love the fact that you could stand on the 12th tee on the old Wentworth four behind and you still thought you had a chance, but not now,’ he said. ‘Now the 12th has been changed from a par five to a par four. You’ve got the 16th hole, where the green is such that the tournament director will struggle to find four pin positions this week that are fair.

You’ve got the par-five 17th where the run-off to the right of the green is simply too severe. Then you’ve got the 18th, where the green is too small and at a wrong angle. ‘I was playing with Oli Wilson who went for it, hit a career second shot, and still didn’t stay on the green. You could tell by the reaction of the crowd that hardly anyone had gone for it all day. They were so excited to see someone take it on.’

Round of the day from Harrington has him right in the mix, good to see. I thought the cut mark would have stayed at +1 earlier today but the greens really dried out as the afternoon went on. It will be a difficult weekend for all who made the cut. -10 Could win it.

Speak Now

Wow Westwood is some moaner, career shot indeed :rolleyes:

Cut went out to +3 in the end.

Mister Sifter

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Wow Westwood is some moaner, career shot indeed :rolleyes.

Westwood is bang on in what he says though. The changes may look good, but much to the detriment of the course.

Aidric

Karlsson shoots a 62 to sit joint top. :eek:

aster99

what channell is the PGA on?

FortuneChip

It's on BBC1.

Morrisseeee

Amazing from Karlsson, considering he had flown home to Monte Carlo !!!!!!! Full story: "One of the most remarkable 24-hour periods of Robert Karlsson's life ended at lunchtime today with him setting a new Wentworth course record with a dazzling 62. The 40-year-old Swede flew home to Monte Carlo yesterday thinking he had missed the halfway cut on three over par. He was 'a par five' from his house when he discovered things had changed, so returned immediately to Nice airport. On arrival, though, there were so seats left on any direct flight back to London, so he instead flew to Paris Orly and hired a private jet for around £7,600. :-0 After a few hours' sleep, that took off at 6am and, with the hour's time difference, he was back at Wentworth at 6.45 and teed off two hours later. Nine birdies later he was, incredibly, tied for the lead with England's Luke Donald, who had yet to tee off for his third round. He began the day joint 63rd "

Aidric

Incredible story and results in him going out in the final group tomorrow. Only 11 sub par rounds out of 78 players today which really puts it in to perspective.
Harrington was dissappointing today, coughed up straightforward birdie chances at 16 & 17. -5 would have left him with a decent shot at victory but I honestly can't see him winning from 5 back.

scrubber72

was looking forward to watching the golf today but the coverage is cat.
bbc 2 at 2 until 3.30 then gone off air for the ulster GAA and back again at 5.45 for 45 mins. why oh why do the bbc have to take the coverage at the weekend off sky and only show just over 2 hours coverage. dont know if its on interactive and dont have it anyway. The european tour call it their flagship event but it only gets a snippet of coverage on the most crucial day. I know sky can be painful with all the ads especially the US tour but that is beyond their control.
Suppose I better go play instead and try catch the highlights on sky at midnight.

abouttobebanned

Harrington up to his usual tricks.

BiffoGooner

scrubber72 wrote: »

was looking forward to watching the golf today but the coverage is cat.
bbc 2 at 2 until 3.30 then gone off air for the ulster GAA and back again at 5.45 for 45 mins. why oh why do the bbc have to take the coverage at the weekend off sky and only show just over 2 hours coverage. dont know if its on interactive and dont have it anyway. The european tour call it their flagship event but it only gets a snippet of coverage on the most crucial day. I know sky can be painful with all the ads especially the US tour but that is beyond their control.
Suppose I better go play instead and try catch the highlights on sky at midnight.

We're getting the GAA because the BBC we get on sky is actually BBC Northern Ireland.The Golf is on BBC England, which is available to add to the 'more channels' thing on your Sky Box.Just go into Services>System Setup>Add Channels.You can find the frequency etc if you google it.Sorry if this is coming a bit late!

soundsham

The Hackers looked great on HD......didn't even know it was there 'till today....:o

Boy did they hack it up.......ryder cup:rolleyes: team where/who are ye now

Mister Sifter

Just turned on the Byron Nelson. Jesus, what a borefest. About as enticing as watching Pierce Purcell qualifying.

Aidric

Dissappointing final day at the BMW. All the major players bombed more or less. Felt bad for Luke Donald blowing up on 17. He almost ground it out over the 4 days.

Speak Now

Mister Sifter wrote: »

Just turned on the Byron Nelson. Jesus, what a borefest. About as enticing as watching Pierce Purcell qualifying.

It's only Di Stewart thats keeping me tuned in
She's looking better than ever since she topped up her tan at sawgrass.
No wonder Nick Dougherty's golf hasn't been great recently

durkadurka

Morrisseeee wrote: »

Amazing from Karlsson, considering he had flown home to Monte Carlo !!!!!!! Full story: "One of the most remarkable 24-hour periods of Robert Karlsson's life ended at lunchtime today with him setting a new Wentworth course record with a dazzling 62. The 40-year-old Swede flew home to Monte Carlo yesterday thinking he had missed the halfway cut on three over par. He was 'a par five' from his house when he discovered things had changed, so returned immediately to Nice airport. On arrival, though, there were so seats left on any direct flight back to London, so he instead flew to Paris Orly and hired a private jet for around £7,600. :-0 After a few hours' sleep, that took off at 6am and, with the hour's time difference, he was back at Wentworth at 6.45 and teed off two hours later. Nine birdies later he was, incredibly, tied for the lead with England's Luke Donald, who had yet to tee off for his third round. He began the day joint 63rd "

Makes you question all the fitness and preparation shyte.

Personally i played my best ever round with a hangover and 4 hours sleep..

fonda

Sky coverage was terrible of the Byron Nelson, they didnt know when the feed was coming or going from cbs, loads of silent moments and ad breaks at the wrong times, came back one stage to Mark Roe picking his ear! Sound was off to with the pundits and presenters lips moving at the wrong time! It was more like watching RTE!!

JerryHandbag

My my Ernie Els ripped into those so called friends of his who critisised his changes to Wentworth. On this occasion I'm with the Big Easy, maybe some players are pampered with easy golf courses where they can shoot 20 under and don't like it one bit when they actually have to work hard for a par round of golf. -6 won, which was refreshing to see, Ok the 18th was maybe too tricky but overall, good job Ernie