Players Championship

Degag

So the "fifth major" begins tomorrow. Anyone got any tips or fancies? Think Tiger is a good price at 22/1 even if in average form but may just go with Phil.

brick tamland

Tempted to back Westwood, in great form and is there abouts most weeks, great final round last week and surely he's due a decent win soon

14/1 might be a bit short though

Usual bookies are paying 6 places

k.p.h

Degag wrote: »

So the "fifth major" begins tomorrow. Anyone got any tips or fancies? Think Tiger is a good price at 22/1 even if in average form but may just go with Phil.

Even me a big Tiger fan who actually likes what he is trying to do with his swing would not back him at the moment. He is swing is manky and it's not good enough at the moment, doubt he is going to turn it around in a week.

Much as I hate to admit it Westwood has a huge chance this week, actually very hard to see past him to be honest, accuracy is key around Sawgrass..! (obviously ) As in if you miss your targets your going to be dropping shots because you can't get up and down too many times (no matter how good you are). If he hits as many greens as he usually dose he will gain shots on almost everyone this week. Carrying the form final round last week I reckon @ 12/1 it's the smart money.

McIlroy looked like he lacked a little focus last week to me, couldn't exactly pinpoint it but he was definitely not in top gear. That is really simply admitting he has another gear though, and he cruised to play off last week .. @ 10/1 he is deserving favorite.

There you go, some crap tipping if there ever was any first and second favorite..! For good reason though, if I had to go outside I would look at Jason Day, he is coming back to form and put some good scores together last week. Expecting a good show from GMac, who knows ..! And Sang Moon Bae is still on the radar, classy young player but has not shown up at the weekend yet.

Looking forward to this now..

Degag

Have had another look and i've decided on

Scott
Bradley
McDowell
Snedeker

Wichita Lineman

Rory McIlroy is the bookies favourite but I think a lot will steer clear of him as he swerved it totally last year clearly stating he didnt like the place. Graeme McDowell might be a better pick seeing as he had 3 good rounds there in 2011.Webb Simpson is another one I'm picking.

brianodub

Andy Dunne11 wrote: »

Rory McIlroy is the bookies favourite but I think a lot will steer clear of him as he swerved it totally last year clearly stating he didnt like the place. Graeme McDowell might be a better pick seeing as he had 3 good rounds there in 2011.Webb Simpson is another one I'm picking.

Didn't McIlroy say that one of the reasons he split with Chubby was that he wanted to play there last year but management advised against it.

Don't think it was because he doesn't like the place. How could you not like Sawgrass!

Wichita Lineman

BBC website -

He (McIlroy) once said of Sawgrass: "I don't like the golf course for a start. I find it very awkward off the tee. You're hitting across fairways all the time.
"It's personal preference - some guys love Sawgrass and some guys don't like it so much."

I wasnt making it up honest ;-) He said it the same way I'd be thinking oh I'll give Birr a miss this week :-)

pinkdoubleeagle

Going for Adam Scott & Nick Watney

seanog_athlone

Anyone see what Steve Palmer tipped up in the Racing Post yesterday??

bailey99

k.p.h wrote: »

Much as I hate to admit it Westwood has a huge chance this week, actually very hard to see past him to be honest, accuracy is key around Sawgrass..! (obviously ) As in if you miss your targets your going to be dropping shots because you can't get up and down too many times (no matter how good you are). If he hits as many greens as he usually dose he will gain shots on almost everyone this week. Carrying the form final round last week I reckon @ 12/1 it's the smart money.

There you go, some crap tipping if there ever was any first and second favorite..! For good reason though, if I had to go outside I would look at Jason Day, he is coming back to form and put some good scores together last week. Expecting a good show from GMac, who knows ..! And Sang Moon Bae is still on the radar, classy young player but has not shown up at the weekend yet.

I think this applies to Westwood as much as it does to Sang Moon Bae. Westwood shoots 66 in Quail Hollow last Sunday when he was out of the running. He cant putt and doesn't seem intent on actually improving that aspect of his game anytime soon. I for one am sick of hearing commentators on Sky saying if only Westwood could hole a few more putts blah blah blah! Ya and if he had a hole in one each round he would win more too!!!!

Luke Donald, Webb Simpson, Zach Jonhson are my tips for the weekend.

Whyner

Hunter Mahon is my guess

EauRouge79

Will have €2.50 e/w on the following

O'Hair
Rose
Kaymer
Scott

EauRouge79

EauRouge79 wrote: »

Will have €2.50 e/w on the following

O'Hair
Rose
Kaymer
Scott

They will be the top 4 in that order, and I will but myself a new set of clubs on Monday.

redzerdrog

have backed

Westwood
furyk
zach johnson

and also stenson to finish top 5

Aidric

Justin Rose @ 40/1 e/w for me.

AdpRo

Luke D 14/1
Hunter 30/1
G Mac 60/1
Ben Crane 60/1

There winner is one of the above!!

SSK

Could make arguments for a whole heap of players this week but I have a feeling Ernie might get the win he's been threatening all year.

Also like McDowell and Day is coming into a bit of form and played well here last year. Cink is a huge price for someone who played well last week bar the final round and had a Top 20 here last year.

k.p.h

Free streaming For the Players, not sure what the coverage is like but hey it's free.:)

Exams the week of the Players .. Some load of balls Feck it can always repeat

Tones69

Good to see Poults playin good, 65 today, fecker could go shoot 75 tmrw though thats the thing.

Nedser101

Frazer@350/1
Perez@200/1
Harrington@80/1
Oousthuisen@40/1
Kuchar@50/1
Heres hoping ,,,,!

k.p.h

I'v never seen Tiger swing so bad ..! The shape and sequence looks ok but his tempo and everything else just looks crap.. He looks like he is just trying to trash it every time. What a hack ... (Joking)..!

Some group with Stricker,Mickelson and Mcilroy...!

k.p.h

In contrast to Mcilroys swing that would send a tear down your leg..

FixdePitchmark

k.p.h wrote: »

Free streaming For the Players, not sure what the coverage is like but hey it's free.:)

Exams the week of the Players .. Some load of balls Feck it can always repeat

Feck it k.p.h. It is only one week of your life and all that aaaaaaahhhhh, I'm getting flashbacks.

One tip, do not even look at boards all week. And question 3 is always c in multiple choice.

donnacha

Betfair account was nearly out of cash last night so decided to go for a few top 20 bets. harrington as a long shot to win but couldn't turn down those odds

Winner - Padraig Harrington 120 €2
Top 20 Finish - Padraig Harrington 4.2 €2
Top 20 Finish - Ian Poulter 4.2 €2
Top 20 Finish - Henrik Stenson 5 €2

Dr_Colossus

Interest discussion talking through Rory's bag and the various clubs and setup. Driver through the settings was set at 7.75 degrees and my accident initially shaft was 1/2" longer than standard which gave him an extra few yards and so happened he didn't loose accuracy.
Very interesting to see his club distances especially the phenomenal distances with the shorter clubs. The introduction of the 2 iron this week is a good one especially given the distance he can get from it.

Thepoet85

Did Kaymer and Donald. Not fairing great so far :-(

Tones69

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Interest discussion talking through Rory's bag and the various clubs and setup. Driver through the settings was set at 7.75 degrees and my accident initially shaft was 1/2" longer than standard which gave him an extra few yards and so happened he didn't loose accuracy.
Very interesting to see his club distances especially the phenomenal distances with the shorter clubs. The introduction of the 2 iron this week is a good one especially given the distance he can get from it.

Carry figures, and hes being modest too to be fair

charlieIRL

did Rory not hit his 3 wood longer then Fowlers / Points drives in the playoff hole last week? I only got a few mins of the coverage last night and seemed to be the same again - well over 300 yards with carry.

Tones69

charlieIRL wrote: »

did Rory not hit his 3 wood longer then Fowlers / Points drives in the playoff hole last week? I only got a few mins of the coverage last night and seemed to be the same again - well over 300 yards with carry.

Sure did, creaming the long sticks

Russman

k.p.h wrote: »

I'v never seen Tiger swing so bad ..! The shape and sequence looks ok but his tempo and everything else just looks crap.. He looks like he is just trying to trash it every time. What a hack ... (Joking)..!

Some group with Stricker,Mickelson and Mcilroy...!

I think Butch put it best when he said Tiger is playing "golf swing" rather than "golf"

flugel

Tones69 wrote: »

Good to see Poults playin good, 65 today, fecker could go shoot 75 tmrw though thats the thing.

Backed him start of week to win and a top 5. If I had anymore than a few quid on it I'd be laying off a portion of it now!

moycullen14

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Interest discussion talking through Rory's bag and the various clubs and setup. Driver through the settings was set at 7.75 degrees and my accident initially shaft was 1/2" longer than standard which gave him an extra few yards and so happened he didn't loose accuracy.
Very interesting to see his club distances especially the phenomenal distances with the shorter clubs. The introduction of the 2 iron this week is a good one especially given the distance he can get from it.

Well, that puts him at about 17 h/cap level on boards.ie?:)

AldilaMan

How often have we seen Luke Donald shoot level par on day 1 of a tournament and then tear through the field over the next 3 rounds to contend. I made a promise to myself that I'd back him at the start of round 2 in any tournament where he has his usual quiet start. Here goes €5 e/w at 25/1

Whyner

Cabrera had a 9 on a par 3 yesterday and swiftly withdrew, stay classy big man

Tones69

Whyner wrote: »

Cabrera had a 9 on a par 3 yesterday and swiftly withdrew, stay classy big man

"Personal reasons" they said, yeah as in he was about to have a nervous breakdown after that 9

Tones69

What is with Rory and bogeying par 3s man, has me heart broken

Whyner

Tones69 wrote: »

"Personal reasons" they said, yeah as in he was about to have a nervous breakdown after that 9

He did look to be breathing heavily. That par 3 is savage

Whyner

Tones69 wrote: »

What is with Rory and bogeying par 3s man, has me heart broken

Makes loads of bogeys, just outweighs it with birdies.

pinkdoubleeagle

AldilaMan wrote: »

How often have we seen Luke Donald shoot level par on day 1 of a tournament and then tear through the field over the next 3 rounds to contend. I made a promise to myself that I'd back him at the start of round 2 in any tournament where he has his usual quiet start. Here goes €5 e/w at 25/1

Donald now 3 under after 7

Tones69

ehh just a lil FYI, Rory is currently tied 95 at +2 through 11 and is gonna miss the damn cut if he doesnt pull it back to at least Even Par

link_2007

AldilaMan wrote: »

How often have we seen Luke Donald shoot level par on day 1 of a tournament and then tear through the field over the next 3 rounds to contend. I made a promise to myself that I'd back him at the start of round 2 in any tournament where he has his usual quiet start. Here goes €5 e/w at 25/1

Looking like a good bet right now.

matthew8

What was the story with Harrington's penalty stroke just there?

ProV

Ouch, not again ! He will have to steady to make the cut now.

Phoenix Park

Westwood grinning from ear to ear. Must have just seen Rory finish up and get ready to pack his bags!

Aidric

Poulter starts with a double. Ouch!! Good round from Justin Rose to sneak inside the cut.

The leaderboard is still very bunched.

matthew8

This is awful by the Irish players. Harrington has 2 holes, one par 3 and a par 5, to catch up a shot and be the only one to make the cut. Iron game very poor today. Too many bunkers.

staker

did ye see that bunker shot there from Harro? like something i'd do ffs!

charlieIRL

staker wrote: »

did ye see that bunker shot there from Harro? like something i'd do ffs!

join the club!!

Borisss

Rickie doing work again.

Back to back.

SnowDrifts

Players really need to start being punished for not calling fore. That tee shot was obviously going straight for a crowd of people and nothing was called and as a result some poor awl fecker has his head split open!

Borisss

This blows.

Worst final groups ever.

Kuchar, Davis, Johnson and that unbearable tw@ Na.

Sorry Rickie but cant watch your tear it up any longer.

Blame that idiots 7 waggle step away move.

#rage