British Open 2012

So many golfers so little money! I think Francesco Molinari is in great form and its a bout time he really challenged a major. Hes a very good putter so hoping he will do well @ 66/1!

Rafael Cabrera Bello @ 100/1 such a good little golfer and has won me quite alot of e/w money so would be rude not to give him a punt he has the game just needs to get the mentality!

Keegan Bradley @ 80/1 Ok his season hasnt been too good but the guy one a major on his first full season on the pga tour so he has the credentials that price is too good to pass on!

hmmmmmm might have to give luke donald a spin 16/1 is short but the guy is steady eddie and chances are these guys arnt gonna rip the course up for 4 days so he could be in with a shout!

I m bringing the topic up nice and early as im easily swayed and theres a round of golf for anyone who picks me a winner

SnowDrifts wrote: »

The odds on Singh do seem very good. Surprised they are considering he is coming off a win.

Yeah coming off a win on links and had his best round on the Sunday when the wind was strongest.

so far im picking mickelson 33/1 playing in the scottish open was a good plan as i feel it will help him get used to weather conditions here

as for people on about Harrington's poor odds in the last 2 majors he finished 8th in the masters and 4th in the us open and seems to be placing in the top 10 in some of the tournaments

supersean1999 wrote: »

does that warrant being 4th fav though, i dont think so

my guess is he is finding form again and he has won the tournament twice before

Do Bet 365 alter there odds at all in the days leading upto a Major, there is a difference in some sites prices even from yesterday but no change on Bet365. In fact looking on oddscecker just now Bet365 seem to be lagging quite considerably behind other sites prices.

technodub wrote: »

Shouldnt have opened my big mouth talk about a cold putter on sunday! Dont know what to do with him now can he be a factor 2 weeks in a row? Anyways its back to the drawing board

He can definitely be a factor 2 weeks in a row.

He came second in the French Open last week.

Dave Tindall Preview on Betting Zone

Remember the last 2 Opens - read on....

Makes a very good case for the boy Fowler....!!!! :):)

RECOMMENDED BETS
1.5pts e.w. Rickie Fowler at 40/1 (BetVictor, 1,2,3,4,5,6)
1pt e.w. Ben Curtis at 100/1 (BetVictor, 1,2,3,4,5,6)
1pt e.w. Jason Dufner at 50/1 (BetVictor, 1,2,3,4,5,6)
1.5pts e.w. Justin Rose at 33/1 (BetVictor, 1,2,3,4,5,6)
1pt e.w. Hunter Mahan at 50/1 (BetVictor, 1,2,3,4,5,6)



Although the miserable British summer has been a pain in the backside, at least it has given us a clearly defined strategy for picking the winner of The Open.

Long and thick rough has sprouted up everywhere on golf courses in the UK and, after watching practice rounds at Lytham and Open qualifying at St Annes Old Links, it's abundantly clear that to be holding approach shots on the greens and getting the ball to bite near flags, you need to be hitting from the fairway.

So my team for Lytham is made up of quality ball-strikers who have had their ball under control during this 2012 season.

It seemed an awful long way from his native California when Rickie Fowler turned up for the third round of the 2011 Open at Royal St George's wearing a large pair of mitts.

And yet, despite the cold, driving rain and fierce winds, young Rickie produced one of the best Open rounds in modern history - a two-under 68 that lifted him from tied 19th to tied third.

"It was awesome out there," said Fowler. "I love links golf. I love the variety and the options you get on the course. There's so many ways you can play one shot, and I feel like I can hit different shots and I like to hit different shots, and it's just the way I grew up learning how to play the game."

Although he slipped back to tied fifth on the final day, Fowler still made a huge impression and went into many pundits' notebooks as a man who could be a perennial challenger in Open Championships.

It came on the back of a tied 14th on debut at St Andrews in 2010 when he recovered splendidly from a potentially confidence-shattering 79 on day one. In fact, so well did Fowler play from Friday to Sunday that he shot lower than anyone in the field over the final 54 holes.

Having sandwiched a thrilling Ryder Cup debut in between those two events, Fowler has already tasted life in the fast lane and come through with flying colours.

What makes him such an enticing prospect this year is that he arrives at Lytham as a recent winner who is hitting the ball much, much straighter.

Fowler was starting to gain a reputation for spitting the bit in the final round but it all came together at Quail Hollow in May when a closing 69 put him into a play-off where he held his nerve to defeat Rory McIlroy and DA Points.

A week later, his confidence flowing, the 23-year-old finished runner-up in The Players Championship to make it a win and a second in two of the best fields outside of the majors.

He's jumped over 100 places - 157th to 51st - in the Driving Accuracy stats this year while his 10th place in Scrambling from under 30 yards is testament to his excellence around the greens.

Since the world rankings started in 1985, the three Lytham winners - Seve, Tom Lehman and David Duval - were all current, past or future world number ones.

Fowler has the potential to join that latter category so let's back him at 40/1.

Where are you getting 25's for McIlroy?

PP have him at 20's.

Have the follwing on:
Poulter e/w (top 7) @ 35-1
Thongchai Jaidee e/w (top 7) @ 200-1. Really fancy Jaidee to put in a big week, he's been playing extremely well recently.

Still debating which three of the following to choose:
Ben Curtis
Rickie Fowler
Westwood
McIlroy
Jacobson
Harrington
Mickelson (think he had best last 54 holes of anyone in the field in Scotland last week)