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1st up is the Buick open starting Thursday.

Tiger is very short trading at 2.24 on BF - perhaps too short after his winter break ? I for one will watch him in this.

With Tiger so short though big prices are all around for the rest of the field including Singh, Furyk, and Mickelson.

I have gone for a small punt on Hunter Mahon at 65-1

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I read yesterday that if Tiger Wins this event then he will have averaged 1 win in every 2 events since Jan 2006.

I am not sure I could bet against Tiger at that price.

Woods has won this event for the last three years, and it's an invitational not an open so a small select field thus the 5/4 price, but as Chris says that does create big value prices for other players.

Hunter Mahan is my player to follow this year, and I too am on @ 65/1.

Woods is short but i just think he will piss this event no1 is really playin well these last few weeks so even if he is a little rusty he'll be fine.

Think i will take the advice on Mahan any reason why youse fancy him for a good year?

8 shots ahead approaching end of 3rd round

Wow, he shows no sign of "coming back to the field" talent wise

I was talking to a few mate in the week and said that Tiger is the greatest Sportsman of my lifetime, the way he has performed over the years could he be one of the most influencial sportsman of all time? I think he is.

I think so..Tiger is amazing..he is soo far ahead of anyone it's frightening.

The one thing that anooys me is that his brilliance has made a lot of other golfers very rich. The money on the US tour now is obscene and many of the players are comfort zoning big time coz mediodrity is still well rewarded. Some of em are happy to trot around and make millions on the back of him drawing more and more sponsors into the game.

I honestly think there is more chance of him getting beaten next week in Dubai by a steller European field than in the US at the moment.

I think you have hit the nail on the head Bobby. The US players seem to crumble in his presence and as you say cruise round for cash rather than have a shot a Tiger.

The Europeans will definately be more interested in having a go at Tiger than playing conservatively to finish a little higher up the money tree.

without doubt though Tiger is playing some amazing golf, but if you look at his record outside of the USA he is not as dominent as within the USA.

Tigers weak spot just now is his driving and if the rough in Dubai is tough he may not have things all his own way.

All said I will be looking to lay tiger at close to even money.

Absolutely.

9 shot lead with 3 to play - I recon he will win. :)

Great point about the money in the game Phil. Last year 99 players on the US money list won over a million dollars, including such world beaters as Johnson Wagner, Robert Garrigus and Bo Van Pelt.

It's probably also the reason why we smack the Americans in the Ryder Cup - they're just not used to being forced to play at 100% for a whole weekend.

It is deffo one of the reasons that they are getting worse and worse as a golfing nation yet as usual with the Yanks they just keep spouting out about Worlds greatest players and world greatest tour etc etc.

There has been a huge increase in players from other countries desperstaely trying to get their cards on the US tour and the easy money is the main reason. Players that have spent years plodding around in Europe are now plodding around the states and earning 2-3 million a year and the new players that years ago would have come to the European tour are just moving str8 to the US tour simply for money. Players such as Jason Day and other Australians used to learn the game before going to the US, these days they play 15 Nationwide tour events and they get a card. What they gain in cash they lose in ability and learning to play trickier courses therefore falling into million dollar mediocrity trap.

The other problem is that the US courses are set up for TV viewing, for some reason they think that viewers will only watch if the players are mullering par 5's and making masses of birdies but the most exciting finishes last year were at the Master's The Open, the US Open and some regular European tour events were the courses were incredibly tough and relied on a wide range of golfing skills.

Players down the money order list actually talk about retaining their cards so they can make another million bucks again next year, no mention of winning or competing in events , just putting themselves in a position to make a miilion is their sole aim.

Im ranting now but my favourite example of why US golf has created a game that is detrimental to the players and the tours came from the Solheim Cup this year when the US team complained that the European Organisers has lengthened the par 5 second hole so that the US players wouldnt be able to reach the green in 2 shots. This meant that ALL the players in the event had to play a par 5 in three shots to the green, nightmare eh??

opted against laying Tiger in Dubai

 Not a strong enough field and it makes more sence to have a few quid on westwood instead.

The Tiger legend gets stronger by the week. A truly unreal back 9 means he comes form 5 behind with 9 to play to shoot -6 and win by 1 with an incredible 10 putts in 9 holes including a 30 footer on the last.

I greened out my book last night when Tiger was trading @ 5.5 on BF which I thought was good enough value to make him my best result. Mind you he did drift out to 30 half way through the round, which I did not help myself to, but it sure was exciting cheering him home on the back nine. The man is superhuman !

The man is amazing..end off.

It said on Five Live this afternoon that in the world rankings, the difference between Woods and Mickleson in 2nd is the same as the difference between Mickleson and the guy in 1000th position!! 

lol..no surprise..