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Hi folks, the masters coming up shortly and my "auld da's" a keen golfer who likes to have on flutter on any major event, however this year Euphegenia Doubtfire never made the top 50 and never got an invite (laugh out loud) and now he's not got a clue who to stick his tenner on !

so who could he get his money on this year ?

I said Chris DiMarco and got shot down pretty rapidly.

Tiger Woods

An outside bet, but I feel his form may be about to turn for the better at last.

Monty for Sure..  ;whistle;

seriously, you need a long accurate hitter (with a good short game)

have a look at the tour stats for fairways hit per round (and putts per round). From my research you have to be long and accurate first and foremost

Goosen, due to his accuracy, usually runs well here I think

vj or ernie this year for me

Justin Leonard, Phil Mickelson and a bloke called Woods. Not much value in those bets though!!
I'd probably have a smaller bet on the top 6 British lads.

I can't believe (well I can) that Woods is as good as evens before a ball is hit, crazy already. 

For value, I think Westwood is pretty good at 90 and also Stricker at 85.  Henrik Stenson is leading the European tour so is doing something right and is available at 75. He did pretty well in the WGC event recently and may be worth a tickle.

Poulter at 390?  If it's not Tiger, he surely has a shout ;)

Cabrerra @80 and Adam Scott @33.

cabrerra is to wild off the tee and scott doesn't have the short game needed for augusta

If Poulter gets top 6, I will bare my arse in Burtons window, the bloke is a clown.

I think Ian Poulter is in with a shout .......... probably finish top 6.

LOL he probably will if he reads this thread ... I hope i am on 10% for inspiring him ;)

You don't win a US Open by being wild off the tee.

true, not exactly wild but just inconsistent, if he has a week of great accuracy like in the US open then he has a shout.

No wonder i got shot down, just noticed that plonker DiMarco hasn't qualified this year.

I dont know about Tiger for this one so I am going to leave him alone for now.

Im on Adam Scott at a massive 38 - 1  he was ill last weekend and so his price has drifted. Just watched his interview on the Masters website and he is fighting fit again and ready to go.

Also having a bit on Geoff ogilvey at 25-1

I am also going to try my hand at Laying the folllowing players

Phill Mickelson - Most overated player in golf (he's good but he's not THAT good if you know what I mean)
Ernie Els - Unable to string four consceutive rounds together at the moment
Padraig Harrington - has done nothing since the open

Good luck with your picks and enjoy the best event of the year!!!!!!!!

Not sure about laying Mickleson. He's got a fantastic record at Augusta.

Does anyone know where I can get a guide to The Masters online? With stats for all players etc.

Ladbrokes near me is paying top 6 for e/w bets.

what price is Poulter, whatever it is i will lay it and add a bit.

Good luck with your picks and enjoy the best event of the year!!!!!!!!

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Why is it "the best event of the year" with it's invited field and limited TV coverage ?

Not only that but it eliminates all but the longest hitters from having a realistic chance of winning.

aren't we on Ryder Cup this year too :D

Ralph I just love the Masters !!!

Its an amazing golf course that always creates immense drama. Nothing is certain and everything is possible.

Five putts, putting into the water, par 5s that can be a 3 or an 8.

A 3 stroke lead can be wiped out in one bad hole.....easily.

Players who are 3/4 shots back with 9 holes to play are never out of it if they take on the par fives.

At the same time a medium range player who's putting is hot i.e. Zach Johnson. Can still win if they play to thier strengths.

Just great drama.

Ok you got me on the limited TV coverage !!!!!  but you can watch amen corner on line live all day long

I thought you might be on your man Caberra?

I have been watching Cabrera closely all season hoping for some spark of life but his driving has been uncharacteristically awful this term, I think he hit 38% of fairways last week. I know that Augusta is not the tightest but I still couldn't bring myself to back him. He'll probably hit every fairway and win now :)

I too love Augusta and The Masters Chris, it signifies the real start to the golf season for me.

But I don't think it comes close to The Open as a major.

Am I right in saying that the only tv coverage tomorrow is from 9pm to 11:30pm (ish)?  That's shocking if it is.

When I looked a couple of days ago the max time was 3 hours, both Saturday and Sunday.

Things appear to have improved a little http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/6103550.stm

I love the fact they're showing the par 3 knockabout on Interactive and the website.

The masters committee restricts this access,its not a BBC decision

can't see this on the website, is it from 8?

It's on now.

I didn't realise that Rich. I shall stop having a go at the BBC's coverage - Suspect that I (and many more) are used to seeing SKYs coverage of majors being on for 6+ hours a day.

sigh, link please?

Found it, I'm a computard

Apologies, I should have posted a link with my "It's on now" post.  ;technophobe;

I knew it was down to the Masters themselves, but I'm just appauled that they haven't improved the coverage and just didn't want to miss any.

Didn't realise it was on interactive now, thanks Andrew, I love the par 3 comp :D

http://www.masters.org/en_US/about/tvsched.html

even in the US, you only get the same TV time

stuck in about 1963, the organising committee!!

The reason is that they think (maybe not unreasonably) that the people who actually go and watch it on the course deserve a bit extra. Watching golf live is, well, rubbish - I can't think of another sport where a live spectator gets to see so little of the action. The Masters committee have decided that the first nine holes should be something only the people on the course get to see.

EDIT: - actually, scrap all that - they've changed the rules and now allow cameras on the first nine as well, though it may be highlights only, and not live coverage.

which is frankly barmy

are the tv rights for the masters lower than the Opens? or does the cachet of the event ensure they get paid top whack regardless?

The club is so loaded (because of the juicy membership fees) that they can tell the broadcasters to go whistle with any demands. If the top bidder were to demand more coverage, they'd simply tell them to sod off and go with a cheaper, more acquiescent broadcaster.

Premier league darts?? or even just darts in general

Outrights look pretty much nalied to the floor value wise as its a strange comp and with all the old timers playing its almost a reduced field at the side of a normal comp.

Ive had small ew bets on Cabrera, Romero, Mahan and Byrd in the without Woods markets and bet Cabrera ew in the top rest of the world market.

 My main bet is a bit of a gulp and press bet wager, ive sold Tiger Woods over Ian Poulter at 13.65 shots over 72 holes on Sporting index's matchmakers facility, Poulter made the last 8 cuts in majors and if he makes the cut here he should cover un ess Tiger goes ballistic tho it might not be very comfortable to watch.

I'll have a pop at Jim Furyk £10 E/w


*GET THIS WON YOU FUNNY SWINGING BASTASD*

 :)up

Can watch the par three game live ( right now) @ channelsurfing.net

how's that bet work if Poulter misses the cut? simply voided?

If either player misses the cut the score is doubled, so for instance if Poulter misses and shoots +4 his score for this bet is +8. Should Woods then be on -6 he would win by 14 shots and I would lose only 0.35 of a unit. If Woods was -10 the make up would be +18.

Phil ... poulter is gonna ruin you, escape now mate ... pleeeeeeeeease.

lol Kev, that was the reason it took me so long to actually have the bet, I hate the guy. He is more famous for wearing silly trousers than owt he has ever done on a golf course but he does raise his game in the big money events. It just looked wrong when I saw it so had to bet it really.

he is a clown, he is a municipal course Pro at best .... no doubt he will wear his union jack trousers and lairy shoes, then fail to even get close to the cut.


CANCEL THE BET !!!

Never tire of seeing this shot, great for Nike too, couldnt have made up a shot like this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qkBFGpNPC0&eurl=http://www.promo842.com/sport_mail/vcbet_video01.html


ps this one is better

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnYSPnNlWrw&NR=1

love it, one of my favourite sporting moments

Just trying to find one of poulters on you tube LOLOLOLOL

lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9dkgpApcQ0

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcsgVOHlh_A


there ya go

nice one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVvP2TyVn_Q

Scott O'Hair 100/1

Daniel Chopra 150/1

Ian Poulter has won 2.2 million quid from golf, plus endorsements, ang gets to travel round the world. I wish I was that bad at something!

Jamie Gold.

Yes, but he's spent £2.15m on fancy trousers.

Ian Poulter supports Arsenal, all above comment can be thus disregarded on grounds of bias  ;)

Damn you Petrocelli !!!!

Have a go at the greens round Amen Corner.

http://www.masters.org/en_US/interactive/game/putting.html

I keep scoring 8.

I'm not very good at that game, but I haven't reached my full potential, when I do it's just me and Tiger ftw

Just had £100 on Goosen to beat Harrington in a match bet @ evs.

1time plz.

8 for me too

Guess who's leading The masters ?

Ian Poulter -1 

12 players on the course .... GOOOO POULTER.   LOLOLOLOLOL

Ship it to the Poulter, £2 at 390 on BF 8)

Although I really enjoy watching the Masters, particularly the drama of Amen Corner, the fact that it is an invitational with so many no hopers in the field, I rate it at the bottom of the 4 majors.  The committee at Augusta are stuck in a time warp and I think they need to make a step closer to being in the 21st century.

Making it to the second half of the 20th century would probably be a good first step for them.

The clown is still -1 after 10 holes LOLOLOLOL 

CO LEADER

Never in doubt.


FACT

Poulter is now -3 after 16 holes and in the lead.

Kev is the new bandit, official...

LOL brilliant, im happy for Phil and his punt, but it will never last.

But if you had backed him @400/1 which was freely available on BF you could now lay @ 55 for a juicy profit and a big freeroll.

Kev is the new bandit, and that is now official.

Poulter Hole in One

Yes he was bogey free and -1 on the 16th tee and aced it to go to -3 and the sole lead.

Unfortunately he's just bogeyed the 17th to go back to -2 and is now in a five-way tie for the lead...

ahhhhhhhh the slippery slope begins....

LOL Kev,

Poulter was never a doubt

How many holes in one has Tiger had to day eh !

one good round does not a champion make.

One blonde bash win............... :D

Golf can best be defined as an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle, followed by a good bottle of beer.

no no mug ... that was a TOURNAMENT WIN ... spot the difference... sigh !!

Martin Kaymer, the young German kid playing his first Masters who is one of my "outsiders" got off to a horror start.

He bogeyed three of the first four holes, but he's clawed his way back to +1 after ten holes the start of "Amen Corner".

No pressure then...

:blonde:

Worst news ever, I just logged on to BF to check my bets, turns out I decided not to press confirm when betting on Poulter :(

Life tilt

Well done Ian

-2 great start, sets him up for a good run at the weekend


Great tip Kev, thanks

I'm a bit of an amateur when it comes to betting terminology; what does laying a bet mean?

I have backed Weir, Cabrera & a sneaky tickle on Brandt Snedeker

back to win, lay a bet for it to lose

I'm afraid "picks" only count if posted pre-event. ;)

You ARE the new bandit....

Im happy to be whatever you want me to be ... as long as its not an @rse fan or a Poulter fan :)

by the way, my posts are only negative towards Poulter the clown ... I will let you off though as you are obviously still in mourning for your season xxx

I wish I was a betting man - though to be fair I would have had most of the field with 9...

comon sandy take this bugger down

I fear Justin Rose may be flogged when he comes off the course, he seems to be wearing Jeans.

How lucky is Mickelson!!!!!!!!

FFS he cans his blind third shot for birdie  on the 1st when it was flying past the hole, not even going to hold the green.

On the 13th he plugs one into the bank of rays creek defying gravity and goes on to makes birdie.

Im not worried about him winning though!!!!!

Nice result wp

Selections
Selection 1 Retief Goosen @ evens To Win - Not Settled
Market Tournament Matches  
Event The Masters
Tournament Matches - Padraig Harrington v Retief Goosen
16:04 10/04/2008

Bet Type Single
Unit Stake £100.00
Number of Units x1
Stake £100.00
Time and Date Placed 14:16 10/04/2008





Thanks Taximan, but not over yet i dont think.

ah, didn't realise over whole tournament, gl then

FFS, why can't Westwood putt?!

i dont know why cant westwood putt?

Nice start for the Brits. Weather forecast looks very temperamental for the next few days and Rose might well get some very iffy weather today as he is in the last group out when either the greens will be getting v fast or if the wind and rain does come he could be playing greens that are running a lot diferently to yesterday.


Iv added a buy of Lonards finishing possie at 33 to my bets, not sure he has the game to maintain a challenge around here if it stays fast as lilke a few other Aussies brought up in windy areas he plays a lot of his shorter shots lower than most and doesnt have the towering high shots that the yanks can only play. So if it stays fast he might struggle to keep the ball near the flags on some greens with his lower ball flight.

Tho he is a good wind and rain player there are plenty of decent names just behind him that seem more likely to over take him...hopefully!

Immelmann ha had 2 stunning rounds ... as has Snedeker, i didnt back him online though so i cant trade off :(

I still support the high street bookies, i know .. i know !!

FYP

PS Easy to deposit into Betfair and lay whomever, there is loads availabe to lay on Snedeker @14.5...

What a call that was Phil, and your cruising along with Lonard six over after eleven, and he TRIPLES number twelve.

Irregular betting patterns..... ?

Poulter is flying...

He is like @rse though ... look like world beaters til crunch time, then fold like tighty to a min raise.

5 of my 9 are in the top ten. Where do I collect my prize from?!

poulter -5 after 36 ... I AM THE GOLF BANDIT !!!


only half time though :)

F**K off!  I have worked hard for nearly 2 seasons to earn my reputation you can just swoop in and take it away from me with one pissy shout!

Poulter is available to lay on Betfair @ 20 unless you wish to remain all mouth and trousers...

Do you have to bring football onto every board Kev ? It is getting a bit tiresome imho.

LOL good shout ... Ralph will have to change tack, he will probs call me a "Bandit wannabe" :D

Oh get over yaself Ralph, just cos your season has turned to shit, you dont have to get bitter and twisted ffs ... lighten up man.

you were full of it on every thread when you were winning, remember the little sig line with the cannon and the cockerel  .... dont start crying now.

so gutted that I didn't confirm my bet with Poults

Can't tell if either posts are serious :dontask:

Poor-ish round for Westwood so not looking too great for me.

How come Phil Ivey isnt in this???

I got told last night in Caesars that Ivey won more money at golf last year than Tiger Woods

cheers Ralph, that was almost better than I could hope for.

yayyyyyyyyyyyyy

photoshop

Whilst I'm sure he has won a lot he won't be anywhere near Tigers winnings - Or Mickelson for that matter.

Im having a miserable masters on the betting front and if lucky Lefty goes on to win it could wipe out a seasons hard earned golf wins...gulp.

Ive done the only decent thing and bet on Poulter so I can cheer him on......

Come on the fancy dandy 

Mickelson favourite for me. His experience should give him a shot or two over the non major winners up there.

Not sure whether to go and play poker or stay in and watch the golf!!!

worked my nads off doing diy all day, just cracked a beer and registered for a few tourneys and got the first proper coverage of the masters on til 12, good times.

Tiger Woods isn't very good.  :D

Paul Casey..v talented player, hits it a mile

good luck son, a Brit I would love to do well

Poulter -5, steady as a rock  ;D

Sorry to have doubted you Kev... Poulter is looking like a sunday hacker at the moment. Funny old game!

I think Tiger has had a couple of puts too many today.

Come on Popeye!!!

Poulter shanks 2 shots in 2 holes! lol


Paul Casey gogogogogogogogogogogo.

Obviously I mean to have it sown up today.... it he ends the day within three, just give him the jacket!!

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO CASEY.

The hopes and dreams of the entire forum are rooting for Poulter today...

surely they are rooting for him NOT to make top 6 ??

Is there a Burtons in Notts ... If the impossible happens, I will do it Bash weekend :)

Seriously though, why is it every time they show Westwood in the coverage it's him missing a very make-able putt?

He could really have been in contention.

On Romero too and thought he was set for a big push when he got to -4 before doubling the 16th.  Sigh.

Romero also missed from a yard at the last after a wonderful second shot, he's got some game that lad.

got him for top debutant which is looking good currently

What price was that ? I never noticed that market.

Come on Steve Fleshe got on him before play yesterday 40/1.

6/1

Get that ample botty ready Kev, Poults has birdied both of the first two today.

Oh and there's a nice Burtons opposite the Victoria Centre on Upper Parliament St. in case you were wondering..

:D ... Good luck to him, would be nice to see someone associated with @rse finish with a bang instead of fizzling out like a cheap firework.

Kev what price did you get on Snedker?

Same here each way, fingers crossed.  :)up

thought he was a bit ovrpriced today at 12/1 so had a tickle

-2 after 2 ....  +4 after 9

3 double bogeys in a row, when he's bad he's really bad.

 :hello:

And did you back him e/w :)

I will take a pic of betting slip for you ralph xxx

£2 EW Weir
£2 EW Cabrera
£1 EW Snedeker

Prices ?

66/1
50/1
100/1

+7 after 13

never in doubt!

100-1 e/w good stuff

gl with it, got a great shout of a run through the back 9 for you

i had karlson a 33/1 for top european, suddenly looking possible.

Flesch in splashaments.  :'(

game on

Woods charging

birdie, birdie..4 behind...surely not?

Poulter finishes +6 for the round and +4 for the tournament NH WP GG .... CLOWN !!

Woods runs so good that if he needs Immelman to quadruple bogey the 18th he'll probs get it.

FK MY LIFE ... time to come clean, picked these 3 BEFORE the off, and never backed them ... Obv Snedeker is gonna probs win it now LOL..

I had to come clean, I had a call from the editor of NOTW said Ralph was going to expose me for not backing them cos i have been slagging Poulter off all week.

He is currently searching the internet to try and find some nits to pick :D

Sorry i fibbed :(

I DID really score 6 on the putting game though :D :D

FYP

Immelman ft7otl?

(for the 7 on the last ldo)

great bunker shot at the 17th. just when it looked like the pressure might be getting to him he pulled that one out. all over now. nh gg wp

i know, so sick. might aswell just shit in my hand, i was heavily invested on a certain Paul Casey today.  His round of 79 wasn't quite what i had planned.

And the worst part about it all is that i had Flesch vs Woods in a race to second with ChipRich.  I'd rather skybet had my money than him.

fk my entire life etc.

Thanks to Flesch for making a complete balls up of it.  :(

Worst final day of a Masters ever.

Funniest comment I read was that the best thing that happened from a European point of view is that Snedeker and Flesch might be able to get enough points to get into the US Ryder Cup team. :)

Amazing what a mental test the masters is. The amount of players over the years who have just fallen apart on the final day.
If there is a weakness in your game this course will find you out.

I can tell you I have been sweating big time over the weekend having laid some key players. Thankfully Immelman held it together and I got away with a small loss....

2 lessons learnt.

1. dont place your bets on until near the night before as every golfer seemed to drift in the market as the start approached.

2. Lay all the golfers with a poor putting record i.e. Westwood, Garcia, you need to putt exceptionally well round here.

QFT

 ;booder;

?

That green looks a little dry.

I just thought it was a given that only a very good putter could win at Augusta..

I see, I was only highlighting chrisbruce's point as I backed Lee Westwood who putted horrifically imo.