Re: The 2011 PGA Tour/European Tour Thread : Wed Jun 15, 2011 8:03 pm  

So the US Open is upon us tomorrow. I've backed the following:

£1 E/W Goosen @ 60/1 - Always back him in majors and he's won this tournament twice before. Showed some encouraging form this season including a very encouraging 3rd place last time out.

£1 E/W Rock @ 300/1 - Has very little in the way of major form but he won last time out on the European Tour. Hits the ball long which is half the battle around this course. One of the more interesting outsiders IMO.

£1 E/W Woodland @ 90/1 - Don't know much about him but lads on a site I go on are very keen on him.

£2.50 E/W Bubba Watson @ 40/1 - For the life of me I can't figure out why Bubba is such a huge price. He's bang in form and will hopefully have grown up a little from last years tournament. A massive hitter who has improved his short game and he has 2 tournament wins already this season.

£3 E/W Mickelson @ 16/1 - Is in good form at the moment. Has the mentality to stick around and win any major although it hasn't happened for him yet at the US Open. Has 5 2nd place finishes at this tournament and will go close again IMO.

All placed at PaddyPower who are doing 1st 6 E/W.

Re: The 2011 PGA Tour/European Tour Thread : Wed Jun 15, 2011 9:38 pm  

Harrigan wrote:

So...



Who's buying me one

It's only $199.99 (£126.28)

Get your money on Bo Van Pelt and let him pay for it

Bo Van Pelt 100/1 ew Ladbrokes
Jeff Overton 200/1 ew Paddy Power

Re: The 2011 PGA Tour/European Tour Thread : Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:49 am  

The draw that the USGA has made is shocking, Montgomerie has been going mad on SSN about it and I agree!

They have put all the European players together, a lot of groups of fellow countrymen together. I suppose it could work both ways and they could all feed off eachother and play better, but I reckon it will make it harder to concentrate when they are playing with their mates.

Shame Woods isn't playing because he is always fun to watch(good play or bad) but I wish they would stop going on about him now and concentrate on who is playing.

Re: The 2011 PGA Tour/European Tour Thread : Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:56 am  

Not watched a lot of golf in the last few weeks so don't really know who is in form, I hope Mickelson will show up at the top of the leaderboard again because I enjoy watching him and he's one of my favourite players.

Can see the usual suspects being near the top at the end:- Donald,Goosen, D.Johnson, Westwood, I can see Manassero going well aswell.

Starts at 3 p.m on sky anyway

Re: The 2011 PGA Tour/European Tour Thread : Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:53 pm  

Whats the odds on Woods?.. Oh, wait

Re: The 2011 PGA Tour/European Tour Thread : Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:06 pm  

Harrigan wrote:

Whats the odds on Woods?.. Oh, wait

I bet he's sat there watching this whilst banging at least one of his nurses!

Re: The 2011 PGA Tour/European Tour Thread : Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:26 pm  

Mickelson has to be the best player to watch even when struggling just because of the shots/situations he leaves himself and somehow manages to get out of them most of the time. Makes you realise even more just how good Seve Ballesteros was doing the same thing all those years ago with wooden clubs and clubs with nowhere near as much loft or technology!

Re: The 2011 PGA Tour/European Tour Thread : Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:10 pm  

Any normal player would have been +6 or more in todays round. Its been fun to watch although he'll be thinking WTF in his head

Re: The 2011 PGA Tour/European Tour Thread : Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:23 pm  

Just noticed Sergio's putter grip! WTH?! I might try that tomorrow. Havent made a putt over 15ft in weeks.

Re: The 2011 PGA Tour/European Tour Thread : Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:05 pm  

McIlroy is now -10, just the 7 shots clear

The USGA will put the pins in impossible positions at the weekend now to get the scores down!

Only 5 players have ever reached -10 in the US Open in 72 holes, McIlroy did it in 26 holes

Still plenty of time to go though and I still see the winning score being between +2 and -2 if the rain stays away and the greens dry out