“£500 Challenge Bet” (£895 – 1 bet inplay – accounted)
It's golf time again. Run and hide my children!
I'll do a daily bet today, and then top it up each day to an overall total of another daily bet.
So, our starters:
I actually went to Birkdale ten years ago – on the Saturday. It's the only golfing event I've been to and it was very instructive. It was a very windy day and the players were blown all over the place. Woods hit something like a 77. We sat and watched most players play the first hole and the average score was over +1. Every player made the same mistake, letting rip, and having the wind catch the ball and take it into the rough. The only player who played it below the wind and then fashioned a second shot to the green was a young amateur with a big reputation. Sergio Garcia.
That shot's been in my mind all week. For the last couple of years I've always said he's consistently the best player tee to green, but wouldn't beat me on a round of putting at Rottingdean pitch and putt. The last few months his putting has been sensational. If it holds up he looks a worthy favourite. The bet gets better though because we can take 10/1 ew first 7 places. Considering his Open record that's a great concession.
To accompany him I was looking at the nationality markets. The player who looks to have slipped under the radar is Brandt Snedeker. I can't vouch for his links play and I made a similar bet last year with Zach Johnson which soon looked foolish. Still, for a player with top tens in both majors this year, swimming in a shallow pool of stateside talent, 33/1 looks big, big, big. Well, slightly overpriced anyway.
Sergio Garcia £7.50 ew at 10/1 first 7
Brandt Snedeker top American £5ew 33/1
“Barking Bets” (Banked £500/Current bank £1136)
Another loser, this time in a Brighton match, where the jockey rode like a .....
The opening races at each of this afternoon's cards look possibles.
Tennis Verdasco beat Moncourt £125 at 1.14
Tennis Starace beat Koellerer £125 at 1.23
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