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Ryder Cup 2012 Opening Foursomes Announced

Posted by on September 27, 2012 Comments Off

The opening foursomes matches ( alternate shots ) were announced for the 2012 Ryder Cup starting 0720 Chicago and 1320 GMT on Friday.

Hope they are better than Justin Timberlakes jokes at the opening ceremony ! Brilliant opening words from Olazabel !

A number of bookmakers including Paddy Power, Ladbrokes and William hill have special free Ryder Cup bets and money back specials.

Here are the opening foursomes

MATCH 1

Furyk / Snedeker  V  McDowell / McIlroy

MATCH 2

Mickelson / Bradely  v Garcia / Donald

MATCH 3

Dufner / Z Johnson  V Westwood / Molinari

MATCH 4

Woods / Stricker  V Poulter / Rose

 

 

Ryder Cup 2012 Betting Offers, TV Coverage and Tips

Posted by on September 25, 2012 Comments Off

Who will win the 2012 Ryder Cup ?

Best Ryder Cup 2012 Odds at Time of Writing…..

USA odds to win Ryder cup 2012 are 8-11 on with Paddy Power and William Hill

Europe odds to Win Ryder cup 2012 are 7-4 with Stan James

Draw odds for Ryder Cup 2012 is   10-1 with Ladbrokes

And here are some Ryder Cup Betting specials with the bookmakers.

Blue Square offering money back if you bet on Europe to Win and they lose by 2 points or less ( tie included )

Unibet offer is  Place an outright ‘Top Overall Player’ bet of £10, £20 or £50 on The Ryder Cup 2012 and if Rory McIlroy or Tiger Woods finish as top point scorer, we will refund all losing bets up to £10, £20 or £50 according to the amount staked!

BetFred up to £50 free bet and Bet on any Fourball/Foursome or Singles in the Ryder Cup and if your selection is leading on the 18th tee and fails to win, we will refund your stake!

Other Ryder Cup outside bets

Paul Lawrie at 25-1 with betfred and Ladbrokes  to be Europes top points scorer.

Brandt Snedeker odds to be USA top points scorer at 16-1 with Ladbrokes

And here is the Ryder Cup 2012 Tv Coverage Schedule so you don’t miss a single shot. Times are based on UK Timezone.

Thu 27 Sep
10pm  Ryder Cup 2012 Opening Ceremonies
Fri 28 Sep
1.20pm Foursomes Tee off
6.05pm or 7.05pm  Fourballs Start
Sat 29 Sep
1.20 pm Foursomes Tee Off
6.05 pm Fourballs Tee Off
Sun 30 Sep
5.03 pm – 7.04 pm  Singles Tee Off
Come on Europe ! Should be a great match, the USA have a great team and home advantage so who will win the 2012 Ryder Cup ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who Will win the USPGA Major 2012 Golf Tournament at the Ocean Course, ?

Posted by on August 8, 2012 Comments Off

Thanks to Keegan Bradley I had a nice 60-1 win last week at the WGC Bridgestone after Furyk double bogeyed the last hole. Keegan played well at this event last year but it’s tricky to predict the outside bets and winner of the USPGA 2012 as the Ocean Course has no recent major history so you have to go with the form players.

The course is also the longest in history and with wet conditions forecast the shorter to average drivers such as Luke Donald, Zach Johnson and Molinari may struggle despite recent good form.

Tiger Woods best odds are at 10-1 with BetVictor and William Hill and he should be in contention if he can hit his driver. Tiger hasn’t been playing great but he’s now up to number 2 in the world after many top 10 finishes. Just imagine if he holes some putts ?

Rory McIlroy is 20-1 with Paddy Power and Ladbrokes but if the weather is bad Rory normally struggles.

The consistent Jason Dufner at 28-1 with BetVictor and Paddy Power is worth looking at.

Padraig Harrington is 50-1 at Ladbrokes and previously won the World Cup with Ireland at this course many years ago.

Outside bets for the USPGA include Bubba Watson 33-1 with Paddy Power, Louis Oosthuizen 33-1 with BetVictor, Graeme McDowell 45-1 with William Hill.

The biggest outside bet could be Carbrera Bello at 250-1 with William Hill if you fancy an each way bet

 

Who will win the 2012 Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham St Annes ?

Posted by on July 17, 2012 Comments Off

Here are my outside tips for the 2012 Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham. This links course starts with a Par 3 which is rare for a golf major and the reports are that the rough is brutal so keeping it straight off the tee is a big advantage.

The favourite for the 2012 Open is Tiger Woods at 10-1 best price with Ladbrokes. The odds on Tiger to win the open at 10-1 are a far cry from the 4-1 odds you would get in his prime so it is tempting.

Rory McIlroy has drifted to 25-1 with Betfred and Ladbrokes which reflects his dislike of playing in wind and rain.

Surely Westwood at 16-1 and Donald at 20-1 with Bet Victor must have a chance of their first major ?

The best outside bets for the 2012 open are to be found placing each way bets for first 6 places at most bookies. Here are a few tips.

G McDowell 33-1 with Paddy Power paying 7 places each way

F Molinari 40-1 with Paddy Power paying 7 places each way

Louis Oosthuizen 50-1 with Ladbrokes 6 places each way

Cabrera Bello 125-1 with Paddy Power paying 7 places each way

R Sterne 313-1 with Betfair

Raphael Jacquelin 150-1 with Ladbrokes

 

 

 

Who will Win the RBC Heritage Golf Classic 2012 ?

Posted by on April 11, 2012 Comments Off

Here are some outside tips for the Heritage Golf Classic 2012. Luke Donald is favourite at 7-1 but was well off form last week at the Masters.

Best odds are with Betfair, Skybet and Paddy Power.

Ken Duke 150-1 Some good recent top 10 finishes

Rober Garrigus 100-1 Capable of low scoring if new putter performs

Jason Dufner 35-1 Playing well apart from last round at Masters

Brandt Snedeker 25-1 Previous winner

Ernie Els 25-1 Coming back to form

Bo Van Pelt 22-1 Finished with a 64 at Masters

The two favourites probably are Jim Furyk 16-1 ( previous winner ) and Matt Kuchar 14-1 ( Strong Masters performance).

 

 

Who will win the Maybank Malaysian Open 2012 ?

Posted by on April 11, 2012 Comments Off

Some strong players are competing this week in the Maybank Malaysain Open 2012 Golf Tournament but I am placing some very small wagers on outside bets for the Maybank Malaysian Open. After my 45-1 Masters Win with Bubba Watson can we get lucky again this week ?

Most money will be on the highest ranked players including Schwartzel, Kaymer, Louis and Colesarts. Defending champion Manassero should also be looked at.

The best odds were mostly with Skybet, BetFred and Betfair.

Here are some outside tips for the Malaysian Golf Open

Coetzee 28-1  Nice player

Peter Lawrie 70-1 Top 10 finish last year

Gonnet 50-1 Promising French player

Jaidee 40-1 Previous winner

Kjeldsen 25-1 Recently won first event

Forsyth 125-1 ew Playing well and previous

Who will win the Euro 2012 Football Tournament ? Best Betting Odds and top tips.

Posted by on March 7, 2012 Comments Off

Looking for an outside bet for the Euro 2012 Tournament taking place in Poland and the Ukraine ? Who will win Euro 2012 ? It’s probably going to be Spain, Holland or Germany but the European Championships can often bring a surprise ? Who will be the next england manager ? Will it make any difference ?

Spain are the favourites at 5-2 with Ladbrokes, Paddy Power and BetFred and this would be my top pick. With some of the veterans such as Puyol and Xavi possibly making their last tournament they will be desperate to win the Euro 2012. The only slight question mark is their striking options , with Villa injured and Torres out of form they will have to find other options.

Holland at 15-2 with Paddy Power are good value but they are in the group of death with Portugal and Germany and could easily fail to qualify if they have a bad start. However with the quality of Van Perse you have to fancy the dutch to go far.

Germany are short odds with the best at 7/2 with Ladbrokes, this is due to their tough group but the Germans always find a way to go far in tournaments so it would be no surprise if they reach the final.

You can back England to win the Euro 2012 tournament at a best 10-1 with Paddy Power. They have a fairly easy group but do face the home nation which can be tricky. It would almsot be a miracle if they were to win Euro 2012 as they do lack world class players compared to Spain.

An outside bet for Euro 2012 might be France at 14-1 with BetVictor and William hill. The French are playing a younger team these days and have replaced their last manager who was a disaster.

The betting odds on Italy to win Euro 2012 are 14-1 with a number of bookies including Betfair,William Hill and Ladbrokes . The Italians face Spain in their first game but if they snatch a point they could qualify from their group that includes Rep of Ireland and Croatia.

Portugal at 25-1 with Coral but rely too heavily on Ronaldo and have to get past the Dutch and Germans in the group stage.

I can’t see any other teams in contention but Ukraine at 50-1 with Stan James might be backed each way purely on the basis of home support.

Here are the Euro 2012 Fixtures and Schedule

Friday, 8 June 2012

Poland v Greece, GpA, 17:00

Russia v Czech Republic, GpA, 19:45
Saturday, 9 June 2012

Netherlands v Denmark, GpB, 17:00

Germany v Portugal, GpB, 19:45
Sunday, 10 June 2012

Spain v Italy, GpC, 17:00

Rep of Ireland v Croatia, GpC, 19:45
Monday, 11 June 2012

France v England, GpD, 17:00

Ukraine v Sweden, GpD, 19:45
Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Greece v Czech Republic, GpA, 17:00

Poland v Russia, GpA, 19:45
Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Denmark v Portugal, GpB, 17:00

Netherlands v Germany, GpB, 19:45
Thursday, 14 June 2012

Italy v Croatia, GpC, 17:00

Spain v Rep of Ireland, GpC, 19:45
Friday, 15 June 2012

Ukraine v France, GpD, 17:00

Sweden v England, GpD, 19:45
Saturday, 16 June 2012

Czech Republic v Poland, GpA, 19:45

Greece v Russia, GpA, 19:45
Sunday, 17 June 2012

Denmark v Germany, GpB, 19:45

Portugal v Netherlands, GpB, 19:45
Monday, 18 June 2012

Croatia v Spain, GpC, 19:45

Italy v Rep of Ireland, GpC, 19:45
Tuesday, 19 June 2012

England v Ukraine, GpD, 19:45

Sweden v France, GpD, 19:45
Thursday, 21 June 2012

Winner Group A v Runner-up Group B, QF, 19:45
Friday, 22 June 2012

Winner Group B v Runner-up Group A, QF, 19:45
Saturday, 23 June 2012

Winner Group C v Runner-up Group D, QF, 19:45
Sunday, 24 June 2012

Winner Group D v Runner-up Group C, QF, 19:45
Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Winner Q/F 1 v Winner Q/F 2, SF, 19:45
Thursday, 28 June 2012

Winner Q/F 3 v Winner Q/F 4, SF, 19:45
Sunday, 1 July 2012

Winners SF1 v Winners SF2, F, 19:45

 

 

Who will win World Golf Championships Cadillac Championship 2012 ?

Posted by on March 7, 2012 Comments Off

Who will win WGC Cadillac Championship 2012 ? The top 64 players in the world have a big prize fund and big world ranking points to play for.

Note : These odds were before the WGC Event teed off so they will change in play of course.

Tiger Woods at 7-1 with BetVictor, Tiger loves this course at Doral and his recent 62 suggests he is finding his form again, but can he play 4 good rounds to beat the likes of  world number one Rory McIlroy at 13-2 with  BetFred ? You can back McIlroy to at least finish in the top 10 with Totesport and BetFred.

Lee westwood shot a last round 63 in his previous event and you can back him at 14-1 with Skybet and Paddy Power. Also conside recent WGC match play champion Hunter Mahan at 37-1 with Betfair.

Some good outside bets for the Cadillac WGC 2012 Event include Keegan Bradley 40-1 with Skybet , Snedeker 85-1 with Betfair, Matt Kuchar 45-1 with Betfair and Webb Simpson 40-1 with skybet.

 

 

Who will win the US Masters Golf 2012 ? Masters betting odds and tips for the first golf major event

Posted by on March 7, 2012 Comments Off

Update : Some of the Masters Odds have drifted so you can get better prices on your outside bets. Many of the bookies have also added extra special odds on the Masters with free bets and money back offers.

Current offers below if you are betting. Some odds have drifted , Tiger 5-1 and McIlroy 6-1,Donald 16-1, Westwood 21-1, Mickleson 12-1. Kaymer 66-1 .

 Boyle Sports and Paddy Power 6 places for each way bet.
Paddy Power- money back if Tiger wins
Blue Square – money back if your player finishes 2 shots off the lead at least.
Coral – Money back if your player is leading after round 3 and doesnt win.

 

Here are my top tips for the US Masters 2012 Golf Major. Who do the experts bet for the Masters 2012 ? Are you looking for a good outside bet for the Masters 2012 ?

The first golf major of the year is tricky to predict but there are some good value bets combined with the free bet offers at many bookmakers when you bet on the Masters. Masters best golf betting odds will differ coming up to the event depending on the form of the top players in the previous wgc and pga tour events.

The Masters Golf 2012 favourites at the time of writing are Rory McIlroy 6-1 with Betfair and BetFred and multiple Masters winner Tiger Woods at 5-1 with Paddy Power and Totesport.

Rory McIlroy should have won the 2011 Masters and must be considered a strong contender. Tiger Woods betting odds for the Masters reflect that his game is coming back and if he gets in contention he must be a serious contender again.

However, the Masters betting odds for Phil Mickleson are tempting at 9-1 with BetVictor and Betfair.

Lee Westwood looks a good bet at 21-1 with Blue Square and William Hill and a value bet at 43-1 with Betfair looks good for Sergio Garcia if he continues his good putting form which has let him down in the past.

Defending champion Schwartzel must also be an option at 41-1 with Betfair.

Some big outsider bets for the Masters 2012 worth a punt include Keegan Bradley 50-1 with Paddy Power, Kyle Stanley 80-1 with Betfair, Bill Haas 80-1 with BetFred and Snedeker 66-1 with Ladbrokes.

 

 

 

 

WGC Accenture Match Play Tournament 2012 Betting Odds

Posted by on February 21, 2012 Comments Off

Who will win the WGC Accenture Match Play Tournament ? Well this is difficult to predict as some of the top players have some tricky ties in the first round. Look for value outsider bets and Ladbrokes seem to have some good prices for this event.

Last weekend was a small victory again against the bookies with my startegy of placing tiny small bets spread over the filed working well.

I had a 50-1 win with JB Kruger with Blue Square at the Avantha Masters ( Screenshot below ) and a 16-1 tiny win with Bill Haas at the PGA tour event, the Northern Trust Open. I had Keegan Bradley at 50-1 so it was a blow when he lost the play off to Haas !

Overall it was about a £25 Profit with tiny bets.

The World Golf championship Match play event venue is the long course at the Ritz Carlton golf club in Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona. The Top 64 players in the world are competing apart from Mickleson and Casey.

Rory McIlroy is the favourite at 13-1 with Stan James and Betfair. He is tweaking his swing slightly and faces a tricky first round tie so there is not much value here.

Tiger Woods is 14-1 with most bookies including BetFred and Paddy Power. Again Woods is not back to his best so these odds are not that tempting.

I have went for small bets spread over the field for the best odds and potential returns. These bets were with Ladbrokes.

33/1 – Webb Simpson,

40/1 – Charl Schwartzel,

66/1 – Louis Oosthuizen,

66/1 – Geoff Ogilvy

80/1 – Thomas Bjorn

100/1 – Paul Lawrie
50/1 – Graeme McDowell

 

I also placed small bets with Blue Square with Westwood 20-1, Kaymer 25-1 and Kyle Stanley 50-1 .

Here is the full first round draw, to get the best odds consider looking at the potential draws for each player in their bracket. Here is the first riund draw below and their seedings.

(1) Luke Donald v (64) Ernie Els
(32) Jason Dufner v (33) Peter Hanson
(16) KJ Choi v (49) Kyle Stanley
(17) Brandt Snedeker v (48) Retief Goosen
(8) Adam Scott v (57) Robert Rock
(25) Bo Van Pelt v (40) Mark Wilson
(9) Dustin Johnson v (56) Jim Furyk
(24) Thomas Bjorn v (41) Francesco Molinari
(4) Martin Kaymer v (61) Greg Chalmers
(29) David Toms v (36) Rickie Fowler
(13) Matt Kuchar v (52) Jonathan Byrd
(20) Bubba Watson v (45) Ben Crane
(5) Steve Stricker v (60) Kevin Na
(28) Louis Oosthuizen v (37) Aaron Baddeley
(12) Graeme McDowell v (53) YE Yang
(21) Hunter Mahan v (44) Zach Johnson
(2) Rory McIlroy v (63) George Coetzee
(31) KT Kim v (34) Anders Hansen
(15) Sergio Garcia v (50) Miguel Angel Jimenez
(18) Keegan Bradley v (47) Geoff Ogilvy
(7) Jason Day v (58) Rafael Cabrera-Bello
(26) Simon Dyson v (39) John Senden
(10) Charl Schwartzel v (55) Gary Woodland
(23) Ian Poulter v (42) Bae Sang-moon
(3) Lee Westwood v (62) Nicolas Colsaerts
(30) Robert Karlsson v (35) Fredrik Jacobson
(14) Nick Watney v (51) Darren Clarke
(19) Tiger Woods v (46) Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
(6) Webb Simpson v (59) Matteo Manassero
(27) Alvaro Quiros v (38) Martin Laird
(11) Bill Haas v (54) Ryo Ishikawa
(22) Justin Rose v (43) Paul Lawrie