An important tournament this week, I guess, not only for "TwentySix" (which tournament now isn't?!) but also for the players, as this tournament is the FIRST tournament whereby players wishing to partcipate as team members in next year's Ryder Cup, can start accumulating points. This yearly accumulation of points (rather than a TWO yearly accumulation as the Yanks USED to do) has stood us in good stead over recent Cups, because we fielded the "in-form" players from the EPGA tour, whereas the Americans often fielded players who WERE in form almost TWO years PREVIOUSLY!
There will be a fair few players who will be looking to bank some points from the off - players like Clarke, Dougerty and Howell I expect, though I'm expecting some (still relatively unknown) players (specifically someone like ILONEN, who has won twice on tour this year) to try and carry on the good work at the tail end of this year, with a view to putting some "RC points" together now, before the probable slump in form at some time next season. Ilonen is my outside tip already to make the team next september. (RC point accumulation stops in August 2008).
Just the selections again this week...
Opening balance: £383.96p
Selections:
Gonzales £1.50p e/w 60-1
Fasth £2 win 16-1
A Romero £1.50p e/w 22-1
Dredge £1 e/w 33-1
S Hansen 75p e/w 25-1
Stake: £11.50p
Balance after stake: £372.46
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Result:
Gonzales =56th
Fasth m/c
A Romero m/c
Dredge 3rd
S Hansen m/c
Winnings: £9.25p
Profit/Loss: -£2.50p
Closing balance (after tournament): £381.71p
Comment: A completely mixed bag this week. Mainly bad, but with Bradley Dredge (last year's runaway winner by 8 strokes here) doing enough to make at least a return for"TwentySix", if not quite a profit. In fact Dredge was joint leader at the start of the final round - shame really.
Brett Rumford won this tournament after a playoff between himself and Philip Archer.
Thats all I have to say on this weeks tournament - as I am more interested in following the Rugby World Cup at present, I have to say...!
(NB. That is NOT to say however that tips for the next few tournaments won't be appearing as usual on "TwentySix". Of course they will)!
Back to Germany next week, for the Mercedes Benz Championship, hosted in effect by the veteran Langer (who has already played his first event on the seniors tour). He's playing well at present and should he win in his homeland, he would become the oldest player ever to have won on the regular European Tour!
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