Back to Deutchsland, Deutchsland, uber alles, this week - to the tournament formerly known as The German Masters.
Gut Larchenhof, if the wind does not blow, is one of the most straightforward courses the players will face all year, with hugely generous fairways and flattish, true greens.
We have a limited field of only 78 competing this week, which means there'll be no cut (very strange?!) so picking a winner (usually a "name" here), should be more straightforward than at other tournaments.
Berhard langer (and his brother Erwin) are hosting the event, and if Bernhard can put the speech-making and hand-shaking to one side for these few days (doubtful, I know) the bible-bashing keep-fit freak probably has the best credentials and certainly course form to walk away with the booty, come sunday.
Anders Hansen is another to watch - a duel PGA winner at Wentworth, and finally proving himself on the US Tour, with good course form here.
Ian poulter has had some good finishes recently, with a couple in the (laughable) "Fedex race" in America also. An aggressive player, who likes to attack pins and grab birdies, he may well give "TwentySix" readers a good run for their money, as birdies are most definitely the order of the day this week. He is joint favourite with Lee Westwood, though I'd prefer "Prissy" to "Mongo" this week, as Westwood made quite a few silly mistakes last weekend, and has a far poorer putting stroke to Poulter. This may turn into a putting contest you know...
Finally, Chubb-chops Peter Hanson may get the final nod. He's having a good year, loves playing in Germany (11th in Munich this year and 5th in Hamburg), and has been well rested since another solid performance in the Scandanavian Masters.
Others to watch - Goosen (on world ranking, nothing else- he's having his worst season for some time), Ross Fisher, Dredge, Fernandez-Castano, McDowell (the Bart Simpson of the EPGA - a perennial under achiever) and Dougherty.
Opening Balance: £381.71p
Selections:
A Hansen £1.50p e/w 35-1
Poulter £1 e/w 16-1 (jf)
Langer £1 e/w 28-1
Hanson £1 e/w 35-1
Stake: £9
Balance after stake: £372.71p
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Result:
A hansen =46th
Poulter =27th
Langer =27
P Hanson =27th
Winnings : £0
Profit / Loss :- £9
Closing Balance after tournament: £327.71p
Comment: A strange week. Trust me to write off Mongo's (Westwood's) hopes. He only went and scored a 61, the best round of his life (literally) in the first round. Luckily for me, he struggled a wee bit after that.
A strange week also in that 3 of the 4 selections finished together on the board, with the same score. This was primarily down to The Kaiser (Langer) having a shocker on the last day, scoring a 76 and slipping from a position of serious challenge, to "mid-table obscurity" - something to do with the fact he was concentrating on hosting the event and not, er... winning?! That might have been a bit embarrassing!
So, all in all, another poor week for "TwentySix". We'll leave the German Masters with haste, hot foot it across the north sea to The Belfry... where next week's British Masters may give us a better result. Its getting a little repetitive now, but boy, do we need it!
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