To the very famous midlands-situated Devere Belfry this week for the British Masters, normally held here in May.
The wind is set to blow this week, so we are looking for a steady accurate golfer, though we shouldn't read too much into course form I guess, as The Belfry in May is a very different beast to The Belfry in (lets face it) virtually October.
The pre-tournament favourite, Casey, pulled out of this tournament last night, at the eleventh hour, stating that after being paired with Colon Montgomerie and Richard Sterne (RSA), he'd prefer to work on his game at home!
I don't blame him.
Rory McIlroy makes his debut as pro this week, but I wouldn't expect a massive performance by him - if you are looking to bet on an amateur turned pro very recently, better to have a flutter on Lloyd Saltman, who is going un-noticed these days, after McIlroy's headline grabbing antics at carnoustie, remember?
Enough talk. Suggestion time...
Selections:
Richard Green £2 e/w 28-1
Montgomerie £1 e/w 40-1
Paul Lawrie £1 e/w 80-1
Storm £1 e/w 66-1
Opening balance: £372.71p
Stake: £10
Balance after stake: £362.71p
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Result:
Green dns
Montgomerie =19th
Paul Lawrie m/c
Storm m/c
Winnings: £0
Profit/loss: -£10
Closing balance after tournament: £362.71p
Comment: A strange one. A strange one indeed. Richard Green did not even start. I've yet to find out why. Maybe he pulled out even later than Paul Casey? Lawrie and Storm missed the cut by miles. What a terrible week for "Twenty-Six". Only Colon Montgomerie even competed to any degree for "TwentySix", starting off the final round in 9th place, but having a shocking 74 and ending up in nineteenth place.
Lee Westwood won at the Belfry this week, carrying on his good work (in parts) of last week, and finishing 5 strokes clear here, with a stunning 65 in the final round.
No one could live with that!
Ok. We have a break for a fortnight now, when the Seve Trophy is being played (continental Europe versus Britain and Ireland), and then the Alfred Dunhill Links is played at 3 east coast links courses right outside my Dad's cottage in Fife. A bit of a lottery that - 3 courses, the east coast scottish weather and not to mention of course, the celebrities playing alongside the pros... Best to leave these two tournaments.
Back for the HSBC World Matchplay Championships at Wentworth (selections 10th Oct for play beginning 11th Oct) , fully rested and ready to make some profit at last?
There are only FOUR tournaments left now... The World Matchplay, The Portugese Masters, The Mallorca Classic and finally, "TwentySix" will finish this year's golf season at Valderrama, for the Volvo Masters.
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