The Golf Tips Thread

premierstone

Right so what are peoples thoughts on the Byron Nelson this week??

At the moment Im leaning towards Leishman, Crane, Overton and Points in that order but still not fully decided.

redzerdrog

premierstone wrote: »

Right so what are peoples thoughts on the Byron Nelson this week??

At the moment Im leaning towards Leishman, Crane, Overton and Points in that order but still not fully decided.

Wide open event I am just having a small bet on jason day but it wouldnt surprise me the see a big priced winner. Someone like Patrick Reed that is a local texan could go well at a big price.

I do think Leishman is very short though but i thought that about Horschell a few weeks ago and he went out and won

Nuri Sahin

HP Byron Nelson:

1) Ben Crane @ 45/1
2) Boo Weekley @ 55/1
3) Henrik Norlander @ 200/1[ - Made the cut 5 times in a row recently after a poor start to the season, and in those cuts made he finished T15 in New Orleans and a T16 at the Wells Fargo in his last 2 tourneys.



Volvo Matchplay:

1) Nicolas Colsaerts @ 10/1

Dolph Starbeam

HP Byron Nelson

Marc Leishman @ 20/1 Was hoping for a better price but he has had a good year so I'm hoping for another good showing this weekend.

Also going with small bets on a couple outsiders, Have already backed Norlander so good to see I'm not the only one who fancies him, and I might actually add Ben Crane too, has been playing pretty well recently.

Henrik Norlander @ 150/1
Anders Romero @ 150/1



Volvo World Match Play Championship

Henrik Stenson @ 15/2


Also for tomorrows matches I'm going with treble of

Stenson, Colsaerts and McDowell at a bit more than 4/1

ianburke

had a look at recent byron nelsons.jason day and da points stood out to me as doing very well here in recent years. will back them both each way.

bobwilliams

Scott Piercy @100/1 e/w and e/w first rd leader @80/1

Hoki

Byron Nelson

Jordan Spieth - 35/1
Keegan Bradley - 20/1
Jimmy Walker - 30/1

Volvo Matchplay

Graham McDowell - 8/1 To win outright.

Two doubles:

McDowell - 8/11
Colsaerts - 4/5
&
McDowell - 8/11
Poulter - 4/6

jokser250

Did a patent this week on g - mac Louis ousthausin and Peter uilhen in the tournaments this week and a small re treble to

Johnny86

Byron Nelson:
Harrington
Karlsson

Volvo
Brandan Grace
Bo Van Pelt

frat

jokser250 wrote: »

Did a patent this week on g - mac Louis ousthausin and Peter uilhen in the tournaments this week and a small re treble to

A patent includes a treble!

Day and Colsaerts for me, nice double!

sb78

Byron Nelson final picks:
Day 12
Kuchar 16
Palmer 25
Spieth 33

not a lot of value out there, and with most of the big players missing, not many stand out selections. I narrowed it down to the above 4 selections plus Bradley, Dufner and Walker. But I can't have Dufner at the moment, and Walker seems to save his best rounds for Sunday, so might have a look at him then.

premierstone

premierstone wrote: »

Right so what are peoples thoughts on the Byron Nelson this week??

At the moment Im leaning towards Leishman, Crane, Overton and Points in that order but still not fully decided.

Went with these 4 and added Norlander who I had on my original shortlist and when I seen a few mention him here I had to include him or I would be kicking myself.

Good luck all!

gerrymadden1

Harris English stands out for me (50/1 at PP and available elsewhere at 66/1)

He's in his second full season on the PGA Tour & was a major talent on the second tour & on the college circuit.

Most important, he plays well in the wind & very windy conditions are predicted.

My second choice is Matt Every who is available at 100/1 & better.

Nuri Sahin

Had a total mind blank it seems and forgot to put money on Bradley pre-tourney >_<

Hoki

It's not often you'd see a course record being broken with two bogeys on the card, hopefully he keeps it up now for the last 3 days! 2/1 is very skimpy for those looking to get on him now.

fangee

Hoki wrote: »

It's not often you'd see a course record being broken with two bogeys on the card, hopefully he keeps it up now for the last 3 days! 2/1 is very skimpy for those looking to get on him now.

Should win comfortably from here. If he doesn't ........ Waste of space.

bobwilliams

fangee wrote: »

Should win comfortably from here. If he doesn't ........ Waste of space.

Hardly,he's only 3 clear of Charl with 3 rounds to go.....hardly a shoe in at this stage especially as the weather could get a bit nasty

fangee

bobwilliams wrote: »

Hardly,he's only 3 clear of Charl with 3 rounds to go.....hardly a shoe in at this stage especially as the weather could get a bit nasty

Psychologically he should be competent enough to realise that 3 more rounds averaging -3 or -4 under will see him win. Just depends on his mindset. If he can't manage his head / game then I think that makes him average.

Hoki

fangee wrote: »

Psychologically he should be competent enough to realise that 3 more rounds averaging -3 or -4 under will see him win. Just depends on his mindset. If he can't manage his head / game then I think that makes him average.

I think you are over simplifying it tbh. There are more than just mental factors in play here.

bobwilliams

Hoki wrote: »

I think you are over simplifying it tbh. There are more than just mental factors in play here.

Correct,for example if the wind picks up imo it won't suit him.
Also,saying a couple under will do each round will do doesn't work,u have to stay in the moment,don't look ahead.
Bradly is great battler,no doubt but going pillar to post is tough and I think at 2/1 I would not be getting involved.

fangee

So who's happier today - people who backed Bradley or Leishman ?

Are we now saying that having a player -10 after one round and 3 clear of his nearest opponent and at least 5 clear of all but 4 players should not be able to win from there ?

We are not talking about Castro from last week who predictably fell apart in round two. Bradley is a recent Major winner.

I'm not saying he will win or I'd back him at 2/1.

I'm saying he should have the ability to see it out from here. If he doesn't then I think that is pretty weak mentally.

I haven't backed him so I'd love to see a meltdown but I just don't think it will happen.

Nuri Sahin

On a non-betting note, is there a more spectacular course in Europe than the one at Thracian Cliffs resort?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSXIRaQAB-w

Nuri Sahin

Couple of bets in play just there since my pre-tourney bets in the US are pretty much dead.

Marc Leishmann @ 33/1 (Ladbrokes)
Camillo Villegas @ 50/1 (General)

Dicky Pride

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Couple of bets in play just there since my pre-tourney bets in the US are pretty much dead.

Marc Leishmann @ 33/1 (Ladbrokes)
Camillo Villegas @ 50/1 (General)

Leishman was 33-1 at -4? WTF.

bobwilliams

bobwilliams wrote: »

Scott Piercy @100/1 e/w and e/w first rd leader @80/1

the windy conditions will help Piercy and imo will not help Bradley.
Also have John Hue backed e/w as advised earlier on in the week

Dicky Pride

bobwilliams wrote: »

the windy conditions will help Piercy and imo will not help Bradley.
Also have John Hue backed e/w as advised earlier on in the week

Don't think Bradley will have too much of a problem in the wind. Won his first tournament in fairly high winds and even though he usually flies the ball pretty high he seems to have developed a much better control over it.

bobwilliams

Dicky Pride wrote: »

Don't think Bradley will have too much of a problem in the wind. Won his first tournament in fairly high winds and even though he usually flies the ball pretty high he seems to have developed a much better control over it.

i agree he has improved but he still has that big high fade that appears at times when the pressure's on.

Dicky Pride

I just don't see the players closest to him having the bottle to put him under pressure. There are a couple of players on -8 who would be dangerous but they just might be too far back.

jjll

Has to be squeaky bum time for everyone who did bradley

Hoki

Hoki wrote: »

Byron Nelson

Jordan Spieth - 35/1
Keegan Bradley - 20/1
Jimmy Walker - 30/1

Volvo Matchplay

Graham McDowell - 8/1 To win outright.

Two doubles:

McDowell - 8/11
Colsaerts - 4/5
&
McDowell - 8/11
Poulter - 4/6

McDowell clinches the Volvo matchplay He is without doubt one of the best Matchplay golfers in the world. Now hopefully Keegan Bradley will do the business this evening for a nice profitable weekend!