Sports - Miscellaneous

[Sands]

England to win 1st Ashes Test $3.90

[Sands]

Kevin Pietersen $4.25

[Sands]

To Kick Goal 1; Collingwood $1.80

[jake]

hi sands..more than happy to join in..

let's start with the almost obvious..federer to be the wimbledon 2009 tournament winner..$1.40..

[ijuandaQLD]

Nth Qld @ line (-13.5) $1.90

[ijuandaQLD]

Wst B'Dogs @ line (-17.5) $1.90

[jake]

multi..h2h..collingwood@$1.52..broncos@$1.41..st.george@$1.22..=$2.61

[jake]

draw..ashes series..$5.75..

[jake]

multi..h2h..collingwood@$1.52..broncos@$1.41..st.george@$1.22..=$2.61

:)

[jake]

thomas keinath to win..semifinal..us open..$1.35..

[Sands]

Mediterranean Games Basketball

Multi Head-to-Head
Italy to beat Turkey $1.55
Croatia to beat Greece $1.46

[ijuandaQLD]

Nth Qld @ line (-13.5) $1.90

Wst B'Dogs @ line (-17.5) $1.90

nice

[MyHatMyCoat]

Very nice, ijuandaQLD, well done!

[MyHatMyCoat]

Top 3 Finish. Cadel Evans $2.40. Alberto Contador $2.50. Lance Armstrong $3.00.

[MyHatMyCoat]

Las Vegas Desert Classic · Quarter Finals · Darts

Multi

Terry Jenkins=1.50
Ray Van Barneveld=1.45
Phil Taylor=1.20
James Wade=1.37

$3.58

[Sands]

Most Sixes West Indies $2.25

[Sands]

Two Ball Rd 4 Cameron Beckman $2.05 v Michael Allen

[Sands]

Two Ball Rd 4 Jim Furyk $1.66 v Rod Pampling

[Sands]

Two Ball Rd 4 Justin Rose $1.91 v Fred Couples

[Sands]

Two Ball Rd 4 Lucas Glover $1.80 v Ryuji Imada

[Sands]

Winner Anthony Kim $4.20

[jake]

Two Ball Rd 4 Cameron Beckman $2.05 v Michael Allen

..should be a great contest sands..i've already taken allen as one of my outsiders to win the tourni..he & rod pampling appear to be my best chance for a rough result..having said that..my main bet all along has been tiger..

[jake]

winner..us..motogp..valentino rossi..$1.60..

[Sands]

To Kick Goal 1; Collingwood $1.80

They might have won the game but they didn't kick goal 1 :(

[Sands]

Andrew Strauss $4.50

[Sands]

Basketball under-19 World Championships
USA to beat Greece $1.09
Lithuania to beat Egypt $1.02
NRL Round 17
Bulldogs +2.5 $1.91

[jake]

..h2h..qld firebirds to beat the west coast fever..
..game total..over 109.5..

[jake]

winner..mark cavendish..
top3 finish..fabian cancellara..thor hushovd..

[MyHatMyCoat]

Top 3 Finish. Cadel Evans $2.40. Alberto Contador $2.50. Lance Armstrong $3.00.

Cadel Evans 5th. Alberto Contador 2nd. Lance Armstrong 10th.

[kiwiz]

Garmin-Slipstream winner stage 4 Tour de France

[kiwiz]

Ashes,,Aussies 2-1

[Sands]

Two Ball Rd 4 Cameron Beckman $2.05 v Michael Allen
Two Ball Rd 4 Jim Furyk $1.66 v Rod Pampling
Two Ball Rd 4 Justin Rose $1.91 v Fred Couples
Two Ball Rd 4 Lucas Glover $1.80 v Ryuji Imada

Winners
Cameron Beckman
Jim Furyk
Fred Couples
Lucas Glover

3 from 4

[Sands]

Kazakhstan U-19 +26.5
Puerto Rico U-19 -33.5

[Sands]

France U-19 +4.5
Canada U-19 +4

[jake]

hi sands..more than happy to join in..

let's start with the almost obvious..federer to be the wimbledon 2009 tournament winner..$1.40..

i was worried..more than a couple of times..but he got there in the end..what a great final..

[jake]

ashes..test 1..draw..

[Sands]

Croatia U-19 +4
USA U-19 -14.5

[jake]

winner..mark cavendish..
top3 finish..fabian cancellara..thor hushovd..

mark cavendish won..thor hushovd was runner-up..

[jake]

..& mark cavendish the one to beat..stage 5..

[jake]

winner..mark cavendish..
top3 finish..fabian cancellara..thor hushovd..

sticking with cancellara & hushovd..top3 finish..stage 5..& adding gerald ciolek..

[Sands]

England to win 1st Ashes Test $3.90

Have also taken England or a draw (double chance)

[Sands]

Kevin Pietersen $4.25

Add Ravi Bopara $5.25

[Sands]

James Anderson $3.25
Andrew Flintoff $4.00

[Sands]

Ashes,,Aussies 2-1

Have similar vibes kiwiz but me thinks England 2-1

[jake]

Have also taken England or a draw (double chance)

..good idea sands..just backed australia or a draw..a draw will be my best result..

[jake]

most wickets 1st innings..mitchell johnson..

[jake]

highest batter..1st innings..australia..mike hussey..phil hughes & michael clarke..

[jake]

tour de france..stage 5..h2h..thor hushovd to beat tyler farrar..tom boonen to beat daniele bennati..

[Sands]

Graeme McDowell $4.50
Miguel Jimenez $4.50
Richard Green $5.00
James Kingston $17.00

[Sands]

Geoff Ogilvy $3.25 x2
Richard Green $5.00
Robert Allenby $6.00

[Sands]

Alastair Forsyth $9.00
Paul Lawrie $9.00
Stephen Gallacher $15.00

[Sands]

James Kingston $5.00
Stephen Gallacher $8.00

[ijuandaQLD]

Was on the phone to Jason Day early this morning and he's primed for this weekends John Deere Classic. He's striking it well and his putter is on fire. He's not far away from getting married and i questioned him whether it was taking his mind away from golf. in answer he put his fiance Ellie on the phone who said he is playing brilliant and isnt doing a thing for the wedding. being a typical aussie bloke she said. so in that case i think my best bet of the week is him to make the cut.

John Deere Classic
Jason Day to make the Cut @ $1.48 (unitab)

While in the top Aussie it looks a race, on current form, between JD and John Senden. JD ($7) and Sendo ($4.5 fav) can probably settle for a average first round and improve into the weekend. James Nitties is a player in the market on unitab @ $11 however he wont be playing this week after he told me he 'twitched' a muscle in his neck last week trying to 'rip one 340m on the 9th.' He was probably the only danger to JD or Sendo so if u want to take the $4.5 and $7 i think thats the go.

Best Aussie
John Senden @ $4.5
Jason Day @ $7

For the win its no surprise Kenny Perry sits favourite with his outstanding form and victory a couple weeks ago and being the defending champion. having picked up 3 victories last season he's well on his way to another 3 this season with 2 already. Danger i think is Zach Johnson. After a blistering start to the season he is just starting to strike it consistently again. While David Toms is fast becoming my bogey man. At his latest second behind Perry 2 weeks ago i had 200 on him at $21 at the start and was spewing he didnt win. This weeks field is fairly week it looks like the winner will come from these three or Lucas Glover and Steve Stricker.

My bet Zach Johnson having a morning tee off. I think he can get out there and probably card 7 under to be among the leaders and finish the week off strong

Tournament Win
Zach Johnson @ $21

[jake]

tour de france..stage 6..top 3 finish..fabian cancellara..thor hushovd..kim kirchen..

[jake]

tour de france..stage 6..h2h..fabian wegmann to beat sylvain chavanel..jerome pineau to beat rinaldo nocentini..

[Sands]

Jens Voight $9.00
Alberto Contador $12.00
Lance Armstrong $18.00

[ijuandaQLD]

Was on the phone to Jason Day early this morning and he's primed for this weekends John Deere Classic. He's striking it well and his putter is on fire. He's not far away from getting married and i questioned him whether it was taking his mind away from golf. in answer he put his fiance Ellie on the phone who said he is playing brilliant and isnt doing a thing for the wedding. being a typical aussie bloke she said. so in that case i think my best bet of the week is him to make the cut.

John Deere Classic
Jason Day to make the Cut @ $1.48 (unitab)

While in the top Aussie it looks a race, on current form, between JD and John Senden. JD ($7) and Sendo ($4.5 fav) can probably settle for a average first round and improve into the weekend. James Nitties is a player in the market on unitab @ $11 however he wont be playing this week after he told me he 'twitched' a muscle in his neck last week trying to 'rip one 340m on the 9th.' He was probably the only danger to JD or Sendo so if u want to take the $4.5 and $7 i think thats the go.

Best Aussie
John Senden @ $4.5
Jason Day @ $7

For the win its no surprise Kenny Perry sits favourite with his outstanding form and victory a couple weeks ago and being the defending champion. having picked up 3 victories last season he's well on his way to another 3 this season with 2 already. Danger i think is Zach Johnson. After a blistering start to the season he is just starting to strike it consistently again. While David Toms is fast becoming my bogey man. At his latest second behind Perry 2 weeks ago i had 200 on him at $21 at the start and was spewing he didnt win. This weeks field is fairly week it looks like the winner will come from these three or Lucas Glover and Steve Stricker.

My bet Zach Johnson having a morning tee off. I think he can get out there and probably card 7 under to be among the leaders and finish the week off strong

Tournament Win
Zach Johnson @ $21

Well JD has fired out of the blocks with a first round 5 under 66 to be currently 1 off the pace (players still on course) is sitting as equal australian with peter lonard while John Senden had a slowish start with just a one under 70.

As for Zach Johnson to win he has opened with a 2 under 69. threw in a couple of late bogeys which tarnished what looked like a promising score.

Other major players
Kenny Perry 2 under thru 15
David Toms 1 under thru 15
Steve Stricker Even thru 14
Lucas Glover 2 under finished

Leaderboard
T1 -- USA J.J. Henry -6 F * -6
T1 -- USA Dean Wilson -6 13 -6
T1 -- USA Spencer Levin -6 12 * -6
T4 -- USA Dicky Pride -5 F * -5
T4 -- AUS Jason Day -5 F * -5
T4 -- AUS Peter Lonard -5 17 -5
T4 -- USA Tim Petrovic -5 17 -5
T4 -- USA J.L. Lewis -5 17 * -5
T4 -- USA Matt Bettencourt -5 16 * -5
T4 -- USA Lee Janzen -5 13 -5

[jake]

thomas keinath to win..semifinal..us open..$1.35..

thomas keinath won..then went on to win the final..

[Sands]

Argentina U-19 +6.5

[Sands]

Jamie Whincup $2.75 x2
Craig Lowndes $4.25
Will Davison $10.00

[Sands]

Australia U-19 -6.5

[ijuandaQLD]

Top Aussie Market
Jason Day @ $2.75 -5 played well today and a genuine tournament chance
Aaron Baddeley @ $4.50 -3 a somewhat return to form after an average 6 months. dont think he has the 4 rounds in him to finish top aus
Peter Lonard @ $7.00 -4 is playing like crap so this was a surprise. will make cut but think he will finish a long way from the winner. lay him for all u can
Marc Leishman @ $8.00 -3 solid and will probably finish about the same score for the tournament and a top 30-40
Matt Jones @ $9.00 -2 really rough of late after a great debut season last year. will wait to determine his chances til after second round
John Senden @ $9.00 -1 a solid beginning and only four shots behind looks decent odds at 8/1. would prefer 11/1 but will have another lil bit on him
Steve Elkington @ $17.00 -2 a huge knockout chance and at these odds im sure will attract some decent bets. an old timer who consistently shows he can still mix it with the best wwith good finishes. a good second round vital.

Tournament Winner
Race between Perry, Johnson and Day with an outside chance to Bettencourt and Glover.

Get on Perry at $8 to continue hot streak

[Sands]

Croatia U-19 -5
USA U-19 -21.5

[Sands]

Sebastian Vettel $2.15 x3
Jenson Button $3.00 x2

[Sands]

Nico Rosberg $9.00

[jake]

..h2h..qld firebirds to beat the west coast fever..

..firebirds 54-52..

[MyHatMyCoat]

Australia U-19 -6.5


Great to see the Aussie lads doing so well!

[Sands]

Chris Sorensen $12.00
Levi Leipheimer $8.00
Lance Armstrong $3.00 x2

[jake]

tour de france..stage 7..h2h..carlos sastre to beat roman kreuziger..andy schleck to beat cadel evans..

[jake]

tour de france..stage 7..top 3 finish..thor hushovd..alberto contador..christophe moreau..

[Sands]

Great to see the Aussie lads doing so well!

Yep nice to see
Yanks going ok as well

[MyHatMyCoat]

Las Vegas Desert Classic · Quarter Finals · Darts

Multi

Terry Jenkins=1.50
Ray Van Barneveld=1.45
Phil Taylor=1.20
James Wade=1.37

$3.58

They all won.

[Sands]

Canada U-19 +2.5
Australia U-19 -3

[Sands]

France U-19 +4.5
Canada U-19 +4

France put up a good fight only going down by 4 :)
Canada won by 10 :)

[Sands]

Kim Kirchen $3.50
Jens Voight $6.00
Alberto Contador $7.50
Lance Armstrong $9.00

[Sands]

CONTADOR, Alberto (ESP) $1.55 vs SCHLECK, Andy (LUX)
KIRCHEN, Kim (LUX) $1.65 vs PELLIZOTTI, Franco (ITA)
KIRCHEN, Kim (LUX) $1.65 vs SANCHEZ, Luis Leon (ESP)

[Sands]

Vic Darchinyan $1.40 v Joseph Agbeko

Australia’s Vic Darchinyan should be too experienced for Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko

[Sands]

Melboure Vixens v Waikato / Bay of Plenty Magic +6.5

[Sands]

Adelaide Thunderbirds -9.5 v Southern Steel

[Sands]

Greece +10 v USA

[jake]

far worse than lotto..trying to win on this..but back again..

[jake]

stage 9...top3 finish..alberto contador..cadel evans..kim kirchen..

[jake]

tour de france..stage 9..h2h..alberto contador $2.20 to beat..andy schleck..vincenzo nibali $2.15 to beat lance armstrong..

[jake]

tour de france..stage 5..h2h..thor hushovd to beat tyler farrar..tom boonen to beat daniele bennati..

..thor hushovd..10th..tyler farrar..4th..tom boonen..21st..daniele bennati..168th

[ijuandaQLD]

Vic Darchinyan $1.40 v Joseph Agbeko

Australia’s Vic Darchinyan should be too experienced for Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko

Aussie Vic got the aaaa smacked out of him. just outclassed

[ijuandaQLD]

Hey fellas sittin up late at night enjoying a night of golf. watching Martin Kaymer winning the Scottish Open. 3 up with 5 to play and looking good. While in America all the Aussies bar Jason Day are on fire in round 3. While Jason Day started his round at 8 under and Tie 5th he is just 1 under for the day thru 9 holes and slipped to a tie for 11th. As i check this Peter Lonard has just carded a double bogey to slip back and equal with JD. Lonard was on fire early being 6 under for the round thru 8 holes but has slipped to 3 under thru 11. Matt Jones, Baddeley and Elkington are all 4 under for their rounds while Marc Leishman is 5 under for the day.

Towards the very top of the leaderboard, halfway leader Darren Stiles holds on to a nervous 2 stroke lead at 14 under from Zach Johnson and Cameron Beckman both 7 under thru 13.

interesting developments

[Sands]

Aussie Vic got the aaaa smacked out of him. just outclassed

He did cop a bit of a battering ijuandaqld
Nasty cuts over both eyes went right to the bone and required a number of stitches
That 3rd world title has eluded him

[jake]

tour de france..stage 6..top 3 finish..fabian cancellara..thor hushovd..kim kirchen..

.. thor hushovd won stage 6..

[ijuandaQLD]

He did cop a bit of a battering ijuandaqld
Nasty cuts over both eyes went right to the bone and required a number of stitches
That 3rd world title has eluded him

yeah but good on him for getting out there. you can't bag the fella, he's achieved a lot more than most aussie boxers and stepping up a division is one thing but to do it for a world title fight is another.

[Sands]

Adelaide Thunderbirds v Southern Steel

Sticking with the home side

[MyHatMyCoat]

Yep nice to see
Yanks going ok as well

Yanks went extra ok!

[kiwiz]

Dane Swan & Chris Judd Brownlow top 3

[jake]

ashes..test 1..draw..

..thought very unlikely as the game progressed..

[Sands]

Hi ijuandaQLD
Very interested in your preview
Is Tiger already over the line?
Early thoughts
Defending champion Padraig Harrington to make the top 5 /10
Also Anthony Kim
Top Aussie I’m thinking most likely Adam Scott or Geoff Ogilvy
Robert Allenby odds look a bit short considering his poor recent form
Cheers

[ijuandaQLD]

Hey Sands,
more on this weeks open in a sec.

as for last week a massive effort from Steve Stricker to take out the John Deere. After a very ordinary even par first round a blazing 10under 61 in round 2 leap frogged all but Darron Stiles to see him second through the halfway stage. Solid golf from there in along with an awesome eagle on early in round four saw him hold off a host of players including my pick from the start of the week Zach Johnson.

Johnson was good all week without being great while was good to see Matt Jones return to form and a tie for fourth, he also took out the top aussie and it was great to see all the aussies have a great weekend.

Now onto this weeks open and sands to answer your first question no i dont think tiger just wins.......but it is close. Tiger has a habit of starting poorly in majors. rarely does he shoot better than par. another little habit he has is bogeying or worse on the last hole of his round early in tournaments.

The weather will play a big part this week with miserable 'normal' english weather expected all week long. We havent had a british open for a few years where a +6 or +7 score won and this week could be it. with the bad weather and the fact they've made the rough into a monster. The course is long without being unreachable. but i keep coming back to who can play in the wind???? Tiger is proven as are a few others

Aussie Contingent

Of the aussies Ogilvy has to be the one to get on. sits top on putts per GIR and that stat at a British Open is vital. Is a great striker of the ball and last week's finish at the Scottish Open is a great warm up.

Adam Scott is a tough golfer to get on. Is an outstanding talent who showed last week he can play the european style of golf with a tie fourth. but he also showed that when something goes wrong in a round he cant put it behind him straight away and it affects the rest of his round. last weeks 3rd round 2 over was bad in every way. i watched the round and Scottie had every opportunity to walk off the course with a 4 or 5 under but he lost his head. While he is a good player and belongs in the top 10 in the world he'l never be great.

Rod Pampling is probably my tip. Here's a bloke who just goes out there and gets the job done no matter what the conditions or the course. has an all round game and has performed well in the past in this tournament. Like oogilvy and scott had a good week last week at the Scottish.

Of the A's, Appleby and Allenby im not fans. Appleby is out of form and doesnt really perform in major tournaments. Allenby on the other hand is quite a golfer and rarely puts in a bad performance however he's also proved the only place he wins is on home soil.

Of the rest give a plug to Terry Pilkadaris. has been playing the euro tour for many years now and has been doing it well. while i give him no chance of winning the tournament i think he's juicy odds at $67.00 to finish top aussie (at least for 10 bucks)

Tournament Winner

Not game to pick against Tiger. i found it funny the other day when i overheard someone at my golf club say tiger hadnt really found form since coming back from surgery. i walked over to the bloke and laughed in his face. 9 2009 starts, 3 wins and 8 top 10's and the other was in the WGC matchplay which he never plays his best. Bulls-h-i-t he's not in form. The bloke is a magician.

Anthony Kim. I dont think he has the game to win a British Open. I put him and Rory Mcilroy in very similar categories (Hunter Mahan too) They are all great players who on their day play better one round golf than anyone (including tiger) The difference between these three is Mcilroy is on his home turf. his type of course and his type of weather.


Biggest Danger : Henrik Stenson, another solid young golfer who can fire when needed. Loves the big tournament environment and can win on this type of course.

Defending Champion : Padraig Harrington has won the last two, a third is highly unlikely especially given his latest form. Dont like him at all

ONes To Watch: Ian Poulter finsihed second last year and has an amazing short game. Martin Kaymer absolutely love this kid. remember two years ago i had him going for 8000 in a tournament and he was one in front with two to play, he finished bogey, double bogey and lost by two. that is the only time ive seen him take a backward step. since then he's gotten better and better. will win a major its just a matter of when. Soren Kjeldsen and Soren Hansen. The two Sorens are great euro tour players and while probably dont have the class to win an Open they do have the ability to finish top 5. watch out for them over next few weeks to win one.

Thing to note::::: Three Opens have previously been held at Turnberry, the classic finish which saw Tom Watson down Jack Nicklaus, Greg Normans win and Nick Price in 1994.

That sort of gives you an idea the type of player that wins an Open at Turnberry. That said the Jug will go to Tiger. Poulter Ogilvy Stenson Pampling top 10

[kiwiz]

NRL origin 3 nsw + 11.5

[MyHatMyCoat]

ijuandaQLD, your input, British Open, excellent. Certainly given me plenty of food for thought.

[Sands]

Yeah thanks heaps ijuandaQLD
Much appreciated :)

[Sands]

Multi
China v Germany
Argentina v England

[jake]

tour de france..stage 7..h2h..carlos sastre to beat roman kreuziger..andy schleck to beat cadel evans..

..carlos sastre..18th..roman kreuziger..35th..andy schleck..11th..cadel evans..10th..

[Sands]

QLD Under 12.5

[Sands]

Mark Cavendish $1.95 x2
Thor Hushovd $2.20

[Sands]

Mark Cavendish $2.90

[jake]

stage 11...top3 finish..mark cavendish..tyler farrar..thor hushovd..

[jake]

tour de france..stage 11..h2h..romain feillu $2.40 to beat leonardo duque..thor hushovd $1.42 to beat oscar freire..jerome pineau $2.20 to beat george hincapie..

[kiwiz]

NRL origin 3 nsw + 11.5

I like it!

[kiwiz]

Kiwis to thrash the aussies!

[Sands]

Yanks went extra ok!

They did!
Won the final beating Greece
Australia finished 4th

[Sands]

Greece +10 v USA

USA 88-80
Thankfully enough start :)

[jake]

tour de france..stage 9..h2h..alberto contador $2.20 to beat..andy schleck..vincenzo nibali $2.15 to beat lance armstrong..

..alberto contador..23rd..andy schleck..34th..vincenzo nibali..19th,,lance Armstrong..43rd..

[kiwiz]

2nd test

Most runs England Paul Collingwood / Andrew Strauss
Most runs Australia Ricky Ponting / Marcus North
Most wickets Australia Mitchell Johnson / Nathan Hauritz
Most wickets England James Anderson / Steve Harmison

Match result Australia or a draw

[Sands]

England to win 2nd Ashes Test $4.65
Also draw $2.12

[Sands]

Kevin Pietersen $4.00

[Sands]

James Anderson $2.40
Andrew Flintoff $4.00

[Sands]

Mark Cavendish $1.90

[Sands]

Mark Cavendish $1.55 x3
Thor Hushovd $2.35 x2
Sylvain Chavanel $6.00

[jake]

stage 12..top3 finish..mark cavendish..tyler farrar..thor hushovd..at odds..juan flecha..

[jake]

tour de france..stage 12..h2h..alberto contador $2.10 to beat rinaldo nocentini..thor hushovd $1.30 to beat gerald ciolek..juan flecha $1.85 to beat greg avermaet..

[ijuandaQLD]

Hey Sands,
more on this weeks open in a sec.

as for last week a massive effort from Steve Stricker to take out the John Deere. After a very ordinary even par first round a blazing 10under 61 in round 2 leap frogged all but Darron Stiles to see him second through the halfway stage. Solid golf from there in along with an awesome eagle on early in round four saw him hold off a host of players including my pick from the start of the week Zach Johnson.

Johnson was good all week without being great while was good to see Matt Jones return to form and a tie for fourth, he also took out the top aussie and it was great to see all the aussies have a great weekend.

Now onto this weeks open and sands to answer your first question no i dont think tiger just wins.......but it is close. Tiger has a habit of starting poorly in majors. rarely does he shoot better than par. another little habit he has is bogeying or worse on the last hole of his round early in tournaments.

The weather will play a big part this week with miserable 'normal' english weather expected all week long. We havent had a british open for a few years where a +6 or +7 score won and this week could be it. with the bad weather and the fact they've made the rough into a monster. The course is long without being unreachable. but i keep coming back to who can play in the wind???? Tiger is proven as are a few others

Aussie Contingent

Of the aussies Ogilvy has to be the one to get on. sits top on putts per GIR and that stat at a British Open is vital. Is a great striker of the ball and last week's finish at the Scottish Open is a great warm up.

Adam Scott is a tough golfer to get on. Is an outstanding talent who showed last week he can play the european style of golf with a tie fourth. but he also showed that when something goes wrong in a round he cant put it behind him straight away and it affects the rest of his round. last weeks 3rd round 2 over was bad in every way. i watched the round and Scottie had every opportunity to walk off the course with a 4 or 5 under but he lost his head. While he is a good player and belongs in the top 10 in the world he'l never be great.

Rod Pampling is probably my tip. Here's a bloke who just goes out there and gets the job done no matter what the conditions or the course. has an all round game and has performed well in the past in this tournament. Like oogilvy and scott had a good week last week at the Scottish.

Of the A's, Appleby and Allenby im not fans. Appleby is out of form and doesnt really perform in major tournaments. Allenby on the other hand is quite a golfer and rarely puts in a bad performance however he's also proved the only place he wins is on home soil.

Of the rest give a plug to Terry Pilkadaris. has been playing the euro tour for many years now and has been doing it well. while i give him no chance of winning the tournament i think he's juicy odds at $67.00 to finish top aussie (at least for 10 bucks)

Tournament Winner

Not game to pick against Tiger. i found it funny the other day when i overheard someone at my golf club say tiger hadnt really found form since coming back from surgery. i walked over to the bloke and laughed in his face. 9 2009 starts, 3 wins and 8 top 10's and the other was in the WGC matchplay which he never plays his best. Bulls-h-i-t he's not in form. The bloke is a magician.

Anthony Kim. I dont think he has the game to win a British Open. I put him and Rory Mcilroy in very similar categories (Hunter Mahan too) They are all great players who on their day play better one round golf than anyone (including tiger) The difference between these three is Mcilroy is on his home turf. his type of course and his type of weather.


Biggest Danger : Henrik Stenson, another solid young golfer who can fire when needed. Loves the big tournament environment and can win on this type of course.

Defending Champion : Padraig Harrington has won the last two, a third is highly unlikely especially given his latest form. Dont like him at all

ONes To Watch: Ian Poulter finsihed second last year and has an amazing short game. Martin Kaymer absolutely love this kid. remember two years ago i had him going for 8000 in a tournament and he was one in front with two to play, he finished bogey, double bogey and lost by two. that is the only time ive seen him take a backward step. since then he's gotten better and better. will win a major its just a matter of when. Soren Kjeldsen and Soren Hansen. The two Sorens are great euro tour players and while probably dont have the class to win an Open they do have the ability to finish top 5. watch out for them over next few weeks to win one.

Thing to note::::: Three Opens have previously been held at Turnberry, the classic finish which saw Tom Watson down Jack Nicklaus, Greg Normans win and Nick Price in 1994.

That sort of gives you an idea the type of player that wins an Open at Turnberry. That said the Jug will go to Tiger. Poulter Ogilvy Stenson Pampling top 10

So an interesting start to the Open.

Tiger sits tie68th 7 shots adrift of veteran Miguel Angel Jiminez.

Update on my selections

Ogilvy 75 - +5 not promising after what was an ok start at 2 under thru 5 before two double bogeys started his slide
Pampling 74 - +4 was behind the 8ball from the start made a lone birdie at 17
Pilkadaris 68 - -2 my knockout aussie hope shot an impressive 2 under and a few more like that will be good.
Tiger 71 - +1 His usual first round although not quite as bad. this far off the pace no problem but having that many golfers in front of him is. just couldnt get on a roll
Mcilroy 69 - -1 played well for a solid opening round. this kids got loads of talent.
Stenson 71 - -1 another ordinary start to a major but a player who can pull out a 64 tomoro. 2 late birdies in the round recovered so he will be confident from here on in.
Poulter 75 - +5 nothing went right last night for this fella. couldn't even get one birdie.
Kaymer 69 - -1 another solid performance but really needs to consolidate position in second round. 67 or better to be in it.
The sorens 68 - both hansen and kjeldsen got off to promising starts with 2 under pars 68 however both will be dissapointed after being 5 and 4 under respectively during their rounds...


good luck. Curtis and Furyk favourite of mine

[kiwiz]

Multi - Brownlow medal most votes
Carlton - Chris Judd
Sydney - Adam Goodes
Collingwood - Dane Swan
Brisbane - Simon Black

[Rogan Josh]

So an interesting start to the Open.

Tiger sits tie68th 7 shots adrift of veteran Miguel Angel Jiminez.

Update on my selections

Ogilvy 75 - +5 not promising after what was an ok start at 2 under thru 5 before two double bogeys started his slide
Pampling 74 - +4 was behind the 8ball from the start made a lone birdie at 17
Pilkadaris 68 - -2 my knockout aussie hope shot an impressive 2 under and a few more like that will be good.
Tiger 71 - +1 His usual first round although not quite as bad. this far off the pace no problem but having that many golfers in front of him is. just couldnt get on a roll
Mcilroy 69 - -1 played well for a solid opening round. this kids got loads of talent.
Stenson 71 - -1 another ordinary start to a major but a player who can pull out a 64 tomoro. 2 late birdies in the round recovered so he will be confident from here on in.
Poulter 75 - +5 nothing went right last night for this fella. couldn't even get one birdie.
Kaymer 69 - -1 another solid performance but really needs to consolidate position in second round. 67 or better to be in it.
The sorens 68 - both hansen and kjeldsen got off to promising starts with 2 under pars 68 however both will be dissapointed after being 5 and 4 under respectively during their rounds...


good luck. Curtis and Furyk favourite of mine


Morning ijuandaQLD. Boy you look like you know your golf. Is it your main sporting interest?

[ijuandaQLD]

golf and greyhounds. been playing golf for 15 years. went to Kooralbyn International School with Adam Scott, Steven Bowditch, and have been mates with Jason Day ever since we started school together in year 7 etc. Love following the different tours around the world. I've played with a lot of amateurs and pro's over the years and talent wise there arent too many with more than Bowditch although a local amateur would have a better mental game. before he went to america i used to play with him every second week and it was nothing for him to shoot 62 on any course we played. JD on the other hand was never one to shoot low scores like ur 61,62 or 63's but he was a consistent 4 or 5 under player all the time, amazing short game and great mental game. Scottie was in his last year when we got to school but everyone knew he was going to be good. absolute pure swing.

[jake]

stage 11...top3 finish..mark cavendish..tyler farrar..thor hushovd..

mark cavendish..1st..tyler farrar..2nd..thor hushovd..5th

[Sands]

Jamie Whincup $2.75 x2
Craig Lowndes $4.25
Will Davison $10.00

Jamie Whincup 1st
Will Davison 2nd
Garth Tander 3rd

[jake]

western bulldogs +5.5..to beat..essendon..

[jake]

stage 13..top3 finish..alberto contador..andy schleck..frank schleck..

[ijuandaQLD]

well it wouldnt be a british open if aaaa didnt hit the fan.

Ogilvy, poulter last and fourth last.

Curtis follows a 65 with a 10 over 80 to more than likely miss cut.

Mike weir tries to do similar following a 67 with an 78.

while an unknown Japanese fella has the lead at 6 under midway thru a second round.

someone tell me what the aaaa is going on lol

oh and whats the tiger going to do????

[jake]

tour de france..stage 12..h2h..alberto contador $2.10 to beat rinaldo nocentini..thor hushovd $1.30 to beat gerald ciolek..juan flecha $1.85 to beat greg avermaet..

..alberto contador..21st..rinaldo nocentini..38th..thor hushovd..9th..gerald ciolek..119th..juan fleche..148th..greg avermaet..ftf..

[ijuandaQLD]

well an interesting night in the Open Championship which saw Tiger lose some massive bets by missing the cut.. Ol Tom Watson still leads along with Steve Marino while major championship winners like Retief Goosen and Vijay Singh sit just two back. Then of course there are your young guns. Ross Fisher, Jeff Overton, Martin Kaymer and Camilo Villegas. How will they fare tomoro, will they succumb to pressure. While lurking in the shadows you have seasoned veterans Westwood, Cink, Cabrera and Furyk. But the man to watch and one of the most consistent players without ever winning too much. Sergio Garcia. Has shown more control over the past two days than everyone bar the leader Marino. If his putter can fire a little over the weekend he could hold the Claret Jug aloft.

Predicting -4 the winning score with only 5 players finishing the tourney under par.

Then of course you look to drugs, alcohol, gambling and mayhem, yes its quite clear John Daly has made the cut at the Open again. he sits tie 22nd at even par and will bring a smile to the face if he turns back the clock.!!!!!

[kiwiz]

Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic will smash the Adelaide Thunderbirds

[kiwiz]

AFL round 16 muti win Carlton-Geelong-Brisbane

[Sands]

Waikato/ Bop Magic v Adelaide Thunderbirds +4

Waikato hard to beat at home

[Sands]

Race winner
Julian Simon $2.20 x2
Bradley Smith $5.50

Top 3 (EW)
Stefan Bradl $17.00 / $3.30
Sandro Cortese $21.00 / $4.50

[Sands]

Pole Position - Fastest Qualifier
Casey Stoner
Jorge Lorenzo

Winner
Valentino Rossi
Casey Stoner

[jake]

stage 14..top3 finish..mark cavendish..tyler farrar..thor hushovd..

[kiwiz]

Kiwis to thrash the aussies!


Well it wasn't a thrashing,,,Wallabies played good,,,but not good enough ;)

[kiwiz]

AFL round 16 muti win Carlton-Geelong-Brisbane

Wasn't hard to pick but 'little fish are sweet' :)

[MyHatMyCoat]

well an interesting night in the Open Championship which saw Tiger lose some massive bets by missing the cut..


Yeah ijuandaQLD, bookies laughing all the way to the bank. I'm surprised Tiger did miss the cut considering his recent good form. Just the 5th time he has missed the cut and only the 2nd time at a major.

[MyHatMyCoat]

And great to see Aussie Mat Goggin doing so well, hard to believe he was a late call-up to the field as a reserve.

I know nothing about the course they're playing on, why so few under par? tricky design, weather, both, something else?

[jake]

stage 15..winner..andy schleck..lance armstrong..cadel evans..

[jake]

..stage 15..teams h2h..astana $1.35 to beat saxo bank..

[jake]

tour de france..stage 15..h2h..denis menchov $1.68 to beat roman kreuziger..carlos sastre $1.57 to beat christian vande velde..bradley wiggins $1.68 to beat tony martin..denis menchov $1.57 to beat vladimir karpets..carlos sastre $1.85 to beat frank schleck..

[Sands]

Multi
China v Germany
Argentina v England

Both Germany & Argentina won

[Sands]

Mark Cavendish $1.95 x2
Thor Hushovd $2.20

Mark Cavendish 1st
Thor Hushovd 5th

[Sands]

Mark Cavendish $2.90

Won

[jake]

stage 16..top3..alberto contador..vincenzo nibali..vladmir karpets..

[jake]

tour de france..stage 16..h2h..david moncoutie $2.10 to beat denis menchov..carlos sastre $2.10 to beat lance armstrong..vladmir karpets $2.30 to beat peter velits..

[jake]

western bulldogs +5.5..to beat..essendon..

..bulldogs by 33 points..

[jake]

stage 17..to finish in top3..alberto contador..vincenzo nibali..carlos sastre..

[jake]

tour de france..stage 17..h2h..david moncoutie to beat denis menchov..carlos sastre to beat lance armstrong..vladmir karpets to beat jurgen van den broeck..alberto contador to beat andy schleck..

[Sands]

England to win 2nd Ashes Test $4.65
Also draw $2.12

We all know the result :)

[Sands]

Latvia V Greece
Lithuania V Ukraine
Italy V Russia

Multi $1.85

[Sands]

Lorena Ochoa $2.20 x2
Yani Tseng $4.20
Karrie Webb $9.00
Helen Alfredsson $13.00

[Sands]

Henrik Stenson $2.70 x2
Peter Hanson $4.50
Soren Kjeldsen $3.40
Johan Edfors $7.60
Thomas Aiken $7.00

[Mike367]

England to win the third test at $5.10.

[jake]

tour de france..stage 18..h2h..bradley wiggins $1.57 to beat andreas klöden..christian vande velde $1.45 to beat roman kreuziger..alberto contador $1.25 to beat lance armstrong..

[Sands]

Race winner
Julian Simon $2.20 x2
Bradley Smith $5.50

Julian Simon won

[Sands]

Winner
Valentino Rossi
Casey Stoner

Valentino Rossi won

[Sands]

Carlton v Collingwood

[Sands]

Slovenia -11.5 v Belgium
Spain -9.5 v Turkey
France -7 v Montenegro
Israel v Germany -8

[Sands]

Oscar Freire $13.00
David Moncoutie $19.00
Heinrich Haussler $26.00

[Sands]

Winner

Valentino Rossi winx2
Jorge Lorenzo win
Casey Stoner ew

[Sands]

Winner

Julian Simon winx2
Bradley Smith ew
Scott Redding ew

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Winner

Alvaro Bautista
Marco Simoncelli

[jake]

tour de france..stage 19..h2h..peter velits $1.60 to beat kim kirchen..thomas voeckler $2.05 to beat juan flecha..sylvain chavanel $1.72 to beat linus gerdemann..peter velits $1.55 to beat luis sanchez..

[Mike367]

F1 GP
Jenson Button to win
Mark Webber to place

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Saturday, 25th July

Geelong v Hawthorn +39.5

[Sands]

Fremantle v West Coast +17.5

[Sands]

Brisbane -10.5 v North Melbourne

[Sands]

St Kilda v Western Bulldogs +27.5

[MyHatMyCoat]

Darts - World Matchplay Semi Finals

Multi

Terry Jenkins=1.65
Phil Taylor=1.07

[Sands]

Lance Armstrong $3.30
Carlos Sastre $5.00
Vincenzo Nibali $5.50

[jake]

..melbourne vixens to beat adelaide thunderbirds..anz championship..netball grand final..

[Sands]

Waikato/ Bop Magic v Adelaide Thunderbirds +4

Waikato hard to beat at home

Adelaide Thunderbirds 51 Waikato/ Bop Magic 37 :)

[Sands]

Melbourne Vixens v Adelaide Thunderbirds +6

Vixens hot fav & very hard to beat

[Sands]

Melbourne +39.5 v Sydney

[Sands]

Essendon -6.5 v Richmond

[Sands]

Adelaide v Port Adelaide

[jake]

..badminton..thailand open..multi..winners..jian liu to beat rong wang..boonsak ponsana to beat tien minh nguyen..

[jake]

stage 21..top3..thor hushovd..tyler farrar..oscar freire..

stage 21..winner..mark cavendish..

[jake]

..motogp..british..winner..valentino rossi..
..motogp..250cc..british..winner..marco simoncelli..
..motogp..125cc..british..winner..julian simon..bradley smith..
..multi & each..

[Sands]

Most Sixes – West Indies
Winner – West Indies

[Sands]

Carlton v Collingwood

Collingwood by 54 points :)

[jake]

nrl..round 20..south sydney..vs..sydney roosters..

..h2h..south sydney..
..pyol..sydney roosters..+26.5
..game total..over 46.5..
..1st team to score..sydney roosters..
..to score a try..fetuli talanoa..

[MyHatMyCoat]

Darts - World Matchplay Semi Finals

Multi

Terry Jenkins=1.65
Phil Taylor=1.07

Both won.

[jake]

tour de france..stage 18..h2h..bradley wiggins $1.57 to beat andreas klöden..christian vande velde $1.45 to beat roman kreuziger..alberto contador $1.25 to beat lance armstrong..

..bradley wiggins $1.57 6th to beat andreas klöden 9th
..christian vande velde $1.45 24th to beat roman kreuziger 53rd
..alberto contador $1.25 1st to beat lance Armstrong..16th

:)

[Sands]

Men's 200m Freestyle

Semifinal 1
Michael Phelps $1.35 x20
Jean Basson $61
Sho Uchida $61


Semifinal 2
Paul Biedermann $2.25 x10
Danila Izotov $29
Nikita Lobintsev $29

[kiwiz]

Ashes,,3rd test,,Aussies

[kiwiz]

3rd test Aussie highest bat - 1st inings - Michael Clarke

[Sands]

England to win 3rd Ashes Test $5.50
Also draw $1.70 x3

[Sands]

Andrew Strauss $4.25
Alastair Cook $4.75
Paul Collingwood $6.50

[Sands]

James Anderson $3.25
Andrew Flintoff $4.50

[Sands]

Lorena Ochoa $2.80 x4
Yani Tseng $6.60 x2
Karrie Webb $6.00 x2

[Sands]

Padraig Harrington $4.30
Sergio Garcia $3.50
Ben Curtis $6
Henrik Stenson $4
Anthony Kim $4

[jake]

3rd test Aussie highest bat - 1st inings - Michael Clarke

..phil hughes reportedly dropped for 3rd test..has to help your cause..kiwiz..

[MyHatMyCoat]

Ricky Ponting 50+ runs 1st innings $4 (Money back if he gets a duck).

[jake]

golf..top25..buick open..
tiger woods of course..but in deep red..
nick watney
jim furyk
brandt snedeker
brian gay
scott verplank

[kiwiz]

Buick Open top Aussie - tipping either Nathan Green or Rod Pampling

[kiwiz]

..phil hughes reportedly dropped for 3rd test..has to help your cause..kiwiz..

Maybe,,is Hughes injured?

[kiwiz]

3rd test Aussie best bowler - 1st inings - Stuart Clark

[kiwiz]

Ashes,,3rd test,,Aussies

Having a saver on a draw,,wet weather predicted

[Sands]

Saturday, 25th July

Geelong v Hawthorn +39.5

Hawthorn back into form :)
Geelong just got there

[kiwiz]

2009 Womens US Open Tennis Championships

Main bet Serena Williams,,savers Svetlana Kuznetsova, Venus Williams & Dinara Safina

[Sands]

Fremantle v West Coast +17.5

Fremantle by 5 points
More than enough start to collect :)

[Sands]

Race One Winner

Jamie Whincup $2.60 x2
Garth Tander $6
Will Davison $9

[jake]

..stage 15..teams h2h..astana $1.35 to beat saxo bank..


winner..astana..

[jake]

tour de france..stage 19..h2h..peter velits $1.60 to beat kim kirchen..thomas voeckler $2.05 to beat juan flecha..sylvain chavanel $1.72 to beat linus gerdemann..peter velits $1.55 to beat luis sanchez..

collected on all except..sylvain chavanel v linus gerdemann..

[jake]

..melbourne vixens to beat adelaide thunderbirds..anz championship..netball grand final..

..vixens won 54-46..

[jake]

stage 21..top3..thor hushovd..tyler farrar..oscar freire..

stage 21..winner..mark cavendish..

tyler farrar 3rd..mark cavendish 1st..

[jake]

nrl..round 20..south sydney..vs..sydney roosters..

..h2h..south sydney..
..pyol..sydney roosters..+26.5
..game total..over 46.5..


..these did ok..

[Sands]

Brisbane -10.5 v North Melbourne

Brisbane by 41 points :)

[Sands]

Melbourne +39.5 v Sydney

Sydney won but the margin only 18 points :)

[Sands]

North Melbourne +38.5 v Carlton

[jake]

Maybe,,is Hughes injured?

no not injured..not batting to expectation according to selectors..replaced by all-rounder shane watson..

[Sands]

Western Bulldogs -25.5 v Fremantle

[Sands]

Geelong - 7.5 v Adelaide

[Sands]

Sydney v St. Kilda -14.5

[Sands]

Collingwood +5.5 v Brisbane

[Sands]

Race Two Winner

Jamie Whincup $2.75 x3
Will Davison $4.50 x2
James Courtney $9
Garth Tander $11

[Sands]

Melbourne v Richmond

[jake]

afl..round 18..melbourne +36.5 to beat richmond..

[Sands]

Port Adelaide +38.5 v Hawthorn

[Sands]

West Coast +31.5 v Essendon

[jake]

..brownlow medal..2009..top3..gary ablett jnr..$5.00..chris judd..6.50..leigh montagna..$10.00..

[Sands]

North Melbourne +38.5 v Carlton
Carlton by 10
Had more than enough start to collect :)

[Sands]

Lorena Ochoa $2.80 x4
Yani Tseng $6.60 x2
Karrie Webb $6.00 x2

Karrie Webb was runner-up

[Sands]

Men's 200m Freestyle

Semifinal 1
Michael Phelps $1.35 x20
Jean Basson $61
Sho Uchida $61


Semifinal 2
Paul Biedermann $2.25 x10
Danila Izotov $29
Nikita Lobintsev $29

Finished with a small profit

[jake]

afl..round 18..melbourne +36.5 to beat richmond..
..a profit made..

[kiwiz]

Having a saver on a draw,,wet weather predicted
Lucky I did ;)

[Sands]

England to win 3rd Ashes Test $5.50
Also draw $1.70 x3
Collected on the draw

[Sands]

Western Bulldogs -25.5 v Fremantle
Western Bulldogs by 31 :)

[Sands]

Geoff Ogilvy $17.00
Angel Cabrera $26.00
Martin Kaymer $7.00 x2
Paul Casey $5.00 x2

[Sands]

Collingwood +5.5 v Brisbane
Collingwood by 40 :)

[Sands]

Phil Mickelson $2.35
Retief Goosen $3.00
Lee Westwood $3.20
Vijay Singh $4.50

[Sands]

Stuart Appleby $7.00
Robert Allenby $6.50
Geoff Ogilvy $3.50

[Sands]

Vaughn Taylor $2.85
John Rollins $3.10
Parker McLachlin $8.50
Joe Ogilvie $7.50

[Sands]

Aaron Baddeley $5.00
Rod Pampling $6.00

[jake]

atp washington..rnd3..h2h..andy roddick to beat sam querrey..tomas berdych to beat phillipp petzschner..john isner to beat sebastien de chaunac..each & multi..

[kiwiz]

Aussies or a draw

[kiwiz]

4th test Aussie best bowler - 1st inings - Ben Hilfenhaus or Brett Lee

[kiwiz]

4th test Aussie highest bat - 1st inings - Michael Clarke or Ricky Ponting

[Sands]

James Anderson $3.25
Andrew Flintoff $4.50
Most wickets - James Anderson with 5

[Sands]

Melbourne v Richmond
Richmond by 4

[Sands]

Port Adelaide +38.5 v Hawthorn
Didn’t need the start :)

[Sands]

West Coast +31.5 v Essendon
West Coast won without the start :)

[Sands]

Carlton +46.5 v Geelong

[Sands]

England to win 4th Ashes Test $4.50
Also draw $2.60 x2

[Sands]

James Anderson $2.50
Graham Onions $3.75

[jake]

geelong -6.5 to beat carlton..

[Sands]

Andrew Strauss $4.10
Alastair Cook $5.00
Paul Collingwood $6.50