tour de france
 

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

tour de france
 

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

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

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

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

1:10AM
 

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

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

.. thor hushovd won stage 6..

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.

ANZ Championship · Semi Final
 

Adelaide Thunderbirds v Southern Steel

Sticking with the home side

Yanks went extra ok!

Dane Swan & Chris Judd Brownlow top 3

..thought very unlikely as the game progressed..

Open Championship
 

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

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

NRL origin 3 nsw + 11.5

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

Yeah thanks heaps ijuandaQLD
Much appreciated :)

Field Hockey - Champions Trophy
 

Multi
China v Germany
Argentina v England

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

State of Origin 3
 

QLD Under 12.5

Tour de France Stage (11) Top 3 finish
 

Mark Cavendish $1.95 x2
Thor Hushovd $2.20

Tour de France · Stage 11 winner
 

Mark Cavendish $2.90

tour de france
 

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

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..

I like it!

Tri Nations,,,game 1
 

Kiwis to thrash the aussies!

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

USA 88-80
Thankfully enough start :)

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

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

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

2nd Ashes Test - Hi Bat 1st Innings - England
 

Kevin Pietersen $4.00

2nd Test - Most Wickets 1st Innings - England
 

James Anderson $2.40
Andrew Flintoff $4.00

Tour de France · Stage 12 winner
 

Mark Cavendish $1.90

Tour de France Stage (12) Top 3 finish
 

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

tour de france
 

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

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..

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

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