GOLF PICKS BARCLAYS AND D+D CZECH

BARCLAYS

Going with players that can stay in the fairway and handle the rough.

D+D CZECH

Waiting for Fitzpatrick to break through and for Thunderbear to close one out. 

 

	BARCLAYS
1	Jordan Spieth
2	Henrik Stenson
3	Brooks Koepka
4	Bill Haas
5	Robert Streb
6	Hideki Matsuyama
7	Justin Thomas
8	Daniel Berger
9	Vaughn Taylor
10	Will Wilcox
	D+D CZECH
1	MATHEW FITZPATRICK
2	JAMES MORRISON
3	MICHAEL HOEY
4	DAVID LIPSKY
5	THORBJORN OLESEN

ONLINE EXTRAS

TOTAL
55
	BARCLAYS
BET	RICK			ODDS	PAYS
2	Daniel Berger			200	400
5	Will Wilcox			90	450
2	ANDRES GONZALES			400	800
2	JAMES HAHN			250	500
2	JIM HERMAN			200	400
2	MORGAN HOFFMAN			175	350
2	JASON BOHN			100	200
2	CHRIS KIRK			150	300
2	KEVEN KISNER			90	180
2	TROY MERRIT			250	500
2	JASON GORE			175	350
								LPGA
25							BET	RHONDA	ODDS	PAYS
							2	JING YAN	120	240
	D+D CZJECH						2	CHSITINA KIM	125	250
BET	RICK			ODDS	PAYS		2	GIULIA SERGAS	200	400
5	JAMES MORRISON	13		22	110		2	HAEJI KANG	100	200
2	MICHAEL HOEY	N		50	100		2	VICKY HURST	150	300
2	DAVID LIPSKY	19		50	100		10
2	OLIVER FARR	N		125	250
							BET	RICK	ODDS	PAYS
							2	BECKY MORGAN	50	100
							2	YANI TSENG	50	100
11							5	BRITTANY LANG	33	165
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GOLF PICKS WYNDAM / DENMARK / LPGA CANADA 2015

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ONLINE ODDS AND PICKS

AT BOVADA.COM

Cant recommend first hand - but like the odds and the ability to bet the whole field

Some great talent @ 2 and $3 a pop online. Also some good values on contenders.

The arrows are local book bets at same or better odds.

Huh, Wilcox(good recent) and Gonzales top 10 last year - Great odds!.

Matsuyama, Taylor, Cook and Smith good recent finishes.

Staying on Thomas, Berger and Prugh for a first win.

High on Ernst and Saunders sooner or later as well.

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 _______MADE IN DENMARK_______

I'm all over Mathew Fitzpatrick (18-1) till he gets his first win. 

Oliver Fisher (100-1) and Olesen (40-1) placed top 5 here last year. 

Also grabbing  Hoey (50-1)

 _______LPGA_______

Buying stock in Gerina Piller (80-1) for a while

Rhonda's Picks
Q Beck (I like her too)
Simin Feng
Ilhee Lee
Natalie Gulbis

GOLF PICKS THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP 2015

 

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FINAL PICKS WED 8-12-15 5:36 PM PST

HISTORY - HISTORY AT THIS EVENT
RECENT - RECENT FINISHES 
DUE - DUE TO WIN 
MY TOP PICKS
BEST VALUE
*** - I HAVE MONEY ON  

TOP FAVORITES

***1. JORDAN SPIETH (6-1) WESTGATE
GOOD RECENT AND HISTORY AT MAJORS
2 MISSED CUTS 2013,2014 AT THIS VENUE

***2. RICKY FOWLER (20-1) WESTGATE
GOOD HISTORY AND RECENT

3. JASON DAY (12-1) WESTGATE
GOOD HISTORY AND RECENT

4. BUBBA WATSON (12-1) EVERYWHERE
GOOD HISTORY AND RECENT

5. DUSTIN JOHNSON (15-1) EVERYWHERE
GOOD HISTORY

6. RORY MCILROY (12-1) WESTGATE
GOOD HISTORY
COMING OFF INJURY

TOP CONTENDERS

***7. MATSUYAMA (40-1) WILL HILL
DUE / GOOD RECENT
 
***8. WEISBERGER  (200-1) WILL HILL
GOOD HISTORY AND RECENT

***9. DANNY LEE (80-1) WESTGATE
GOOD RECENT

***10. ROBERT STREB (80-1) WILL HILL
GOOD RECENT
 
***11. KISNER (100-1) WILL HILL
DUE
  
SERIOUS LONGSHOTS

***12. MARC WARREN (250-1) EVERYWHERE
GOOD HISTORY AND RECENT

***13. JAMES HAHN (300) 1 WESTGATE
GOOD RECENT
 
***14. ILLONEN (500-1) EVERYWHERE
GOOD HISTORY 

***15. DUBUISON (150-1) EVERYWHERE
GOOD HISTORY

***16. JUSTIN THOMAS (75-1) WILL HILL
DUE AND RECENT

***17. DANIEL BERGER (300-1) EVERYWHERE
 DUE

Too Many Favorites
In addition to History at this Event and Recent Finishes - performance at Bridgestone last week is an important factor. All winners in the modern era placed 22nd or better there. This bodes well for Spieth who was hot during the final round.  Watson, Streb, Danny Lee and Ricky Fowler rounded out that top 10 last week. Jason Day was T12. Dustin Johnson was 53rd. However, he has played links well and was robbed of a victory here by a DQ in 2010.  It would not surprise me if his redemption was the headline on Monday.

Links and Bombers
Several players have mentioned that this course does not play like a true links course. You can not run it up the fairway here.  Spieth commented that there are few if any holes that allow reckless length. Those factors combined with the sheer number of favorites that should win -  lead me to put the bulk on Spieth and cover some great longshots. 

Course Management 
Jordan was on fire in his final round at Bridgestone. He made a 6 footer to win a big money match on Tuesday. That range of put has been his Achilles heel. So, I'm buying his stock...again. Spieth has paid better than any mutual fund for me this year. He's walking around that place right now with the confidence of Burt Reynolds in his heyday. There is no better player in the field and his team will have that course staked out like a Pete Dye construction crew.

Young Guns 
I can't pass up Thomas or Berger at these odds. There are a lot of great young players coming up. Most have never played this course, and make no mistake - "none" of them should be compared to Spieth. However, If Jordan does stumble - they are worth $5 at those odds.

If you have the bank - covering the top 6 (above) would be a sensible conservative move. 
I'm taking a huge risk skipping 3-6.
 

World Golf Fest Comes to Vegas

Pics and Updates 
https://twitter.com/rickonthestrip

My Cheers 
 About 6 months ago I walked into Taylormade Golf experience to play 9 holes on my local par 3 course. We know everyone in the bar, store and bag room - great people, they're like family.  This is my "Cheers". There are no fairways, the longest hole is about 195 yards. It only takes around 90 minutes to play, and is only about $25 per round. So it's a great option is you're in town on a quick business trip.  



The course is located near Sunset and Las Vegas Blvd, across from Town Center. It also features a large Driving Range, Golf Store and State of the Art Fitting Equipment.

For years I swore I would never play golf until I was on life support. "unplug me and find me a swing coach." My 20 something little sister changed all that about 3 years ago. She talked me into hitting balls on the range at what was then called Callaway Golf Center. A month later, we're in a golf cart having cocktails, pin hunting. "This beats the hell out of video poker" I declared.
It has become a bi-weekly ritual now.  Most recreational golfers spend the majority of their time hitting driver off the range. Very little time is spent on their wedge and short irons, putting or scrambling. Even pros often neglect those 120 yard approach shots. I play there without a tee and just pretend I'm in the fairway. Over the last few years - we've gone from learning to hit it out of the dirt after a stray tee shot - to developing a pretty good short game. 

My Own Back Yard
So anyway, 6 months ago I walk into the store to pay for my round. The GM, Ken, tells me he has people shooting promotional shots for an upcoming World Golf Skills event. "Oh, OK, should I not play today or just stay out of the way? Ken: "No man, go help em out and see if they need anything". I found the CEO Paul Christianson  and his photographer in the 5th hole. Next thing I know I'm posing for mock tee shots. They kept shooting and I went on to play my round. 

I found out from Paul that they would be holding a world Par 3 world championship right there at my home break in my own back yard. In a town full of world class courses - I never dreamed my little par 3 would host a championship anything. Don't get me wrong, its a challenging course -  I play with scratch golfers there all the time - I've never seen one shoot under par yet. 

Time to Shine? 
Wow! lets practice and get ready for this we thought. We did, and were looking forward to playing in the Par 3 tournament this week. I've been shooting 27 there and sniffed 25 several times. We were also anxious to show off our skills in the short game and putting challenges this week. As it turns out - the tourney has been limited to participants in the World Golf Scramble that took place a while ago. We missed.that. We did apply for media passes which offer a free entry into the skills events. We'll see how it goes and may or may not have a chance to compete this week. Either way - I hope the event is a success and returns next yea. I'll continue this article as the event unfolds and post pics on Twitter over the weekend.  

Event Schedule
Thursday - Saturday Aug 13th-15th
Taylor Made Golf Experience

Website:
http://worldgolfskills.com/

TV Schedule
Fox Sports
http://www.golflife.com/tv-schedule/


- Rick Jansen

GOLF PICKS WGC AND BARRACUDA

That's Entertainment! 
Win or Lose - we got our Money's Worth
Check Out These Finishes!

BARRACUDA
Patrick Rodgers - A Lip Out Short
The Modified Stableford format and a Par 5 18th hole made for a fantastic finish at Montreux this Sunday. Scoring is reversed in this format. +2 points for Birdie, +5 for Eagle, etc. Kyle Reifers came out of nowhere with 3 eagles in in the final round (+22) on Sunday to take the clubhouse lead at (47). Rodgers (41) after 16 holes needed a birdie (+2) on 17, eagle (+5) on 18 to post (48). His birdie put lipped out, but he made the eagle. They went to a playoff at (47). We literally missed a $400 pay off by 1 put lipping out. 

The excitement wasn't over. As you can see (below) - Reifers and Henry put on a show in the playoff. Watch the tee shots for eagle on the 2nd playoff hole.

PREGAME__________________________________________

The big cats are away at WGC. Great chance to bet hot young players looking for their first win.
Most are on the sheets in Vegas for this one. That is why I like this lesser tourney this week for betting purposes

	LV	ONL	PAYS	PLAYER	FAV	MID	LNG
1	20	20	400	Andres Romero	20
2	15	16	300	Brendan Steele	20
3	30	33	300	Jonathan Byrd		10
4	50	50	250	Hudson Swafford			5
5	F	150	750	Jason Allred			5
6	30	33	150	Bryce Molder		5
7	60	66	300	John Huh			5
8	50	50	250	Scott Langley		5
9	60	75	375	Michael Putnam			5
10	125	125	625	Alex Prugh			5
11	40	40	400	Patrick Rodgers		10
12	40	40	200	Vaughn Taylor			5
13	F	125	625	Andrew Loupe			5
14	F	125	625	Derek Ernst			5
15	22		440	Ollie Schniederjans	20

WGC

The Shot Heard Round the World

Every Pub in Ireland was packed on Sunday. The whole country shared a pint as they rooted for Shane Lowry to win the WGC Bridgestone. As you can see (below) He didn't disappoint.

 

We were right on the longshots - just had the wrong ones. Lowry was 100-1 at the local books in Vegas. Probably 200 or 300+ online


PREGAME__________________________________________

THE GOOD NEWS IS - WE GET TO SEE JORDAN PLAY AGAIN. THE BAD NEWS IS - HE'S 5-1 AND CAN'T MAKE A 5 FOOT PUT TO SAVE HIS LIFE.  YEAH...I KNOW "BLASPHEMY". I'M HIS BIGGEST FAN, BUT GET CHEWED OUT BY EVERY BAND WAGON THAT DIDN'T KNOW HIS NAME LAST YEAR. FOR TELLING THE TRUTH. - HE IS NOT PERFECT AND NEEDS STOP LOOKING AT THE HOLE AND FIX HIS SHORT PUTS.  I CANT ROOT AGAINST HIM - BUT HES TOO RICH FOR MY BLOOD. I WONT LIE THO - IF I DON'T MAKE A DIME AND GET TO SEE HIM WIN ANOTHER ONE - I WILL ENJOY WATCHING.i PREDICTED EARLY LAST YEAR THAT SPIETH WOULD BE WORLD #1 BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. A WIN TODAY AND JORDAN WILL BE #1

THE ACTUAL GOOD NEWS IS -  EVERY LONGSHOT HAS A SERIOUS CHANCE.  I'M BETTING MAINLY  $5 LONGSHOTS ONLY - HUGE ODDS ONLINE!

ONLINE ODDS

200 LAHIRI
175 LUITEN
125 BEN MARTIN
400 ILONEN
300 LIPSKY
150 BYEONG HUN AN
1000 OLIVER WILSON
600 ANDREW DODT
275 JAMES HAHN
300 LARRAZABAL
250 JAIDEE

SOME FAVORITES AT GREAT ODDS @ WILLIAM HILL

20	6410	30	MATSUYAMA
5	6422	60	LEISHMAN
5	6430	75	KISNER
5	6440	100	MOORE
5	6445	125	WEISBERGER

LATE FAVORITE COVERS
50-1 CASEY
22-1 OOSTHUESIEN

- Rick Jansen