ONLINE GOLF BANK WEEK 21 (REVIEW)

Whow! We came within a few puts of hitting a winner on both tours!

PGA
After going big on Cantlay and Schauffele, our watching bets like Poulter, Kuchar, and Cameron Smith showed up for 3 days. I was worried they'd win and we'd miss out. Luke List was one - 10 ft put away from a playoff. Moving forward, anytime we bet heavy on one player - that will come from our "Other" bank, so we cover our normal 10-15 players. 17 wins in 21 weeks, I'm not looking to change our picks strategy. 

The winner Kodaira @ 250-1, had no top 10s on PGA coming in,and had never player the course on tour. So not kicking myself for missing him. He did have 2 runner ups in Asia 11 weeks ago, but, no sign he'd contend last week. 

EURO 
Our #1 Pick - Paul Dunne dominated for 3 days, only to slow down enough for Rahm to catch him on the back 9 Sunday. It was a bad beat though. Rahm put it in the water on the par 3 17, to drop a few and give Dunne a chance at playoff. But, just like Reed at The Masters, his ball miraculously stayed up, and he parred the hole. 

BANK
We only need 2 wins per month to make good money. Learned a little more this week and stayed within our budget. Looking forward to 2 more events this coming week.


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ONLINE GOLF BANK WEEK 21

UPDATE
This week I personally bought tickets on several players we are "watching" (below). I handicapped them as legit contenders this week. Those players would have been posted as pre tournament bets any other week, IE Poulter, Kuchar, Cam Smith. Going big on Cantlay and Schauffele too - would have put us over budget. I bet those two big personally and didn't you to miss out if I hit big. So I made them our only pre tournament bets this week. I just had an idea how we can go big on a player or two once in a while and still cover our normal 10-13 players.....

Big Plays
Once in a while, a player is due and is worth a big bet. 9 $100 bets on Spieth a few years back paid $5,000 plus. Our 3rd. OTHER Bank can also be used to bet additional money on a player on one of the other tours we feel strong about any week we don't bet a 3rd tour like Asia or something. That way our whole bank is not spent on that one player for that tour, that week. 

Note: Even if Schauffele or Cantlay don't his this week, I still expect them to break out and will stay on them heavy. Moving forward, that will not restrict the number of other bets we cover.
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I'm excited about our New Bank. Please read my last 2 posts about that. 

This week is a little different, not because of the New Bank, but because there are two players I am going to bet hard on until they win. This limits our pre tournament bets. I have have large tickets on Cantlay $1200 and Schauffele $1000, and did not want you to miss out if my hunch is right that one will win this week. I limited the bet amounts on them in the bank to stay within our budget. As part of our new strategy, I also set aside some cash from this weeks budget on each tour - to cover some Late Live bets. 

The players you see below under Watching are all serious contenders this week in my opinion. I made big money betting more on Spieth and feel the same bout Cantlay and Schauffele. Go with your gut on who you pick going into the week. 

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OUR RECORD 17 WINS! IN 20 WEEKS (85%)

Yeah, I know, even I find it hard to believe. We have by far the best record in the world handicapping golf. BTW, only 3 of those bets were live. All other wins were posted on Wednesday prior to the events on Twitter. You can't edit a post on Twitter, that's why I use it to post our picks as proof our record is legit. 

Our Record Thru 20 Weeks

 




















We have only just begun though. Over the last 20 weeks we learned a lot about money management. 

My next post will feature The New Golf Bank we are launching this week. Same season, same picks, but a much smarter and more effective betting and money management system. 

ONLINE GOLF BANK WEEK 20 (The Masters Review)

It almost was - by far the greatest Masters ever - thanks to Jordan Spieth. Three stories just never played out in the end.



1.Tiger
I believe he will win tourney and majors if he stays healthy. He was simply off his game this week and never factored. 

2. Rory
He got off to hot start on Sunday with a birdie on 1 and a very make able Eagle put on 2. It looked like Game On! But once hes missed the eagle put - he slowly faded down the leader board and was not a factor on the back 9.

3. Jordan
Hard to say this never played out - it was amazing. He started Sunday at (-5) 9 off the lead. He tied the Masters comeback score of 8 under and just fell short. The crazy part is that he missed 3 puts inside 10 feet on Sunday - 1 for Eagle!

Patrick Reed
Played 3 great days, shot just 1 under on Sunday and is real lucky not one came from behind to steal it.

THE BEST MASTERS EVER?

If you just woke up from a coma - you may be surprised to learn that Tiger Woods is a favorite to win The Masters this week. Augusta National hosts the best field in golf every year. How is this year different? Almost every marque name is trending. 

(Tiger Woods) Coming back from "spinal fusion" has 2 recent top 10s, placed 5th in his last start and displayed the highest swing speed on tour this season 129 mph. Oh yeah, he also has more experience winning at Augusta than any player in the field. Two more than Phil with (5). They played a practice round together this week like old friends. "Nurse oxygen!

(Rory McIlroy) Dominated 3 weeks ago and has 4 top 10s in his last 4 events here. He is poised to make up for his horrific collapse on 13 and complete his quest to secure the Grand Slam this week. 

(Jordan Spieth) Still struggles with short puts - But - comes in hot with a recent 3rd and 3 top 4's in the last 3 yrs at Augusta. He looks to make up for his horrific collapse on 12.

(Justin Thomas) Has 7 wins in the last year & a half and a 4th 2 weeks ago.

(Justin Rose) Dominated in Europe all year, has a 3rd 3 weeks ago and "8" Top 20s at The Masters, including 4 Top 10s in the last 4 yrs. 

(Bubba Watson) was 50-1 a few months ago in a regular PGA event. He now has 3 Top 10s and 2 wins in his last 7 events. Currently 16-1 to win The Masters. 

(Phil Mickelson) has 4 Top 10s and a win coming in this week.

(Ian Poulter) woke from the dead recently with a win and a 5th in the last 2 weeks. 

(Matt Kuchar) has back to top 10s coming in and a 4th here last year. 

(Henrik Stenson) has 5 Top 20s here, a 6th and a 4th in the last 3 weeks. 

(Patrick Reed) has back to back Top 10s coming in.

In addition to those trending players - power house players like (Dustin Johnson) or (Jon Rahm) could show up and run away with the whole thing. 

I'm rooting for the great stories. Tiger, Rory, (Patrick Cantlay) overcoming tragedy to dawn a green jacket. (Xander Schauffele) repeating his Cinderella story at the Fedex Final.  (Alex Noren) breaking through for his first win. The list goes on. 

So, will it be the greatest Masters ever? You're not dreaming. Odds are it will.

-Rick Jansen

ONLINE GOLF BANK WEEK 20 (The Masters)

These picks were accumulated over the past 6 months.

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ONLINE GOLF BANK WEEK 19 (REVIEW)

2 Playoff Losses in 2 Weeks. Horseshoes and Hand Grenades. HAD HOSSLER @ 150-1 ! OUCH!