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Author: Barossa Boy Timestamp:- 7/4/2011 5:31:10 PM Subject: US MASTERS 2011
Message: Apart from The Open, Melbourne Cup, Royal Ascot, Cheltenham and Easter, this is my next favourite week/end.
Lets get some picks going before kick off.
My tip to win it is Padraig Harrington. But I have had savers on Anthony Kim, Ryan Moore, Steve Marino and Hunter Mahan.
2011 US Masters P Mickelson 7/1 Susp. T Woods 12/1 Susp. L Westwood 16/1 Susp. N Watney 16/1 Susp. M Kaymer 20/1 Susp. D Johnson 25/1 Susp. H Mahan 25/1 Susp. L Donald 25/1 Susp. R McIlroy 33/1 Susp. P Casey 33/1 Susp. J Rose 33/1 Susp. M Kuchar 33/1 Susp. P Harrington 40/1 Susp. Bubba Watson 40/1 Susp. G McDowell 50/1 Susp. I Poulter 50/1 Susp. S Stricker 50/1 Susp. Anthony Kim 50/1 Susp. A Baddeley 50/1 Susp. R Goosen 66/1 Susp. G Ogilvy 66/1 Susp. R Moore 66/1 Susp. M Laird 66/1 Susp. K J Choi 66/1 Susp. Rickie Fowler 66/1 Susp. E Els 80/1 Susp. J Furyk 80/1 Susp. A Scott 80/1 Susp. Y-E Yang 80/1 Susp. S Garcia 80/1 Susp. T Immelman 80/1 Susp. Z Johnson 100/1 Susp. V Singh 100/1 Susp. L Oosthuizen 100/1 Susp. B Crane 100/1 Susp. C Schwartzel 100/1 Susp. A Quiros 100/1 Susp. B Haas 100/1 Susp. F Molinari 100/1 Susp. R Sabbatini 100/1 Susp. T Clark 125/1 Susp. B Snedeker 125/1 Susp. D Toms 125/1 Susp. R Allenby 125/1 Susp. S Cink 125/1 Susp. F Couples 125/1 Susp. A Cabrera 125/1 Susp. S Marino 125/1 Susp. R Karlsson 125/1 Susp. R Fisher 125/1 Susp. C Villegas 150/1 Susp. H Stenson 150/1 Susp. J Day 150/1 Susp. MA Jiménez 150/1 Susp. R Barnes 150/1 Susp. S O'Hair 150/1 Susp. E Molinari 150/1 Susp. J Vegas 150/1 Susp. J Byrd 150/1 Susp. G Woodland 150/1 Susp. K Na 200/1 Susp. L Glover 200/1 Susp. S Appleby 200/1 Susp. M Wilson 200/1 Susp. B Van Pelt 250/1 Susp. C Hoffman 250/1 Susp. C Pettersson 250/1 Susp. R Palmer 250/1 Susp. D Love III 250/1 Susp. J Overton 250/1 Susp. J Kelly 250/1 Susp. R Ishikawa 250/1 Susp. P Hanson 250/1 Susp. A Hansen 250/1 Susp. Kyung-Tae Kim 250/1 Susp. H Slocum 300/1 Susp. D.A.Points 300/1 Susp. K Streelman 500/1 Susp. M Weir 500/1 Susp. JM Olazábal 500/1 Susp. J Bohn 500/1 Susp. N Smith 500/1 Susp. A Atwal 500/1 Susp. A Cejka 500/1 Susp. G Havret 500/1 Susp. P Uihlein 500/1 Susp. Y Ikeda 500/1 Susp. H Fujita 500/1 Susp. T Watson 500/1 Susp. J Jeong 1000/1 Susp. H Matsuyama 1000/1 Susp. D Chung 1000/1 Susp. Lion Kim 1000/1 Susp. M O'Meara 1000/1 Susp. S Lyle 1000/1 Susp. L Mize 2500/1 Susp. I Woosnam 5000/1 Susp. C Stadler 5000/1 Susp. B Crenshaw 5000/1 Susp.
Have just returned from O/S where was isolated without any media of anything for 10 days; left on the Friday morning (oz time) of the Masters and did not get a chance to lay off any of the selections which is my usual modus operandi so had to sit tight and hope that one of them saluted...
Fast forward to last Wed, and was able to get hands on the previous Monday Euro papers to see King Charl smiling at me... needless to say... holiday well and truly paid for and could have stayed another week !
Lost Clarity and anyone else questioning the ability of the winner; consider the following and check for yourself how many previous winners in the history of the tournament have 'birdied' the last 4 holes of the Masters...
6x Winner on the Euro Tour
US Tour 2010 : Played 11 US Tour Events; 9 Cuts made; 1x2nd; 1x3rd; 3xTop10; 6xTop25
I have no doubt Schwartzel will win more majors and he is worth backing every time he goes 'round...
Message: Norman was about 40 with tonnes of experience and only 1 player close. This Rory kid is 21 and had 6 or 7 players chasing.
Day was very impressive over the last 2 holes while Scott played well, the missed approach on 15 and poor drive on 17 were very bad shots under pressure. Good recoveries but he needed birdie chances and was putting well.
Has any player won a major with a broomstick before? I can't recall any.
Message: It sometimes happens in sport that one enters a magic zone where some uncharacteristic force does the work.
The Aussies played great golf with no sign of choking, but Schwartzel had a picture no one else saw. It's not to be understood, the club became a wand.
Johnny Miller did it years ago in a US Open. It usually lasts for part of a round and disappears as rapidly as it arrives.
For mine, Schwartzel has not proved a thing about character under pressure. He wasn't A1, first rate, top-drawer, he was God showing off, and it's easily possible it will not happen again.
I don't think Miller ever won another Major anywhere. But that win earned him immortality.
Author: Barossa Boy Timestamp:- 12/4/2011 8:56:42 AM Subject: Re: US MASTERS 2011
Message: God I hate shotty journalism Muirfield. Really annoys me. You are absolutely right.the 3 of them finished like a shot out of a cannon. How in Gods name is that choking? It saddens me when people who don't know what they are talking about pass judgement.
Saw a Fox Sports interview between the presenter and a Daily Tele journo today, discussing the More Joyous v Black Caviar proposed match race. It was embarrasing to watch the journo from the Tele try and speak about something he had no idea about. He fumbled and stumbled and made the Fox Sports presenter a little jumpy in the process. It was sloppy at best. Referred to Black Caviar as a juvenile. BB
Author: Rex Timestamp:- 11/4/2011 11:50:59 PM Subject: Re: US MASTERS 2011
Message: Had a reasonable size ew bet on Rory @33/1 at the start of the tourny. Gave thought to laying off and convinced myself not to as I couldnt see him out of the top 5. The saving grace is at least now people will stop talking about The Sharks choke in 96 so much!!!!!
Author: Barossa Boy Timestamp:- 11/4/2011 11:34:23 PM Subject: Re: US MASTERS 2011
Message: God I hate shotty journalism Muirfield. Really annoys me. You are absolutely right.the 3 of them finished like a shot out of a cannon. How in Gods name is that choking? It saddens me when people who don't know what they are talking about pass judgement.
Saw a Fox Sports interview between the presenter and a Daily Tele journo today, discussing the More Joyous v Black Caviar proposed match race. It was embarrasing to watch the journo from the Tele try and speak about something he had no idea about. He fumbled and stumbled and made the Fox Sports presenter a little jumpy in the process. It was sloppy at best. Referred to Black Caviar as a juvenile. BB
Author: Rex Timestamp:- 11/4/2011 9:30:28 PM Subject: Re: US MASTERS 2011
Message: Patsy,
not so long back you were telling all in sundry that Australia were washed up as a sporting nation. Some sports you say you like are;
Golf- 3 of the top 5 at the masters (not a bad effort even if they didnt win it- demonstrates some depth in our golfing) Snooker- current world champ Racing- current best horse in the world who just happens to be the highest ever rated sprinter.
Didnt we also recently give the world a toweling at the Cycling World Champs?
Ok, we dont have the cricket side we once had (Although Shane Watsons innings last night was something else) but we are going along just nicely.
He wins pretty much everything in SA and is a real money earner for punters. And SA now owns the two biggest majors!
I thought he'd win a major in the next few years months but his form in the US hadn't been great hence his price.
p.s. did anyone hear that pathetic Chris Bath claim that the Aussies choked today? That's the biggest load of nonsense I've ever heard. All three finished with a bang and can hung their heads up high. As can Rory who trust me is no Greg Norman. As can't you Chris Bath - get your facts rights or never pretend to know about sport again.
Author: Barossa Boy Timestamp:- 11/4/2011 5:39:11 PM Subject: Re: US MASTERS 2011
Message: Good golfer on the Euro tour over the years. Seldom a year would go by without him winning something on the tour. Think he does well in South African tourneys and fairly sure he won in Spain last year. Didn't rate him a chance because he hadn't won in the States before. Didn't think he could rise and win the ultimate prize in US Golf. But that's how greats are born.
Message: I had never heard of schwartzel before this. I note in the opening market here that was 100/1, so his form couldn't have been good, but he finished better than any golfer I have ever seen. And he looked so cool and composed doing it.
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