RSS
Showing posts with label tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tips. Show all posts

Pettersson and Cabrera dodge lightning

Carl Pettersson and Angel Cabrera were the clubhouse leaders when bad weather prematurely ended the first round of the Houston Open.

pettersonCROPPED.jpg (980×600)

The Swede and Argentinian both carded seven under-par rounds of 65 before lightning forced the players off the course and concluded the day's proceedings with many players still to tee off.
American trio Jeff Maggert, Ricky Barnes and Jim Herman were out early on Thursday and they all signed for a 66 to sit in joint third, while Keegan Bradley was one of four players to post an opening round of 67 at the Texas venue.
Lee Westwood is looking to use the event to fine-tune his game ahead of the Masters and the Englishman looked in decent nick as he completed a four-under par 68 to share 10th place with five other players, while Graeme McDowell managed a two-under par 70.
Ernie Els needs to win the event to qualify for next week's Augusta show-piece and he sits on -1 after completing just two holes of his opening round, while Phil Mickelson was also one-under after three holes.
3193841693.jpg (621×225)

  • Digg
  • Del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • RSS
Read User's Comments(0)
1:10 AM | Labels: , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted by bettingsports

Sam - Tiger's lost fear factor

 Former Ryder Cup captain pleased to see Woods back to winning ways


Sam-Torrance-480x277.jpg (480×277)


Sam Torrance insists the game of golf is much better off for having Tiger Woods back winning tournaments.
The former world number one ended his two-and-a-half year wait for a victory on the PGA Tour when he cruised to a five-shot triumph at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last weekend. Torrance - who posted 21 wins on the European Tour during his career - believes a fully-fit and in-form Woods brings an added dimension to the sport. However, the Scot is of the opinion that the 36-year-old will never again be the kind of domineering presence that he became at the very peak of his powers a few years ago.
"I want to see him back winning majors, it's much more exciting when he's playing and playing well," Torrance told Sky Sports. "There's no question about that, just because of who he is and what he's done. "But I don't think he has the fear factor anymore, I don't think the players are as scared of him as they were ten years ago. "At the beginning of the 90s the golf he was playing was just... (holds hands up) 'hands up, you've got it pal, carry on'. But now they're very strong, his competition now is much stronger. But I would never write off Tiger."
56fcad3f95.jpg (499×141)

  • Digg
  • Del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • RSS
Read User's Comments(0)
12:11 AM | Labels: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted by bettingsports

Rose up to seventh

Englishman jumps 15 places after securing WGC glory

141145556_extra_large.jpg (450×300)


Europe now have five players in the top seven of the world rankings after Justin Rose's win in the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami.
Rose jumped from 22nd to seventh after his victory at Doral while the top four players, all Europeans, held their places.It means Rory McIlroy is world number one for the second week running, with Luke Donald second, Lee Westwood third and Martin Kaymer fourth.McIlroy strengthened his position at the top by finishing in solo third at Doral, where Donald was tied sixth, Westwood tied 29th and Kaymer tied 20th.
Steve Stricker is the highest ranked American at five while Masters champion Charl Schwartzel moved up from ninth to sixth after he took a share of fourth at Doral.Dustin Johnson has fallen out of the top 10 - dropping from eighth to 12th - after finishing tied 35th.George McNeill, who won the other PGA Tour event played last week, improved from 106th to 70th after his two-shot win in the Puerto Rico Open. - http://www1.skysports.com/
3adc412d55.jpg (615×235)

  • Digg
  • Del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • RSS
Read User's Comments(0)
12:10 AM | Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted by bettingsports

GOLF news 12BET update 1/06


Aiken heads home charge

South Africans dominate on opening day of new European Tour season


Home favourites Thomas Aiken and Retief Goosen set the early pace as the new European Tour season got underway at the Africa Open in East London on Thursday.

Aiken shot a superb nine-under-par 64 to end the first round with a one-shot lead over the field, with two-time major winner champion Goosen leading the chasing pack alongside compatriot Jaco Ahlers.

Two more South Africans, Michael Du Toit and Dean O'Riley, share fourth with Phillip Price of Wales on seven-under, while Englishmen Danny Willett and Richard Bland are part of a six-man group one stroke further back at six-under.
First round leaderboard

Defending champion Louis Oosthuizen came with a back-nine surge to boost his hopes of a successful defence and finished the day on four-under after a double-bogey had undermined a promising start.

Aiken and Goosen - who played together in the first grouping of the day - took advantage of ideal morning conditions to make the early running.

Things did not start well for Goosen who, after striking the first shot of the new season, went on to make a bogey down the opening hole, the ninth.

But the 42-year-old hit back in stunning style with a run of five straight birdies from the 11th to the 15th and then added three more in the space of four holes between the 18th and the third.

Goosen - who finished last season at the top of the European Tour's putting statistics - again demonstrated his confidence with the belly-putter as he rolled in the ninth and final birdie of his round at the sixth. -http://www1.skysports.com/




  • Digg
  • Del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • RSS
Read User's Comments(0)
11:53 AM | Labels: , , , , , , , ,
Posted by bettingsports

GOLF news 12BET update 1/04


Woods raring to go

Tiger Woods is hoping to hit the ground running when he tees off in Abu Dhabi and is targeting a big year now he is injury free.


The 36-year-old has suffered a miserable couple of years, with the breakdown of his marriage and lurid tabloid headlines about his private life coinciding with a slump in form and several niggling injuries.

He slipped from the top spot in the rankings to outside the world's top 50, but a late-season rally, which saw him win his first event in two years at the Chevron World Challenge, has seen him rise to 23rd in the standings.

The Florida resident had shown glimpses of his best form in the Australian Open and performed with credit at the Presidents Cup before claiming the tournament that he hosts in Thousand Oaks, California in early December.

Woods has won 14 majors to date, and is second only to the great Jack Nicklaus in that category, but he has not claimed one of the big-four events since the summer of 2008.

But he is now clearly hungry for more and admitted that he is now enjoying the game once again after recovering from the injuries that prevented him from playing for large parts of 2011 and relishing the chance to get back on the course in the UAE.

"The last couple of months have been really fun and that is mostly because I am feeling healthy again and building week on week," he said. "I am looking to get off to a fast start in Abu Dhabi and keep building from there."

The Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship gets under way on January 26 and will feature a host of top European stars, such as Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood, and Woods is clearly champing at the bit to pit his wits against the best from around the globe.

"There are so many great and talented players in the game right now - it is exciting for golf fans and I relish the challenge of going head-to-head with any number of the leading players on a Sunday afternoon," he added. - http://www.setanta.com/


  • Digg
  • Del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • RSS
Read User's Comments(0)
10:56 AM | Labels: , , , , , , , , ,
Posted by bettingsports

GOLF news 12BET update 1/03



Golfing superstar Tiger Woods says Luke Donald is the player to beat in 2012


Abu Dhabi: Golfing superstar Tiger Woods has told Gulf News who he believes will be the players he has to beat if he is to have a successful 2012.
The 36-year-old 14-time Major winner has suffered with injuries and a lack of form for the last couple of years, but hinted at something like a return to his best when winning the Chevron World Challenge in California in early December.
Woods will be in the UAE to compete in the HSBC Abu Dhabi Golf Championship from January 26 to 29 as he bids to get the new year off to a good start.
But he will have to beat the new guard of golf, including current world No 1 and US and Europe's top earner last year, Luke Donald.



"There are a lot of golfers who have had a great couple of years and many young guys who will be looking to keep us older guys at bay," Woods told Gulf News.
"Luke Donald has been fantastically consistent and obviously Rory McIlroy, Martin Kaymer and Lee Westwood will be looking to build on all they've achieved. Ryo Ishikawa is another young player I like a lot."- http://gulfnews.com/



  • Digg
  • Del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • RSS
Read User's Comments(0)
11:05 AM | Labels: , , , , , , ,
Posted by bettingsports

GOLF news 12BET update 1/2


Honours for Clarke, McIlroy

Northern Irish golfers Darren Clarke and Rory McIlroy have both received awards in the New Year Honours list.


Clarke won the 140th Open Championship at Royal St George's in July at the age of 42, firing a final round 70 to beat Americans Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson.

Clarke is rewarded with an OBE for winning his first major, after twenty years of trying.

"It is a great honour and a fantastic way to end a great year. I am very proud for me and my family," said Clarke.

Clarke added: "I have had a fantastic year and this just caps it off.

"It is a privilege to be recognised with an OBE. It is a lot to take in.

"I could not have envisaged the year I have had. Winning The Open was obviously a dream come true, and it was at the 20th attempt.

"I had chances before and at 42 thought that maybe it was just not to be.
"It was a life-changing moment really and in many ways my feet have not touched the floor since. And now this.

"It reflects everything I have achieved in the game which makes me feel very proud."

McIlroy has been awarded an MBE six months after his US Open win.

The 22-year-old recorded a tournament record score of 16-under-par 268 at Congressional to win by eight shots.

McIlroy said: "I am delighted to be named in the Queen's New Year Honours list.

"It is quite humbling to be included in such a list of worthy recipients.

"Many people on the Honours list have made huge personal sacrifices and contributed significantly to society during their lives. I feel very fortunate to be in their company." - http://www.setanta.com



  • Digg
  • Del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • RSS
Read User's Comments(0)
11:45 AM | Labels: , , , , , , , ,
Posted by bettingsports

GOLF news 12BET update 12/27


Broadhurst makes Tour admission

Paul Broadhurst has conceded that his days on the European Tour are all but over.


The 46-year-old has seen his hopes of securing a 2012 tour card dashed after he failed to make the cut at a tour school event at Spain’s Catalunya Resort.

Having first earned a place on the European Tour 22 years ago, the veteran admits he now expects his playing days to be more focused on the Challenge Tour.

"It does look like the end for me in terms of playing on the tour," the Englishman was quoted as saying by the Tamworth Herald.

"Golf is changing around me, the standard is getting higher and higher.

"I shot 16 birdies yet came out only one under – there were far too many errors and I was always up against it.

"When you look at it there are only two players on the Tour who are older than me, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Colin Montgomerie – and even he only plays here and there now.

"I've noticed that I do not read the greens as well as I used to do, and I am shooting an average of 2.5 putts more than in previous years – that's massive, you can't overlook that.

"I've looked into if there's anything I can get done with my short vision, because my long distance is brilliant, but there's nothing that can be done.

"I've just got to get on with it."

Broadhurst is also set to turn to golf coaching, adding: "I feel like I have plenty to give but we will see " - http://www.setanta.com/

  • Digg
  • Del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • RSS
Read User's Comments(0)
11:12 AM | Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted by bettingsports

12BET Tips PGA Tour - Frys.com 10/10 2AM GMT+8


The Frys.com Open is a PGA Tour Fall Series golf tournament. First staged in 2007 as the Fry's Electronics Open at Grayhawk Golf Club's Raptor Course in Scottsdale, Arizona, it adopted its current name in 2008, and moved to CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin, California effective in 2010. Since its inception, the purse has been US$5 million. The inaugural event was won by Canadian Mike Weir by one stroke over Mark Hensby. In 2008 the event was won by Cameron Beckman on the second playoff hole when he parred and Kevin Sutherland bogeyed. In 2009, Troy Matteson set a PGA Tour 36-hole record by shooting 61-61=122 in the second and third rounds. He won a three-man playoff over Rickie Fowler and Jamie Lovemark to win the tournament.The tournament has hosted notable players such as David Duval, Rickie Fowler, and Mike Weir. Tiger Woods committed to play in the 2011 version of the tournament as a promise he made to Fred Couples as a condition for being selected as one of two captain's picks for the 2011 United States Presidents Cup team.

  • Digg
  • Del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • RSS
Read User's Comments(0)
12:58 PM | Labels: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted by bettingsports
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)