April 2008

Wachovia Championship Betting: Fat lady refuses to Singh for in-form Vijay

Tareq Quiroz / 30 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Tareq Quiroz on a genuinely top-class tour event in America this week...Read more »

The Punter's picks for the Open de Espana and Wachovia Championship

Steven Rawlings / 30 April 2008 / Leave a comment

With course form thin on the ground, it's only a handful of selections for Steven Rawlings in this week's golf betting...Read more »

Find Me A 100 Winner - Robert Dinwiddie

Paul Krishnamurty / 29 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Big hitting Englishman can follow up good form in Spain this week, says Paul Krishnamurty...Read more »

Tiger's not around, so who's the best bet for the 'unofficial' majors?

Paul Krishnamurty / 29 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty runs through the betting at the Wachovia and TPC, as the world's next best aim to step into Woods' shoes...Read more »

Trading loss is outweighed by joy at Clarke's victory

Steven Rawlings / 28 April 2008 / Leave a comment

This weekend was an exercise in sensible hedging and vigorous trading for betting.betfair's golf betting columnist...Read more »

Darren Clarke taken at 85 on way to Asian Open win

Joe Dyer / 27 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Darren Clarke won his first title in five years on Sunday at the BMW Asian Open and Adam Scott clinched the Byron Nelson in a play off with Ryan Moore. However, both seemed intent on doing it the hard way......Read more »

Golf Betting: The Punter attacks the Asian Open and the Byron Nelson

Steven Rawlings / 26 April 2008 / Leave a comment

No, it's not a Ricky Ponting column. It's much better. Catch up with our golfing gambler's fortunes....Read more »

Bravo for French golf! Bourdy, Jacquelin and Levet the first wave of a golfing revolution across the Channel

Bill Elliott / 24 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Bill Elliott salute la creme of the current French golfing fraternité - they've got that funny Van De Velde character to thank you know...Read more »

The Punter's early picks for the BMW Asian Open and Byron Nelson Championship

Steven Rawlings / 23 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Steven Rawlings has rooted through the odds for this week's golf betting to come up with a host of selections. Find out where his money has gone here......Read more »

Find Me A 100 Winner - Kane Webber

Paul Krishnamurty / 23 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty is sweet on the chances of Kane at a big price as the search continues for a three figure winner...Read more »

Golf Betting: Look to the States, rather than China, when laying the leader this week

Paul Krishnamurty / 22 April 2008 / Leave a comment

It's the Asian Open and the Byron Nelson Championship on the two big tours this week. Paul Krishnamurty has some intriguing stats if you're playing the odds...Read more »

Golf Betting: A poor week for The Punter who gets his champions mixed up

Steven Rawlings / 21 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Golf trader and Betfair blogger Steven Rawlings rounds up his betting diary for the Volvo China Open and the Verizon Heritage...Read more »

McGrane backers land bets at 75 after Volvo China Open win

Joe Dyer / 20 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Irishman finally tastes victory after recent hot streak...Read more »

Howell's long comeback trail takes him back to the scene of a career high

Bill Elliott / 17 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Bill Elliott believes the likeable Englishman may have finally come back to form...Read more »

Verizon Heritage Betting: European Tour stars can lead overseas charge

Tareq Quiroz / 16 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Tareq Quiroz has a trio of players trading at three figures to choose from...Read more »

Win tickets to the London Golf Show

Editor / 16 April 2008 / 2 Comments

Ten pairs of tickets to the biggest golfing show in Europe must be won!...Read more »

Fine Me A 100 Winner - Zane Scotland

Paul Krishnamurty / 15 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Second time around for Zane Scotland as Paul continues his attempts to find a three figure winner...Read more »

Masters Aftermath: This was just a blip for Tiger, but it's back to the drawing board for Europe

Paul Krishnamurty / 15 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty reflects on the Masters and its implications for a range of long-term markets...Read more »

US Masters Betting: Moody Mickelson lets himself down

Steven Rawlings / 14 April 2008 / Leave a comment

It's been a poor Masters for The Punter as his picks all go backwards...Read more »

The Masters as it happened on Betfair

Editor / 14 April 2008 / Leave a comment

All the fourth round price movements from Augusta...Read more »

Master Betting Day Four: Three reasons to oppose front-runner Trevor Immelman

Paul Krishnamurty / 13 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty can't see the South African closing the deal and paying a visit to the tailor on Saturday night to take down his measurements for a certain Green Jacket. Here's why......Read more »

Masters Betting Day Three: Plenty of big-priced players that could make for great trades

Paul Krishnamurty / 12 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty thinks Phil Mickelson has all the credentials to go on and win but thinks the likes of Stephen Ames and Mike Weir are the real value...Read more »

US Masters Betting: Conditions and nerves can play into Tiger's hands

Bill Elliott / 12 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Our man in Augusta Bill Elliott tells us why leader Trevor Immelman is unlikely to still be there at the end of day three and why Tiger Woods isn't out of this yet...Read more »

Masters Betting Day Two: Euro stars can press forward as Woods stutters

Paul Krishnamurty / 11 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty talks us through the best betting opportunities as we go into day two of the US Masters with Tiger Woods yet to find his best form...Read more »

Augusta Course Guide: The traps and lures of Amen Corner explained

Tareq Quiroz / 09 April 2008 / Leave a comment

TQ on one of the most dangerous stretches in world golf...Read more »

Masters Preview: It's Harmon's Gang v 'God' as sun breaks out over Augusta

Bill Elliott / 09 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Bill Elliott reports from Augusta as the countdown begins to tee-off time...Read more »

Masters Day One Preview: The pick of the first round three-ball betting

Paul Krishnamurty / 09 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty has four cracking bets from Thursday's three-balls...Read more »

Augusta Odds: The Punter's early picks for the Masters

Steven Rawlings / 09 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Woods offers no value for our man, so who are his selections in the Augusta betting?...Read more »

Augusta Preview: A Tiger-free betting portfolio

Paul Krishnamurty / 08 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Imagine this year's US Masters without Tiger Woods. It must be an appetising thought for every professional golfer out there. Fortunately for us punters, we don't have to go up against the big guy if we don't want to. Paul...Read more »

Find Me A 100 Winner: US Masters Special

Paul Krishnamurty / 08 April 2008 / Leave a comment

It's a bumper week for Paul Krishnamurty's "Find Me A 100 Winner" as he picks out four to keep your eye on at the Augusta National this week....Read more »

The 2007 Masters on Betfair: Cool Johnson shocks just about everyone

Joe Dyer / 07 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Zach Johnson sneaked under the radar at Augusta last year. The American was matched at [460.0] while everyone watched Woods......Read more »

Golf Betting: Triple woe for The Punter as Gonzo's putter goes cold

Steven Rawlings / 07 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Gonzo, Chad Campbell, King Johns Castle - the list of bets nearly landed this weekend is endless...Read more »

Bourdy backed at 150 for Portugese glory

Joe Dyer / 06 April 2008 / Leave a comment

French win on European Tour for the second week in succession...Read more »

Betfair Big Interview: Lee Westwood talks to Bill Elliott ahead of his Masters tilt

Bill Elliott / 06 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Betfair's golf columnist talks to Worksop's finest who tees it up at Augusta this week as an [85.0] shot for Masters glory...Read more »

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Tiger Woods won't win the Masters

The Betfair Contrarian / 03 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Tip: The Answer may lie with Big Phil. The Betfair Contrarian makes the case for the defence....Read more »

The Masters Betting Portfolio: Woods, the favourite and the probable winner...

Paul Krishnamurty / 03 April 2008 / Leave a comment

...but how should you play him in the many markets on Betfair? Paul Krishnamurty explains...Read more »

Shell Houston Open Betting: Stick with the Strick

Tareq Quiroz / 02 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Fourth best in the world, but seventh in the betting, TQ is hot for Steve Stricker in the Masters warm-up event...Read more »

Augusta Memories: Augusta 97, a 'world changing' win for more than just Woods

Bill Elliott / 02 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Bill Elliott looks back on Tiger's first Masters victory...Read more »

The next Woods or Faldo? Just let Fisher be Fisher...

Bill Elliott / 02 April 2008 / 1 Comments

Don't listen to Thomas Levet, says Bill Elliott, Oliver could be good, he may even be great, but don't say he's the next Nick or Tiger...Read more »

Find Me A 100 Winner: Pampling a well-oiled machine for Shell Open success

Paul Krishnamurty / 01 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty highlights the recent successes of Aussie players in this event and tells us why Pampling feels right at home in Texas...Read more »

Estoril Open de Portugal Betting: Young Guns will head to Estoril with high hopes, but beware too much early expectation

Paul Krishnamurty / 01 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty takes an unconventional view in his column this week. He wants us to have a bit of sympathy for extremely talented professional golfers in their teens and early twenties, who he reckons have unrealistic expectations heaped on them....Read more »

The Masters Betting Portfolio: Emerging Stars

Paul Krishnamurty / 01 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty continues his comprehensive preview of this year's intriguing US Masters. In this instalment, he runs his eye over four young players capable of making a big impact in this year's tournament, and in the years to follow....Read more »