August 2008

Golf Betting: Westwood to come up short at Gleneagles

Steven Rawlings / 31 August 2008 / Leave a comment

The Punter updates us on his weekly golf selections that include an in-running punt on Johnnie Walker leader Gregory Havret to hang on at Gleneagles as the likes of Lee Westwood loiter with intent......Read more »

Ryder Cup Betting: Betfair Radio run the rule over the contenders

/ 28 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Bill Elliott joined the Betfair Radio 2 team to talk Ryder Cup as the contenders for the European team slogged it out for places in the Johnnie Walker Classic. Will it be Darren, Justin, or even Monty? Listen here to...Read more »

Banking on Europe in the Ryder Cup? Don't be so sure

The Betfair Contrarian / 28 August 2008 / Leave a comment

The Betfair Contrarian has examined the stats and says the Ryder Cup odds are wrong so back Azinger's men......Read more »

Johnnie Walker Championship Betting Preview: Course will show its teeth with poor weather forecast

Tareq Quiroz / 27 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Players could have more than their nerves to contend with as they battle it out under the watchful eyes of Nick Faldo....Read more »

The Punter's picks for the Johnnie Walker Championship and the Deutsche Bank Championship

Steven Rawlings / 27 August 2008 / Leave a comment

The Fisherman can land himself a Ryder Cup pla(i)ce at Gleneagles, says The Punter in his betting preview of this week's big events....Read more »

Ryder Cup: Clarke inspires on and off the course and Azinger will fear him

Bill Elliott / 26 August 2008 / Leave a comment

A lot may happen at Gleneagles but Bill Elliott reckons he knows who will make the final two places in the European team. Or does he?...Read more »

Ryder Cup: Faldo considers toughest ever wildcard call

Ralph Ellis / 26 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Ian Poulter will have received reassurances from Nick Faldo over his Ryder Cup place before deciding to miss Gleneagles, says Ralph Ellis....Read more »

Find Me A 100 Winner - Stephen Gallacher

Paul Krishnamurty / 26 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Wind and rain? This Scotsman loves bad weather so three-figure price is a tempter for Paul Krishnamurty as his attempt to find a winner at [100.0] or more continue....Read more »

FedEx Cup Betting: Vijay's winning start will make him very hard to catch

Paul Krishnamurty / 26 August 2008 / Leave a comment

'Anyone can win' is the FedEx theory but it doesn't stand up, says Paul Krishnamurty....Read more »

The Punter: Incredible competitor Singh edges out Garcia

Steven Rawlings / 25 August 2008 / Leave a comment

After losing in Europe our man was off to the States for what turned out to be a classic. And he isn't missing Tiger....Read more »

Clarke times Ryder Cup bid beautifully with victory in Holland

Joe Dyer / 24 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Northern Irishman takes second title of the year to force his way into Ryder reckoning....Read more »

Post-cut punting updates from the KLM Open and Barclays Classic

Steven Rawlings / 23 August 2008 / Leave a comment

It's all about Henrik for Steve - whose golf betting is in worse form than those Olympic Aussies......Read more »

Barclays Classic Preview: New course, no form

Tareq Quiroz / 20 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Tareq Quiroz has the tips and pointers for the first event of the FedEx Cup play-off series....Read more »

The Punter's picks for the KLM Open and The Barclays

Steven Rawlings / 20 August 2008 / 1 Comments

Read the early selections for the big two golf betting events of the week here......Read more »

Ryder Cup Betting: Europe's top players have their eyes on the prize

Bill Elliott / 20 August 2008 / Leave a comment

There'll be a Rose amongst the tulips in Zandvoort this week as Justin tries to seal his first Ryder Cup berth. Bill Elliott reports on the race for places in team Faldo, a race that's really hotting up. Oh, and...Read more »

Find Me A 100 Winner - Damien McGrane

Paul Krishnamurty / 19 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Irishman is the three-figure selection in the KLM Open betting......Read more »

Fedex Cup Betting: Ignore the market leaders and concentrate on youth

Paul Krishnamurty / 19 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Derided competition could yet capture the imagination of watching public and the game's best young players, says Paul Krishnamurty....Read more »

Not a bad weekend: a very bad weekend

Steven Rawlings / 18 August 2008 / 1 Comments

After a very bad weekend, The Punter is licking his wounds and looking ahead to Holland and the Barclays....Read more »

The Punter's Picks: Here's hoping Broadhurst can recreate his old magic

Steven Rawlings / 16 August 2008 / Leave a comment

The Punter is having a bad week on the golf betting front on both sides of the Atlantic so far but an unlikely win for veteran Paul Broadhurst could still change all that...Read more »

Wyndham Championships Preview: Back where pressure is off

Tareq Quiroz / 13 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Vijay the favourite in poor field on course where wayward drives will be punished,says Tareq Quiroz....Read more »

Never Give Up: Harrington's determination on par with Woods'

Bill Elliott / 13 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Three weeks is a long time in golf and Ryder Cup hopefuls will be giving their all from here on, says Bill Elliott....Read more »

The Punter: SAS Masters and Wyndham Championships preview

Steven Rawlings / 13 August 2008 / 1 Comments

The majors are done and dusted for 2008 but there's still plenty to play for with the Ryder Cup and Fed-ex playoff series to look forward to....Read more »

It's all going to plan for Faldo as Europe hit odds-on

Paul Krishnamurty / 12 August 2008 / Leave a comment

After another thrilling weekend of championship golf, Paul Krishnamurty reflects on the seismic developments of the last month....Read more »

Find Me a 100 Winner: Peter Lawrie

Paul Krishnamurty / 12 August 2008 / 1 Comments

Peter Lawrie could triumph at exposed Arlandastad....Read more »

USPGA Betting: The Punter's review

Steven Rawlings / 11 August 2008 / Leave a comment

The Punter reflects on a miserable weekend's betting but looks forward to PodSlam....Read more »

US PGA Betting: Frustrating delays could signify good omens for Lefty

Editor / 10 August 2008 / Leave a comment

The Punter is less than impressed with the promises of play resuming yesterday that never materialised. It's worth keeping an eye on Mickelson's progress but caution is definitely the order of the day....Read more »

US PGA Betting: Scoring so far suggests dramatic leaderboard changes

Paul Krishnamurty / 09 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Unreliable Lefty is the only proven winner within five shots of the lead on one of the toughest courses ever seen in a major, says Phil Mickelson....Read more »

US PGA Day Two: The Punter's picks

Steven Rawlings / 09 August 2008 / Leave a comment

The Punter's in-play bets have been going astray at Oakland Hills. History suggests that those at the top now will be at the top on Sunday....Read more »

US PGA Championship Betting: The Punter's Day 1 Update

Steven Rawlings / 08 August 2008 / Leave a comment

With no huge surprises and no clear leader after the first day of action in Michigan, it was business as usual for the Punter. Keep up with his picks here....Read more »

US PGA Championship Betting: Green up with a greens specialist

Paul Krishnamurty / 08 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty has watched the skilled putters make the early running in this year's championship, and advocates a policy of sticking with them. There is one possible exception, though, in the form of Sergio....Read more »

USPGA First Round Three-Ball Betting: Paul Krishnamurty has the pick of the bets on day one

Paul Krishnamurty / 07 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Golden Oldie Haas should be too strong for struggling opponents while The Goose can triumph in marquee three-ball....Read more »

USPGA In-Play betting: Tough, old Oakland Hills means final day fun

Tareq Quiroz / 06 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Tareq Quiroz has given up on hard luck stories to gather some low risk momentum. Here's to the good times......Read more »

US PGA Betting: The Punter's picks for the fourth major

Steven Rawlings / 06 August 2008 / Leave a comment

No-one in their right mind would argue that the US PGA is anything but the poorest relation in the family of majors. But, as the Punter rightly says, that doesn't stop it from being an extremely competitive tournament....Read more »

Find Me A 100 Winner - USPGA Special!

Paul Krishnamurty / 05 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Looking for big-priced winner of the USPGA? Here are four selections, all trading at three-figures including one major winner......Read more »

USPGA Speciality Bets Portfolio: Make Cink to beat Perry your tournament nap

Paul Krishnamurty / 05 August 2008 / 1 Comments

There are plenty of markets away from tournament winner at the USPGA. Paul Krishnamurty has rooted through the odds to find the pick of this week's bets....Read more »

USPGA Preview: Contenders will need to be composed for gruelling end

Tareq Quiroz / 04 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Historically dominated by Americans, this year's USPGA will be played on a menacing course which could see a European victory, says Tareq Quiroz....Read more »

Ryder Cup shadow hangs over Oakland Hills' European contingent

Bill Elliott / 04 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Only four events remain for players to force their way into Faldo's thinking so the USPGA is a great time to produce a good performance, says Bill Elliott....Read more »

USPGA Betting: Back to form Singh has his work cut out repeating his WGC heroics

Paul Krishnamurty / 04 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty reflects on the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and digests its implications for the Oakland Hills major......Read more »

USPGA Odds: Mickelson is the market leader as USPGA week begins

Joe Dyer / 04 August 2008 / Leave a comment

2005 champion is the punters' choice as the Oakland Hills betting gets into swing....Read more »

USPGA Championship Betting: Look to the record books for clues

Paul Krishnamurty / 04 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty reflects on why the history of the US PGA Championships suggests the winner will be homegrown, and very possibly a big outsider....Read more »

Odds-on Mickelson catches bogey-itis at the death to lose WGC

Joe Dyer / 04 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Dropped shots on the final holes cost world no. 2 the title at Firestone....Read more »

WGC Bridgestone Betting: Big Phil throws it but The Punter is still a big winner

Steven Rawlings / 04 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Read our golf diarist's round-up of the WGC Bridgestone weekend....Read more »

Ryder Cup memories offer Euro stars a USPGA boost

Paul Krishnamurty / 04 August 2008 / Leave a comment

Fond memories of Oakland Hills may help Europeans beat their USPGA block, says Paul Krishnamurty....Read more »