March 2009

Masters 2009 Betting Portfolio: Resurgent Mickelson leads the challenge as Euro stars falter

Paul Krishnamurty / 31 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Misfiring form of Harrington and Garcia leaves Big Phil as the big gun most likely to upset Woods' bid for a fifth Augusta crown, says Paul Krishnamurty....Read more »

Shell Houston Open Betting: Kim can restore reputation just in time for the Masters

Paul Krishnamurty / 31 March 2009 / Leave a comment

A couple of months back punters could not get enough of the young American but wavering form has pushed his odds way out, now may be the time to back him says Paul Krishnamurty....Read more »

Find Me A 100 Winner: Jonathan Byrd

Paul Krishnamurty / 31 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Consistent American is a three-time winner making odds of [120.0] to win the Shell Houston Open a value bet......Read more »

The Punter: Who else but Woods to help me out of a big hole?

Steven Rawlings / 30 March 2009 / Leave a comment

The great man wins the third tournament of his comeback to save our golf punter, Steve Rawlings, from a devastating loss....Read more »

The Punter's halfway update from the Open de Andalucia and the Arnold Palmer

Steven Rawlings / 28 March 2009 / Leave a comment

The Punter on why things are looking better for him in Spain with picks Jimenez and Siem in contention than on the other side of the pond, where he expects Woods and O'Hair to get the better of his selections....Read more »

Open de Andalucía Betting: Home boy Lara can step up to Andalucian challenge

Tareq Quiroz / 25 March 2009 / Leave a comment

A home player has caught the eye of Tareq Quiroz in the betting ahead of this week's European Tour event....Read more »

PGA Tour Betting: Three Against The Field at the Arnold Palmer Invitational

Dan Geraghty / 25 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Split your stake between two markets this weekend, says Dan Geraghty, because Tiger's gonna tear it up!...Read more »

The Punter: Forget Tiger and back Vijay to bounce back at Bay Hill

Steven Rawlings / 25 March 2009 / Leave a comment

The Arnold Palmer invitational will doubtless be another thrilling event but for now the week's most intriguing battle is being played out on the golf pages of Betting.Betfair as The Punter takes on Tiger and, in the process, a fellow...Read more »

Find Me A 100 Winner: John Rollins

Paul Krishnamurty / 24 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Good course form and strong recent form are combined in 33-year-old Rollins who is currently available at [130.0]....Read more »

Arnold Palmer Invitational Betting: Tiger must be backed on favoured track

Paul Krishnamurty / 24 March 2009 / Leave a comment

The great man is returning to top form and continues his Masters tune-up with a visit to Bay Hill, one of his favourite courses, and that makes odds of [3.6] value, says Paul Krishnamurty....Read more »

The Punter: Losing week brings good run to an end

Steven Rawlings / 23 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Goosen is gifted the title on the PGA Tour while a semi-unknown takes the Madeira Islands Open. It all added up to misery for our columnist......Read more »

The Punter: Expect the unexpected

Steven Rawlings / 21 March 2009 / Leave a comment

After a period of profit, the Punter, eternal optimist that he is, is expecting his luck to change for the worse. So how are his picks faring in the Madeira and the Transition? And what was Kenny Perry doing up...Read more »

Transitions Championship Betting: Quality abounds in Florida

Tareq Quiroz / 18 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Tareq Quiroz likes the look of a veteran with class on the PGA Tour this week....Read more »

PGA Tour Betting: Three Against The Field at the Transitions Championship

Dan Geraghty / 18 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Jim's a winner and he can do it this week on the PGA Tour, says Dan Geraghty....Read more »

The Punter's picks for the Madeira Islands Open and Transitions Championship

Steven Rawlings / 18 March 2009 / Leave a comment

The European Tour has thrown up a very poor tournament in the shape of the Madeira Islands Open so the US will be Steve's focus this weekend......Read more »

Golf Betting: Mickelson renews greatest rivalry in time for Augusta

Paul Krishnamurty / 17 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Life-long Lefty sceptic Paul Krishnamurty has had to revise his view of the world number two in recent weeks. However, Tiger Woods has never underestimated his rival and he will be keeping a close eye on Mickelson en route to...Read more »

Find Me A 100 Winner: Troy Matteson

Paul Krishnamurty / 17 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty believes that an outsider who saves his best golf for the Sunshine State might be a hot tip for value this weekend....Read more »

Golf Betting: Why 2009 could see the most open Masters for a decade

Bill Elliott / 17 March 2009 / Leave a comment

With the Big One due to start in Augusta in only a few weeks, Bill Elliott wonders what last weekend's World Championship event told us about who might be in contention....Read more »

The Punter: Lefty pulls a whitey then a righty for sun stroke win

Steven Rawlings / 16 March 2009 / Leave a comment

When Phil Mickelson was admitted to hospital with heat exhaustion and mild dehydration, The Punter feared his profits were about to dry up. However, the world number two returned to the tee refreshed and even managed to play a shot...Read more »

The Punter's halfway update from the WGC-CA Championship and Puerto Rico Open

Steven Rawlings / 14 March 2009 / Leave a comment

A cluster of market leaders makes up Steve's book after round two, but can one of them hold on?...Read more »

WGC-CA Championship Betting: The pick of the first round three-balls

Paul Krishnamurty / 11 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Aggressive, big-hitting Anthony Kim can thrive on his Doral debut....Read more »

PGA Tour Betting : Three Against The Field at the Puerto Rico open

Dan Geraghty / 11 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Dan Geraghty looks at the lesser of the two stateside tournaments, the Puerto Rico Open, where a weak field could make the winner easier to find in the betting....Read more »

Golf Betting: Westwood a must for Florida flutter

Tareq Quiroz / 11 March 2009 / Leave a comment

The Doral Golf Resort in Miami posseses plenty of elements that will the add to the drama as a distinguished field battle it out in the sun this weekend, says Tareq Quiroz....Read more »

The Punter: Will 'nappy factor' drive Tiger to CA Championship glory?

Steven Rawlings / 11 March 2009 / Leave a comment

With fine form figures for both tournament and course, Tiger Woods is a strong contender to pick up his first title since returning from injury in Miami this weekend. However, there have to be question marks about anyone playing their...Read more »

Tiger Woods Comeback Part II: Back, lay or sit on the fence?

Paul Krishnamurty / 10 March 2009 / Leave a comment

The great man plays the second tournament since exiting the scene with that knee injury, so how do you play the market this week with the 'Woods Effect' factored in. Paul Krishnamurty has an idea......Read more »

Find Me A 100 Winner: Andres Romero

Paul Krishnamurty / 09 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Romero is wildly inconsistent but at least that means he knows how to win as well as lose, Paul Krishnamurty outlines the case for backing the Argentinian at [120.0] this week....Read more »

WGC-CA Championship Betting: World's best assemble at Doral but questions hang over most

Bill Elliott / 09 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Bill Elliott looks ahead to the next leg of the World Golf Championship events, the WGC-CA Championship where Tiger Eldrick Woods plays the second tournament of his comeback....Read more »

The Punter: Yang's win was Choi-esque but Allenby's woes are a worry

Steven Rawlings / 09 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Steve backed the winner again though sadly not at an enormous pre-event price. Read his Honda Classic debrief here....Read more »

The Punter's Halfway Update: Several reasons why I want Robert Allenby to win

Steven Rawlings / 07 March 2009 / Leave a comment

The Punter talks us through all the action in the first two rounds of the Honda Classic and tells us why his reasons for wanting Robert Allenby to triumph this week aren't all to do with money....Read more »

PGA Tour Betting: Three Against The Field at the Honda Classic

Dan Geraghty / 04 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Dan Geraghty has taken three Europeans to challenge at PGA National this week....Read more »

Honda Classic Betting Preview: This Angel's beginning to fly...

Tareq Quiroz / 04 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Tareq Quiroz likes the look of the big Argentinean available at big odds in this week's big PGA Tour event....Read more »

The Punter's picks for the Honda Classic

Steven Rawlings / 04 March 2009 / Leave a comment

There's only golf tournament to get your punting teeth into this week, so who has Steve gone for at the Honda Classic?...Read more »

Find Me A 100 Winner: Scott Piercy

Paul Krishnamurty / 03 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Statistics show that Piercy has got what it takes to triumph at the Honda Classic, says Paul Krishnamurty....Read more »

US Masters Odds: Punters plunge on matchplay heroes as the big guns disappoint again

Paul Krishnamurty / 03 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Mickelson, Harrington, Garcia fail to advance their Masters reputations while question marks surround Tiger, says Paul Krishnamurty. So who did impress at the WGC and can we use that to our advantage when betting ante-post on Augusta?...Read more »

Casey comes of age with near perfect desert performance

Bill Elliott / 02 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Only Geoff Ogilvy's brilliance could stop Paul Casey in the end. Good things await the pair this year, says Bill Elliott....Read more »

The Punter: To back or not to back, that is the question and sometimes you get it wrong...

Steven Rawlings / 02 March 2009 / Leave a comment

It's been an interesting week for our golf punter who backed a winner, a loser and procrastinated far too long over another......Read more »

WGC Matchplay Update: Ogilvy can edge battle of Matchplay masters

Paul Krishnamurty / 01 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Having triumphed previously in matchplay events, Geoff Ogilvy and Paul Casey have both been in exemplary form in Arizona but Paul Krishnamurty believes the Australian can edge out the Englishman in the final....Read more »