Hong Kong Open

[LeRinkRat]

November 22nd thru 25th Hong Kong GC
Golf Channel 10:00pm Wednesday thru 12:30am Thursday

last years results
1st - Wade Ormsby [-11]
tied 2nd - Alex Bjork, Rafael Cabrera-Bello (also solo 2nd 2017 [-12]), Paul Peterson, Julian Suri [-10]
6th - Tommy Fleetwood [-9]
tied 7th - SSP Chawraisia, Miguel-Angel Jimenez, Micah Shin [-9]
tied 10th - Justin Rose, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thomas Detry, James Morrison, Shubhankar Sharma , Clement Sordet [-7]

favorites: Tommy Fleetwood & Patrick Reed 6-1, Sergio Gargia 7-1. Rafael Carbrera-Bello 10-1 (solo or tied 2nd last two years here). Matthew Fitzpatrick 14-1. Lucas Bjerregaard 16-1

"cats & dogs" bets (bet/return)
Shubhankar Sharma 45-1 (10/460)
Sam Horsfield 50-1 (10/510)
Paul Peterson 75-1 (7/532)
Ricardo Gouveia 80-1 (6.25/506.250)
Nacho Elvira 80-1 (6.25/506.250
Scott Hend 150-1 (3.35/505.85)
David Lipsky 100-1 (5/505)
Jeunghun Wang 100-1 (5/505)
Phachara Kongwatnai 150-1 (3.35/505.85)
Hayden Porteous 150-1 (3.35/505.85)
JB Hanson 125-1 (4/504)
Adri Arnaus 125-1 (4/504)
Shiwan Kim 125-1 (4/504)

just one tourney match play (bet/return)
Sam Horsfield -110 over Sang Hyun Park (55/105)
"of interest"
Aaron Rai -110 over Matthew Southgate
Lucas Bjerragaard even over Matthew Fitzpatrick
Rafael Cabrera-Bello +105 over Sergio Garcia
Patrick Reed -105 over Tommy Fleetwood

:shake:

 

[LeRinkRat]

well once again I got SCREWED by a player WD before the tourney. for some reason Sam Horsfield did NOT start so LOSE his "to win" @ William-Hill and should get a refund his match play

favorites NOT performing so far. Tommy Fleetwood [-1] Patrick Reed [+5] Sergio Gargia [even] (3 birdies #15, #16 & #17 to save his round) Rafael Carbrera-Bello [+2] Matthew Fitzpatrick [even] and Lucas Bjerregaard [+3]

young Englishman Aaron Rai. the Japanese Yusaku Miyazato and Aussie Jason Scrivener tied for the lead at [-5] with Challenge Tour graduates Indian Atwal Arjun Singh (OWGR #588) Englishman Jack Singh Brar (OWGR #221) and American Micah Shin (OWGR #447) tied 4th [-4]
looks like the whole damn tourney gonna be a just TRASH for me :golffrustrated:

 

[B.A.R.]

Interesting leaderboard.

 

[LeRinkRat]

Hokey Smoke!!! 1st round co-leader Aaron Rai with a course record [-9] 61 for a tourney [-14] and a four shot lead over Korean Hyo-Won Park [-8] for [-10] solo 2nd and six over "The Matthew Mouse" Fitzpatrick also [-8] for [-8] solo 3rd. 1st round tied 2nd Micah Shin with [-3] for [-7] solo 4th then six more @ tourney [-6] including my "to win" Scott Hend a [-4] round and Tommy Fleetwood with a [-5]. should be an interesting weekend. young Rai for pre-tourney 60-1 ALL the listed favorites made the [+1] CUT with Cabrera-Bello and Bjerregaard just "squeeking in" [+1] and Reed [even] having to shoot 6 under the last 7 holes to make :rolleyes:

 

[B.A.R.]

I won't lie, never heard of Aaron Rai.

 

[LeRinkRat]

I won't lie, never heard of Aaron Rai.

I have followed him some. he made the main Euro Tour last season by winning three Challenge Tour events along with the Finn Kim Koivu this season. Rai recently finished solo 8th at the Nedbank [-5] and had three more Top Ten Euro Tour finishes this season. his problem is he usually has at least one over par round

 

[LeRinkRat]

GREAT "defensive" round from the leader Aaron Rai a four birdie two bogie [-2] for tourney [-16] and a six shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood [-4] and Matthew Fitzpatrick [-2] for [-10]. those three the final group for Sunday. will be interesting to see IF Rai can hold it together with those two BUT six shots should be a comfortable lead. weather forecast for cloudy with afternoon rain showers with wind 5 to 8 mph

 

[LeRinkRat]

well another excellent "defensive" round by Aaron Rai with a final [-1] for tourney [-17] gets him the one shot WIN over Matthew Fitzpatrick with a [-6] for [-16]. was cold, miserable rain during the round even worse than the 2nd round of the World Cup Friday in Melbourne. "The Matthew Mouse" got within one shot of Rai thru #16 BUT absolutely JACKED his par putt on #17 to give the tourney away. congrats to Rai on his maiden Euro Tour WIN :shake: