Italian Open

[LeRinkRat]

May 31st thru June 3rd Gardagolf CC, Brescia, Italy

2nd in a row Rolex Series $7 million "big bucks" tourney. last years winner Tyrrell Hatton [-21] with Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Ross Fisher tied 2nd [-20] and Matt Wallace 4th [-19] BUT on the Golf Club Milano course last October

chanced these "to win" (bet/return)
Alex Levy 40-1 (12.50/512.50) WON Trophee Hassan [-8]
Lucas Bjerregaard 40-1 (12.50/512.50) T-3rd BMW PGA [-14] 5th Sicilian Open [-14] 6th China Open [-15]
Matt Wallace 50-1 (10/510) WON Indian Open [-11] T-3rd China Open [-16] (tied for lead 3rd round)
Alex Bjork 50-1 (10/510) [lvh] WON China Open [-18]
Adrain Oteagui 50-1 (10/510) WON Belgian Knockout 2nd China Open [-17] (tied for lead 3rd round) T-12th Open de Espana [-13]
Jorge Campillo 50-1 (10/510) two round stroke play leader Belgian Knockout [-8] 2nd Maybank [-19] T-3rd China Open [-16] T-5th Open de Espana [-15]
George Coetzee 80-1 (6.25/506.26) WON Tshwane Open [-18]
Joakim Langergrin 80-1 (6.25/506.26) WON Sicilian Open [-16] playoff
Chris Paisley 80-1 (6.25/506.26) WON South Africa Open [-21]
Erik Van Rooyen 80-1 (6.25/506.26) 2nd Joberg Open [-20]
Jeunghun Wang 80-1 (6.25/506.25) 3 Euro Tour wins T-7th China Open [-14]
Mike Lorenzo-Vera 80-1 (6.25/506.25) 2nd Sicilian Open [-16] playoff
Julien Guerrier 100-1 (5/505) 6th Sicilian Open [-13] 3rd Oman [-13]
Nacho Elvira 100-1 (5/505) 3rd Open de Espana [-17](tied for lead 3rd round)
Fabrizo Zanotti 100-1 (5/505) 2 Euro Tour wins T-15th BMW PGA [-8] T-7th Oman [-10]
total bet $117.50

went with these tourney match plays (bet return)
Andy Sullivan even over Ross Fisher (50/100)
Paul Dunne -110 over Tyrrell Hatton (55/105)
Alex Noren +110 over Francesco Molinari (50/105)
Jorge Campillo +105 vs Adrain Oteagui (50/102.50)
Andy "Beef" Johnston even over Graeme McDowell (50/100)
Matt Wallace +105 over Lee Westwood (50/102.50)

Golf Channel coverage starts @ 1:30am thru 9:30am pacific time early Thursday morning :shake:

 

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[LeRinkRat]

WELCOME BWS77. check out the hockey form. NEED more contributors

 

[LeRinkRat]

Boy OH!!! I can REALLY pick 'em!!! WHO would think "Big Bear" Westwood [-5] McDowell [-5] and "The Fish" [-6] would shoot low. at least "WALL-E" Wallace [-6] BUT I have to STOP watching Euro Tour rounds on Golf Channel. Wallace about gave me a STROKE last night as he JACKS two gimmie putts on #7 for an eagle and #8 for a birdie!!! six birdie NO bogie for that [-6] round BUT he COULD have been [-8] tied for the 1st round lead. and I HATE Alex Noren!!! another damn guy I can NOT bet ON or AGAINST!!! against he shoots the lights out. on and he "blows up"
SO I am behind the eight ball AGAIN after the 1st round :golffrustrated:

Andy Sullivan even [-4] over Ross Fisher [-6]
Paul Dunne -110 [-2] over Tyrrell Hatton [+1]
Alex Noren +110 over [-1] Francesco Molinari [-5]
Jorge Campillo +105 [-3] vs Adrain Oteagui [-3]
Andy "Beef" Johnston [-2] even over Graeme McDowell [-5]
Matt Wallace +105 [-6] over Lee Westwood [-5]

freeking Robert Rock, who is a top teaching pro really NOT known for tourney play, South African Richard Sterne who hasn't seen the top of the leader board forever and some #617 OWGR English guy tied for the lead @ [-8]. believe it or not Danny Willett having a good tourney so far @ [-6] in the tied 4th group with eight others including Matt Wallace and Eric Van Rooyen two behind the leaders

 

[LeRinkRat]

well "WHO LET the DOGS OUT" ??? in Brescia, Italy just like @ Memorial. Martin Kaymer the LEAD after the 2nd round [-8] for tourney [-11] ??? the German guy hasn't done anything forever and Danny Willett still hanging in with a [-4] for [-10] tied with five others for 2nd including Graeme McDowell. my pet ChiCom Haotong Li for some reason was a FIELD players this week and he is in the group tied 7th with a [-6] for [-9]. ONLY "to win" play I have in contention is South African Eric Van Rooyen with a [-3] for [-9]. "WALL-E" Matt Wallace "blew up" with a [+1] for [-5]

at least I have two CUT WINS in match plays going into the weekend BUT two of the other four are a WRECK and two "wicked close". the CUT came @ [-4] this week

Andy Sullivan even [-3/-7] over Ross Fisher [+3/-3] CUT WIN
Paul Dunne -110 [-2/-4] over Tyrrell Hatton [-2/-1] CUT WIN
Alex Noren +110 over [-3/-4] Francesco Molinari [-5/-10] 6 behind
Jorge Campillo +105 [-3/-6] vs Adrain Oteagui [-2/-5] 1 up
Andy "Beef" Johnston [-2/-4] even over Graeme McDowell [-5/-10] 6 behind
Matt Wallace +105 [+1/-5] over Lee Westwood [-1/-6] (50/102.50) 1 down

 

[geauxgolfer]

Slattery got the juice to pull this out, @LeRinkRat ? Currently +650 with the lead.

Kaymer at +1000 looks interesting as does Sullivan +1400 and Aiken +8000

Who would you pick to win at this stage?

:cheers3:

 

[LeRinkRat]

Slattery got the juice to pull this out, @LeRinkRat ? Currently +650 with the lead.

Kaymer at +1000 looks interesting as does Sullivan +1400 and Aiken +8000

Who would you pick to win at this stage?

I do NOT really trust Lee Slattery [-9] for tourney [-16] to hang on. have seen him blow too many leads in the past. I doubt he will shoot low Sunday. Martin Kaymer [-3] for [-14] hasn't really done anything in a LONG time. watched his 3rd round last night didn't look that sharp. I WISH the Las Vegas books would do adjusted "to win" odds on the Euro Tour like with PGA events. depending on their odds I would bop Haotong Li [-4] for tourney [-13], Jordan L Smith [-6] for [-13] (BOTH can shoot "wicked low") and maybe Danny Willett [-4] for [-14] who looks like he is back in form after some physical problems this last year. he looked good Saturday BUT I think "The Mole" will actually end up winning the tourney. he could easy shoot another 5 or 6 under :shake:

 

[LeRinkRat]

well going into the final round I will be lucky IF I win two of my remaining four tourney match plays [3rd round/tourney scores]

Alex Noren +110 [-5/-9] over Francesco Molinari [-5/-15] 6 back
Jorge Campillo +105 [-1/-7] vs Adrain Oteagui [-1/-6] 1 up
Andy "Beef" Johnston even [-5/-9] over Graeme McDowell [even/-10] (50/100) 1 down
Matt Wallace +105 [-1/-6] over Lee Westwood [-3/-9] 3 back

Oh , btw, I got RUINED by Eric Van Rooyen yet AGAIN!!! shoots [+3] for tourney [-6] Saturday. the damn guy just can NOT put four round together lately

 

[Rockfish]

I just took Poults at 25/1, Smith at 28/1, and Mannasero at 100/1. But Euro golf is a loser for me.

Kinda like my baseball today:
Nats TT UN 4.5
Cubs UN 7.5
Nats score 2 in the 14th to win 5-3
Cubs score 6 in the 14th to win 7-1
Porco Dio!

 

[geauxgolfer]

Only one play...

Golf EURO Italian Open - Thomas Aiken +8000

 

[B.A.R.]

Only one play...

Golf EURO Italian Open - Thomas Aiken +8000

Only 4 back after a 64.... why the heck not...Good luck -- great value.

 

[LeRinkRat]

DAMN!!! my tourney was a complete WRECK after the Dunne and Sullivan CUT wins, Noren, Campillo, Wallace and "The Beef" all LOSE!!! 2-4 for the week. Francesco Molinari [-6] for tourney [-21] gets 2nd to Thorbjorn Olesen [-7] for [-22] BOTH with 7 birdies the final round BUT "The Mole" bogies #17 to give it away. STILL pretty impressive after "The Mole" WINS the BMW PGA last week. his US Open odds are 125-1 @ South Point

THANK GOD Bryson DeChambeau @ 50-1 WINS the Memorial in a playoff over Byeoung-Hun An and Kyle Stanley. SAVED my WEEKEND!!!