Italian Open

[LeRinkRat]

October 10th thru 13th Olgiata GC, Rome, Italy

favorites:
Paul Casey 10-1
Justin Rose 12-1
Francesco Molinari 14-1
Shane Lowry 18-1
Matthew Fitzpatrick 20-1
Danny Willett 25-1
Matt Wallace 25-1

"cats & dogs" to win (bet/return)
Bernd Wiesberger 40-1 (12.50/512.50) WIN Scottish Open [-22] T-2nd Irish Open [-14] WIN Denmark [-22]
Eric Van Rooyen 40-1 (12.50/512.50) WIN Scandinavian [-19]
Adri Arnaus 50-1 (10/510) T-4th Open de Espana [-13] solo 2nd Czech Masters [-18] T-2nd Andalucía Masters [-4] T-2nd Kenya Open [-15]
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 50-1 (10/510) solo 3rd BMW PGA [-16] WIN Andalucía Masters [-10] T-3rd BMW International [-13] T-4th Indian Open [-6] T-2nd Qatar Masters [-11]
Robert Macintyre 50-1 (10/510) T-2nd European Open [-13] T-6th British Open [-5] solo 2nd Denmark [-13] T-2nd British Masters [-15]
Matthias Schwab 50-1 (10/510) T-2nd European Open [-13] T-8th European Masters [-12] T-5th Czech Masters [-14] T-3rd BMW International [-13]
Guido Migliozzi 70-1 (7/497) WIN Belgian Knockout WIN Kenya Open [-16]
Ben Hebert 100-1 (5/500) solo 2nd Scottish Open [-22] solo 2nd China Open - playoff [-20]
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (100-1) (5/505) T-3rd WGC-Mexico [-11]
Kurt Kitayama 150-1 (4/604) WIN Oman Open [-7] WIN Mauritius Open [-20]

tourney match plays (bet/return)
Adri Arnaus -110 over Jordan L Smith (55/105)
Bernd Wiesberger -105 over Eric Van Rooyen (53/103.45)
Tyrrell Hatton +110 over Matt Wallace (50/105)

 

[B.A.R.]

Couple of nice horses in this event.

 

[LeRinkRat]

well long hitting Finlander Tapio Pulkkanen the 1st round leader with a bogie free [-7] and PGA player Rory Sabbatini solo 2nd at [-6]. then five players tied 3rd including Justin Rose, who shot a back side [-5] after being [even] on the front, and my guys Kurt Kitayama and Bernd Wiesberger. wouldn't you know it when the god damn bookies do NOT put up odds for my "pet Indian" Shubhankar Sharma HE is in the tied 3rd [-5] group. Oh and "The Beezer" Christiaan Bezuidenhout a <<WD>> for some reason

mixed bag in my match plays to open
Adri Arnaus -110 [-1] over Jordan L Smith [-2] 1 DOWN
Bernd Wiesberger -105 [-5] over Eric Van Rooyen [-3] 2 UP
Tyrrell Hatton +110 [-3] over Matt Wallace [-2] 1 UP

 

[LeRinkRat]

well "The Matthew Mouse" Fitzpatrick with a 2nd round [-6] for [-10] and a one shot lead over the Dane Joachim B Hansen [-5] for [-9] then five tied at [-7] with Justin Rose [-2], Rory Sabbatini [-1], Andy "Beef" Johnston [-3], Graeme McDowell [-5] and Shubhankar Sharma [-2]. my closest players Bernd Wiesberger [-1] Eric Van Rooyen [-3] and "Hello Kitty" Kurt Kitayama [-1] all at [-6]. right now I would say either "The Mouse" or Rose have the best chance going into the weekend because Rose can shoot "wicked low" when he gets it going. look out for Matt Wallace too at [-6]. at Denmark last season he shot an unreal back side the final round to get to a playoff and WIN

the CUT came at [even]. notable MISS were Paul Casey [+5] Francesco Molinari [+5] Haotong Li [+1] Ian Poulter [+1] and Shane Lowry [+1]

wicked TIGHT in my tourney match plays
Adri Arnaus -110 [-3] for [-4] over Jordan L Smith [-1] for [-3] 1 UP
Bernd Wiesberger -105 [-1] for [-6] over Eric Van Rooyen [-3] for [-6] TIED
Tyrrell Hatton +110 [-2] for [-5] over Matt Wallace [-4] for [-6] 1 DOWN

 

[LeRinkRat]

YES!!! Bernd Wiesberger the WINNER with a final [-6] for [-16]. 3rd round leader Matthew Fitzpatrick solo 2nd with a [-2] for [-15]. then Kurt Kitayama solo 3rd [even] for [-12]. three tied for 4th at [-11] including Matthias Schwab [-5] Andy "Beef" Johnston [-3] and Robert Macintyre [even]. "Beef's" best finish in a LONG time and I swear Schwab or Macintyre are gonna WIN this season. they have BOTH been "wicked close"

"The Weezer" wins me $500. could NOT post Saturday because the web site was DOWN all day BUT "Hello Kitty" 3rd round [-6] tourney [-12] one behind "The Matthew Mouse" with "Bobby Mac" 3rd round [-7] tourney [-11] two behind and both Matt "WALL-E" Wallace & "The Weezer" 3rd round both [-4] tourney [-10]. I was REALLY hoping either Kitayama OR Macintyre would have won because I would have made more money BUT happy with the Wiesberger cash. that is "The Weezer's" third Euro Tour tourney WIN this season and moves him into first in the Race to Dubai

1-2 in tourney match plays
Adri Arnaus -110 [+1] for [-1] over Jordan L Smith -[3] for [-5] LOSE 4 DOWN
Bernd Wiesberger -105 [-6] for [-16] over Eric Van Rooyen [-1] for [-8] WIN 8 UP
Tyrrell Hatton +110 [even] for [-6] over Matt Wallace [+1] for [-9] LOSE 3 DOWN

next up Open de France @ Le Golf National outside of Paris, France. VERY surprised it is NOT a Rolex Series "big bucks" tourney this season. WHY the HELL the Turkish Airline Open late season is Rolex is beyond me