WGC-HSBC Championship

[LeRinkRat]

WGC-HSBC Championship October 30th thru November 3rd
Sheshan International GC - Shanghai, China

last season:
winner: Xander Schauffele: [-14] playoff
solo 2nd: Tony Finau [-14] playoff
solo 3rd: Justin Rose [-10]
tied 4th: Andrew Putnam and Kiradech Aphibarnrat [-8]
solo 6th: Keegan Bradley [-7]

favorites: Rory McIlroy 6-1, Hideki Matsuyama 12-1, Xander Schauffele 15-1, Justin Rose 16-1, Paul Casey 20-1, Tony Finau and Tommy Fleetwood 25-1

my to win "cats & dogs"
Sung-Jae Im 30-1 (17/527)
Bernd Wiesberger 35-1 (15/530)
Byeong-Hun An 40-1 (12.50/512.50)
Corey Conners 50-1 (10/510)
Adam Hadwin 60-1 (10/610)
Kevin Na 70-1 (8/568)
Haotong Li 70-1 (8/568)
Andrea Pavan 80-1 (6.25/506.25)
JT Poston 100-1 (5/505)
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 100-1 (5/505)
Robert Macintyre 100-1 (505)
Kurt Kitayama 100-1 (5/505)
Xinjun Zhang 100-1 (5/505)
Matthais Schwab 150-1 (4/604)
Victor Perez 150-1 (4/604)
Ben Hebert 150-1 (4/604)
Justin Harding 150-1 (4/604)
Jazz Janewattananoud 200-1 (3/603)
Jorge Campillo 250-1 (2/502)
Richard Stern 250-1 (2/502)
Mashhiro Kawamura 250-1 (2/502)
Ashun Wu 300-1 (2/602)
Zander Lombard 300-1 (2/602)
Scott Hend 500-1 (2/1002)
JEB Kruger 500-1 (2/1002)

tourney match plays:
Hideki Matsuyama +135 over Rory McIlroy (40/94)
Kevin Kisner even over Phil Mickelson (50/100)
Adam Hadwin even over Ian Poulter (50/100)
Corey Conners -110 over Louis Oosthuizen (55/105)
Sung-Jae Im -110 over Henrik Stenson (55/105)
Bernd Wiesberger -105 over Shane Lowry (52.50/102.50)

 

[B.A.R.]

Rory really got going last week after the first round.

X is a solid value bet to repeat.

 

[LeRinkRat]

Rory really got going last week after the first round.

X is a solid value bet to repeat.

Matsuyama solo 2nd ZOZO [-16] and tied 3rd CJ Cup [-15]. somewhat surprised "A Fat Barn Rat" NOT playing this week. got tied 4th with Andrew Putnam last season. almost ALL my "cats & dogs" either winners this season OR have been top two thru five recent finishes like "Hello Kitty" solo 4th Open de France [-9] and solo 3rd Italian Open [-12] with early season WINS Oman Open [-7] and Mauritius Open [-20] "The Weezer" with three WINS Italian Open [-6] Scottish Open [-22] and Denmark [-14] AND a tied 2nd Irish Open [-14]. Sung-Jae Im tied 3rd ZOZO [-13] and solo 2nd Sanderson [-18] playoff

 

[LeRinkRat]

well after the 2nd round Matthew Fitzpatrick with a [-5] for tourney [-11] and a one shot lead over Rory McIlroy [-5] for [-10] and Sung-Jae Im [-3], Xander Schauffele [-3] and Adam Scott [-3] tied 3rd at [-9]. my guys Haotong Li [even] and Victor Perez [-1] three shots back at [-8] with Louis Oosthuizen [-3] for [-7] then eleven more players either [-6] or [-5]

it's pretty much "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" (and mostly "Ugly") in my tourney match plays
Hideki Matsuyama +135 [-5] for [-2] over Rory McIlroy [-5] for [-10] 8 down
Kevin Kisner even [-5] for [-5] over Phil Mickelson [-3] for [-4] 1 up
Adam Hadwin even [+5] for [+7] over Ian Poulter [+2] for [+3] 4 down
Corey Conners -110 [+1] for [-4] over Louis Oosthuizen [-3] for [-7] 3 down
Sung-Jae Im -110 [-3] for [-9] over Henrik Stenson [-2] for [-4] 5 up
Bernd Wiesberger -105 [+1] for [-1] over Shane Lowry [even] for [even] 1 up

 

[LeRinkRat]

"The Poultergeist" a WD after the 2nd round. I will TAKE it because Hadwin has been STINKING!!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1190191318338699265

 

[LeRinkRat]

well any chance for a "to win" for me is probably DONE after the 3rd round. freeking Rory McIlroy with a five birdie, NO bogie [-5] for the tourney lead at [-15] and Louis Oosthuizen with a nine birdie two bogie [-7] solo 2nd at [-14]. then 2nd round leader Matthew Fitzpatrick with a [-2] tied with Xander Schauffele [-4] at [-13]. English journeyman Paul Waring solo 5th with [-6] for [-12] while Sung-Jae Im bogies his last two holes for a [-2] tied 6th with Jason Kokrak [-6] for [-11]. it is probably one of the top four's tourney to win

at least my tourney match plays are looking better after "The Poiltergeist" gave me a gift by withdrawing giving Adam Hadwin the automatic win and Kisner and Im well ahead in their matches. only really TIGHT match is Wiesberger vs Lowry. gotta wonder where Matsuyama would be IF he had NOT "blown up" the 1st round ???

Hideki Matsuyama +135 [-4] for [-6] over Rory McIlroy [-5] for [-15] 9 down
Kevin Kisner even [-5] for [-10] over Phil Mickelson [+3] for [-1] 9 up
Adam Hadwin even [-3] for [+4] over Ian Poulter <<WD>> WIN
Corey Conners [+2] for [-2] over Louis Oosthuizen [-7] for [-14] 12 down
Sung-Jae Im -110 [-2] for [-11] over Henrik Stenson [-2] for [-6] 5 up
Bernd Wiesberger -105 [-1] for [-2] over Shane Lowry [even] for [even] 2 up

 

[LeRinkRat]

NOT a good finish for me with Rory winning in a playoff over "X". had a couple of my "cats & dogs" close with Victor Perez and Matthais Schwab tied 4th [-15] BUT I absolutely got "nasty surprises" in my tourney match plays as Wiesberger and Kisner "blew up" and I go 2-3-1

Hideki Matsuyama +135 [-5] for [-11] over Rory McIlroy [-4] for [-19] LOSE 8 down
Kevin Kisner even [+5] for [-5] over Phil Mickelson [-4] for [-5] "PUTCH" even
Adam Hadwin even [-4] for [even] over Ian Poulter <<WD>> WIN
Corey Conners -110 [-6] for [-8] over Louis Oosthuizen [-3] for [-17] LOSE 9 down
Sung-Jae Im -110 [even] for [-11] over Henrik Stenson [-2] for [-8] WIN 3 up
Bernd Wiesberger -105 [+3] for [+1] over Shane Lowry [-1] for [-1] LOSE 2 down

Rolex series "big bucks" Turkish Airlines Open next week. do NOT know IF I will fool with it or not after this WRECK. final round really PISSED me OFF!!!