I'll have a proper browse one of the next two evenings but Graeme McDowell has recommended Jason Day.
I'll probably do my usual medium odds ones, mostly American. Keegan Bradley might be worth a look actually, did well there on his debut last year and has been on decent form so far this year. Also Jason Dufner.
Of the outsiders: Poults - Got the game for the course, has been in reasonable form and loves the pressure. If he's there or thereabouts on Sunday, he's a great bet. Sergio - Hit and miss, but definitely back to something like his best - provided he doesn't putt like a muppet, has a chance Furyk - Good form, did well last year and will be stupid odds
Of the contenders: Woods - Absolute arsehole, but very difficult to back against him on current form and with past glories at Augusta McIlroy - Who knows? Schwarzel/Oosthuizen - Both great round the course, both in good nick, both will be longer odds than they should be - so either of those would be my pick
my inside pick = keegan bradley. His high ball flight game suits augusta and he has tons of confidence right now. my outside pick = Scott Piercy. Hes taken a lot of time off lately, but he was playing very very well early in the season.
Backed goosen put a £5 on him at 100-1 backed him in nearly everything since he won his 2 us opens had a barren spell in recent years also had a bad back injury if he can get rid of that 1 bad round he could be a good ew bet also has a £ 10 on the other south african Oosthuizen he should be up in the running.
Tiger is playing the best he has for years. However, he showed flashes of brilliance last year, got into decent positions at majors then couldn't hold it together. I'm not saying that will happen, but mentally the 'new' Tiger still has a lot to prove when the real heat is on, as opposed to your standard tour event.
His driving has also been a bit erratic at times so far this season and he'll get penalised more for that at Augusta than he was at say, Bay Hill. We'll see, I've always been fairly anti-Woods so I could just be clutching at straws.
I'm hoping that since no one is talking about him really, this could finally be the week Luke Donald flies under the radar and nicks one. Unlikely though.
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I'll probably do my usual medium odds ones, mostly American. Keegan Bradley might be worth a look actually, did well there on his debut last year and has been on decent form so far this year. Also Jason Dufner.
Poults - Got the game for the course, has been in reasonable form and loves the pressure. If he's there or thereabouts on Sunday, he's a great bet.
Sergio - Hit and miss, but definitely back to something like his best - provided he doesn't putt like a muppet, has a chance
Furyk - Good form, did well last year and will be stupid odds
Of the contenders:
Woods - Absolute arsehole, but very difficult to back against him on current form and with past glories at Augusta
McIlroy - Who knows?
Schwarzel/Oosthuizen - Both great round the course, both in good nick, both will be longer odds than they should be - so either of those would be my pick
Same as lee Westwood he will have a tenner of my money
Can't see past tiger
But may chuck a bit on bubba to retain
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That site's worth bookmarking if you like silly golf related stories such as Mickelson off concrete, Daly throwing clubs, Garcia climbing trees, etc.
my each way money is going on padraig ,oosthuizen and luke
my outside pick = Scott Piercy. Hes taken a lot of time off lately, but he was playing very very well early in the season.
The weather is fantastic in Georgia right now so the course will play beautifully.
His driving has also been a bit erratic at times so far this season and he'll get penalised more for that at Augusta than he was at say, Bay Hill. We'll see, I've always been fairly anti-Woods so I could just be clutching at straws.
I'm hoping that since no one is talking about him really, this could finally be the week Luke Donald flies under the radar and nicks one. Unlikely though.
Just watched him balling his eyes out through a press conference.
If a yank is to win it, I'd love it to be him.