The Golf Thread

Originally posted by Zinedine Kilbane 110

Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:

ShamtheRam wrote:

Koepka an absolute machine in the majors.

He has won 5 PGA tournaments ; 3 of them majors.

Should have put a bet on him.

D Johnson has won 20 but only 1 major. He should have more.

Rory has won 15, 4 Majors.

ah yes the hindsight bet.

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From Sporting Life

The last 13 players to slip on the green jacket have all been in the top 10 after the first round, but only twice in the last 33 years has the winner of the Masters held the lead after day one, so it's a tough prospect leading from the front at Augusta.

Current Masters top 10

-6 Brooks Koepka, Bryson Dechambeau
-5 Phil Mickelson
-4 Dustin Johnson, Ian Poulter
-3 Jon Rahm, Adam Scott, Kevin Kisner, Kiradech Aphibarnrat

Usually, then, you should only look at the names above as possible winners of The Masters, but given how bunched the field is this year it could well be the year that streak is broken.

A total of 20 players are within four shots of the lead so there are still plenty in with chances, but it's Koepka who is the new 9/2 tournament favourite after his first round exploits.

Big names out of contention

Given that players outside the top 15 have about a 12 percent chance of going on to win The Masters, there are a few big names who are already up against it.

+1 Rory McIlroy (22/1) , Sergio Garcia (150/1), Patrick Reed (250/1)

The odds are for illustration purposes only as there's little chance now, even for McIlroy, to get back into it as it'd take a monumental effort to overhaul so many players over the rest of the tournament.

'Hon Francesco Clap

Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one".

Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn

Denis Irwin wrote:

Ken on the course Clap

Final round being brought forward tomorrow because of the threat of thunderstorms. Going out in groups of 3 with a 2 tee start from 12:30pm Irish time with the leaders going out at 14:20

Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one".

Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn

doherty wrote:

Disaster the final round starting early tomorrow. Wont be the same. Have Kuchar at 50-1 still hanging in there at 8 under.

Disaster. Clashes with Liverpool v Chelsea and then nuffink on in the evening Thumbs Down

Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more...

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Lovely stuff, that'll sort the boredom at work for the day Cool

Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:

Trap junior wrote:

doherty wrote:

Disaster the final round starting early tomorrow. Wont be the same. Have Kuchar at 50-1 still hanging in there at 8 under.

Disaster. Clashes with Liverpool v Chelsea and then nuffink on in the evening Thumbs Down

Last group out at 2.20 - be over at 7 👎

And starting on 10th as well.

It'll only be the lads out of contention starting on 10th. Everyone we see will be playing it 1-18.

Pity it's so early alright, would much prefer to have the kids in bed and then have the TV to myself for the night

Why was Mcilroy the favourite? He hasn't won a major for 5 long years.He hasn't even challenged for one in years.What players do in lower tier tournaments shouldn't really matter too much. Until he at least contends for one again it would make more sense if he was down among the 16/1 shots.

Edited by TonyNotJack - 14 Apr 2019 at 3:33pm