US Masters

taniwharugby

Apparently the smallest field in 15 years with only 79.
 
No Tiger (they should take bets on how many times they will mention his name over the weekend still), no Couples (both injured) Sang Bae on Military Duty....Danny Lee and his caddie parted ways
 
But I expect the focus to be on Day and Speith, but plenty of others capable of winning this, Lee Westwood, Hunter Mahan, Keegan Daniel all over $151....
 
Jason Day 7
Jordan Spieth 9
Rory McIlroy 9
Adam Scott 11
Bubba Watson 11
Dustin Johnson 15
Phil Mickelson 17
Rickie Fowler 17
Henrik Stenson 26
Justin Rose 26
Charl Schwartzel 31
Louis Oosthuizen 31
Hideki Matsuyama 41
Patrick Reed 41
Branden Grace 61
Brandt Snedeker 61
Brooks Koepka 61
Danny Willett 61
Marc Leishman 61
Matt Kuchar 61
Paul Casey 61 S
Sergio Garcia 61
Zach Johnson 61
Jimmy Walker 81
Ryan Moore 81
Bill Haas 101
Justin Thomas 101
Rafael Cabrera Bello 101
Andy Sullivan 126
Byeong-Hun An 126
Charley Hoffman 126
Ian Poulter 126
Jason Dufner 126
Kevin Kisner 126
Kevin Na 126
Shane Lowry 126
Billy Horschel 151
Danny Lee 151
Emiliano Grillo 151
Graeme McDowell 151
Harris English 151
J B Holmes 151
Jamie Donaldson 151
Lee Westwood 151
Scott Piercy 151
Webb Simpson 151
Bernd Wiesberger 201
Chris Kirk 201
Daniel Berger 201
Hunter Mahan 201
Keegan Bradley 201
Martin Kaymer 201
Russell Knox 201
Victor Dubuisson 201
Angel Cabrera 251
Anirban Lahiri 251
Bryson Dechambeau 251
Chris Wood 251
David Lingmerth 251
Ernie Els 251
Kevin Streelman 251
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 251
Matthew Fitzpatrick 251
Smylie Kaufman 251
Cameron Smith 301
Jim Herman 301
Robert Streb 301
Soren Kjeldsen 301
Thongchai Jaidee 301
Troy Merritt 301
Vaughn Taylor 301
Vijay Singh 301
Bernhard Langer 501
Davis Love III 501
Fabian Gomez 501
Romain Langasque 501
Jin Cheng 751
Steven Bowditch 751
Darren Clarke 1,001.00
Trevor Immelman 1,001.00
Derek Bard 1,501.00
Mark O'Meara 2,001.00
Mike Weir 2,501.00
Paul Chaplet 2,501.00 S
ammy Schmitz 2,501.00
Tom Watson 2,501.00
Ian Woosnam 5,001.00
Larry Mize 5,001.00
Sandy Lyle 5,001.00

Hooroo

Furyk out too with wrist surgery.
 
I love The Masters and The Open.
 
No real hatiest players up the top at the moment. Just enjoy watching them all play. I used to think Fowler was a bit of a head but he has grown on me.

Hooroo

Wow! Kaymer and Bradley both @ $201

Hooroo

Dustin to win it and then a line of coke as long as his stride!

taniwharugby

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with someone elses Missus on his arm!

taniwharugby

Bradley, Kaymer and Mahan are all $41 for a top 5 finish.

barbarian

Oosty at $31 and Sneds at $61 look good shouts at long odds. Both have great Masters pedigrees.
 
Kaymer hasn't got inside the top 30 in eight starts, so I think those odds are long for a reason...
 
But you'd think one or more of Day, Scott, McIlroy, Watson and Spieth will be there or thereabouts on Sunday arvo.

JK

Yep love the Masters.
 
Hard to go past the big names - Day and Speith for me. Would love to see Dustin and of course Danny featuring too.
 
Also means its time for our work golf tournament Masters Monday too. Cant wait!

JK

Not a lot of talk re Bubba. Havent seen much on how he has been playing recently but won in both 2012 and 2014...2016 could be a pattern.

MajorRage

Is Jason Day the most likable Aussie sports person around? Dunno why, I've just really warmed to him.
 
Ian Poulter at $126 is laughable. He could take part in 45,000 masters and he'd never win one. I think Spieth at 9 is great money.

barbarian

Masters betting is the easiest golf betting of the year. It's still bloody hard, but at least you can narrow down the list of options to 10-15 people.
 
In the last 25 years, I would suggest that there have been precisely 4 left-field winners - Schwartzel, Immelman, Johnson, Weir. And even those guys were still top pros at the time and not unheard of, unlike some other winners of majors in that time (eg Shaun Micheel, Todd Hamilton, Ben Curtis, etc)
 
It's so rare that people without Augusta pedigrees win the event. And it's one of those courses that you can either play it or you can't. I'd be amazed if the winner wasn't one of the following:
 
Jason Day 7
Jordan Spieth 9
Rory McIlroy 9
Adam Scott 11
Bubba Watson 11
Phil Mickelson 17
Rickie Fowler 17
Justin Rose 26
Charl Schwartzel 31
Louis Oosthuizen 31
Brandt Snedeker 61
Matt Kuchar 61
Zach Johnson 61

MajorRage

I'd go so far to remove all names on that list beneath Fowler.

barbarian

Rose came second last year with a score that would win 90% of Masters tournaments. Schwartzel is a past champ in winning form right now, and Oosty has almost won here a few times and is also in great form. All three are in it for sure IMO.
 
The last three are a bit more speculative, but I think Johnson is a live chance. Can bob up in big tournaments, as he did in the Open last year. And has Augusta form.

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If Rory McIlroy wins he will become only the sixth player to complete a Career Grand Slam of all four Majors.

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In the Par 3 shootout, Gary Player, at the age of 80, hit the 31st hole-in-one of his career.
 
Five other holes-in-one on the day recorded as well.

taniwharugby

there was also 2 consecutive holes in one in one of the groups too.

barbarian

I'm firming on Rory as my pick for the week. 
 
The previous two years he has come in as a real favourite, with plenty of expectation that he will win. It's taken its toll, and he hasn't produced his best golf.
 
This year he is behind Day and Spieth in terms of attention and favouritism, and I think being out of the spotlight that little bit more will help him produce his best. His form is very solid, and he is such a great player in the majors that you just can't count him out.
 
He gets it by 2 from Jason Day. Phil Mickelson will be in one of the final two groups on Sunday but will fade to finish 9th.

SammyC

I bet on the option that a non-american, non-European will win. 
 
Its paying $3.25, good value I reckon. 
 
My pick is one of Adam Scott, Jason Day, Charl Schwartzel or Louis Oosthuizen. . 
 
Jason Day is in unbelievable touch at the moment, hits it a fucking mile and is an under-rated clutch putter. 
 
Adam Scott is playing bloody well at the moment with the short putter. He also has the best caddy in the world back under the strap and loves Augusta. 
 
Both South Africans also love Augusta, and Louis has just been falling short of late. One of the best ball strikers on tour.

barbarian

Stuff like this is why I love the Masters:
 
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taniwharugby

heard a soundbite on the radio this morning with Jack Nicklaus and his son (in the car behind) pulling into the Augusta carpark and the gist of it was 'you can park where ever you like Mr. Nicklaus, and yes your son can just follow you'

The Silver Fern

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