Alfred Dunhill Championship

[sharky17]

TO WIN

RORY McILROY (+1123)

TOURNAMENT MATCHUPS

McILROY (-107) over KAYMER

McILROY (+106) over WESTWOOD

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[Stanley]

Round 1 play (2pts):

Niclas Fasth to beat Sam Hutsby +138 @ Ladbrokes [also available @ William Hill and BetFred]
Hutsby has certainly been the more consistent of the two, but Fasth has still finished ahead of him in two of their last three events. And then there is the venue: Carnoustie. Hutsby has played in this event just once previously when he opened with a 77 around Carnoustie in the first round and went on to miss the cut. By contrast, Fasth has a great deal of experience around this course and he has performed well here. He finished 35th in the 2005 Open Championship here and in the two occasions that he has previously started at Carnoustie, he has shot 70 (to lie 27th of the 168 players at the end of the day in 2005) and 67 (to lie 6th in 2007).

 

[xodale]

Played Carnoustie on Saturday and the course is in fantastic condition.

Outright

Really fancy one of the players from last week to come through in what is a pretty strong field - and even though Westwood can go No1 I think McIlroy with joint 2nd last year has such good form over St Andrews to see him through. Also on McDowell who hardly missed a stroke last week and previous runner up in this event.

McIlroy 12/1
McDowell 20/1


Tournament matchups

F Molinari tb R Karlsson 10/11 bsq the ever consistent Molinari should have enough to dispatch Karlsson

S Gallacher tb P Hanson 10/11 bsq - Gallacher, as a previous winner of this event, on home soil and in forecasted breezy conditions should be good enough to see off Hanson, who never really looked in form nor comfortable at Celtic Manor.

 

[Another Steve]

ODDS TO WIN THE ALFRED DUNHILL CHAMPIONSHIP MARTIN KAYMER +1400

 

[JimmyTime]

I am diregarding all Ryder Cup players as it was an exhausting week and this now is a pro-am so their attention will not be on this week yet reliving last week with their partners

Matteo Manaesero 80/1
only a matter of time, this format should suit the youngster

Nicolas Colaserts 110/1 was playing some solid golf up until his last event where he admitted he was exhaused and needed a break. three weeks off he should be fresh and loves 2 of the venues, practiced the third kingsbarns all week

Pablo Larazzabal 250/1 usually i have no reason of backing pablo but he had a nice finish at the vivendi cup two weeks ago and i think he's got "it"

 

[Chip Hilton]

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship : Outrights to Win.

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship : Outrights to Win.

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship --
Outrights to Win the Tournament
Thursday, Oct 7th to Sunday, Oct 10th.


One Unit :

Rory McIlroy @ 10 : 1. L


3/4 of a Unit :

Padraig Harrington @ 28 : 1. L

Retief Goosen @ 15 : 1. L


1/2 of a Unit :

Francesco Molinari @ 35 : 1. L

Martin Kaymer @ 12 : 1. Winner.


1/4 of a Unit :

Matteo Manassero @ 50 : 1. L

Peter Hanson @ 32 : 1. L


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[Chip Hilton]

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship : 72 Hole Matchups.

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship : 72 Hole Matchups.

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship --
Whole Tournament Matchups for 72 holes
Thursday, Oct 7th to Sunday, Oct 10th.


Six Units :

Retief Goosen over Ross Fisher @ - 105. Lost by 9.


Five Units :

Peter Hanson over Robert Karlsson @ - 120. Lost (by 4) on cut.


Four Units :

Rory McIlroy over Lee Westwood @ - 110. Lost by 9.


Three Units :

Padraig Harrington over Graeme McDowell @ + 115. Push.


Two Units :

Martin Kaymer over Ernie Els @ - 110. Won by 13.


One Unit :

Francesco Molinari over Edoardo Molinari @ + 120. Won by 8 on cut.

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[Stanley]

Round 2 play (2pts):

Andrew Coltart to beat Victor Dubuisson -120 @ 5Dimes
Backing Coltart to continue his improved form of late - he finished 11th in the Austrian Open last month and now lies 21st after an opening 69 around St Andrews. For Dubuisson, it is the first time that he has opened with a sub-70 round in a European Tour event and even though he currently lies alongside Coltart, I can't see him remaining there - he has missed the cut in seven of his ten European Tour starts and finished in the top-50 just once.

[unofficial rd2 system plays: Hedblom tb Bjorn +138; Lawrie Pa tb Gonzalez -120; Parry tb Kjeldsen -105; Donaldson tb Ferrie -130; Aiken tb Lafeber -105; Donaldson tb Boyd -125]

 

[DerrickTulips]

Played Carnoustie on Saturday and the course is in fantastic condition.

Outright

Really fancy one of the players from last week to come through in what is a pretty strong field - and even though Westwood can go No1 I think McIlroy with joint 2nd last year has such good form over St Andrews to see him through. Also on McDowell who hardly missed a stroke last week and previous runner up in this event.

McIlroy 12/1
McDowell 20/1


Tournament matchups

F Molinari tb R Karlsson 10/11 bsq the ever consistent Molinari should have enough to dispatch Karlsson

S Gallacher tb P Hanson 10/11 bsq - Gallacher, as a previous winner of this event, on home soil and in forecasted breezy conditions should be good enough to see off Hanson, who never really looked in form nor comfortable at Celtic Manor.

How much were green fees?

 

[xodale]

How much were green fees?

I played with a member so guest fee 22.50 ukpounds. Single round on the championship course at the moment is 130ukp but winter rates in force from 1 Nov. Happy to see what can be arranged if you're ever over this way.

 

[Stanley]

Round 3 play (2pts):

Martin Kaymer to beat Edoardo Molinari -125 @ Stan James [available generally]
The Ryder Cup players have been very impressive this week and it was good to see Molinari get back under the cut line alongside the rest of his team-mates. But there is still a concern that his failure to beat Rickie Fowler when under such pressure on Monday may yet have lingering effects. Not so with Kaymer who was not at his best last week, but looks much more dominant in this format. He has won his last two European Tour events, has finished 15th and 2nd (playoff loss) in his two previous attempts in this event and was 7th around St Andrews at the Open Championship in July. He is currently 3rd and I can't see him having a bad round tomorrow.

[unofficial rd3 system plays: Bjorn tb Siem +100; Quiros tb Parry -130]

 

[Andre]

Looking like a 3 horse race. I'll take the player with the most quality.

Kaymer to win +170.

 

[Stanley]

Round 4 play (2pts):

Martin Laird to beat Stephen Gallacher +106 @ Pinnacle
Good odds to back Laird who is usually very good when in contention, despite his wobble when on the verge of winning The Barclays last month. He has started the final round in the top-10 on ten occasions and his worst finish has been 11th, averaging 69.1 in the final round when starting it in the top-10. Gallacher is a shot further back in 15th place, but he has struggled recently when in contention - he shot 75 and 77 in consecutive weeks in August when in contention with one round to play.

[unofficial rd4 system plays: Bjorn tb Levet -110; Gonzalez tb McEvoy +110; Els tb McIlroy +105]

 

[Andre]

Looking like a 3 horse race. I'll take the player with the most quality.

Kaymer to win +170.

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