Mercedes Championship (2009)
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I knew something was up. This is still curious that he would fly all the way out to Hawaii if hes not healthy. I think he is using this as a vacation. I am sure he will be in the interview tent tonight, so look for the transcript :0corn
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The pro am is today.
There will be a few guys in the interview tent tonight (big time difference) asapsports.com will have it.. maybe watch the golf channel tonight at 6 to see what they have to say about it.
I use google news.. type in a players name then sort it by in the last day or week.. and occasionally youll find a gem. Like I found some article specifically on Dustin Johsnon
What a pain. My computer is crashed, a boat anchor. This is a borrowed laptop, and I can't keep it. I might not be able to post much for awhile.
Choi to win 21.00
Since I couldn't handicap this event much, I put my rep on Choi. The one guy who can win anytime, anywhere. Just when you start to forget about him, he wins.
Imada over OHair +100
I like both of these guys, I like Riyugi a little more early in the season. I'll take the plus odds on the hungrier golfer.
I don't like Els for anything at any time, and I haven't for 3 or 4 years now. No value in Ernie.
Choi to win 21.00
Since I couldn't handicap this event much, I put my rep on Choi. The one guy who can win anytime, anywhere. Just when you start to forget about him, he wins.
Imada over OHair +100
I like both of these guys, I like Riyugi a little more early in the season. I'll take the plus odds on the hungrier golfer.
I don't like Els for anything at any time, and I haven't for 3 or 4 years now. No value in Ernie.
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Dustin Johnson 60/1: More realistic than him winning the event...Played well in hawaii with a t10 at sony last year.
Dustin Johnson 60/1: More realistic than him winning the event...Played well in hawaii with a t10 at sony last year.
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They seem to think Vijay has a good chance..
http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=26000&select2=6781
:scared :scared
http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=26000&select2=6781
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http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=26000&select=298&select2=6762
This video worries me :scared
Seems confident about his chances this week, said it doesnt hurt at all on his swing.. :shrug:
Document3 1
An Interview With:
VIJAY SINGH
Q. Update us on the condition of
your knee.
VIJAY SINGH: Perfect right now. I rode in
the cart all day. It's okay, actually. It doesn't hurt
much until I start walking.
Q. And the future prognosis?
VIJAY SINGH: I 'm going to have i t
operated on on Wednesday, and I should be out
for three weeks and I'll be okay.
Q. What is is the exact procedure?
VIJAY SINGH: I've got a torn meniscus. I
don't know what that means, a torn meniscus. It
happened during Tiger's tournament, I think going
up and down those hills. Either it happened that
week or it just got worse that week, but it's feeling
okay now.
Q. Has it been a problem before?
VIJAY SINGH: No, that's pretty much
when it started.
Q. This is such a hilly golf course. Will
it be difficult getting through this week?
VIJAY SINGH: Only hurts when I walk
downhill. Doesn't hurt when I go uphill at all. I'm
going to have deal with that.
Q. Do you anticipate playing any West
Coast events?
VIJAY SINGH: Planned to play AT&T. If I
can come out then, then it will be okay, but I don't
know what the doctor is going to tell me. He said
my legs are really strong, which is a big advantage,
having an operation like that. So I should be all
right.
Q. Where will you have it done?
VIJAY SINGH: In Jacksonville, same guy
that's doing Fred Funk. I think Fred Funk's leg is
not doing as good as he wanted to, but I think my
procedure is a lot less complicated.
Q. Was it an option to just rehab it?
VIJAY SINGH: No.
Q. Did you consider not having
surgery?
VIJAY SINGH: It had to be done. If it was
just a slight tear; but it's quite a big tear, there.
At Chev ron, went in there and put
cortisone in there, and it feels great.
Q. Had you thought of not playing this
week?
VIJAY SINGH: No, I'm going to play this
week and then I'm going to go back and do it, yes.
It doesn't hurt at all. I haven't walked at all this
week, so try to walk one or two holes, and then the
second hole, I tried to walk it, and it's feeling okay.
Q. With the PGA drug testing policy,
did you have to under the TOUR that you are
were on painkillers?
VI JAY SINGH: Not real l y . I think
painkillers are diagnosed by the doctor and you
take it as you wish. It's not against the policy not
to take it.
visit our archives at www.asapsports.com
Document3 2
Q. What exactly is the surgery? Is it
arthroscopic?
VIJAY SINGH: It's arthroscopic. It's not
that complicated.
Q. Have they told you how long?
VIJAY SINGH: They said I'll be out for
three weeks, so that's what I'm planning to do.
Q. Is that going to be next Wednesday?
VIJAY SINGH: Next Wednesday.
Q. And did he tell you whether it's a
lateral meniscus or which meniscus?
VIJAY SINGH: It's inside, I think it's the
lateral meniscus.
Q. You won't be able to work out for a
couple of weeks.
VIJAY SINGH: My upper body is okay. As
long as I don't move my legs.
Q. How long have you been doing the
pushups with the weight in each hand?
VIJAY SINGH: Yeah, I've been doing it.
It's a new trainer I have now, so he's got new stuff
that I'm going doing.
It's different than the last guy I had. Just
got to change it up. Otherwise, you're going to be
stale. He's doing a good job.
Q. Who is your new guy?
VIJAY SINGH: His name is Junior Tuyo.
He used to be an MMA fighter, and now he's been
training those guys, so I kind of stole him from
those guys.
This video worries me :scared
Seems confident about his chances this week, said it doesnt hurt at all on his swing.. :shrug:
Document3 1
An Interview With:
VIJAY SINGH
Q. Update us on the condition of
your knee.
VIJAY SINGH: Perfect right now. I rode in
the cart all day. It's okay, actually. It doesn't hurt
much until I start walking.
Q. And the future prognosis?
VIJAY SINGH: I 'm going to have i t
operated on on Wednesday, and I should be out
for three weeks and I'll be okay.
Q. What is is the exact procedure?
VIJAY SINGH: I've got a torn meniscus. I
don't know what that means, a torn meniscus. It
happened during Tiger's tournament, I think going
up and down those hills. Either it happened that
week or it just got worse that week, but it's feeling
okay now.
Q. Has it been a problem before?
VIJAY SINGH: No, that's pretty much
when it started.
Q. This is such a hilly golf course. Will
it be difficult getting through this week?
VIJAY SINGH: Only hurts when I walk
downhill. Doesn't hurt when I go uphill at all. I'm
going to have deal with that.
Q. Do you anticipate playing any West
Coast events?
VIJAY SINGH: Planned to play AT&T. If I
can come out then, then it will be okay, but I don't
know what the doctor is going to tell me. He said
my legs are really strong, which is a big advantage,
having an operation like that. So I should be all
right.
Q. Where will you have it done?
VIJAY SINGH: In Jacksonville, same guy
that's doing Fred Funk. I think Fred Funk's leg is
not doing as good as he wanted to, but I think my
procedure is a lot less complicated.
Q. Was it an option to just rehab it?
VIJAY SINGH: No.
Q. Did you consider not having
surgery?
VIJAY SINGH: It had to be done. If it was
just a slight tear; but it's quite a big tear, there.
At Chev ron, went in there and put
cortisone in there, and it feels great.
Q. Had you thought of not playing this
week?
VIJAY SINGH: No, I'm going to play this
week and then I'm going to go back and do it, yes.
It doesn't hurt at all. I haven't walked at all this
week, so try to walk one or two holes, and then the
second hole, I tried to walk it, and it's feeling okay.
Q. With the PGA drug testing policy,
did you have to under the TOUR that you are
were on painkillers?
VI JAY SINGH: Not real l y . I think
painkillers are diagnosed by the doctor and you
take it as you wish. It's not against the policy not
to take it.
visit our archives at www.asapsports.com
Document3 2
Q. What exactly is the surgery? Is it
arthroscopic?
VIJAY SINGH: It's arthroscopic. It's not
that complicated.
Q. Have they told you how long?
VIJAY SINGH: They said I'll be out for
three weeks, so that's what I'm planning to do.
Q. Is that going to be next Wednesday?
VIJAY SINGH: Next Wednesday.
Q. And did he tell you whether it's a
lateral meniscus or which meniscus?
VIJAY SINGH: It's inside, I think it's the
lateral meniscus.
Q. You won't be able to work out for a
couple of weeks.
VIJAY SINGH: My upper body is okay. As
long as I don't move my legs.
Q. How long have you been doing the
pushups with the weight in each hand?
VIJAY SINGH: Yeah, I've been doing it.
It's a new trainer I have now, so he's got new stuff
that I'm going doing.
It's different than the last guy I had. Just
got to change it up. Otherwise, you're going to be
stale. He's doing a good job.
Q. Who is your new guy?
VIJAY SINGH: His name is Junior Tuyo.
He used to be an MMA fighter, and now he's been
training those guys, so I kind of stole him from
those guys.
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That doesn't sound good on VJ, I have played Kapalua course they are using and it is built on a mountain side, very hilly, VJ has a home in Hawaii and has been out there for a couple of weeks so is
not just flying out for a check. I took Els vs. him in a matchup +110 when I read this earlier. Els has the tournament record for low rds. GL
not just flying out for a check. I took Els vs. him in a matchup +110 when I read this earlier. Els has the tournament record for low rds. GL
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Im on this play also. Els seemed at peace with his game and with his family. Good luck to us :00x1
Wow cant believe golf is here i am gonna give my runner in vegas a work out this year, as i have moved to grand junction colorado. good luck to all the great posters this year.
Outright
Els 9-1 100 units
Love 25-1 100 units
Match-ups
Holmes over Weekley -110 330 units
Outright
Els 9-1 100 units
Love 25-1 100 units
Match-ups
Holmes over Weekley -110 330 units
Well it sounds like VJ will play all 4 rounds, but it also sounds like he hasn't really tested it by walking 18 holes and he took a cart in the pro am. My hope is he just wears down and by Sunday is out of it and Els/Kim are ahead of him or within striking distance.
Hopefully I can at least get one of them to beat him.
Hopefully I can at least get one of them to beat him.
I am starting to feel less and less confident about going against Singh. Here's a little blub from a blog he wrote:
This isn't a big setback or anything. I still am really looking forward to this year. I am just going to take one extra week off. I feel good right now. I'm playing well. The swing is good. Someone asked me today if I still feel like the best putter in the world. I don't feel like it -- I am. This is the week I think I have a good chance of winning. I'm playing well. I feel good about this golf course. I've done well here before. So we'll see what happens.
Of course I don't expect him to say I am just going to go thru the motions but as he says we'll see what happens.
This isn't a big setback or anything. I still am really looking forward to this year. I am just going to take one extra week off. I feel good right now. I'm playing well. The swing is good. Someone asked me today if I still feel like the best putter in the world. I don't feel like it -- I am. This is the week I think I have a good chance of winning. I'm playing well. I feel good about this golf course. I've done well here before. So we'll see what happens.
Of course I don't expect him to say I am just going to go thru the motions but as he says we'll see what happens.
It is the start of the season and apart from a few off-season events, there has been very action on which to base the form of the players. On that basis, plays will only be 1pt for the four weeks of the season. Note that "1pt" represents "to win 1pt" if the player is odds-on (negative in moneyline terms or less than 2.0 in decimal odds) and represents "1pt staked" if the player is odds-against (positive in moneyline terms or at least 2.0 in decimal odds). If ties lose, this will be indicated.
Reasons will typically be given for round 1 plays (unless there are a large number of them), but thereafter the plays will probably be listed only - there is less time for handicapping between round, plus if I detail too many intra-round angles during the course of the season, the odds will surely be adjusted in future if the angles are profitable.
Round 1 plays (1pt):
Stewart Cink to beat K.J. Choi -110 @ Five Dimes
Opposing Choi who did set a course record 63 in 2003, but since he has returned to this event in the last three years, he has been very poor apart from the 1st round in 2007. Last year only two players finished lower down the leaderboard than the Korean. And it not that his form is very good: he finished 35th in the limited field HSBC Champions Tournament, missed the cut in the Singapore Open and was over-par in three of four rounds in the Nedbank Golf Challenge. Cink has always been consistent in this event and has two top-5 finish and one further top-10 finish in four starts in Hawaii since 2005.
Stewart Cink to beat Trevor Immelman -108 @ Pinnacle
Backing Cink to also beat Immelman who did finish 3rd in his previous sole appearance (2007), but came into that in much better form in the previous two months. If his iron play is not as sharp as it was, he should struggle on these extremely large greens.
Justin Leonard to beat K.J. Choi +100 @ Carib
Opposing Choi with Leonard who has played in this event seven times in the last 10 years and has a worst finish of only 19th. The extremely large greens clearly suit Leonard, who is a much better putter than Immelman.
Daniel Chopra to beat K.J. Choi +110 @ Paddy Power
Can't pass up these odds on the defending champion who stated before last year's event that he loved the course. Swing changes last season may have seen his form collapse, but a six-week break and return the scene of his victory may just be the tonic.
Brian Gay to beat D.J. Trahan -110 @ Five Dimes
Neither has played in any event for a long time and Gay may struggle to shoot low scores on such a long course, but this is primarily a play against Trahan. In his one previous appearance (2007) his best round of the week was 75 and only Ben Curtis and Arron Oberholser (withdrew with a back injury) finished below him on the leaderboard. He has shown very little form since winning the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in January last year to suggest that he will perform much better this week.
Reasons will typically be given for round 1 plays (unless there are a large number of them), but thereafter the plays will probably be listed only - there is less time for handicapping between round, plus if I detail too many intra-round angles during the course of the season, the odds will surely be adjusted in future if the angles are profitable.
Round 1 plays (1pt):
Stewart Cink to beat K.J. Choi -110 @ Five Dimes
Opposing Choi who did set a course record 63 in 2003, but since he has returned to this event in the last three years, he has been very poor apart from the 1st round in 2007. Last year only two players finished lower down the leaderboard than the Korean. And it not that his form is very good: he finished 35th in the limited field HSBC Champions Tournament, missed the cut in the Singapore Open and was over-par in three of four rounds in the Nedbank Golf Challenge. Cink has always been consistent in this event and has two top-5 finish and one further top-10 finish in four starts in Hawaii since 2005.
Stewart Cink to beat Trevor Immelman -108 @ Pinnacle
Backing Cink to also beat Immelman who did finish 3rd in his previous sole appearance (2007), but came into that in much better form in the previous two months. If his iron play is not as sharp as it was, he should struggle on these extremely large greens.
Justin Leonard to beat K.J. Choi +100 @ Carib
Opposing Choi with Leonard who has played in this event seven times in the last 10 years and has a worst finish of only 19th. The extremely large greens clearly suit Leonard, who is a much better putter than Immelman.
Daniel Chopra to beat K.J. Choi +110 @ Paddy Power
Can't pass up these odds on the defending champion who stated before last year's event that he loved the course. Swing changes last season may have seen his form collapse, but a six-week break and return the scene of his victory may just be the tonic.
Brian Gay to beat D.J. Trahan -110 @ Five Dimes
Neither has played in any event for a long time and Gay may struggle to shoot low scores on such a long course, but this is primarily a play against Trahan. In his one previous appearance (2007) his best round of the week was 75 and only Ben Curtis and Arron Oberholser (withdrew with a back injury) finished below him on the leaderboard. He has shown very little form since winning the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in January last year to suggest that he will perform much better this week.
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Yup those quotes struck fear in me when i heard them. The guy is probably in the best physical shape on tour. He's training with an MMA strength coach. The knee doesn't effect his swing, which is a shame. We just need to hope that Els shows up this week.
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One late add..
Just read an article and Cink seems ready to go. He practiced a lot this offseason, did not bring any of his family to the Island, so he can focus on practicing and golf.
Cink -120 over Perry 72 holes :0corn
Just read an article and Cink seems ready to go. He practiced a lot this offseason, did not bring any of his family to the Island, so he can focus on practicing and golf.
Cink -120 over Perry 72 holes :0corn
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Ryan Palmer withdrew from Wednesday's Pro-Am at the Mercedes-Benz Championship.
Rory Sabbatini, who did not qualify for the season-opener, replaced Palmer. According to a source at the event, Rotoworld has learned that Palmer might have aggravated an injury this week, which may play a role in his ability to perform in the 72-hole tournament. We will update you as more news becomes available but weekly leagues should adjust accordingly.
:0corn
Rory Sabbatini, who did not qualify for the season-opener, replaced Palmer. According to a source at the event, Rotoworld has learned that Palmer might have aggravated an injury this week, which may play a role in his ability to perform in the 72-hole tournament. We will update you as more news becomes available but weekly leagues should adjust accordingly.
:0corn
Here we go again:
72 Hole Match-ups
J. Leonard over A. Romero - -130 - Laying 1.3 units to win 1 unit
J.B. Holmes over B. Weekly - Even - Laying 1 unit to win 1 unit
S. Cink - Top 4 - +525 - Laying a 1/2 unit to win 2.625 units
Good luck, and let's have some fun this year.:mj06:
72 Hole Match-ups
J. Leonard over A. Romero - -130 - Laying 1.3 units to win 1 unit
J.B. Holmes over B. Weekly - Even - Laying 1 unit to win 1 unit
S. Cink - Top 4 - +525 - Laying a 1/2 unit to win 2.625 units
Good luck, and let's have some fun this year.:mj06:
