NCR Classic

[Stanley]

Adding 72-hole plays:

Steve Flesch to beat Stuart Appleby -118 @ Centrebet [-120 @ Five Dimes]
No great record on this course, but Flesch has been in great form all year and should beat Appleby easily, the only concern is his mysterious late withdrawal from the Tampa Bay Classic last week

Vijay Singh to beat Stuart Appleby -120 @ WSEX
Adding another unit

Scott Hoch to beat Paul Azinger +120 @ SportingbetUSA
Zinger's superior putter will not be so important this week; Hoch has the better stats in the other categories and not playing in the Presidents Cup may be a small advantage this week

Vijay Singh to beat Carlos Franco -145 @ Five Dimes
Franco would have won this match with ease last week, but this is a different proposition. With no course form and little experience of the pro-am format, expect him to underperform this week

Vijay Singh to beat Mike Weir -111 @ Ladbrokes
Exact same for Weir as for Franco, but he does have course experience: 64th in 1998, 57th in 1999. The let-down for the "Internationals" who played well last week will be great; the desire to redeem themselves for the underperformers will be just as great


1st round plays:

Stephen Ames to beat Bob Friend -125 @ Victor Chandler
Grant Waite to beat Brad Faxon -115 @ Five Dimes
Steve Flesch to beat Mike Weir -105 @ Five Dimes
Scott Verplank to beat Scott Hoch +100 @ Five Dimes [2 units]
Lee Janzen to beat Rocco Mediate +100 @ Moneyplays
Bob May to beat David Toms -115 @ Five Dimes
Scott Verplank to beat David Toms -115 @ Five Dimes [3 units]

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

Howdy Buck
Can't speak for the rest on Hoch and Verplank but the fact that both make cut over 80% of time this year and have finished in top 20 in over half the events they have played in will generally put them somewhere in the running.Might not be this week but over long hall they have been money makers.

 

[AussieVamp2]

yeah, have been perusing Stans cornucopia of golf numericisim on just such issues as liking of Hoch

however, it might take the true 'golf mystic' to pick one over the other in a matchup!

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

Say What

Interpetation please.
Just kidden ya AV

 

[Stanley]

1st round update: 4-2-1 and +0.75 units

Small gain on the day as the two-unit play on Verplank loses by three to Hoch and the three-unit play on Verplank is a push with Toms

The scores in the others: Ames/Friend 2 down; Waite/Faxon 2 up; Flesch/Weir 6 up; Janzen/Mediate 3 up; May/Toms 4 up. Situation on 72-hole plays looks good, currently standing 4-1-0: Singh/Appleby 4 up; Flesch/Appleby 8 up; Hoch/Azinger 1 up; Singh/Franco 2 down; Singh/Weir 2 up. A lot can change tomorrow though with the change in courses.

Back with 2nd round plays in the morning.

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

1st round 2-1-1
Verplank/Toms push
Verplank/Lickliter won by 3
Flesch/Weir won by 6
Love/VJ lost by 2

72 holes
Perry/Triplett 5 up
Hoch/Janzen 3 up
Sluman/Lowery 1 down
Huston/VJ 7 down

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

2nd round
Hoch -110 over Kendal @ $plays

Can't locate matches at 5dimes other than 3 listed under props.Anyone find the others?

 

[Stanley]

DTB, they have a new checkbox for golf - they used to be listed under basketball. Now there's progress!

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

Thanks Stan.
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Are you picking anything up under golf money lines? I get none currently avaiable yet picking up 3 matches under props??????

[This message has been edited by DOGS THAT BARK (edited 10-27-2000).]

 

[FatBoy]

dogs, try shift-refresh if you're usinf Internet Explorer.


These are the matchups;


T WOODS OV 65.5 (2ND RND) -105 10/27/00 12:20 PM EST 2. T WOODS UN 65.5 (2ND RND) -125
3. F LICKLITER (2ND RND) -110 10/27/00 12:00 PM EST 4. S VERPLANK (2ND RND) -120
5. S HOCH (2ND RND) -120 10/27/00 8:00 AM EST 6. P AZINGER (2ND RND) -110
7. C DIMARCO (2ND RND) -105 10/27/00 8:00 AM EST 8. D TOMS (2ND RND) -125
9. J SLUMAN (2ND RND) -120 10/27/00 12:10 PM EST 10. J KAYE (2ND RND) -110
11. G WAITE (2ND RND) -135 10/27/00 12:10 PM EST 12. K TRIPLETT (2ND RND) + 105
13. V SINGH (2ND RND) -135 10/27/00 8:10 AM EST 14. J HUSTON (2ND RND) + 105
15. C PAULSON (2ND RND) -115 10/27/00 7:50 AM EST 16. L MATTIACE (2ND RND) -115
17. J VAN DE VELDE (2ND RND) -120 10/27/00 12:40 PM EST 18. B WATTS (2ND RND) -110
19. J COOK (2ND RND) -115 10/27/00 8:00 AM EST 20. J MAGGERT (2ND RND) -115
21. S APPLEBY (2ND RND) + 105 10/27/00 12:00 PM EST 22. S FLESCH (2ND RND) -135
23. M WEIR (2ND RND) -140 10/27/00 8:20 AM EST 24. C PERRY (2ND RND) + 110
25. C FRANCO (2ND RND) -120 10/27/00 12:20 PM EST 26. B MAY (2ND RND) -110
27. L JANZEN (2ND RND) -120 10/27/00 7:40 AM EST 28. S LOWERY (2ND RND) -110
29. K PERRY (2ND RND) -120 10/27/00 8:30 AM EST 30. J KELLY (2ND RND) -110
31. R MEDIATE (2ND RND) -105 10/27/00 8:10 AM EST 32. B FAXON (2ND RND) -125

 

[Stanley]

They're listed under 'sides & totals'

 

[Stanley]

2nd round plays:

John Cook to beat Mark O'Meara -140 @ Intertops
Chris DiMarco to beat Kenny Perry -105 @ Five Dimes [2 units]
Chris Perry to beat Fred Funk -127 @ Island Casino [same odds @ Sportbet]
Len Mattiace to beat Bill Glasson +135 @ Centrebet [2 units]
Scott Hoch to beat Skip Kendall -110 @ Moneyplays
Jerry Kelly to beat Skip Kendall +110 @ Centrebet [2 units]
Jerry Kelly to beat Kenny Perry +100 @ Five Dimes [2 units]
Len Mattiace to beat Carl Paulson -115 @ Five Dimes
Omar Uresti to beat Charles Raulerson -111 @ DAS
Tiger Woods to shoot OVER 65.5 -105 @ Five Dimes [3 units]

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

Finally in there and again thanks Stan.Appears you were correct on Huston.Wasn't aware of his back but with my injury related record would have probably played him anyway.Don't have it in my heart to oppose kenny P today but should.Pathetic
-1 with early tees at Palm yestrday

additional play on 2nd round
Verplank -120 over Lickliter

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

Just saw your post Fats Thanks.
Best of luck in contest and an outstanding job.Be pulling for you and Turtle who is very sharp hoops and props player out of New Zealand and great guy to boot.

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

At the cut
2-2 Split 2nd rounders and 2 72 hole matches

2nd rounders
Hoch loses to Kendall by 4
Verplank defeats Lickliter 4up one hole left

72 holes
Houston loses to VJ by 8
Perry defeats Triplett by 1

72 holes pending
Hock/Janzen 1 up
Sluman/Lowery 6 up

Just how bad a putter is Kenny?
Hits 17 GIR on Thursday with opp tee time on the Palms and takes 36 putts for -1.However he did eek out win over Triplett

 

[Stanley]

2nd round update: 2-6-2 and -3.92 units

Have been totally bemused by the lack of advantage of playing the Palm course over the Magnolia one - last year it was a 1.5 shot difference, in the first round there was no difference and today again there appears to be no advantage from playing the Palm course. That said, my picks were awful no matter what the course. Only two managed to break par when -4 only just makes the cut. Pathetic capping! Tiger's 67 spared my blushes today.

Today's results: Cook/O'Meara 5 down; DiMarco/Perry, K 6 up; Perry, C/Funk 1 down; Mattiace/Glasson 2 down; Hoch/Kendall 4 down; Kelly/Kendall 4 down; Kelly/Perry, K tied; Mattiace/Paulson 8 down; Uresti/Raulerson tied.

None of the 72-hole plays were decided at the cut and currently stand 3-2-0: Singh/Appleby 2 up; Flesch/Appleby 10 up; Hoch/Azinger 2 down; Singh/Franco 5 down; Singh/Weir 1 up.

Need to do much better tomorrow!

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

3rd round
Sluman -115 over Waldorf
Not much to look at 5dimes not up yet?

 

[Stanley]

3rd round plays:

Skip Kendall to beat Bob Heintz -133 @ Centrebet [2 units]
Scott Verplank to beat J.L. Lewis +100 @ Centrebet [2 units]
Jay Williamson to beat David Morland +100 @ Centrebet
Tiger Woods to be 3rd round leader -133 @ DAS [2 units]
Tiger Woods to shoot UNDER 66.5 -133 @ DAS [2 units]

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

3rd round results 1-0
Sluman defeats Waldorf by 2

72 hole standings
Hoch/Janzen all square
Sluman/Lowery 5up

Had most enjoyable golf viewing day as Buy.com Championship was televised and got watch both my buds play all day in leading groups.Spike is leading and while he has spot locked up on pga next year a victory would rank him 1st for year with all exempt status.
Kernohan is tied for 3rd and needs to finish 2nd to avoid Q school.

 

[Stanley]

3rd round update: 4-1-0 and +4.34 units

Got back yesterday's losses with Tiger's failure to overtake Flesch being the only loser. Kendall beat Heintz by two; Verplank beat Lewis by three, Williamson beat Morland by four and Tiger managed another bogey-free round on his way to a 66. With Flesch shooting the same score, he remains 2nd.

The 72-hole plays still stand 3-2-0, but are now a little more secure and Singh has closed on Franco: Singh/Appleby 8 up; Flesch/Appleby 17 up; Hoch/Azinger 7 down; Singh/Franco 1 down; Singh/Weir 3 up.

Some hope with the outright plays as well: Love and Verplank both lie in 7th place, one shot out of a place finish. Very unlikely they will win, but if one of them can improve in the 4th round it will be a profitable week on the outrights.