Ryder Cup
- Thread starter LA Burns
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Singles plays (2pts):
Phil Mickelson to beat Stephen Gallacher -108 @ 5Dimes [available generally]
It was a surprise to see Mickelson absent from today's matches as he had played very well in the Friday morning fourballs and just looked rather tired in the afternoon. That won't be an issue tomorrow and playing in Single #5, he has an important role to play as the first six matches must put red on the leaderboard early on. In this situation, he tends to respond well, particularly as it has become public knowledge that he pleaded with Tom Watson to be play today. That doesn't augur well for Stephen Gallacher who hasn't featured since his one appearance in this week's event. That the Daily Mail opened its column with "By the time the most calamitous, catastrophic and cursed Ryder Cup debut ever to feature in Stephen Gallacher?s worst nightmares had come to a shuddering anti-climax..." says it all about the home player's debut in this event. He may not have read those opening lines from the British paper, but he surely couldn't have avoided the Scottish Daily Record's heading "Nightmare debut for European team's sole Scot Stephen Gallacher as US rookies turn it on". He was under the enormous pressure on Friday as a home player and a wildcard pick, that will pale into insignificance compared to the pressure that he will face tomorrow, particularly if the Americans have early success in the lead games. I can't see him recovering tomorrow and would have opposed him with virtually any of the American team tomorrow.
Jamie Donaldson to beat Keegan Bradley +100 @ William Hill and ToteSport [available generally]
This is Single #10, so this will be the only play this week in which the tie pushes for fear of an anti-climax tomorrow. Bradley partnered Mickelson on day one with a 1-1-0 record and sat out today alongside Mickelson and it is a very long wait from Friday's foursomes to Singles match #10 ... by the time the tees off, it may already have become apparent that there will be no repeat of Brookline or the Miracle of Medinah. As a Captain's wildcard pick, it is particularly galling that he has been benched so, together with his patchy form, that could easily lead to a deflated performance from Bradley. That is unlikely to be the case with Donaldson who has been in great form heading into this event - 1st, 7th and 4th in his last three starts - and throughout this week in which he has played in three sessions (and thus played and won for the second time today). He has looked very impressive so far this week and really should be the clear favourite in this match.
Phil Mickelson to beat Stephen Gallacher -108 @ 5Dimes [available generally]
It was a surprise to see Mickelson absent from today's matches as he had played very well in the Friday morning fourballs and just looked rather tired in the afternoon. That won't be an issue tomorrow and playing in Single #5, he has an important role to play as the first six matches must put red on the leaderboard early on. In this situation, he tends to respond well, particularly as it has become public knowledge that he pleaded with Tom Watson to be play today. That doesn't augur well for Stephen Gallacher who hasn't featured since his one appearance in this week's event. That the Daily Mail opened its column with "By the time the most calamitous, catastrophic and cursed Ryder Cup debut ever to feature in Stephen Gallacher?s worst nightmares had come to a shuddering anti-climax..." says it all about the home player's debut in this event. He may not have read those opening lines from the British paper, but he surely couldn't have avoided the Scottish Daily Record's heading "Nightmare debut for European team's sole Scot Stephen Gallacher as US rookies turn it on". He was under the enormous pressure on Friday as a home player and a wildcard pick, that will pale into insignificance compared to the pressure that he will face tomorrow, particularly if the Americans have early success in the lead games. I can't see him recovering tomorrow and would have opposed him with virtually any of the American team tomorrow.
Jamie Donaldson to beat Keegan Bradley +100 @ William Hill and ToteSport [available generally]
This is Single #10, so this will be the only play this week in which the tie pushes for fear of an anti-climax tomorrow. Bradley partnered Mickelson on day one with a 1-1-0 record and sat out today alongside Mickelson and it is a very long wait from Friday's foursomes to Singles match #10 ... by the time the tees off, it may already have become apparent that there will be no repeat of Brookline or the Miracle of Medinah. As a Captain's wildcard pick, it is particularly galling that he has been benched so, together with his patchy form, that could easily lead to a deflated performance from Bradley. That is unlikely to be the case with Donaldson who has been in great form heading into this event - 1st, 7th and 4th in his last three starts - and throughout this week in which he has played in three sessions (and thus played and won for the second time today). He has looked very impressive so far this week and really should be the clear favourite in this match.
Singles
Singles
J SPIETH -125 (J SPIETH vrs G MCDOWELL)
P REED +120 (P REED vrs H STENSON)
R FOWLER +140 (R FOWLER vrs R MCILROY)
Z JOHNSON +130 (Z JOHNSON vrs V DUBUISSON)
J WALKER -115 (J WALKER vrs L WESTWOOD)
Singles
J SPIETH -125 (J SPIETH vrs G MCDOWELL)
P REED +120 (P REED vrs H STENSON)
R FOWLER +140 (R FOWLER vrs R MCILROY)
Z JOHNSON +130 (Z JOHNSON vrs V DUBUISSON)
J WALKER -115 (J WALKER vrs L WESTWOOD)
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5Dimes ... and they are a 'Preferred Sportsbook' on the site (see link at the top on the right).
Thanks! Wish I had asked the question before the Ryder Cup.
Good luck with your plays.
maybe Bubba should worry less about the crowd noise BS on the 1st hole and more about golf at the Ryder Cup - 0-3, thanks for the contribution
