Scandinavian Masters

[Ian]

Pierre Fulke has shown a good return to form and should play well in his homeland 40/1 at Ladbrokes.

Diego Borrego - is very difficult to catch right but often plays well at courses he has played well before - the winner in Madeira earlier this year he finished 4th here in 2000 - 125/1 at Sporting Odds.

Peter Hanson - could spring a surprise in his home event - 9th in the event in 2001 and always plays well in the summer also 125/1 Sporting Odds.

 

[steved]

I will join in for 1ew Fulke..40/1 Ladbrokes, only 22/1 with Eurobet..was hoping to squeeze out 33 from somewhere, so this is a bonus...!!

 

[steved]

adding 1 ew Turner 100/1 Sportingodds..16th and 11th last two times on this track, top 20 last week in TNT..

 

[milpalm]

Going with an all-Swedish cast this week.

Fulke 40/1 Ladbrokes. Top 10 finish last week and has played well here in the past.

Fasth 22/1 Sportingbet. Lousy record on this course but he is a much better player now. Has two top 10s in his last 4 starts.

Pettersson 33/1 Sportingodds. Played well in the Open and most Swedish golf pundits feel he's the most promising Swedish player.

Hedblom 150/1 Surrey. Played well in Holland last week and usually raises his game when playing in his native country. 9th at Barseback last year.

 

[Stanley]

Outright plays (1.5 units):

Jesper Parnevik to win 14/1 e.w. @ Sporting Odds, Sportingbet, BetInternet and BetDirect
This event draws the largest and vociferous crowds of any golf event in continental Europe and withstanding or drawing from that support is paramount. Experience is necessary and the roll-call of winners testifies to that. In that vein, I'm backing Parnevik to build on his solid display at Muirfield and display the form that has been largely absent from his game this year on the PGA Tour. He won this event on this course in 1998 and having been born in Stockholm, he can expect the lion's share of support in his home town.

Michael Campbell to win 15/1 e.w. @ Sportingbet
Campbell has an impressive record in this event. In three starts at Barseback he has finished in the top-15 every time and two years ago on this course he finished a close 2nd to Lee Westwood. He did miss the cut in the British Open by a stroke, but in his previous five European Tour starts he had finished 3rd, 16th, 4th, 1st and 6th. In good form and with good memories of this track, he should be a contender this week.

Carl Pettersson to win 40/1 e.w. @ Stan James
Pettersson did not play here in 2000 - he only joined the Tour in 2001 - but he finished a creditable 29th last year at Barseback and will be gaining a great deal more attention from the crowds twelve months on. In that time he has finished in the top-5 of a European Tour event six times and won the Portuguese Open in April. Looked to have lost his form in May/June but had high finishes in the Irish and European Opens and would have had another one in the British Open had he not been teeing off with the leaders in the worst on the weather on the Saturday. Has been a profitable selections over the past year and a win this week is a distinct possibility.

 

[bettingmad]

Ian Poulter was 50/1 bet365 & Coral but now 40/1 Bet365 & Victor Chandler.

Will try to forgive him for last week's 6th place when a birdie on the 16th instead of his bogey would have netted me a four figure sum for a ?5 place double with Gamez 2nd at 80/1. Have to try him again as it would be too annoying if he won this week when not carrying my cash.... plus he is playing well and was 2nd in this last year although at a different course.

 

[Stanley]

Matchup plays (1.5 units):

Gary Evans to beat Jamie Spence +100 @ BetInternet
Opposing Spence who had been struggling this season until his final round 65 meant he finished 2nd last week. This will be his sixth straight week of tournament golf and only Paul Eales has played more consecutive weeks in this field. Four weeks ago he withdrew after an opening 80, two weeks ago he missed the cut after an opening 77, this week should also see a similar letdown after his season-saving golf last week. Evans had been in good form before the British Open - 5th in the British Masters - and was impressive in gaining another top-10 last week.

Barry Lane to beat Jamie Spence -110 @ Bet365
Lane took a well-deserved rest last week after a five-week stretch. He has been in excellent form since finishing 2nd - though he should have won - in the Benson & Hedges International and looks set for a repeat of his 11th place finish here two years ago.

Carl Pettersson to beat Jamie Spence -130 @ Intertops
Definitely worth laying the extra for this matchup against Spence. Pettersson is a genuine contender for the title.

Thomas Levet to beat Ian Poulter -110 @ BetInternet
Poulter continued to be unpredictable. He missed two cuts just before finishing 2nd in the British Masters, then missed two cuts and withdrew after the opening round once in the next five starts before finishing 6th last week. A useful player to side with for outright plays, but worth opposing for matchups. Levet has a good record on this course and is the type of player to have taken the positives out of his playoff loss to Els. Could contend this week as well.

 

[Monarch]

72-Hole Matchups:

72-Hole Matchups:

Immelman v Jacobson 9/10 @ B&W 3 Units
3 solid weeks of golf from Immelman. Freddie has missed the cut comfortably on both visits to this course coupled with 5/6 MCs currently + a major choke.

Lane v Karlsson 9/10 @ B&W 3 Units
Lane as Stanley has mentioned. Karlsson MCd on both previous visits to Kungsangen. Lost his game a little also at the Loch and Open.

Turner v Orr 9/10 @ B&W 3 Units
Turner finished fast at the TNT and comes to a course where he has finishes of 16th and 11th. Orr has been on the steady/poor bar all season and would be a shock to see him inside the t-40 this week.

 

[lostinamerica]

OUTRIGHTS for 0.25* e.w.:

Thomas Levet(40/1 @ Bet365)
I'm good to go with my post on Monday morning after The Open: "The Euros may be seeing a run of fine play from Levet without waiting through any lengthy aftereffects." His caddie was not delivering an idle boast in his assessment that his man had found some rare form.

Peter Lonard(16/1 @ 5dimes)
The players in the field having a better season without a win would comprise a short list. Having battled health problems (Ross River Fever being the most serious) during his career, his Bio states he "broke a bone in his left wrist during the (2000) Volvo Scandinavian Masters," which adds a noteworthy intangible to the equation, too.

Carl Pettersson(38/1 @ 5dimes)
During The Open, the real time scoring website had a link to radio coverage that I followed for the first two days, and from the start the announcers there were making repeated references to "our man Pettersson" and his inexorable climb up the leaderboard. I was intrigued, and while I managed (barely) to keep my money in my pocket, I liked what I saw and what I learned. If he had not ran out of steam and dropped some strokes at the conclusion on Saturday, he might well have been in the mix on Sunday. With a huge event in his homeland next up, I'm pining for more bounce than sag.

GL

 

[Monarch]

Ian, no surprise to see Bennett leading the way this week .

 

[Ian]

No surprise at all
My 3 already out with the washing already - looking at those up there none inspire me with great confidence - further back Soren could be interesting at a decent price - was 5 shots back at the cut in the 2 events when he finished 2nd and 1st and is 6 back at present

 

[milpalm]

It seems Pierre Fulke doesn't like this year's course. Apparently he has said that Kungsangen shouldn't host the Scandinavian Masters. After Thursday's round I heard him complaining about the greens. If only I had that info before I backed him.

 

[Monarch]

Europeantour live scoring has gone crazy :shrug:.

 

[Monarch]

Final Summary:

Final Summary:

Immelman beats Jacobson by 15
Lane beats Karlsson by 2
Turner beats Orr by 3 (at Cut)

p/l for week: (3-0) +8.1 Units
Matchups ytd: (25-17-1) +29.96 Units

Outrights ytd: +10.37 Units

Total P/L YTD: +40.33 Units.

 

[Stanley]

Final update:

Matchups: 4-0; +6.00 units

Evans/Spence WON by 18
Lane/Spence WON by 12
Pettersson/Spence WON by 19
Levet/Poulter WON by 3

Outrights: 1-2; +2.25 units

Parnevik 17th
Campbell 43rd
Pettersson 5th

Profitable event opposing Spence who closed with an 80 to widen the winning margins. The outrights had been in contention all week long, so a top-5 place is the least that was expected. Would never have picked McDowell to win at the start of the week!

European Tour ytd
Matchups: 26-23; -1.13 units
Outrights: 7-32; +17.30 units