Martha Burke specials....
Martha Burke specials....
MB should crawl back into her hole...
I have been too busy to cap the tourney, but obviously these conditions favor the long and strong drivers of the ball, who can carry it 280 in the air...Tiger, MIK, Daly - yes, I said JD, Els, Love/ and a couple of the young guns, like Howell and Rose. Garcia, maybe, but his driving is becoming akin to Seves. One golfer who is overlooked this week is Craig Perks, who played very well in defense of his Players Championship.
The greens should be holding better than normal, so look for MIK to fire at the pins, as is his norm.
It will also favor the player who is in the best physical shape - and that is without question, Tiger. 36 holes today on the hills of Augusta will kill any chance for the older golfers [Faldo, Omeara, Langer] and the physically infirm, IMO.
Forget Mediate, unless it is for a one on one matchup today only. His back will prevent him from doing anything this week-end.
With everything being said, unless Tiger goes cold, or unless someone else starts making all his puts, Woods should win his third straight with relative ease. Too much of the field has been eliminated by the conditions...
Picks:
1. TOMS over Weir [+110] for the week.
2. GOOSEN over Singh [-115] for the week. I have heard on this board that Singh is ailing...
3. Goose over Singh and Houston - for todays first round [+130]
IP
Add:
4. MIK [+130] over Toms and Lonard - for the first round.
5. Love [-105] over Mediate and Maruyama - first round.
6. Howell [+190] over Rose and Howell...simply taking the one of this equally talented trio with the best odds...
Good luck...IP