U.S. Masters bets

[Dobie2089]

Bit early ...but starts on thurs .....my 4 for the week :

OOSTHUIZEN @ 55/1 ...skybet

KOEPKA @ 80/1 ...stanjames

LEISHMANN @ 66/1 ...skybet

BERGER @ 90/1 ....skybet

Skybet and paddypower both going 8 places e/w

Good luck if you're following and had a bet .

[Tony2005]

Cant wait for the Masters......I will post my selections later in the week.

[only1herbie]

a couple from me

Kevin Na @ 200/1

Brandt Snedeker @ 50/1

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The Masters: Charley Hoffman leads after opening 65 - - (April 07 2017)

Charley Hoffman produced a sensational 65 to lead the Masters after round one .

Having been level par through seven holes, Hoffman made seven birdies in his closing 11 to burst into a four-shot lead on a day of difficult conditions at Augusta.

The Californian took advantage of the par-five eighth and made a slick downhill putt at the ninth to begin his climb up the leaderboard, and while a chance would disappear at the 10th he made amends with an 11-foot birdie at the famous 12th.

His second to the par-five 13th hole found water to throw a spanner in the works, but Hoffman saved his par before bursting clear of the field with four birdies in succession from the 14th.

Hoffman ended the day four clear of the only other player in the field to break 70, debutant William McGirt.

Winner of the Memorial Tournament last summer to earn his first invite to Augusta National, McGirt made just one bogey in an impressive opening 69 despite playing much of his round in the strongest winds.

Lee Westwood produced arguably the comeback of the day, as having turned in three-over he made five birdies in a row from the 13th before a scrambled par at the last in a two-under round of 70.

Russell Henley posted an under-par round from the first group of the day, and his one-under 71 was matched by three-time winner Phil Mickelson, plus Andy Sullivan, Kevin Chappell, Justin Rose, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jason Dufner and Sergio Garcia, the latter having produced a blemish-free scorecard.

Belgium's Thomas Pieters had stormed into an early lead at five-under through 10 on his Augusta debut, but fell foul of Amen Corner as he made bogey at the 11th followed by a double at the 12th, his tee-shot coming up short and finding the water hazard.

Pieters ended the day at level-par along with the likes of Soren Kjeldsen and Paul Casey, both of whom finished inside the top 10 last year, and they were joined in the evening by a resurgent Rory McIlroy.

The four-time major champion bogeyed two of the first three holes and was three-over at the turn, but a par save at the 10th followed by two more at holes 11 and 12 reignited his challenge.

McIlroy, bidding to complete a career grand slam, made birdie at the par-five 13th when his second shot fortuitously came to rest on the bank, before adding two more at holes 15 and 16, the latter after his tee-shot almost landed in the hole.

A chance went begging at the 17th, but McIlroy made one more up and down for a closing par and a round of 72, which appeared most unlikely midway through the afternoon.

But day one at the Masters belonged to Hoffman, who has played well in his three previous Masters starts but never to the standards produced on Thursday, in what was surely one of the great opening rounds in major championship history.

[Tony2005]

Well i forgot to post mine..

JUSTIN ROSE....

MARTIN KAYMER...

JASON DUFFNER....

JIMMY WALKER...

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The Masters: Round two from Augusta _ (April 08 2017)


A whirlwind day at Augusta National ended with a four-way tie for the Masters lead, made up of four men seeking their first major.
Day two leaders

-4 Hoffman, Garcia, Pieters, Fowler
-2 McGirt
-1 Moore, Rahm, Couples, Rose
E Scott, Mickelson, Spieth

Day two report

A whirlwind day at Augusta National ended with a four-way tie for the Masters lead, made up of four men seeking their first major.

Day one leader Charley Hoffman was joined by Sergio Garcia, Thomas Pieters and Rickie Fowler, but with many of the sport's best players within five shots, any number of players remain in with a chance to win.

On a bright, cool, breezy day in Georgia, Hoffman promised to follow up his opening 65 with another under-par round until a run of five bogeys in six holes saw him drop into a share with Garcia.

The Spaniard, who has played in every major this century, fought back from bogeys at 10 and 13 with two late birdies and it might have been three, only for his six-foot attempt at the last to slide by.

Hours later, Fowler produced a similar display in a best-of-the-day 67, as he bounced back from a disappointing bogey at the par-five 15th to birdie 16, and then miss opportunities at the final two holes.

Shortly before, Thomas Pieters had confirmed his position at four-under, thanks largely to an eagle at the 13th followed by a tap-in birdie at the 14th.

Playing in his first Masters, the Belgian had to scramble for his par at the last hole as he confirmed the promise of last September's Ryder Cup debut, in which he was the top scorer.


Two shots adrift of the leading quartet is William McGirt, who was first out on Friday and shot a respectable 73 in difficult conditions, but it was those further back who created the promise of a fascinating third round on Saturday.

Jordan Spieth crept into contention at level-par, a birdie at the last capping a fine back-nine as he broke 70, while fellow former champion Adam Scott also got one to drop at 18 for the same 36-hole total, despite again suffering with the putter.

Fred Couples, at 57 seeking to become golf's oldest major champion, is once again in the mix at Augusta at one-under and at the other end of the spectrum so too is Jon Rahm, three back of the lead which features his compatriot Garcia.

Justin Rose endured a disappointing bogey finish to also sit three off the lead and it was a similar, albeit more unfortunate ending for Rory McIlroy, who briefly got under par but will begin round three five adrift of the leaders.

McIlroy birdied 17 to get back to level after a frustrating run on the back-nine, but his approach to the 18th hit the flag and resulted in a bogey, when birdie had appeared likely.

But the four-time major winner will know that the four players who share this lead heading into the weekend are looking to win their first, and in that lies his advantage.

Like Spieth, like Scott, like Phil Mickelson - level par after a poor finish of his own - McIlroy will expect to make inroads under what are forecast to be more favourable conditions in round three.
Round two collated scores

(USA unless stated, par 72):

140 Charley Hoffman 65 75, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 71 69, Rickie Fowler 73 67, Thomas Pieters (Bel) 72 68

142 William McGirt 69 73

143 Justin Rose (Eng) 71 72, Jon Rahm (Spa) 73 70, Fred Couples 73 70, Ryan Moore 74 69

144 Phil Mickelson 71 73, Adam Scott (Aus) 75 69, Jordan Spieth 75 69

145 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 72 73, Rory McIlroy (Nirl) 72 73, Matt Kuchar 72 73

146 Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn) 76 70, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 74 72, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 78 68

147 Brian Stuard 77 70, Stewart Hagestad (a) 74 73, Jason Dufner 71 76, Kevin Chappell 71 76, Brooks Koepka 74 73, Brendan Steele 74 73, Bill Haas 75 72, Ernie Els (Rsa) 72 75, Marc Leishman (Aus) 73 74, Russell Henley 71 76, Paul Casey (Eng) 72 75, Jimmy Walker 76 71, Lee Westwood (Eng) 70 77

148 Steve Stricker 75 73, Pat Perez 74 74, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 77 71

149 Byeong-Hun An (Kor) 76 73, Adam Hadwin (Can) 75 74, Emiliano Grillo (Arg) 79 70, Justin Thomas 73 76, Andrew Sullivan (Eng) 71 78, Brandt Snedeker 75 74, Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 77 72, Daniel Summerhays 74 75, Kevin Kisner 74 75, Matthew Fitzpatrick (Eng) 71 78

150 Jason Day (Aus) 74 76, Francesco Molinari (Ita) 78 72, Ross Fisher (Eng) 76 74, Branden Grace (Rsa) 76 74, Daniel Berger 77 73, J.B. Holmes 78 72, James Hahn 75 75, Curtis Luck (a) (Aus) 78 72, Larry Mize 74 76

The following players missed the Cut:

151 Chris Wood (Eng) 74 77, Zach Johnson 77 74, Danny Willett (Eng) 73 78, Billy Hurley III 75 76, Kevin Na (USA) 76 75, Jim Furyk 78 73, Yuta Ikeda (Jpn) 74 77, Shane Lowry (Irl) 72 79

152 Alex Noren (Swe) 74 78, Scott Piercy 73 79, Bubba Watson 74 78, Webb Simpson 75 77, Rod Pampling (Aus) 74 78, Tommy Fleetwood (Eng) 78 74, Russell Knox (Sco) 76 76, Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spa) 75 77, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 77 75

153 Bernhard Langer (Ger) 75 78, Vijay Singh (Fij) 78 75, Jose-Maria Olazabal (Spa) 77 76, Brad Dalke (a) 78 75, Sean O'Hair 76 77, Hudson Swafford 77 76, Patrick Reed 76 77

154 Ian Woosnam (Wal) 76 78, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 79 75, Jhonattan Vegas (Ven) 78 76

155 Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 79 76, Mike Weir (Can) 76 79, Gary Woodland 75 80

156 Mark O'Meara 78 78, Jeung-Hun Wang (Kor) 78 78, Si Woo Kim (Kor) 75 81, Hideto Tanihara (Jpn) 76 80

157 Roberto Castro 79 78, Scott Gregory (a) (Eng) 82 75

158 Tyrrell Hatton (Eng) 80 78

159 Mackenzie Hughes (Can) 79 80

160 Sandy Lyle (Sco) 77 83

161 Toto Gana (a) (Chi) 81 80

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The Masters: Stage set for Sunday shootout : - (April 09 2017)

Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia share the lead in the Masters, with Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth close behind heading into the final round.
Day three leaderboard

-6 Rose, Garcia
-5 Fowler
-4 Spieth, Moore, Hoffman
-3 Scott
-2 Schwartzel
-1 Westwood, Pieters

Day three report

Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia share the lead in the Masters, with Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth close behind heading into the final round.

Rose burst through the field with a back-nine 31 on Saturday, making birdies at holes 17 and 18 to post the clubhouse lead at six-under.

That total was matched when Garcia made a five-foot par putt at 18, having fought hard all day for a two-under 70 in the final group.

Alongside the Spaniard, Charley Hoffman was two clear at one point midway through the round but a double-bogey at the 16th, where he pulled his tee-shot into water, saw him drop two off the lead.

Instead, it was Spieth who made the biggest move of the home contingent, making five birdies and just one bogey in a four-under 68 to once again get in the mix at Augusta National.

And, perhaps crucially, Spieth will play alongside Fowler in the penultimate two-ball, the latter putting superbly throughout a scrappy round to break par and stay within one of the leading duo and one ahead of his Sunday partner.

Hoffman will play the final round with Ryan Moore, who is also two back after a second successive 69, and before that duo tee-off there will be a pairing of two former champions with Adam Scott three adrift and Charl Schwartzel four.

Lee Westwood and Thomas Pieters complete the group of 10 players who are under-par, both five off the lead, and will play alongside each other as they did on day one of the Ryder Cup last year.

Rory McIlroy made two birdies in his first three holes to close on the leaders, but his progress was halted by a three-putt bogey at the fifth before a three-putt double at the seventh.

The four-time major champion recovered to level with birdies at eight and 12, but will have been frustrated not to capitalise on good drives at holes 13 and 15, as he parred his way home for a one-under 71 which leaves him level par and six adrift.

Alongside McIlroy are Matt Kuchar, Soren Kjeldsen, Paul Casey, William McGirt and Jon Rahm, but with such quality at the top of the leaderboard they may be too far back ahead of what promises to be a thrilling Sunday.

Garcia, of course, goes into the final round as underdog to Rose, given that the Englishman has won a major championship before, but victory for the Spaniard would carry extra poignancy given that Sunday would have been the 60th birthday of Seve Ballesteros, whose final major appearance came here 10 years ago.

"It would be amazing, something difficult to describe, but we still have one day to go," said Garcia.

"It was a good day. I didn't feel particularly well or comfortable with my set-up early on, even on the range, but I found something and I worked with that and tried to make sure I stayed as consisent as possible.

"I couldn't be as aggressive as I would have liked if I was firing on all cylinders but I was able to fight hard with what I had and managed to shoot a good two-under."

Whether Garcia can finally win his first major at the 74th attempt remains to be seen and in Rose he faces one of the toughest competitors in golf, one whose comfort at Augusta is made clear by the fact that this is his 12th visit, and never once has he missed the cut.

"This is a place I dearly love and would love to be part of the history here," said 36-year-old Rose, who was joint-second behind Spieth in 2015. "Tomorrow is a huge day. I have an opportunity and that's all that you want, but it all starts on the back nine."

Spieth, meanwhile, was understandably delighted to move onto the heels of the leaders, having been 10 adrift of Hoffman after round one.

"After contending on Sunday for a few years in a row you normally don't need as low as you think," he said. "Something like today's round and maybe finish it off a little better and it might be enough."

Spieth is surely right - another 68, for eight-under, would be a difficult total to pass. And, with Sunday's pins traditionally in accessible positions, it seems likely that one of the final five groups will produce the fireworks required.

That there are so many candidates guarantees another thrilling conclusion to the season's opening major.
Round three collated scores


USA unless stated; par 72

210 Justin Rose (Eng) 71 72 67, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 71 69 70

211 Rickie Fowler 73 67 71

212 Charley Hoffman 65 75 72, Ryan Moore 74 69 69, Jordan Spieth 75 69 68

213 Adam Scott (Aus) 75 69 69

214 Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 74 72 68

215 Thomas Pieters (Bel) 72 68 75, Lee Westwood (Eng) 70 77 68

216 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 72 73 71, Rory McIlroy (NIrl) 72 73 71, Jon Rahm (Spa) 73 70 73, Paul Casey (Eng) 72 75 69, Matt Kuchar 72 73 71, William McGirt 69 73 74

217 Jason Dufner 71 76 70, Jimmy Walker 76 71 70, Kevin Chappell 71 76 70, Fred Couples 73 70 74

218 Phil Mickelson 71 73 74, Brooks Koepka 74 73 71, Pat Perez 74 74 70, Bill Haas 75 72 71, Russell Henley 71 76 71, Brandt Snedeker 75 74 69

219 Jason Day (Aus) 74 76 69

220 Steve Stricker 75 73 72, Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn) 76 70 74, Justin Thomas 73 76 71, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 78 68 74

221 Brian Stuard 77 70 74, Francesco Molinari (Ita) 78 72 71, Stewart Hagestad (a) 74 73 74, Branden Grace (Rsa) 76 74 71

222 Brendan Steele 74 73 75, Emiliano Grillo (Arg) 79 70 73, Daniel Berger 77 73 72, Matthew Fitzpatrick (Eng) 71 78 73

223 J.B. Holmes 78 72 73, Byeong-Hun An (Kor) 76 73 74, Kevin Kisner 74 75 74

224 Ross Fisher (Eng) 76 74 74, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 77 71 76, Adam Hadwin (Can) 75 74 75, Daniel Summerhays 74 75 75

225 Andrew Sullivan (Eng) 71 78 76, Marc Leishman (Aus) 73 74 78, James Hahn 75 75 75, Curtis Luck (a) (Aus) 78 72 75, Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) 77 72 76

229 Larry Mize 74 76 79

230 Ernie Els (Rsa) 72 75 83

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Major joy at last for super Spaniard Sergio (April 10 2017)


Sergio Garcia finally broke his major duck with victory at the Masters after a play-off with Justin Rose.