Sorry guys but I’m away testing clubs for golfbidder for a few days so the post frequency may not be super. I’ll be back to full speed on Monday. Cheers, Donal
Friday, April 1, 2011
Poulter To Miss 2011 Masters? Surely Not.
Have the green coats at Augusta chucked our hero out for a measly behind the scenes video?
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
2011 West Of Ireland Amateur Open Championship Draw and Timesheet
Here is the draw and timesheet for the 2011 West Of Ireland Amateur Open Championship. Click on the image to open in full page.
It promises to be a fantastic battle with top amateurs including Paul Cutler, Paul Dunne and our own TPI fitness expert Robbie Cannon among the 150 players with a handicap of 0.4 or lower teeing it up.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
2011 Trophee Hassan II Betting Preview and Tips
Trophée Hassan II
Golf du Palais Royal and Golf de L’Océan,Agadir,Morocco
Raphael Jacquelin 16/1
There’s no arguing who the form dog in Rabat this week but will Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin conquer again? Winner in Sicily two weeks back and tied fourth in Andalucia with four rounds in the 60’s. Finished down in 56th last year but hadn’t been playing for over a month. Big Chance.
Rafa Cabrero Bello 24/1
![Rafael Cabrera Bello[4]](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_K5YBwW8ZZgY/TZL4NwBCgqI/AAAAAAAAEfs/OjCXtKb-iHU/s1600-h/Rafael%20Cabrera%20Bello%5B4%5D%5B4%5D.jpg "Rafael Cabrera Bello[4]")
Rafa is rapidly becoming one of my favourite players. His consistency is quite astonishing; even when he doesn’t contend; he’s never far away. The Spaniard hasn’t been outside the top 30 in his last eight events (discounting the DQ in South Africa). Played his first event back in five last week and finished 11th.
Tetsuji Hiratsuka 80/1
Forty year old HIratsuka has plied his trade mainly in Japan and on the Asian Tour but made a rare appearence over this side of the world last week in Andalucia where he finished 18th. Has a best European Tour finish of third at last years Avanatha Masters in India. A winner three times on the Asian Tour last season and one to watch at super odds.
Mikko Ilonen 110/1
Former West Of Ireland Champion Mikko made his comeback after two months out last week and failed to make the cut. The Flying Finn with the broken wing made a super run through the field in the final round last season to finish tied third.
Christian Nilsson 60/1
Steady improvement for the Swede from 34th in Sicily to a very respectable seventh at the nudist beach in Malaga last week. Also finished seventh in the first staging of this event last year. The 2009 Saint Omer winner will eye this week as a big chance to get some credit on his card.
Jeppe Huldahl 90/1
Who’s that with the fangs? Yep its Jeppe, the 2009 Wales Open winner. Scored his first top ten in over a year tying fourth last week. Started poorly here last year with a 73 but found the measure of the place thereafter to finish 15th. He can be got at 11/1 to score a top 10 finish. Let’s hope Jeppe can get the bit between his dodgy teeth!
Computer Predictions
| Predicted Finish | Name | Season Average Finish | Last 5 events finish | Average result in similar weather in last 5 years | Season Scoring Average | Cuts Made In a Row | Overall % Chance of winning |
| 1 | Thomas Bjorn | 40.67 | 32.40 | 67.00 | 71.09 | 1 | 84.062 |
| 2 | Raphael Jacquelin | 31.57 | 30.80 | 15.00 | 70.34 | 4 | 82.706 |
| 3 | Rafael Cabrera Bello | 14.57 | 16.00 | 40.00 | 70.01 | 9 | 77.637 |
| 4 | Tetsuji Hiratsuka | 37.50 | 37.50 | 0.00 | 70.31 | 5 | 76.494 |
| 5 | Joost Luiten | 53.67 | 59.80 | 17.00 | 70.93 | 3 | 72.605 |
| 6 | Simon Dyson | 68.33 | 64.00 | 22.33 | 72.10 | 0 | 72.420 |
| 7 | Gregory Bourdy | 43.83 | 46.40 | 61.00 | 71.20 | 4 | 71.863 |
| 8 | Darren Clarke | 39.43 | 46.00 | 30.67 | 70.82 | 0 | 71.102 |
| 9 | Bradley Dredge | 37.60 | 37.60 | 79.50 | 70.96 | 0 | 69.665 |
| 10 | David Horsey | 68.00 | 50.40 | 27.00 | 71.81 | 5 | 69.492 |
2011 Trophee Hassan II Betting Preview and Tips
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Karl Morris: Why Your Practice May Make You A Worse Golfer!
Mind Funk with Karl Morris
Why your Current Practice MAY be making you’re a WORSE golfer!!
Is the practice you are currently doing making you a better golfer? Can you honestly say you have continued to improve at your game? If you can truly say ‘Yes’ then you are almost unique!
However, I think if you are honest you would probably have to say your game has stagnated, it may not have got much worse, but chances are your improvement is now fairly minimal.
Kevin O’Brien’s recent exploits at the cricket World Cup reminded me of a wonderful story about Sir Donald Bradman, the legendary Aussie cricketer who averaged 99.94 and would have finished his career averaging 100 if he hadn’t been out for a duck in his final test innings. Part of Bradman’s practice ritual was to work on his batting with a golf ball and a cricket stump. He would throw the golf ball at a wall then defend it with his cricket stump. Just imagine the speed the ball would come off the
wall and the difficulty in defending himself with a stump which was not much bigger than the ball itself.
Hour after hour Bradman would practice in this way. It was also said he would try to find a wall that was completely uneven just to make the exercise even more difficult. Seve Ballesteros learnt to play golf with just a three iron. I can still remember standing open mouthed at a clinic he gave when he stood hitting high lob shots over a trap with just a 3 iron. Do you think playing pitches with a sand wedge would seem fairly simple after that?
The key point in sport is, if you want to train your brain at the same time as your body and build mental toughness, you need to MAKE A PORTION OF PRACTICE MORE DIFFICULT THAN THE REAL GAME.
Examples of ‘Harder Practice’
Putt to a tee not the hole. Just from short range 6ft and in by putting to a tee your PERCEPTION of the size of the hole changes
Play 9 holes of ‘Worst Ball’ Hit two shots off the tee and you have to take the worst shot all the way into the hole. This shows you how bad your ‘bad’ is.
Check out Karl’s website www.golf-brain.com
About Karl
Karl Morris is one of Europe’s leading MIND COACHES, delivering cutting edge methods of peak performance and goal achievement to a range of clients across sports and business. From the world of golf, he has worked with players such as 2010 US Open Champion Graeme McDowell, 2010 Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen, Darren Clarke, David Howell, Lee Westwood, Paul McGinley, Richard Finch, Phil Archer, US Open Champion Alison Nicholas and Trish Johnson.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Shell Houston Open 2011 Betting Preview and Tips
Betting Preview And Tips
Shell Houston Open
Monday Mar 28 – Sunday Apr 3, 2011
Redstone Golf Club Tournament Course · Humble, Texas
Odds on the exchanges
Aaron Baddeley 42/1
Could bible bashing Baddeley be coming into another run of form heading into the major season? Shot a very impressive 69 in the final round at Bay Hill and seems a rejuvenated character this season with his new swing. A very impressive winner at the Northern Trust Open and has the putting game to contend at Redstone.
Fred Couples 55/1
Coming into Augusta last year much of the talk was whether Fred Couples, who was dominating the Champions Tour at the time, could contend. And he did, finishing sixth. This year Fred hasn’t been quite as hot, but still drives it 300 yards and tops the putting stats. Couples last win on the regular tour came at the Shell Houston Open in 2003 and he still poses a threat as evidenced by his seventh place finish at the Northern Trust Open just over a month ago. Look for a “to finish in the top 10” bet on Freddie.
Matt Kuchar 18/1
Matt Kuchar is using this event as a tune up for Augusta and with a host of top names opting to stay away this week, he just might contend. Kuch has continued his good form from last season which culminated in a win at The Barclays with five top 10’s this season already. Returns fresh after a couple of weeks off and having tied eighth here last year should be given serious consideration. Tied for fifth last time out at the WGC Cadillac.
Steve Marino 55/1
I’m going to give Steve Marino the nod this week because I think last Sunday represented a watershed moment for him. After taking double bogey on the 17th at Bay Hill when right in contention, Marino bounced back with a stunning birdie on the last. Granted it wasn’t enough to win the event, but going for that tight pin showed a new confidence and battling spirit that may have been lacking previously.
Charl Schwartzel 24/1
Schwartzel struggled to recover from an opening round of 76 last week but should find Redstone more to his liking. After a run of four top four finishes in South Africa early in the season, Charl has found the going stateside a little trickier, clocking up a best finish of 14th in his last three starts. Two fine 67’s last season saw him climb into a tie for third and he will relish the opportunity to have another crack this week.
Shell Houston Open 2011 Betting Preview and Tips
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