US Women’s Open
The LPGA play a big major, the US Women’s Open at a big course, the Olympic Club, in San Francisco, the venerable course designed by Sam Whiting and Willie Watson measure a supposedly short 7170 yards (6560m) par 72, CR 76.5 and a slope rating of 145. The women will play a course around 6300 yards, but the USGA have an evil bent and they have narrowed the fairways to path width and I believe that narrows potential winners to either very accurate drivers or bombers who can get closer and have shorter irons.
On Betfair, at odds I like
Kristen Gillman-$560
Ashleigh Buhai-$510
Jennifer Song-$200
Maja Stark-$260
Yealimi Noh-$190
Jodie Ewart Shadoff-$190 Great ball striker
Amongst the favourites, I think Inbee Park is an each way special on Bet365 at $11, as she is the straightest on tour.
Lydia Ko-$16 is a definite chance
Patty Tavatanakit-$29 because she is exceptionally long
Hannah Green -$40 very accurate
Inbee Chun-$55 solid Korean player
Austin Ernst-$85 bobs up on tight courses.
This event will be survival of the fittest and Inbee Park is a warrior.
Memorial tournament
The PGA Tour go to Jack’s course Muirfield Village for the Memorial tournament. The course is 7392 yards (6759m) par 72 with a tough CR of 76.9 and a slope of 153.
Typically this is a test of striking and nerve.
I’ve got a few overs on Betfair
Robby Shelton-$1000
Tyler McCumber-$1000
Tyler Duncan-$1000
Lucas Herbert-$1000
Danny Lee-$1000
Mark Hubbard-$1000
Denny McCarthy-$810
Henrik Norlander-$760
Harry Higgs-$690
Joel Dahmen-$560
Richy Werenski-$460
KH Lee-$350
European Open
The European Tour event starts Friday night for the European Open at two courses of the Queen Eagle Golf club in Hamburg, Germany. Stats are unavailable at this course as yet.
However on Betfair. I like
Dimi Papadatos-$420
Darius van Driel-$470
Toby Tree-$560
Adrien Saddier-$1000
Joel Stalter-$1000
Deyen Lawson-$1000
Eduardo de la Riva-$1000
Jake McLeod-$980
David Drysdale-$600
Benjamin Hébert-$490
Jannyk de Bruin-$1000
Ashun Wu-$310
Nicolai Von Dellinghausen-$320
Pep Angles-$310
Ashley Chester’s-$220