Friday, 11 April 2008

Cink the each-way bet at 80/1

Today (Thursday) sees the start of the 72nd US Masters, writes Kevin Officer.
It is the only major tournament that is always held at the same course, the Augusta National Golf Club, and the history of the course makes the traditional Green Jacket the winner receives the prize a majority of players would choose if asked to select their ultimate glory.
The question on everyone's lips is, can anyone stop the Tiger?
Woods is the shortest priced favourite ever at 11/10 to claim his 14th major – a terrible price considering how hard the Augusta course plays. Yet again the course has been lengthened and plays around 7,500 yards which plays right into the hands of golf’s big hitters.
With victory in the Masters, the first major championship of the season, superstar Tiger could set himself up for a run at golf's holy grail – victories in all four major championships in one year. Tiger is also set to become sport’s first billionaire sportsman by 2010.
Even the great Jack Nicklaus (18 major wins) in his prime was only being priced at 5/1 to win any of the majors so the bookies are running scared of Woods – and no wonder. His stats for his last eight tournaments worldwide in 2008 read seven wins out of eight.
Last year’s winner, Zach Johnson, is priced at 66/1 to repeat last year’s win but is not playing the greatest at the moment.
Of the Europeans playing at Augusta, two players in particular are going well at present.
Irishman and current British Open Champion Padraig Harrington (33/1) and young English hope Justin Rose (40/1), who has climbed to sixth in the world ranking, look the best bet out of the Europeans but an each way bet is advised.
A top five pays 1/4 the odds. Justin Rose believes he has the game to grab the Green Jacket for Europe, nine years after Spain's José Maria Olazábal completed his second victory and 12 years after fellow Englishman Nick Faldo completed a hat-trick of Masters wins. Harrington and Rose are showing signs of form at the right time. So who do we tip to do well at Augusta?
We have gone for Stewart Cink, who is overpriced at 80/1
Apart from Woods (obviously) we have gone for a player who in the last year has started to play well again. American Cink is is a great each way bet which pays 20/1 for a top five finish.
Cink is playing great this year and is certain to make the US Ryder Cup team.
Another player to keep an eye out for is KJ Choi from South Korea. Choi is making huge strides on the U.S tour and again is overpriced at 50/1.
Others to watch out for are the Australian duo of Geoff Ogilvy (33/1) and Adam Scott (40/1).
No Australian has ever won at the Masters, so could this be the year?
This year, those each way bets look the way to go.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

read the paper yesterday.
nice tips

did rose at 33/1 to lead after the first day at 33/1 and at 40/1 each way to win the tournament.

have done stewart cink also at 80/1


good tipping,its the hardest sport to get a bet up in but each way seems to be the way to go now with these.