KLM Open

I got lucky the last day of the Cranz-Montana Switzerland last week EXCEPT for Scott Hend losing to Alex Noren in a playoff. THAT cost me a 60-1 "to win" bet BUT got "out of the trap" with a number of match plays the final round so over all OK. looked like a WRECK going into Sunday

here is what I like in the Netherlands this week

Alex Noren even vs Thomas Pieters -120

Alex Noren @ 10-1 and "Salt" Pieters @ 8-1 the co-favorites this week @ Spikj the Netherlandsand and rightly so. they are two hottest players on the Euro Tour right now. NOT betting the match BUT lean Noren because he was making 40 to 50 foot putts the whole tourney @ Cranz-Montana last week. Pieters let Paul Peterson "squeak" past him final round of Czech Masters two weeks ago before WINNING the Made in Denmark the following week

Thongchai Jaidee +110 over Byeong-Hun An -130

Jaidee T-29th Omega last week [-6] (BIG comeback final round [-6]). WON Open de France [-11]. made the cut 8 of 9 last tourneys including the US PGA, British Open and Masters. T-15th Olympics [-5]

An T-11th Olympics [-6] CUT US PGA. CUT or bottom feeder 5 previous to the PGA cut

Richard Bland even over Mikko Ilonen -120

Bland T-5th Omega last week [-11]. T-27th Czech Masters [-4]. T21st Scottish Open [-6]. made the cut 14 of 16 previous tourneys

Ilonen T-12th Omega [-9] T-13th Scottish Open [-7] T-25th Open de France [+2]. T-20th Nordea Master [-2]. had a run of 7 "bottom feeder" or CUT in the spring

Ross Fisher -120 over Brandon Stone even 

Fisher T-12th Omega last week [-9]. T-39th Scottish Open [-3] CUT Denmark & British Open. made the cut 12 of previous 13 tourneys including the US PGA

Stone T-5th Open de France. CUT US PGA & British Open. "bottom feeder" or CUT 3 previous to France

Robert Karlsson -110 over Peter Hanson -110

Karlsson T-15th Denmark [-7] T-7th Czech Masters [-8]. CUT Scottish Open. made the cut 4 of previous 5 tourneys to Scottish

Hanson T-18th Denmark [-6]. T-76 Czech Masters [+4]. CUT or "bottom feeder" the 5 previous to Denmark


Anthony Wall even over Alejandro Canizares -120

Wall WON Paul Lawrie Match Play T-18th Omega last week [-8] CUT British Open. made the cut the 4 previous tourneys to British

Canizares T-24th Omega last week [-7] T-45th Scottish Open [-2]. CUT 3 of 4 previous tourneys

Romain Wattel -110 over Tommy Fleetwood -110

Wattel T-41st Omega [-3] T-21st Scottish Open [-6] T-30th Open de France [+3]. made the cut 6 of 8 prior to France

Fleetwood T-49th Omega [-2] T-16th Czech Masters [-6] CUT or bottom feeder 6 tourneys prior to Czech

Thongchai Jaidee -115 over Bernd Wiesberger -105

Jaidee T-29th Omega last week [-6] (BIG comeback final round [-6]). WON Open de France [-11]. made the cut 8 of 9 last tourneys including the US PGA, British Open and Masters

"Weeze the Cheese" berger T-41st Omega last week [-3]. CUT US PGA,  British Open & US Open

Richard Bland -110 over David Howell -110

Bland T-5th Omega last week [-11]. T-27th Czech Masters [-4]. T21st Scottish Open [-6]. made the cut 14 of 16 previous tourneys

Howell T-29th Omega last week [-6]. T-3rd Czech Masters [-11]. T-45th Scottish Open [-2]. CUT 4 of previous 5 tourneys

Robert Karlsson -110 over Richie Ramsay -110

Karlsson T-15th Denmark [-7] T-7th Czech Masters [-8]. CUT Scottish Open. made the cut 4 of previous 5 tourneys

Ramsay T-58th Omega last week [-1] T-26th Denmark [-1] T-6th Scottish Open [-11]. CUT or bottom previous 5 to Scottish


Ross Fisher -110 over Alejandro Canizares -110

Fisher T-12th Omega last week [-9]. T-39th Scottish Open [-3] CUT Denmark & British Open. made the cut 12 of previous 13 tourneys including the US PGA

Canizares T-24th Omega last week [-7] T-45th Scottish Open [-2]. CUT 3 of 4 previous tourneys

SMALL "to win" plays on Scott Hend @ 40-1, Richard Bland @ 50-1 and Adrian Otaegui @ 100-1 although I fully expect either Noren or Pieters to WIN this week

LeRinkRat, I like the Jaidee play.  Also like Pieters to win.  GL

well THAT turning into a "Double Dose of Dulcolax". Jaidee couldn't find his butt with both hands 1st round [+1] while An and "Wheeze the Cheese" both shoot [-5] AND freeking Canizares shoots [-4]. fortunately it looks like Tony Wall did NOT start so that bet should be a refund

WEIRD thing happened the Thomas Pieters. WD because of a bee sting allergic reaction

LeRinkRat, what the hell happened to Jaidee.  He must have had too much of a good time in Spijk.

Ah the little sh!t has been inconsistent lately. I thought he was "primed" after his closing [-6] @ Cans-Montana last week. obviously NOT

well I am 3 wins 3 losses locked in after the CUT with freeking Jaidee being two of the losses. doubtful he was going to catch either An or Wiesberger anyhow. in fact "Weeze the Cheese" is LEADING after the 2nd round [-5/-10]. the bugger could NOT do this LAST week in the mountains

well my match play goose is cooked. I was lucky to get the three CUT wins BUT Scott Hend leading @ [-14] one ahead of Nino Bertasio and Richard Bland T-3rd @ [-11]. Hend would be a nice 40-1 "to win" payoff IF he can hold on after losing the playoff to Alex Noren last week in Cans-Montana

GL

well THAT was just about a complete WRECK. went 3-6-1 and the ONLY matches I won were the 2nd round CUTS. on top of THAT, freeking Scott Hend chokes AGAIN!!! shoots final round [+2] for T-4th @ [-12]. Dutchman Joost Luiten shoots a final [-8] to WIN @ [-19] three ahead of Bernd Wiesberger @ [-16]. freeking "Weeze the Cheese" could NOT do THAT last week when I had a bet on the bugger

I think I better just watch next week in Italy