Golf Betting Tips

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The picturesque and inspirational Loch Lomond course hosts the Scottish Open for the thirteenth time this week. The fairways are generous and it is accuracy with approach shots to the fiendishly slick, undulating greens that should prove to be the key stat this week.

OUTRIGHT: Ian Poulter 1pts Win and Place 16/1 

Poulter has had some time to cool off after blowing off some steam in finishing third at Paris National last week after an altercation with an errant photographer. If he can calm down sufficiently he can challenge this week in an event where he has good course form in recent years of 5T 03, 10T 04, 4th 05, 14T 06, 8T 07 and 25T 08.

OUTRIGHT: Alvaro Quiros 1pts Win and Place 55/1 

We are willing to take a bit of a punt on big hitting Quiros this week. He has certainly gone off the boil in recent weeks with some errant long iron shots being the main problem. Unless he finds some decent ball striking form soon he probably won’t replicate his tied ninth place here last year. But if he does these odds could look very generous indeed for such a class act who already has three Tour wins behind him.

The 7,100 yard long TPC at Deere Run plays host to this event for the 10th time. The course demands accuracy off the tee and, with its undulating greens, good scrambling skills. A relatively weak field will contend this week on the eve of The Open.

OUTRIGHT: Kevin Streelman 1pt win or place 80/1

Streelman is a bit of a streaky player so we will side with him this week on the back of a notable performance in finishing tied eleventh last week at Congressional. His ball striking stats there were strong and he is certainly capable of shooting plenty of birdies on his day. The only real downside is that this is his first time in the event.

OUTRIGHT: Casey Wittenberg 1pt win or place 200/1

Wittenberg’s three figure odds are arguably justified in win terms but the place part of these odds offer good value. He has the requisite accuracy off the tee and finished tied eleventh in birdie average last time out in finishing tied seventh in The Travelers event two weeks ago. His previous course experience (tied twentieth in 2004) also offers some encouragement.