Golf Betting – Rose To Bloom At Augusta

Did you know there are three bridges on the Augusta National course home, of course, of The Masters? One is named after Ben Hogan, one Byron Nelson and one Gene Sarazen. Maybe they should consider naming something permanent after Gary Player, who is making his 52nd appearance at The Masters this year, two more than the legendary Arnold Palmer. The veteran South African can boast 15 top ten finishes in the year’s first Major but that’s still seven less than Jack Nicklaus. I must admit that the only time I’ve encountered a bridge on a golf course it led to a windmill which steadfastly refused to allow my ball through so I could make the clown’s nose light up – but that’s a story for another day. The darling of the Augusta crowd nowadays is, of course, Tiger Woods. Already a winner four times, the 33-year-old has returned from serious knee surgery as good as ever judged on his win in last month’s Arnold Palmer Invitational Tournament at Bay Hill. This is Woods‘first Major since he pushed Rocco Mediate all the way in last year’s US Open on virtually one leg and he’ll be keen to impress. But it must be remembered that Tiger has had to settle for place money on three occasions since beating Chris DeMarco in a sudden-death play-off in 2005 so you must make your mind up whether sportingbet and betdaq‘s 9-4 represents value. I’d prefer to look at a few of the alternative markets. For example, how about an interest in Justin Rose to finish the top European? The Briton’s best-ever finish in a Major remains his debut fourth in the 1998 Open at Royal Birkdale but he has a fantastic qualifying record at Augusta, He led at the halfway stage in 2004 and tied at the end of the opening round in 2007 and again last year with eventual winner Trevor Immelman, only to fade away disappointingly after. Rose is very selective in the tournaments he plays nowadays, which means he arrives at Augusta relatively fresh so the 12-1 in this section with Paddy Power and William Hill is certainly worth a second look.