HSBC Champions Tournament

[FC Basher]

Course
Opened – October 2004
Course Designer – Neil Haworth of Nelson and Haworth design.
Special Features - The 16th hole and 17th holes are played over a water filled, rare quarry, which will be very much in play on the 16th for those players opting to go for the green on this short par 4.
General Playability - The greens are quick and firm again this year but with slightly tougher rough so we expect the challenge to be a little tougher than in 2006. Some very strong par 3’s.
Undulating/ flat - Some notable changes in elevation on a few holes otherwise only minor undulation.
Tree lined/exposed - Tree lined.
Many / few water hazards - Many hazards , water in play on holes 2,4,5,6,8,9,13,14,16,17 and 18.
Changes to the course - We have a new tee on hole 13 this year adding some 20 yards and a new tee on hole 15 adding some 23 yards. Also the 18th tee has been moved a little to the playing right so that the tee shot is more over the water.
Past winners:
2006: David Howell
2007: Y E Yang
2008: Phil Mickelson
More Facts
Lowest 18 hole score: 64 (-8)
Nick Dougherty, Peter O’Malley, Paul Lawrie, 2006;
Tiger Woods, Henrik Stenson, Michael Campbell, 2007

Lowest first 18 hole score: 64 (-8)
Nick Dougherty, Peter O’Malley, Paul Lawrie, 2006

Lowest first 36 hole score: 132 (-10)
Nick Dougherty, David Howell, 2006

Lowest first 54 hole score: 200 (-16)
David Howell, 2006

Lowest 72 hole score: 268 (-20)
David Howell, 2006

Lowest under par winning score: 268 (-20)
David Howell, 2006

Lowest final round by a winner: 68 (-4)
David Howell, 2006

Wire-to-wire-winners:
None

Largest 18 hole lead:
1 shot, Jyoti Randhawa, 2007

Largest 36 hole lead:
1 shot, Jyoti Randhawa, 2007

Largest 54 hole lead: 1 shot
David Howell, 2006
Retief Goosen, 2007

Largest winning margin:
3 shots, David Howell, 2006

Biggest final round comeback by a winner:
1 shot, Y E Yang, 2007

HSBC Champions Tournament Book Closes 06 Nov 02:00
Each-way 1/4 1-2-3-4-5
Sergio Garcia 10.00 Bet
Phil Mickelson 10.00 Bet
Padraig Harrington 12.00 Bet
Anthony Kim 13.00 Bet
Robert Karlsson 15.00 Bet
Camilo Villegas 17.00 Bet
Ross Fisher 17.00 Bet
Martin Kaymer 19.00 Bet
Paul Casey 23.00 Bet
K.J. Choi 26.00 Bet
Adam Scott 26.00 Bet
Ian Poulter 29.00 Bet
Geoff Ogilvy 34.00 Bet
Graeme McDowell 34.00 Bet
Soren Hansen 34.00 Bet
Trevor Immelman 36.00 Bet
Henrik Stenson 41.00 Bet
Soren Kjeldsen 41.00 Bet
Peter Hanson 46.00 Bet
Jeev Mikha Singh 51.00 Bet
Darren Clarke 56.00 Bet
Wen-Chong Liang 67.00 Bet
Alvaro Quiros 67.00 Bet
Seung-Yul Noh 71.00 Bet
David Howell 71.00 Bet
Charl Schwartzel 71.00 Bet
Gonzalo F-Castano 76.00 Bet
Gregory Bourdy 91.00 Bet
Wen-Tang Lin 91.00 Bet
Oliver Wilson 91.00 Bet
Louis Oosthuizen 91.00 Bet
Sang-Moon Bae 101.00 Bet
David Horsey 101.00 Bet
Thaworn Wiratchant 111.00 Bet
Prayad Marksaeng 111.00 Bet
Pablo Larrazabal 111.00 Bet
Richard Sterne 126.00 Bet
Richard Finch 126.00 Bet
Thomas Levet 126.00 Bet
John Bickerton 126.00 Bet
Gregory Havret 141.00 Bet
Wen-Teh Lu 151.00 Bet
Andrew McLardy 151.00 Bet
James Kingston 151.00 Bet
Alastair Forsyth 151.00 Bet
Damian McGrane 151.00 Bet
Peter Lawrie 176.00 Bet
Scott Hend 176.00 Bet
Jean-Francois Lucquin 176.00 Bet
Felipe Aguilar 176.00 Bet
Chapchai Nirat 201.00 Bet
Mikael Lundberg 201.00 Bet
Mark Brown 201.00 Bet
David Gleeson 201.00 Bet
Hennie Otto 226.00 Bet
Rick Kulacz 251.00 Bet
James Kamte 251.00 Bet
Ben Leong 251.00 Bet
Scott Strange 276.00 Bet
Jean Hugo 301.00 Bet
David Dixon 301.00 Bet
SSP Chowrasia 351.00 Bet
Mo Joong-Kyung 351.00 Bet
Marc Cayeux 351.00 Bet
Ashun Wu 401.00 Bet
Chao Li 401.00 Bet
Lei Shang 401.00 Bet
Inn-Choon Hwang 401.00 Bet
Hao Yuan 501.00 Bet
Gui Ming Liao 501.00 Bet
Wei-Huang Wu 501.00 Bet
Bryan Saltus 501.00 Bet
Shaun Norris 501.00 Bet
Angelo Que 501.00 Bet
Andrew Bonhomme 501.00 Bet
Kang-Chun Wu 501.00 Bet

[TopDog]

Couple of MATCH Bets with Totesport

Choi to beat Poulter @ 9-10..Lost by 7 shots
Casey to beat Harrington @ Evs..Tie

[Beanie]

Looks like a tough week this week - the weather looks unpredictable and I've got some sort of negative against nearly every player in the field, so just a few tentative bets for just now:

Win Market

1pt Choi @ 28/1 with BetDirect - comes here off a rest and went well in 2005 and 2006. The most generously priced of the big names imo.
1pt McDowell @ 35/1 with PaddyPower - loves the wind and rain more than any other player and so with dodgy weather forecast he could be in his element. Last round at the Volvo Masters last week showed a lot of promise.
1pt Kjeldsen @ 54/1 with Betfair - Last weeks winner is the same odds here again. His change in form is down to changes in his swing which he put in a month ago, so given the change in his game it looks more than just a purple patch - big price again to repeat.
0.5pts Seung-Yul Noh @ 159/1 with Betfair - Young Korean whose results on the Asian Tour(given his age) have been phenomenal - might just relish this challenge.
0.5pts Sang-Moon Bae @ 219/1 with Betfair - Another young Korean that recently won the Korean Open, beating Poulter and Kim to take the title. Another outsider with a lively game.

Place Market

2pts Kjeldsen Top 10 @ 4.30 with BetDirect
1pt Sang-Moon Bae Top 10 @ 15/1 with Betfair
1pt Seung-Yul Noh Top 10 @ 11/1 with Betfair