Northern Trust Open

[FC Basher]

Northern Trust Open Book Closes 20 Feb 15:00
Each-way 1/4 1-2-3-4-5 @bet365
Phil Mickelson 17.00 Bet
Mike Weir 17.00 Bet
Padraig Harrington 19.00 Bet
Ernie Els 26.00 Bet
Jim Furyk 26.00 Bet
Geoff Ogilvy 26.00 Bet
Luke Donald 26.00 Bet
Vijay Singh 29.00 Bet
Retief Goosen 31.00 Bet
Zach Johnson 31.00 Bet
Kenny Perry 31.00 Bet
K.J. Choi 41.00 Bet
Robert Allenby 41.00 Bet
Tim Clark 41.00 Bet
Rory Sabbatini 41.00 Bet
Chad Campbell 41.00 Bet
Aaron Baddeley 46.00 Bet
Steve Stricker 51.00 Bet
DJ Trahan 51.00 Bet
Hunter Mahan 56.00 Bet
Dustin Johnson 56.00 Bet
Justin Rose 56.00 Bet
John Rollins 56.00 Bet
Charles Howell 61.00 Bet
Lucas Glover 61.00 Bet
Trevor Immelman 67.00 Bet
Justin Leonard 67.00 Bet
Nick Watney 67.00 Bet
Ryuji Imada 67.00 Bet
Brian Gay 67.00 Bet
Pat Perez 67.00 Bet
Stephen Ames 71.00 Bet
Charley Hoffman 71.00 Bet
Matt Kuchar 71.00 Bet
Matthew Goggin 76.00 Bet
Carl Pettersson 81.00 Bet
Kevin Na 91.00 Bet
Bubba Watson 91.00 Bet
Stuart Appleby 91.00 Bet
Graeme McDowell 91.00 Bet
Jeff Quinney 91.00 Bet
Bob Estes 91.00 Bet
Jeev Mikha Singh 101.00 Bet
Scott Verplank 101.00 Bet
George McNeill 101.00 Bet
Charlie Wi 101.00 Bet
J.B Holmes 101.00 Bet
Oliver Wilson 111.00 Bet
Shigeki Maruyama 111.00 Bet
Kevin Sutherland 126.00 Bet
John Senden 126.00 Bet
Bart Bryant 126.00 Bet
Angel Cabrera 126.00 Bet
Bill Haas 126.00 Bet
Ben Curtis 126.00 Bet
Ben Crane 126.00 Bet
Steve Marino 126.00 Bet
Vaughn Taylor 126.00 Bet
Chris Stroud 126.00 Bet
Brandt Snedeker 141.00 Bet
Nathan Green 141.00 Bet
JJ Henry 141.00 Bet
John Merrick 141.00 Bet
John Mallinger 141.00 Bet
Ryo Ishikawa 151.00 Bet
Nicholas Thompson 151.00 Bet
Nick O'Hern 151.00 Bet
Troy Matteson 151.00 Bet
Fred Couples 151.00 Bet
Soren Hansen 151.00 Bet
Andres Romero 151.00 Bet
Briny Baird 151.00 Bet
Harrison Frazar 151.00 Bet
Mark Wilson 151.00 Bet
Steve Flesch 176.00 Bet
Michael Letzig 176.00 Bet
Tom Pernice 176.00 Bet
Woody Austin 176.00 Bet
Kevin Streelman 176.00 Bet
Tim Herron 176.00 Bet
Chris DiMarco 176.00 Bet
Ken Duke 176.00 Bet
Dean Wilson 176.00 Bet
Mark Calcavecchia 176.00 Bet
Ryan Moore 176.00 Bet
Jerry Kelly 176.00 Bet

[SuperImps]

I may look into the players but 2 who i think have good chance are both Mike Weir and Ernie Els.

[Squire]

Rory Sabbatini e/w for me.

Like Basher has said previously, this lad will win....soon! (hopefully)

Has previously won this tournament back in 2006.

[FC Basher]

Im with you Squire,didnt realise he won in 2006,ive not looked at this event,Sabbs it is then.Micklesons been dreadful upto now.

I'll post some 3-ball thoughts tomorrow

Squire is it ok to ask you about your Avatar? Im intrigued

[Beanie]

So many of the big players at this one, and almost all in stinking form. Harrington says he has been aiming at this one but there's not much happening in his game, Phil can't find a fairway for his life off the tee and Im not sure this is the place to be doing that, and Vijay virtually snoozed his way round last week.

Weir and Donald have some form and course form but they've already been gambled in and at the prices im not sure I can get too excited.

Given all that, I can't have Geoff Ogilvy out at 33/1. He missed the cut here last year but that was during a poor start to the season where he had missed the two previous cuts. THis season he has made all 3 cuts and won the Merc Benz Champs - looks an outstanding price to me.

[Squire]

Originally Posted by FC Basher

Squire is it ok to ask you about your Avatar? Im intrigued

No problem pal

Its basically a copy of a flag a friend of mine had. K-Stand, is the stand our season tickets are at, at Old Trafford. He was a bit of 'lad', shall we say, back in the late 80's when the stand was still terraced. I'm not way inclined, but it does bring back some great memories, although not that many victories at that stage in our history!

I moved down from Stretford, to Herts around 10 years ago when I re-located for work. I've still got my season ticket, although a cockney red friend of mine has used it for the last couple of seasons (due to financial issues) and I haven't been able to go as much as I'd like. Me and the missus are expecting our 2nd in May, so I've had to make cutbacks!! Miss going like mad, especially the Euro Aways, but needs must unfortunately!

Rory it is then.

I'll be having a further look tonight, and if I make any other selections I''l post them. I'll also look for Jeremy Chapman's picks if anyones interested. He picked out Dustin Johnson at 66's last week, so it might be worth a look.

Good luck everyone

[FC Basher]

Thanks for clearing that up Squire,United,you must have already spotted all the Liverpool fans on here ,oh and Slicks a Citeh fan,rib him as much as you can mate,weve all been on the end of hes wicked tongue

Im a North Londoner originally from the Southgate area not a million miles from you,Enfield use to be one of my haunts.

Congrats with the baby,be sure to keep us informed nearer the time.

So its Sabbs and Ogivy (beanies pick) for me

Chapmans off to a flyer with that 66/1 shot,ill go see who hes picked this week.

[Squire]

Thanks mate. We can't wait, although having 2 will be a nightmare, I'm sure!

Didn't realise that Slick was a blue. My sister is too Although, me, my Dad and the rest of the family are Reds, so I'm not quite sure what happened to her

If I remember rightly, it had something to do with Kinkladze. She was a fan, shall we say. She certainly puts up with some ribbing from the rest of us, although last season they did do the double over us

As for Chapman, here's what he's come up with this week;

Northern Trust outright winner: Jeremy Chapman

Recommendations
J Rollins, 1pt each-way 66-1 Coral
L Donald, 1pt each-way 25-1 general
M Weir, 1pt each-way 16-1 general
N Watney, 0.75pt each-way 66-1 general
V Taylor, 0.75pt each-way 125-1 general

[FC Basher]

Im on Sabbs and Beanis Ogilvy.
2pt e/w singles on each
3 balls
Norman / Lee Westwood / Camilo Villegas 5/4
Norman ive omitted that leaves Westwood who missed the cut in this event last year.
Patrick Sheehan / Edfors6/5 / Blyth
Sheehan is over from america after missing 2 cuts on the us tour,Blyth did finish 10th in the malaysian last time out,ill take a chance here

2pt doubles and singles

[Squire]

Selected scores;

Rory Sabbatini -3
Geoff Ogilvy -3
Mike Weir -1
Ernie Els even Par

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Not seen any action as yet, but Lefty's made a great start

Leaders after the first round;

Friday, 20 February 2009

		COUNTRY	ROUND 1	SCORE	AFTER
1	Mickelson	US	63	-8	18
2	McCarron	US	64	-7	18
3	Merrick	US	66	-5	18
3	KJ Choi	Kor	66	-5	18
3	Wilson	US	66	-5	18
3	L Donald	Eng	66	-5	18
3	Johnson	US	66	-5	18
3	A Romero	Arg	66	-5	18
3	Furyk	US	66	-5	18
10	Na	US	67	-4	18
10	Hamilton	US	67	-4	18
10	Klauk	US	67	-4	18
10	Imada	Jpn	67	-4	18
10	Trahan	US	67	-4	18
10	Snedeker	US	67	-4	18
10	Triplett	US	67	-4	18
10	Couples	US	67	-4	18
10	Baird	US	67	-4	18
10	Azinger	US	67	-4	18
10	T Armour III	US	67	-4	18

[Squire]

Selected scores;

Sabbatini -7
Ogilvy -7
Els -4
Weir -1

All the above made the cut

Leaders after the 2nd Round;

Saturday, 21 February 2009

		COUNTRY	ROUND 2	SCORE	AFTER
1	McCarron	US		-10
2	Stricker	US		-8
2	T Armour III	US		-8
4	Ogilvy	Aus		-7
4	Mickelson	US		-7
4	KJ Choi	Kor		-7
4	L Donald	Eng		-7
4	Sabbatini	SA		-7
4	Perez	US		-7
10	Lunde	US		-6
10	A Romero	Arg		-6
10	Na	US		-6
10	Johnson	US		-6
14	Merrick	US		-5
14	Triplett	US		-5
14	Estes	US		-5
14	Turnesa	US		-5
14	Furyk	US		-5
14	Beem	US		-5
14	Baird	US		-5

[Squire]

One of the few times I haven't blindly backed Lefty, and it looks as though he'll come up trumps. He takes a 4 shot lead into the final round @ -16.

Selected scores after the 3rd Round;

Sabbatini -11
Ogilvy -7
Els -2
Weir -2

Leaders after the 3rd Round;

		COUNTRY	ROUND 3	SCORE	AFTER
1	Mickelson	US	62	-16	18
2	A Romero	Arg	65	-12	18
3	KJ Choi	Kor	67	-11	18
3	McCarron	US	70	-11	18
3	Sabbatini	SA	67	-11	18
3	Couples	US	65	-11	18
7	Calcavecchia	US	64	-10	18
7	Stricker	US	69	-10	18
7	Johnson	US	67	-10	18
10	Holmes	US	64	-9	18
10	L Donald	Eng	69	-9	18
12	RS Johnson	Swe	67	-8	18
12	Baird	US	68	-8	18
12	Allenby	Aus	68	-8	18
12	Wilson	US	67	-8	18
16	T Clark	SA	66	-7	18
16	Davis	Eng	68	-7	18
16	De Jonge	US	67	-7	18
16	Curtis	US	69	-7	18
16	Mahan	US	68	-7	18

[FC Basher]

Come on Sabbs
One behind Stricker and level with Mickleson whos 2 over today

[FC Basher]

Sabbs just double bogeyed a par 3!!!! ffs,bye bye tournie

[Beanie]

Unlucky Bash - he was absolutely flying with Stricker looking very tentative up front too...and then that par 3 - not a good tee shot but incredibly unlucky to get about the worst lie possible.

As for Ogilvy, two good rounds followed by two shockers, cant work that out...