Final Round
scores for the Johnnie Walker Championship
Paul Lawrie -16
Brett Rumford -12
Fredrik Andersson Hed -11
Maarten Lafeber -11
Romain Wattel -11
Stephen Gallacher -10
Francesco Molinari -10
Colin Montgomerie -10
Richie Ramsay -10
Thomas Bjorn -9
Rafa Cabrera-Bello -9
Paul Waring -9
Peter Whiteford -9
Third round betting odds for
the Johnny Walker Championship
Paul Lawrie 9/2
Mark Foster 7/1
Nicolas Colsaerts 15/2
Francesco Molinari 11/1
Richard Finch 12/1
Thorbjorn Olesen 14/1
Brett Rumford 16/1
Gregory Bourdy 16/1
Rafa Cabrera-Bello 18/1
Chris Wood 18/1
Paul Waring 25/1
Alexander Noren 28/1
David Howell 28/1
Richie Ramsay 28/1
Thomas Bjorn 35/1
David Lynn 40/1
Ricardo Gonzalez 40/1
Rhys Davies 50/1
Second Round scores for The Barclays
Nick Watney -8
Sergio Garcia -8
Vijay Singh -7
Bob Estes -7
John Senden -6
Pat Perez -6
Gary Christian -6
Rickie Fowler -5
John Huh -5
Tiger Woods -5
Sergio Garcia 7/2
Nick Watney 9/2
Tiger Woods 11/2
Vijay Singh 16/1
Rickie Fowler 16/1
Dustin Johnson 20/1
John Senden 22/1
Pat Perez 33/1
Bob Estes 33/1
Gary Christian 33/1
Adam Scott 33/1
John Huh 40/1
Justin Rose 40/1
Martin Laird 40/1
KJ Choi 40/1
Padraig Harrington 50/1
Ryan Moore 50/1
Henrik Stenson 50/1
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The European Tour is back this week and heads to mainland Britain so a lot will depend on the weather, being late August is no guarantee of sunshine, as anyone who has been to Scotland will testify.
The PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles plays host to the Johnnie Walker Championship. The par 72 PGA Centenary course (formally known as the Monarchs Course) measures 7,262 yards and will play much longer if the wind picks up.
Designed by Jack Nicklaus and chosen to host the 2014 Ryder Cup matches, it combines the best of American and Scottish golf courses.
There are traditional pot bunkers along side American-styled sand traps. Hazards include ponds, wetlands and streams so having a clear strategy is the key to making a good score around this beautiful course.
As Lee Trevino once said of Gleneagles “If Heaven is as good as this, I sure hope they have some tee times left.
My tips to Win:
Nicholas Colsaerts 12/1 will want to impress here, after bagging himself a tied seventh place at the Wyndham Championship. He currently sits in twelfth place on the Ryder Cup world points table and depending on what happens this week, Nicholas could force himself into that Top 10 automatic choices.
Although he isn’t going to make this years Ryder Cup Team I am sure Ross Fisher 22/1 will want to remind everyone what a great member he was of the winning 2010 team. A good performance here will go someway to alleviate the pain he must be feeling at missing out this time round.
Fortunately for Jamie Donaldson 25/1 he finished his final round at the Wyndham Championship yesterday and will probably arrive on time according to his schedule. The Welshmen equipped himself nicely in his first PGA event and will come into this tournament full of confidence.
My each-way tips
There have been no wins this year for defending champion Thomas Bjorn 33/1, but being named as a Ryder Cup vice captain and back on the track that see him play so well last year, I wouldn’t discount the Dane.
Several players here will be wanting to impress this week, none more so than Rafa Cabrera-Bello 50/1 who sits in fourteenth place on the World Ryder Cup list, depending on what others do, a win here could see Rafa squeeze into the Top 10.
My outside tip:
Damien McGrane 125/1 didn’t have a bad tournament here last year finishing just outside the Top 30. Damien has had an ok year so far, three Top 25 finishes in a row at the beginning of the season, he also finished just outside the Top 25 at the last European Tour event the Lyoness Open, I think the lad from Kells could be a good outside bet here this week.
For updated betting odds during the tournament go to planetgolfreview.com
