Golf Betting Column: What The Golfinggods Say….

How much confidence does a golfer get from winning a golf tournament? The answer, shown by Michael Campbell and Jason Gore over the past week is a lot. Both players have had years that have taken them to a higher level.

Mr Campbell of course broke through at Pinehurst to capture his first major tournament. The huge boost to his confidence this created allowed him to claim the HSBC Match Play tournament and a cheque for £1 million. And his new found belief was evident throughout the tournament when at times he did not play his best but got the job done. Even in the final against Ireland's Paul McGinely he did not falter when a three-hole lead was reduced to all square. He then produced the shots and the pressure required to force his opponent to make mistakes. Of course this victory will now cap off the best year of his career, which is amazing considering he missed the first five cuts of the season!

Jason Gore has also provided the Cinderella story of the year on the US PGA tour. While Campbell was winning the US Open Jason was attracting fans to his efforts in the first three rounds of the championship. Some of us thought that was all we would hear of the burly player but he has roared back into our conscience with three victories in succession on the Nationwide tour and then victory in the 84 Lumber Classic. He is a talent that is now here to stay and he can keep getting better. Simply a brilliant story.

The US PGA tour now heads to San Antonio, Texas for the Valero Texas Open which is played at the LaCantera G.C. Although this is a par 70 course accuracy is not the key this week with the fairways generous and the greens larger than normal. The key this week revolves around the putter and how well people are putting. Without saying this tournament is a putting competition it does have a strong history of finding winners who are leading the putting statistics for that week.

Selections:

Ben Crane: already won this year and is in as good a form as anyone right now. He is also one of the best putters on tour and must go close this week.

Nick Price: still a great ball striker and can hole some putts when in the mood. His game may not be as sharp as past years but against a weak tournament field like this one he will be competitive.

Jesper Parnevik: has started to find his game again after a few years in the wilderness. His ball flight and distance control is back and he is hitting a number of fairways now. If he can remember that winning feeling again then I see no reason why he will not go close this week.

Others to mention: J.L Lewis, K.J Choi and Bob Estes.

The European tour this week is dominated by the Seve Trophy – a Ryder Cup style battle between Great Britain and Ireland and Continental Europe.

The Great Britain and Ireland team looks on paper to have the upper hand, but in match play anything could happen although I think they should win this year.

As it is a match play style event played in teams and singles I cannot give individual tips for the event.

Until next week – May The Golfinggods Be With You!

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