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Carnoustie Regarded as Toughest Course on Open Rota and a Most Memorable Venue
In 1999, the course became known as “Carnasty” after 101 scores were posted of 80 or higher during the Open Championship at Carounstie in Angus, Scotland. That included 89 and 83 by 19-year old Sergio Garcia, who was making his Open debut and cried like a little boy after being overmatched at the historic championship venue at Carnoustie Golf Links, the hardest links course on the Open rota. The Royal and ...
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Woods vs. Mickelson $10 Million Winner-Take-All Match-Play Event in the Making
We’ve seen this before, and I’m not talking about Woods vs. Mickelson competing on the golf course. It’s the big money events that grab the attention of sports fans, bettors and the broadcast media networks. The sponsors and advertisers ante-up, the media and promotors hype up the event and social media gets in on the action with opinions flying faster and blasting farther than the golf balls Tiger and Phil ...
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Cashing in, Raising and Bluffing to the WSOP Final Table
The 49th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event continues at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, and less than 1,200 players remained as they took their seats for the start of day 4 Sunday. Play resumed with blinds starting at 3,000/6,000 and a 1,000 ante, and by the end of play Sunday night, less than 350 players remained with blinds up to 10,000/20,000 and a 3,000 ante.
The money payouts started at $15,000 for those ...
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MLB Perfect Betting Situation and High Scoring Teams
The Red Sox (59-29) and Yankees (56-28) continue their American League East battle as the two rivals boast the best records in baseball winning at a greater than 66% clip. One of those teams is going to end up as a wild card and forced to play a 1-game sudden death playoff game. A flawed system? Last year New York won 91 games and beat the Twins 8-4 in the wild card playoff game after falling behind 3-0 in the first inning, and then New York ...
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Poker’s Most Prestigious Tournament – The WSOP Main Event
The 49th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event – poker’s World Championship with a $10,000 entry fee – starts July 2nd with three starting flights through the 4th of July at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. More than 7,000 players from at least 85 countries are expected to compete in the 2018 WSOP Main Event, a No-Limit Hold ‘em tournament which continues through July 14 with the Final Table ...
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MLB 1-Run Games and Run Line Plays
When the Red Sox swept the LA Angels this week in Boston, they improved their run-line record in victory to 24-4 at Fenway Park this season after winning all three games by 2 or more runs. As noted in my recent MLB article, the Red Sox (55-27) are an elite team playing .671 baseball and also 28-12 at home this season with 24 of those wins by 2 or more runs. So too are the New York Yankees (52-26), another elite team that owns a MLB-best home record of 29-11. ...
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Buyer Beware of Big Prices on Elite Teams
Major League Baseball is nearing the halfway point of the regular season, and the ‘haves’ are separating themselves from the ‘have nots’ decisively as the teams turn towards July with the All-Star game in three weeks at Nationals Park in Washington, DC.
The sports books have taken a beating by the top teams as bettors continue to take a home run swing with daily bets on the Astros (52-27), Red Sox (52-27) and Yankees (50-25), who ...
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USGA Mistake: Mickelson Makeup and Apology for Miscue
It’s too bad Phil Mickelson overshadowed the premium performance of Brooks Koepka winning his second U.S. Openin as many years. Mickelson committed a bizarre penalty during Saturday’s third round when he putted a ball a second time before the ball had stopped moving.
The infraction earned Mickelson a two-stroke penalty, but many believe he should have been disqualified, including PGA Tour pros. And of course, the USGA’s ...
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