By Lawrence Donegan | U.S. Open betting Deep within the august body called United States Golf Association (founded 1894) there beats a 21st-century commercial heart. This is never clearer than during the week of the US Open, where any pretence at the randomness of the pairings draw for the opening two days is thrown out […]
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Check out how you can get off to a winning start on day one of the US Open
By Josh Powell | U.S. Open betting If you’re anything like me you enjoy the challenge of making a quick buck relatively hassle-free. Unfortunately the days of selling Dip Dabs and cans of Fanta out of my rucksack in the corner of the playground are gone, and so my attention turns to the US Open. […]
Discover why Paddy Power is THE place to bet on the US Open (we aren’t even being biased!)
By Josh Powell | U.S. Open betting The US Open is the second major of the year and if you’re having a punt on the golf there is only one place you should be going. Paddy’s dress sense might be dubious from time to time – double denim hasn’t been in since the 90′s – […]
Memorial golf betting preview: 6 players you’re backing to tame the Tiger in Ohio
Sean Goff | Memorial betting preview Tiger Woods has his mojo back as he chases his fifth Tour win of the season and his sixth victory in the $6.2m Memorial Championship in Ohio. It seems like no-one can tame the Tiger as he sets his sights on the US Open in a fortnight’s time. The so-called […]
PGA Championship: 6 golfers you’re backing for Wentworth glory
Sean Goff | PGA Championship The European Tour gets a much-needed boost as the world’s top golfers abandon the US Tour en masse for the PGA Championship at Wentworth. Sergio Garcia’s joke that used ’Tiger Woods’ and ‘fried chicken’ in the same sentence has backfired and the Spaniard was forced to apologise early doors. One man […]
Lawrence Donegan exclusive: The Sawgrass plodders who can leave Tiger legless
By Lawrence Donegan | The Players Championship At this stage in the proceedings it has been fairly well established that Tiger Woods isn’t a monk but, still, it came as the something of a surprise to click on the well-known American celebrity gossip website USmagazine.com (I read it so you don’t have to) and find a report […]
US Masters Betting: Back Rose to bloom early
By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer Picking the winner of a Major can be tough. It’s very tough based on the evidence of the history section of my betting account. Finding a player who is going to perform consistently well over the four days of potentially changeable conditions isn’t easy. The ‘Leader after Round […]
Lawrence Donegan exclusive Masters tips: Ian Poulter can lead the Brat Pack against America’s Golf Boys
It’s been billed as America’s Golf Boys v Europe’s Brat Pack. The bible-bashing Yanks of Bubba Watson, Hunter Mahan, Rickie Fowler and Ben Crane against the brash European elite of Rory McIlroy, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell and Sergio Garcia. Lawrence Donegan tees up the action and narrows down the field to see who’ll be top dog come […]
Crazy golf: 10 reasons why you should love the U.S. Masters
1. Incredible shots like this one from Louis Oosthuizen in 2012 2. And this one from Bubba Watson to win the Masters last year 3. There are loads of mind-blowing stats like this There have been 23 holes in one at the US Masters, with 65 per cent of them coming on the 16th hole Phil […]
U.S. Masters tips: 6 golfers that have been backed off the boards
By Josh Powell | U.S. Masters 2013 The US Masters is the first golf Major of the year and Paddy Power is pulling out all of the stops by paying 1/4 the odds on the first six. The favourite Tiger Woods has rediscovered his best form after becoming ‘Facebook official’ with skier Lindsey Vonn while world number […]
Golf expert Lawrence Donegan talks Rory’s apology, comparisons with Tiger and a 45/1 tip
By Lawrence Donegan | WGC-Cadillac Championship Number one in the world of golf and numero uno in the art of the disarming apology, Rory McIlroy once again swiped triumph from the mucky grip of inglorious ridicule on the eve of the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami. Last Friday he was the spoiled brat who wouldn’t listen to the wise […]
You can’t handle the tooth! Paddy’s Justice Payout as Rory McIlroy walk-off leaves punters in the lurch
Sean Goff | Justice Payout Paddy Power turned toothfairy for punters on Friday when we refunded ALL outright bets on Rory McIlroy in the Honda Classic after the World No1 dramatically walked off the course in Florida complaining of a toothache. The defending champion was seven over for eight holes in his second round at […]
Betting news on Chelsea, McIlroy, Woods and today’s racing
Football Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle all progressed to the last 16 of the Europa League but it was a tough night for Liverpool. Brendan Rodgers’ side beat Zenit St Petersburg 3-1 thanks to another two goals from Luis Suarez but it wasn’t enough as the Reds crashed out on away goals. Chelsea, last season’s Champions League winners, are the 7/2 favourites to win the Europa League, closely followed […]
Snow joke: World’s top golfers warm up for WGC Match Play in a storm
This weather is officially ridiculous! twitter.com/McIlroyRory/st… — Rory Mcilroy (@McIlroyRory) February 20, 2013 World No 1 Rory McIlroy and some of the world’s top golfers have taken to Twitter as a freak snow storm has blown the WGC Accenture Match Play off course in the Arizona desert. Snow, sleet, and freezing rain combined at Dove […]
Are giant killings on the cards at the WGC Match Play Championship?
By Andrew Robinson The WGC Match Play Championship teed off at 2pm on Wednesday afternoon - 64 pros against each other in a head-to-head, club-wielding knockout as they battle towards the picking up the trophy and a rather sizeable chunk of the near $9 million (£5.7 million) prize fund. The competitors are split in to four […]
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