AJLightning's Blog
Posted Tuesday, January 10, 2012 09:40 PM
Will Stricker repeat? I say NO!!
How about somebody else that hits a lot fairways?
Posted Wednesday, January 04, 2012 02:54 PM
Another year down means another golf season is on the way!!!
Let's have some fun this year guys!
Like I've said before and I'll say it again...I'm by no means a GREAT gambler, but I love golf and I love to bet on it. I feel like my knowledge on golf is very broad and by me posting my thoughts and picks...maybe...just maybe it will help someone out.
So tail at your own risk...and just like any other gambler out there, there will be good runs and bad runs. That's the nature of the beast!
GL to all
Posted Tuesday, January 03, 2012 10:21 PM
Posted Friday, October 28, 2011 07:58 PM
All Backers Welcome!!
Let's see what's in store for tonight!!!
Posted Saturday, October 22, 2011 08:00 PM
All backers welcome!!!
Posted Thursday, September 22, 2011 12:02 PM
I just couldn't resist...
1st Round
Howell III (-115) over B. Haas (-115) - 2*
Byrd (+110) over Bubba (-140)
Senden (+110) over Day (-140)
Tourny
Howell III (-125) over Bubba (-105) - 2*
Scott (+160) over Donald (-190)
Posted Thursday, September 01, 2011 09:54 PM
1st Round
K. Bradley (+120) over Day (-150) - 2*
D. Johnson (Ev) over Kuchar (-130)
Bubba (-110) over Toms (-120)
Tourny
Scott (+130) over Donald (-160)
Simpson (-120) over Phil (-110) - 2*
O'Hair (+150) over Cink (-180)
Posted Tuesday, August 16, 2011 10:08 PM
The final regular season tournament will be held at Sedgefield Country Club. It's about 7,100 yds. long and one of the easiest Par 70's in the rotation. Last year it had the lowest scoring average at 68.18. What a track to hold the last tournament on!! Expect a lot of scoring from good putters who like the course, and guys fighting to make the playoffs.
Posted Thursday, August 11, 2011 02:47 PM
my buddy is watching at home and called me about this....McIlroy's tee shot ended up by a tree root. Instead of pitching out, he tries to be a hero and advance the ball. Nails the root and fucks up his wrist....
Posted Monday, August 08, 2011 08:49 PM
Oh my...are the players in for a treat this week. They get to play the redesigned (Rees Jones), battle proofed Atlanta Athletic Club! The course will be totally different than 2001 when the last Major was held. Fairways are tighter, bunkers and doglegs were added as well. The greens will be fast and hard. It's going to take someone who can control their spin and hit it in the right quadrant. And it's easier to do that if your in the fairway.
Posted Wednesday, August 03, 2011 07:31 PM
Off to Akron for the WGC Bridgestone at Firestone CC. It's a very respected Par 70 track, that measures more than 7,400 yds. The fairways are narrow, lined with bunkers and the rough is...well, it's rough! Length will help you here, but I don't think it's a must. Accuracy of the tee is #1 this week, followed by GIR's. The greens are not hard to read, as they are for the most part flat. Look for your big name, solid ball striker to suceed this week!
Posted Tuesday, July 26, 2011 11:25 AM
Off to West VA. for the Greenbrier Classic. This week they will play the Old White TPC course. It's an old school track that opened in 1914. It measures about 7,200 yds., it's a Par 70 and was one of the easiest courses last year. The fairways are more generous than last weeks track, but the greens are just as difficult. They are very undulating and hard to read. I think good putters and guys that excel on Par 4's will suceed this week.
Posted Monday, July 18, 2011 09:14 PM
The TOUR heads off to a hell of a track this week! Old school, dog legged, tree lined Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club in Vancouver, British Columbia. It's a beautiful Par 70 with small greens...a ball strikers paradise!
Posted Monday, July 11, 2011 02:06 PM
The Open is at Royal St. George's is Kent, UK this year. Not one of the best tracks in the rotation, but good enough for the Open. It's a Par 71 course that stretches about 7,100 yds. As with any Open Championship, Par is a great score on any hole. Still early in the week and I haven't seen the weather yet, but you want to look for guys that play good in the wind and guys that hit a lot a fairways and greens.
Posted Wednesday, July 06, 2011 01:26 PM
Well boys, it's birdie fest time at TPC Deere Run! Easy course this week where GIR's and Birdie Average are the top two stats. Accuracy and distance are nonexistent here. It's all about the short game.
Can Stricker three-peat?
Posted Wednesday, June 29, 2011 10:49 AM
I really like Aronimink Golf Club. Old school track where hitting fairways and greens are a must. Shot makers paradise!!
I'll be out of town this weekend, so I will not post any H2H matchups. I may have a few for the first round. I will however have a few Tournamnet matchups up later on today.
GL
Posted Wednesday, June 22, 2011 09:19 PM
Congrats to Rory! What an amazing display of golf that was on a rain softened course with no rough and no bite. Ya it was fair, but maybe a little too fair? Poor Mike Davis...
So on to River Highlands the TOUR goes. Short TPC track with small undulating greens. I like big hitters and GIR machines this week.
BL
Posted Monday, June 13, 2011 11:27 PM
U.S. Open golf at Congressional Country Club...what more could you want?
Fairways
GIR's
Scrambling
Bogey Avoidance
Pretty much the same story for any USGA Major.
Posted Tuesday, June 07, 2011 10:27 PM
Tournament Matchup Leans:
Toms +105 over Westwood
Byrd -115 over Gay
Snedeker -110 over Sergio
Goosen -115 over Karlsson
Davis +115 over Jacobson
Imada Ev over Yang
Herron +110 over Kelly
Zach Ev over Toms
Zach +130 over Westwood
Posted Wednesday, June 01, 2011 02:22 PM
The Tour stops off in Ohio this week for The Memorial or "Jack's Tournament" as some like to call it. His track's are always tough, but fair. This year will be no different. One key factor this week is Driving Accuracy. 7 out of the last 8 winners were Top 10 in accuracy for the week. Factor in the huge amount of rain the area has seen recently and you get some nasty rough. Got to hit it straight to have a chance. GIR's and Par 5 performance are also key stats this week. And as always, being an above average putter will take you a long ways.
GL
Posted Tuesday, May 24, 2011 09:56 PM
The Tour takes a short drive down I-30 from Ft. Worth to Irving for the Byron Nelson this week. The event is held in Las Colinas at the TPC Four Seasons Resort. The course is Par 70 and measures around 7,200 yds. A few years back the course was in terrible shape and the pros were threatening to never return. It has since made a complete 360 and the course is beautiful again and the pros love it. The new design has large undulating greens and the fairways are lined with trees. As always...fairways, greens and putting solid will get you a high finish this week. I think GIR's and Par 4 Scoring are very important stats to look at when capping. Also, guys that did good last week will most likely do well this week. It's pretty much the same as Colonial is the sense of shotmaking.
GL
Posted Tuesday, May 17, 2011 02:02 PM
Finally...The Colonial! This tournament is my favorite next to the Masters. Old school golf at it's finest baby! Colonial Country Club owns the longest run of any host course of a non-major on the PGA TOUR schedule. Only the Masters has hosted a tournament for a longer period of time.
Pros can go SUPER low on this track. (See Z. Johnson last year, 64-64 on the weekend!) Last year Colonial was the Third easiest Par 70 course on Tour (1.459 strokes under Par). The course is not extremly long, but it's very tight. Trees line all the fairways, there's a lot of doglegs and the wind makes it a little more difficult to navigate. Usually, morning tee times will give you an advantage because of the light winds. Colonial is a shot makers paradise. You must be able to work the ball on command and having some experience is a plus as well. Look for guys that hit a lot of fairways and greens to do well this week. Being a good putter from beyond 10 ft. won't hurt your chances either.
BOL
Posted Tuesday, May 10, 2011 11:30 AM
Oh ya baby, we got The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass this week!!
Pretty much all the TPC courses in the rotation are tough. And this week is more of the same. Experience plays a big key this week. So I would bypass rookies and guys that have only played here a few times. As with any TPC course, fairways and greens are a must! You got to keep the ball in play and you have to know where to miss it (experience). I will look for accurate drivers and guys that hit a lot of greens.
Posted Tuesday, May 03, 2011 10:55 PM
"Drive for show and putt for dough"
Well, not exactly! Quail Hollow is a beast! I got to go with accurate bombers (total driving) and someone with touch around the greens (scrambling and bogey avoidance).