Oh Sergio...

And there was me after the Majors saying "No...he's not...he just got beat by a better player". I'm not so sure now. With him, the FC and the new Chris diMarco at the top of the leaderboard, the 32/1 on offer last night against Cammi seemed poor value. Chokers the lot of them. Looks stupendous value now...

Must work on that "seemed" word. Oh and make a mental note. Never back Allenby again ever, whatever the price.

Final word to the 19 handicapper on Bob's site who posted that Perry could never win. Thanks for that. Much appreciated. Ta.

Tantamount to stealing?

I don't get this. After breezing through the Ryder Cup singles barely drawing breath and with three PGA tour wins under his belt this year, Kenny Perry is 50/1 to win this weekend. That's the precise same price as Ben "swing change and hopelessly out of form Curtis". Is his shoulder injury...the one he sustained when putting Stenson away 3 and 2...really that bad?

Beware the injured golfer. I'm betting up to my limit (using some of the money we won on Vijay) and suggest you do too.

Still not a fan though...

Cheer up missus

So if Retief Goosen asked you who he'd drawn in the world matchplay and the answer was the now famous Mr Weekly, would you be in danger of saying (ahem) "boo to a goose"?

And I wonder if my friends at Zoo Weekly have realised that Boo's wife's name is Sue? Sue Weekly...geddit!

The village idiot won and Perry holed his putts. That was the difference. Oh and putting Sergio, (whose Ryder Cup singles record is played 4 won 0) out first. I can speak from the heart of my bottom Nick when I say that was a bad, bad call.

Back back (back!) with tips at the weekend. Go visit "In Golf we Trust". They're good, good people...

Everyone's a winner

The last day of the Ryder Cup is probably a day for just watching and not trying to pick winners. Probably.

After the last few days, I can't help but feel that Ben Curtis and JB will lose. Poulter will win, as will Hansen, McDowell, Furyk (boo) Leonard and Sergio. The rest are even harder to call.

If it's all on the last, you'd fancy Padraig over Campbell, but the Irishman's form has been patchy by his standards.

Can't fancy the Fat Controller, his driving is just too erratic and he's up against a toughy in Rose.

Likewise not sure about Miguel Angel or Casey. Hoping that Wilson beats the local village idiot and that Stenson beats Perry. Reckon the whole thing hangs on those two. Win and we win. Lose and we'll all be booing. But not in a nice way.

It's a rich man's world

Money, money, money. I just don't get Betfair sometimes. Don't get me wrong, I love it, but on a course where people are shooting 63 and 64, how can Aaron "Badds" Baddeley be 4 off the lead and 40/1 when Timmy Herron is 3 shots further back with five extra holes to play (he had to finish at the 13th when darkness set in) and yet he's 610/1! Who was the last one to win on tour?

And if you take my Boycott esque theory of taking two shots off the leader (It's Furyk, he's past it) then Sergio is just four behind and he's 200/1. Ridiculous when the fat controller is one shot better and 25/1! And for the trifecta, good old Hunter Mahan. This could be his week. Bloody hope so, he's 400/1! Now.

As they say in Whittlesey...fill your boots!

If I stay it will be double...

Or of course we could have just parlayed some of our winnings on VJ back on the Fijian to do the double. We didn't. And won't be doing at the BMW. Might have a few bob on Poulter if he turns up though. Talk about a man with a point to prove.

Updates to follow...

The Gambler

On a day when shooting par sees your picks tumble down the leaderboard faster than a very fast tumbling thing, it's time to regroup. (Yeah...see you Charlie, all the best, it's been good) We missed Villegas yesterday at, yes, 100/1. Ouch. And Weir, Singh, Sergio and even the Big Easy are still in contention so it looks like the bookies will be in clover come end of play tomorrow.

Except. And this is really one for the gamblers. Say Weir and Villegas shoot a couple over tomorrow. Suddenly, the pack are closer and what if one of the guys on 10 or even 9 under overnight go out and shoot a 61 or 62. Sure it's unlikely, but in echoes of previous advice, would you rather have twenty bucks on one of the leaders at 6/1 or worse or a couple of smaller bets on possible winners at ludicrous prices?

Hopefully it's the latter, in which case, let me suggest we start with a guy who's already won and had two seconds on tour this year and who ranks 5th in posting the best final rounds this season. Sitting "just off" the lead at 11 under, ladies and gentlemen, from Japan, Mr Ryuchi Imada. He's a staggering 280/1 on Betfair. I just took the 300's. Briny Baird (crazy name, crazy guy) wouldn't normally tip the needle for me, but he's close to the leaders on 12 under and 120/1. Finally, you can now get 1000/1 on Charlie Wi. I know, just can't resist it and hey! after VJ's win it's their money we're playing with.

So team, small stakes are the go for a bit of fun. Which is more than Monty, Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley will be having this weekend after Faldo picked the local boy. Brave or myopically dumb? We'll find out for sure in a week or two....