Open de France

June 29th thru July 2nd @ Le Golf National same as last year.

British Open exempions to the top three this tourney, the Irish Open and Scottish Open SO wicked important to those that do NOT yet have an Open exemption

Féderation Francaise de Golf set up a VERY tight course last year. winner was Thongchai Jaidee [-11] with Francesco Molinari 2nd [-7]. Bernd Wiesberger won in 2015 [-13] with Graeme McDowell won B2B in 2013 [-9] and 2014 [-5]

top five favorites are Jon Rahm @ 12-1 with Francesco Molinari @ 14-1 and Bernd Wiesberger, Alex Noren, Tommy Fleetwood all 20-1

here are my mostly mid-range to long shot "to win" picks (bet/payout)

Dylan Frittelli 40-1 (12.50/512.50)  WIN Lyoness Open [-12]
Alex Levy 50-1 (10/510) WIN China Open [-17]
Renato Paratore 60-1 (8.50/518.50) WIN Nordea Masters [-11]
Thomas Detry 60-1 (8.50/518.50) T-2nd BMW Open [-16]
Nicky Colsaerts 60-1 (8.50/518.50) T-3rd BMW PGA [-8]
David Lipsky 80-1 (6.25/506.25) 2nd Maybank [-18]
Jeunghun Wang 80-1 (6.25/506.25) WIN Qatar [-16]
Hideto Tanihara 80-1 (6.25/506.25) T-3rd BMW PGA [-8]
Andres Romero 80-1 (6.25/506.25) WIN BMW Open [-17]
Graeme Storm 100-1 (5/505) WIN SA Open [-18]
Fabrizio Zanotti 100-1 (5/505) WIN Maybank [-19]

I think a VERY important "focus" tourney for Alex Levy. not only his "Home Open" BUT needs at least a 3rd for a British Open exemption as do the rest ex for Wang and Tanihara

Open de France tourney match plays (bet/payout)

Francesco Molinari even over Jon Rahm (30/60)

the Rahm CUT US Open & Memorial. 2nd Colonial [-9]. 76th Players [+6] 4th Wells Fargo [-8]

the "Mole" CUT US Open. 24th FedEx [-5]. 2nd BMW PGA [-9] 6th Players [-5] 24th Wells Fargo [-3]. 2nd last year @ Le Golf National [-7]

Chris Wood -110 over Andy Sullivan (33/63)

Wood CUT US Open T-2nd Nordea [-10] 49th BMW PGA [+2] T-4th China Open [-15] T-19th Dubai [-6] T-11th Qatar [-12] CUT Abu Dhabi

Sullivan T-8th Nordea [-6] T-30th BMW PGA [-1] T-73rd Abu Dhabi  [+3]. this will be just his 4th tourney this season

Matthew Fitzpatrick -110 vs Shane Lowry (33/63)

the "Matthew Mouse" T-35th US Open [+1] T-2nd Nordea Masters [-10] T-12th BMW PGA [-5] CUT Players T-5th Dubai [-12]

"Fat Baztard" T-46th US Open [+3] T-15th Memorial [-5] T-6th BMW PGA [-7] CUT Players

Dylan Frittelli -110 over George Coetzee (33/63)

Frittelli T-14th BMW Open [-9] WON Lyoness Open [-12] CUT Nordea Masters CUT BMW PGA 2nd China Open [-17] (playoff) T-5th Shenzhen [-14]

Coetzee CUT US Open T-14th BMW Open [-9] T-4th Nordea [-9] CUT BMW PGA T-8th China Open [-13] T-11th Shenzhen [-12]

Any thoughts on Kaymer? He seems to be very close to playing his best.

I have to agree with sacker17. I faded Kaymer vs Bernd Wiesberger last week and it was a "no sweat" CUT win. was also "Mr Missed Cut" @ BMW PGA and 69th @ The Players with a final round [+6] for tourney [+9]. I "never say never" BUT his "to win" 25-1 looks like NO value and I would fade him this week IF he had a match play vs one of the other "favorites"

One last thing. I prefer form vs history, but Kaymer does stand out at Le Golf National

One thing I think we would all agree on is the too five players in the world are struggling at this time. I realize Spieth won last week but he was far from impressive imo. Day and Rory are struggling big time. DJ seems to have fallen off a bit from that upper echelon level he was at earlier this year. This British Open looks wide open and could be won by a bomber...

What are your guys opinion on Thomas Detry? He looked really impressive to me last week. I'm thinking of playing him this week vs the Barnrat at +100... His game was awfully impressive.

Of the top ten players in the world, most impressive right now to me is Sergio. His game seems dialed in right now. I realize he struggled mightily with the putter at times, but tee to green he looks so solid.

 agree RB.

I am STILL pizzed I did NOT chance the "to make the cut" NO prop on Dustin, Rory, Day and Spieth at the US Open. ONLY loser was Spieth with Dustin +500 and the other three +400

agree the British open could be wide open. a LOT of potential "long shots" I like have NOT qualified yet and need a top three showing here in France, Ireland or Scotland to get in. Thomas Detry played well last week in Munich with a final [-6] for tourney [-16] tie for 2nd with Sergio Garcia and Richie Bland who is finally showing some "life" this season after being competitive last year. disappointed Bland is just a 3-1 "field hand" this week along with Aussie Andrew Dodt who had a share of the lead 3rd round of the BMW PGA but "blew up" Sunday with a [+1] tourney [-7] tied for 6th.

I have already bopped a bunch of "mid-range" to long shot players for the British Open including Brooks Koepka @ 28-1, Tommy Fleetwood @ 40-1 and Alex Noren @ 50-1 along with a bunch of 100-1 or higher "cats & dogs" including Francesco Molinari @ 100-1 and Bernd Wiesberger @ 125-1 . right now the only "name" players I am looking at are Jordan Spieth @ 12-1 and Sergio Garcia @ 18-1 BUT have NOT bet them yet. will definitely take Spieth IF Westgate has him in a "quad" group of Dustin, Rory and Day like at the Masters and US Open

Puttfordough

I too like history at a course.
I haven't had time to do the research but since u point out Kaymers history at this course is so good, I would tend to upgrade Kaymer based on history. I just don't think he is playing so good lately.
I need to do some research. Was leaning against Kaymer until u pointed out his good history.
Just got off the golf. Course with my teenage sons and now sitting down at Buffalo Wild Wings with them. Research tonight maybe after a few beers and wings

MUCH respect for BOTH of your opinions, sacker17 and PFD along with alangrrbs in PGA events

looking like light rain all day Friday in the Paris area. will see what it does to scores. advantage English links players ??? 

WITH a chance of thundershowers mostly later in the day and wind SSW @ 10 mph

I don't have round matchups for euro, bummer. I think you and Sacker are on to good play Fleetwood vs. Rahm. 

well actually I have "The Mole" vs Rahm and he was having "problems with his putz" 1st round, PFD

bunch of the leaders with early tee times Friday should be to their advantage. Pieters [-5] Fritsch [-4] Larrazbal [-3] along with Noren [-2] Luiten [-2] and Olesen [-2]

I try and tell these young guns these days... puttforedough

true-true. these kids can ALL hit it a mile BUT if your "putz" don't work you get NO nachos. greens NOT really "tricked up" @ Le Golf National so I do NOT understand the problems players having scoring 

 

Yep Yep. threat of lightning late afternoon suspended the 2nd round with co-leaders 2nd round leaders >>>
T-1st Adrian Otaegui [-5/-8] (complete) & Alex Bjork [-3/-8] thru #13
3rd Tommy Fleetwood [-3/-7] thru #15
T-4th 1st round leader Paul Waring [+1/-6] (complete) Gregory Bourdy (low Frenchman) [-5/-6] thru #13 and American Peter Uihlein [-2/-6] thru #10

Waring with the single most STUPID shot selection of the tourney so far on #1 (his 10th) Friday. had the outright lead BUT tries some "miracle" shot out the rough and knocks it in the water for a double. all the bugger had to do was NOT try to play at the pin

Thomas "Salt" Pieters REALLY showing his azz the front side Friday burying and throwing clubs after shots and generally "spraying". was lucky to finish an [even/-5]. his playing partners Alex Noren finish [even/-2] and Ty Hatton a CUT with [-1/+2] 

I got a gift from "Fat Baztard" Lowry vs "The Matthew Mouse" Fitzpatrick. "Fat Baztard with a "blow up" [+6/+9] round vs the "Mouse" [-1/+4] thru #16 so I do NOT have to sweat that match this weekend. unfortunately Dylan Frittelli [+3/+5] thru #17 (damn kid doubles #17) could not take advantage of a George Coetzee [+6/+3] "blow up" thru #12 so THAT match play probably dead

HOPE my man "Stormy" keeps shooting like Friday the rest of the way. finished [-5/-5] to be "in range" for the weekend

well I'll be swizzled. they are trying to finish the 2nd round. "The Matthew Mouse" Fitzpatrick held on for a [+2/+7] CUT WIN over "Fat Baztard" Lowry [+6/+9] CUT

and I STILL have a chance with Dylan Frittelli in @ [+3/+5] CUT vs Coetzee now [+7/+4] thru #15

I am "lucky as a two d!ck dog". Coetzee completely "blows up' with a 2nd round [+11] for tourney [+8] CUT to hand Frittelli the [+3] for [+5] CUT WIN

I needed it because BOTH my other tourney match play in trouble

GREAT just fukking GREAT!!! god damn Chris Wood a WD 3rd round after shooting a [+8] 79. probably makes NO difference anyhow with Andy Sullivan just KILLING it with a Saturday [-3] for tourney [-7] thru #17 just one back of the leaders

"The Mole" STILL two behind Rahm going into Sunday as BOTH shot even par 71 so that NOT looking good either

Holy hell Tommy Fleetwood

  BREAKING: Tommy Fleetwood has been awarded a 10 shot penalty for wearing these trousers. comments were "his TOUR CARD is in JEOPARDY and his MAN CARD has been REVOKED!!!"