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Thursday, 20 May 2021

2021 US PGA Golf

The bets:

£1 e/w Xander Schauffele at 22/1
£1 e/w Keegan Bradley @ 70/1
£2 e/w Jordan Spieth @ 16/1
£2 e/w Viktor Hovland @ 22/1

Placed by: K

What happened:

Schauffele missed the cut.
Bradley and Hovland both started with two under par rounds before fading to T-17th and T-30th respectively.
Spieth only just finished on the right side of the cut line and went on to join Hovland in equal 30th place.

Nothing for the pot.

Friday, 16 April 2021

2021 - World Snooker Championship

The bet: Kyren Wilson £2.50 e/w @20/1

Placed by: P

What happened: 10-4 up on Shaun Murphy in the semi-finals it was looking good. Then Murphy clicked and ran away with it, coming out a 17-12 winner.

A free one pound bet on Murphy when the score was 10-6 at least brought us £4 in a loss limited kind of way.

Thursday, 8 April 2021

2021 US Masters Golf

The bets:

All £2 e/w

Justin Thomas 10/1
Jon Rahm 11/1
Patrick Berger 30/1
Brian Harman 66/1

How it went:

Berger missed the cut.
After a good second round Thomas put himself in the shake-up but fell away after a poor third round to finish level par for the tournament in equal 21st.
Harman started with two 69s to be one shot behind going into the weekend. Two 74s meant he fell out of the top ten in the last few holes and finished joint 12th - one shot off a pick-up.
Three 72s from Rahm left him outside green jacket contention but a storming last day 66 saw him up to equal fifth, four behind the winner.

£6.40 goes into the pot.

2021 Premier League Darts

The bet: Jonny Clayton £2 @11/2

Placed by: P

What happened:

Clayton qualified for the semi-finals on the last night of the league season. He then took down Michael van Gerwen 10-8 in the semi-finals before beating Jose de Sousa 11-5 in the final. Winner!

Friday, 1 January 2021

2020 PDC World Darts Championship

The bets:

Gerwyn Price to win - £4 @ 11/2
Ryan Searle to win his quarter - £1 @ 25/1
Dirk van Duijvenbode to win his quarter - £1 @ 12/1

Placed by: P

What happened:

Searle went out in the last 16
van Duijvenbode lost in the quarters
Price lifted the title, beating Gary Anderson 7-3 in the final.

And giving us £26.

Thursday, 26 November 2020

2020 Players Championship Darts Finals

The bet: £1 e/w Krzysztof Ratajski @25/1

How it went ... 

Terribly. Beaten in the first round by 'Evil Charlie' Karel Sedlacek.

Wednesday, 11 November 2020

2020 US Masters Golf

Four selections for openers:

Lee Westwood - £2 e/w @ 80/1
Jason Day - £2 e/w @35/1
Tyrell Hatton - £2.50 e/w @ 22/1
Rory McIlroy - £2.50 e/w @ 12/1

£18 invested 

What happened:

Day (+$) and Hatton (+3) both missed the cut. Westwood started with an excellent 68 but rounds of 74, 71 and 74 dropped him down to tied for 38th.

McIlroy went the other way. An opening 75 had him in danger of missing the cut but a great turnaround with a 66, 67 and a final day 69 saw him tie for fifth, albeit nine shots behind the winner.

Still £8.50 in the bank.