Posted by Rooster on August 16th , 2010 under Golf, Sports Betting News | 
Australian bookmaker Sportsbet has refunded all bets on Dustin Johnson to win the 2010 US PGA Championship after he received an unlucky 2-stroke penalty on the final hole which cost him a place in the playoff.
“Johnson was very stiff and we think it’s only fair we refund punters who otherwise would also have been stiffed out of their cash,” said Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane.
In recent times Sportsbet has refunded bets on the Socceroos in the World Cup after dubious red card decisions cruelled their campaign, on the Isner/Mahut 70-68 fifth set Wimbledon marathon, and Michael Barlow for the Brownlow Medal after breaking his leg late in the season, while paying out early on Richmond to win the AFL Wooden Spoon after only four rounds and on Tiger Woods in the 2009 Australian Masters.
Posted by Roy on May 8th , 2010 under Golf |
Disgraced golfer Tiger Woods finds himself in a peculiar spot this weekend going in to the Players Championship. After a dismal display at Quail Hollow where he uncharacteristically missed the cut the bookies have given him his longest tournament odds in almost 3 years with Sportsbet willing to pay $8.00 if he can take out the title. This amazing payout comes in spite of Tigers unprecedented run of 258 weeks as the games number one ranked player and could be a great time for punters to cash in. Tiger has undoubtedly been under a lot of pressure of late with experts saying that it is showing through in his swing. But you can never ever right off the man that is quite simply the greatest golfer of all time and with Sportsbet offering you up to $200 in free bets on top of these great odds it is an opportunity that you simply can not miss.
Tigers amazing odds caused me have a little look around the sporting world to see if there was any other good outside bets going around and found a couple that could tickle you taste buds. The French Open Tennis tournament is nearly upon us and we find the usual suspects Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer pitted in as hot favourites paying $1.40 and $4.50 respectively. Novak Djokovic is third favourite at $13, but what about Aussie open finalist Andy Murray? You can find him further down the list with Sportsbet offering a whopping $51 for him to take out his first major. While I seriously don’t think that he will win a small bet on him making the final could be well worth it.
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Posted by Rooster on April 7th , 2010 under Golf, Sports Betting News |
Leading online bookmaker Sportsbet will refund all bets placed on the outright winner of the 2010 US Masters if Tiger Woods wins.
“It’s fair to say Tiger’s preparation hasn’t been ideal and we’re happy to take him on this week, so much so that we’re prepared to refund bets on everyone else in the field if Tiger wins,” said Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane.
“Taking a stance against Tiger is normally folly for a bookmaker, but we see this as our chance to finally get one back on him.”
Sportsbet is also offering the best price available on Tiger to win the Masters, currently at $6, with some other bookmakers posting as little as $4 on a Tiger victory.
In novelty markets, Sportsbet is offering $3 on Tiger to score 16 or more birdies at Augusta, $15 on him leading from start to finish, and $41 on him re-entering the clinic during the tournament.
In November last year, Sportsbet paid out early on Tiger Woods to win the Australian Masters after two rounds when he was three strokes ahead. Woods faltered in the third round to share the lead with two others, before he shot clear on the final day to win the tournament. Read more of this article »
Tags: 2010 US Masters, Adam Scott, augusta, bookmaker, Early Payout, Ernie Els, geoff ogilvy, odds, Phil Mickleson, refund, Robert Allenby, sportsbet, tiger woods
Posted by Roy on May 26th , 2009 under Golf |
On June the 15th the worlds best golfers will compete to take out the coverted US Open golf tournament at Bethpage State Park Golf Course in New York. The US Open is considered by many as the best golf competition on the tour, and it always attracts alot of attention from all over the world. Millions of dollars are lost every year from people betting on the outcome, so here at sportsbetblog.com.au we are going to give you some inside knowledge of the course and which of the likely contenders you can put your free bet from Sportingbet on to win 109th US Open.
Bethstate Park boasts five of the best golf courses in the world Blue, Black, Red, Green and Yellow. The 2009 US Open will be played on the Black course,the same course that caused so many problem when the tournament was last held there in 2002. On that occasion it was Tiger Woods who took home the $1,000,000 winners cheque and I am sure there will be a lot of money riding on him to do the same this year.
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Posted by Crooksy on April 1st , 2009 under Golf |
As I mentioned in my last post, Tiger Woods’ win over the weekend at the Arnold Palmer invitational at Bay Hill has confirmed his position as hot favourite to claim his fifth title at Augusta next weekend, which would put him into outright second for titles won behind Jack Nicklaus.
But Tiger won’t be the only show in town, with a couple of other golfers looking to create their own piece of history.
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Posted by Crooksy on March 30th , 2009 under Golf |
How good is it to have Tiger Woods back? Unless you’re one of his competitors obviously – what he did to Sean O’Hair at Bay Hill yesterday has got to leave a very big impression on a relatively young golfer. Although O’Hair is the owner of two tour titles he was unable to hold his nerve yesterday, squandering a five shot lead over the rampaging man in red.
Finding Form With The Flatstick
It wasn’t completely his fault…Tiger’s Scotty Cameron putter had a lot to say as well, draining putts down the stretch that would drive a heart through the toughest of men. He sank a 26ft birdie putt at 15 to draw level with the 26 year old, before sinking a 16ft birdie putt in failing light on the 18th to claim his 66th career title. Read more of this article »
Posted by Crooksy on March 4th , 2009 under Golf, Rugby League |
By claiming victory for an Australian team for the first time in six years in last weekends World Club Challenge, the Manly Sea Eagles have fired out an early warning to rival clubs that they haven’t let any complacency creep into the camp over the off-season.
Back-To-Back, Can It Still Be Done?
No team has won back to back premierships in the last decade and it has become a much more difficult achievement than in previous eras. The days of the rugby league dynasty would appear to be over – just don’t tell the boys from across the bridge.
Compared to the high player turnover seen at some other clubs, Manly has managed to retain the core of the team that was so dominant during the second half of season ’08. The most obvious loss has been Steve Menzies, with three of his team mates following him to colder climates. Read more of this article »
Posted by Crooksy on March 1st , 2009 under Golf, Rugby League |
There is a great night of Aussie sporting action ahead with two finals of interest as well as the Australian cricket team assuming a commanding position heading into the fourth day of the first test in South Africa.
World Club Challenge
First up we have the Manly Sea Eagles playing the annual World Club Challenge against last year’s champions, the Leeds Rhinos. Australian teams have a terrible history in this event – at the moment they are on a run of five consecutive losses. So it is understandable to see the reactions from league people in England when people such as Manly chief executive Grant Mayor apparently speak on behalf of the NRL and call the Super League a “second-tier” competition.
While it may be true that this is the view held by the majority of league supporters on this side of the pond, it is a poor example of gamesmanship for a ranking official to state as much in a week that should be all about the sporting event that brings together the top teams from both competitions.
Bookies have installed Manly as favourites at $1.70, against the $2.10 on offer for the Rhinos. If you’re a betting man who values history this may be good enough for a punt on the Rhinos, with Australian teams traditionally struggling in this match
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Posted by Crooksy on February 19th , 2009 under Golf |
The European golf tour has arrived in Australia with the Johnnie Walker Classic kicking off in Perth today. There has been much talk over the past few months about the inaugural ‘Race To Dubai’, and how the prize money on offer may shift the balance of power in golf away from the U.S
Over the next 10 months golfers on the European Tour will earn big dollars at events held in 26 countries across the globe. In November the 60 golfers who have made the most money will meet in Dubai to play in a tournemnt with a prize pool of $10M U.S…plus an extra $10M to be shared amongst the top 15 placegetters at that tournament.
The massive amounts of money being thrown around by the Middle Eastern Sheiks has seen some of international golf’s biggest names pledge their desire to play more European events this year. Young players such as Camillio Villegas, Michael Kim and Ian Poulter have signalled their intentions early in the season, deciding to make the trip Down Under to play the Johnnie Walker rather than the U.S tour event starting today in California.
Phil Mickelson has been in talks to play more European events this season, and when you add regular tour event players such as Vijay, Els and Garcia you have the foundations for an extremely strong tour. Read more of this article »
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Australian bookmaker Sportsbet has refunded all bets on Dustin Johnson to win the 2010 US PGA Championship after he received an unlucky 2-stroke penalty on the final hole which cost him a place in the playoff.
