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04/26/2009 - Jeju Island, South Korea (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Thongchai Jaidee holed a short birdie putt to win a three-way playoff Sunday at the Ballantine's Championship, his second victory in less than two months.
Jaidee knocked his approach to five feet on the first extra hole -- the par- four 18th -- and made the putt to knock off Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Sung-Hoon Kang for his fourth European Tour win.
The 39-year-old from Thailand picked up title No. 3 at last month's Indonesian Open.
"I enjoyed winning a tournament for the second time this year," he said.
The trio finished regulation at four-under 284 following a tough weekend for scoring at Pinx Golf Club. Kang shot a four-under 68, Fernandez-Castano had a 69 and Jaidee was the last to make the playoff after posting a 70.
On the extra hole, all three players found the fairway off the 18th tee.
Jaidee applied the pressure with an eight-iron to five feet, while Kang followed by hitting his approach to about seven feet. Fernandez-Castano sent his shot bouncing off the back of the green, all but knocking him out of the playoff.
After Fernandez-Castano was unable to hole his chip-shot, Kang also missed on his seven-foot birdie try. Jaidee then calmly drained his five-footer for the win.
"If you putt well, you win the tournament," said Jaidee.
The loss was particularly sour for Fernandez-Castano, who has now finished as a runner-up in three consecutive tournaments.
"I have to say, this one hurt," said the 28-year-old Spaniard, still seeking win No. 5. "But that's golf."
Ernie Els shot a 71 and finished two strokes out of the playoff. He tied for fourth place at two-under 286 with Seve Benson (69), Rafael Cabrera-Bello (70) and third-round leader Robert-Jan Derksen (76).
Peter Lawrie (66), Mardan Mamat (71) and Danny Willett (69) were the only other players to break par for the tournament, finishing at one-under 287.
Kang held a one-shot lead when he reached the 18th tee, but he bogeyed the closing hole to drop to minus-four. Later, he squandered a chance for his first European Tour win by missing a birdie putt on the same hole.
Fernandez-Castano bogeyed No. 17 to fall into a tie with Kang, then parred the 18th with a chance to take sole possession of the lead.
Jaidee was the last of the three players to finish his final round. After making a birdie at No. 10, he parred eight consecutive holes to coast into the playoff.
"I didn't think [I] could win the tournament. When I looked at the leaderboard I thought, 'I have no shot,'" said Jaidee.
But he did win. And the victory made a weekend's worth of chilly, windy conditions on Jeju Island well worth the hassle.
"I never won in weather like this before," said Jaidee.
<< Marleau's OT tally gives San Jose life against Ducks
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Patrick Marleau's goal 6:02 into overtime
boosted San Jose to a 3-2 win over Anaheim, keeping the Sharks alive after
five games of their Western Conference quarterfinal series.
Joe Thornton had a go
<< Chivas USA blanks FC Dallas for fifth win
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Atiba Harris and Alecko Eskandarian scored in the
second half and Chivas USA beat 10-man FC Dallas, 2-0, on Saturday night to win
its fifth game of the season.
Chivas (5-1-1) lost its first match Wednesday at To
<< Seattle, Keller shut out San Jose
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kasey Keller extended his MLS shutout streak to
389 minutes, Steve Zakuani and Brad Evans scored, and the Seattle Sounders FC
snapped its two-match skid Saturday night with a 2-0 victory over the San Jose
Eart
<< Duke, Pirates handle Padres
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Zach Duke pitched 8 1/3 innings of one-run
ball and the Pirates' bats backed the left-hander with plenty of support,
crushing the Padres, 10-1, in the middle test of a three-game set.
Duke (3-1) was
Redknapp slams penalty decision >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp blamed the
award of a controversial penalty for his side's 5-2 defeat at the hands of
Manchester United.
Spurs had stunned the title-chasing Red Devils by racing into
New Hammers deal for Zola >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - West Ham has confirmed that manager
Gianfranco Zola has pledged his long-term future to the club after putting pen
to paper on a new contract.
Zola, who took the reins at Upton Park in September, i
Bulls aim to even series with Celtics >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nothing has held to form in the Eastern Conference
quarterfinals series between the Chicago Bulls and the Boston Celtics so far.
The Bulls were an awful road team during the regular season but played the
defending NBA cham
Cavs hope to finish off Pistons in Auburn Hills >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Executions usually have a little more suspense than the
Eastern Conference quarterfinals series between the top-seeded Cleveland
Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons.
The Cavs aim to sweep the series this afternoon after grabblin
MySportsbook.com and Kentucky Derby Offer Bonuses
The 2008 Kentucky Derby has announced a $1-million bonus for this weekend’s 134th ‘Run for the Roses’ and MySportsbook.com is doing the same.
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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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