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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: New College Football Clock Rules Examined
Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)
According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26.
As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines).
Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday.
Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind.
Less possessions means a better chance the game will be decided by three or seven points. For example, what might have been a 20-10 final score in 2005 may end at
17-10 in 2007. Granted, a 24-17 game last year might end at 21-17 these days, but the former - a three- or seven-point advantage being preserved as opposed to created - is the most likely scenario.
*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007
New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers
By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results.
"We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games."
While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season."
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Trash talk has a place in every competitive endeavor (except baseball; those stirrup-wearers are too busy chewing on their sunflower seeds and their supplements to worry about what their opponents are doing).
Fantasy sports is no exception. Any intelligent discussion of the subject would probably start with a thesis statement or a definition of terms. Thankfully, this wont be an intelligent discussion.
Let me just say that I am happy to take a place in this space alongside my talented colleagues, even our commissioner. (You should see how she bleats like a demented paper boy about league fees on our fantasy site).
Trash talking, I would argue, is primarily about amusing your friends, their sheeplike demeanors and sloping foreheads notwithstanding. The best place I have found for football trash talking is at www.SportsAlarm.com.
Beyond the entertainment factor, though, I would recognize that the sophomoric ritual has one advantage, when properly applied. It magnifies your fantasy triumphs and mitigates your fantasy failures by transforming the eventual point total into an afterthought. Winning makes it seem like your opponent really is a truss-owning, lapel-pin-wearing nitwit. And in defeat, trash talk can be the air bag to break the fall from your hyperbolic heights. The plug-necked yahoos on your team, you can say, will be sacking groceries by the end of the season.
The best trash talk, in my view, is layered and nuanced. And it doesnt focus only on your opponents team. It picks apart your opponent. The idea is to create a shock-and-awe-scale blizzard of nonsense, and the goal is to make your opponent drop his hands from his keyboard in exasperation.
What team does your opponent root for? Accuse a Giants fan of having a Joe Namath pillowcase. Wheres your opponent from? Give a look of concern no matter his reply, then say, I'll try to type slower for you next time. Is your opponent into politics? Label everyone a tax-and-spend corporate shill.
Cap all that with a liberal application of irrelevance. For instance, dont just conclude by saying your opponent is a twerp who drafts like my grandmother. Say that your opponent is a sweater-wearing, eyebrow-plucking twerp who drafts his team about as well as Zsa Zsa Gabor gave acceptance speeches at the Oscars. By the time your foe makes sense of that, his starting running back will have had puppies.
But what about you? Hmm? Recall a memorable slam? Have a tried-and-true technique? Know someone who seems impervious to insult? Take a moment and tells us about it. Put together some (fit-for-publication) thoughts. You wont be too busy returning phone messages from your friends, Im sure, to reply.
In addition to the trash talking, the Sports Alarm has a huge gallery of high resolution pictures of beautiful women and models in bikinis. The most popular models are: Lindsay Lohan, Carrie Underwood, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Paris Hilton.
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