European Tour – Tournament Matchup Bets for the Barclays Scottish Open

Which golfers figure to be the best golf bets in tournament matchup wagering for the Barclays Scottish Open?

Is Lefty a good bet to beat Ernie Els?  Is Graeme McDowell a good bet to beat Martin Kaymer?  The Barclays Scottish Open has produced an awesome field of stick and ball men!

Let’s see where the real value is in tournament matchup bets for the Barclays Scottish Open!

European Tour:  Barclays Scottish Open

Where:  Loch Lamond, GC, Glasgow, Scotland

When:  July 8th thru July 11th

TV:  The Golf Channel

Tournament Matchups

1. Phil Mickelson -135 vs. Ernie Els +105 – - This is a no-brainer for me.  Lefty’s the 2nd ranked golfer in the world, yes, but Ernie should have a huge advantage in this tournament because he shot a 7 under at Loch Lamond in 2009.  The golf odds on Ernie make my decision even easier.  Besides, everybody knows that Phil is practicing.

           Pick:  Ernie Els +105

2. Martin Kaymer -135 vs. Graeme McDowell +105 – - Kaymer won the Barclays Scottish Open in 2009 but McDowell’s been on fire. That’s exactly it, though, right?  McDowell has to cool off sometime.  He can’t keep winning tournaments and Kaymer destroyed the course last year when shooting a 15 under.

           Pick:  Martin Kaymer -135

3. Retief Goosen -130 vs. Francesco Molinari Ev – - Goose finished 6th, 4 strokes behind Kaymer in the 2009 Barclays Scottish Open while Molinari finished in 35th place.  Molinari had a good Open de France when finishing 2nd, however.  That’s enough for me to back him against Goose.

           Pick:  Francesco Molinari Ev

4. Charl Schwartzel -125 vs. Ross Fisher -105 – - Fisher shot a 10 under at Loch Lamond in 2009.  Schwartzel was terrible at the 2009 Scottish Open, but he also wasn’t great last week at the Open de France and Charl hardly ever plays badly in 2 straight tournaments.

            Pick:  Charl Schwartzel -125

5. Miguel Angel Jimenez -125 vs. Vijay Singh -105 – - Jimenez is going to “bounce” off of that Open de France victory last week, but he won’t play as badly as Singh in this tournament.  Vijay hasn’t been good since late 2008.  To make matters worse, he looked extremely uncomfortable putting last week.  I’m not happy about betting on Jimenez, but he should be able to beat Vijay in this matchup.

            Pick:  Miguel Angel Jimenez -125

6. JB Holmes -125 vs. Thomas Bjorn -105 – - Holmes is a good golfer and he’s coming off of a 5th place finish at the AT&T National, but Bjorn won the Estoril Open de Portugal and has finished in the Top 20 in his last 3 tournaments.  He figures to send JB packing in this matchup.

           Pick:  Thomas Bjorn -105

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