Lost Fore Words

This week Jason and Tom were joined by Mike Miller of SmartGolfBets. The guys discussed the previous season, how COVID-19 affected players differently and assessing who struggled and who played best under the conditions. All three picked a player to look out for in 2021, and had brief looks at the upcoming majors, before finally picking bets for this week’s Tournament of Champions.

Tom and Jason would also like to bring your attention to tour-tips.com, their go-to site for all things golf. You can enjoy a two week free-to-access period until 17th January to get an idea as to why we rely on this site for key information.

To see more of Mike’s work check out GreenSquare Golf.

Ten years after turning professional in 2009, Dale Whitnell won the 2019 KPMG Trophy, shooting -23 under par thru the last three rounds and outlasting Laurie Canter in a playoff. That alone was not enough to secure a European Tour card for 2020, so it was a trip to Q-School - an all too familiar setting for Dale. A positive outcome that week saw Dale make his way onto the European Tour full-time for the first time in his career, and after a tough start, Dale came out of the restart in great form. Listen to Dale talk about the highs and lows of his golf career so far, ranging from a stellar amateur career, the 2009 Walker Cup, mini tours, that week at Q-school, and much, much more.  At just 31 years of age, the best of his career is still in front of him and it was great to hear how positive he is about his form this year and what is to come in 2021 and beyond. 

The season-ending DP World Tour Championship is upon us, as is our last betting preview of 2020.

Patrick Reed will be looking for a good week to seal the Race to Dubai title, but with Tommy Fleetwood on his heels, he cannot afford to have a bad week. 

With a lot of the players coming over from the nearby Fire Course last week, will that be an advantage? Andy Sullivan was in fine form thru three rounds last week and maybe should have won but Frenchman, Antoine Rozner stole the show with a closing 64, and he will hope to make another step up this week. 

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Here’s to more in 2021! 

This week we have three events, the Golf in Dubai Championship which starts in the morning, the SA Open where there are two home favourites and the Mayakoba Classic on the PGA Tour which has attracted an unusually strong field. This is the penultimate podcast of 2020, before the last European Tour event of the year next week in Dubai. As ever, thank you everyone for your support. 

Golf in Dubai Championship 00:00 - 14:14

SA Open 14:15 - 47:40

Mayakoba Classic & Summary 47:41 till close

This week we only have one event in South Africa, the Alfred Dunhill Championship, on a familiar course in the shape of Leopard Creek. 

Will favourite Brandon Stone get the win his current play suggests he deserves, or can one from the pack get the job done on Sunday? 

A week after Dustin Johnson sauntered to his second major championship title, our attentions turn to two smaller events, in the form of the Joburg Open and the RSM Classic. The Joburg Open will be played at the Firethorn Course and Randpark, which was one of the courses recently used for the 2020 SA Open, and South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout is favoured to get the job done on home soil. On the PGA Tour, we go to Sea Island for another renewal of the RSM Classic where course horse, Webb Simpson is the overwhelming favourite, as he makes the journey from Augusta. Both events offer some great value, and the guys try to point you in the direction of that across both events! With a potential Masters hangover for some, these may not be events to get heavily involved in, but they will be enjoyable nonetheless. 

Joburg Open 00:00 - 52:33

RSM Classic 52:34 - 1:30:35

Discussion & Picks 1:30:36 till close

Lee Aldrick of FanShare Sports joined the podcast to discuss this week's Masters from a DraftKings perspective. Who is the pick of the bunch at the top of the slate and worth paying up for, and who is perhaps costly but easy enough to put a line through? At the opposite end, who is going to be the guy in the 6k and 7k brackets that contribute to some winning lineups? Tune in to hear us go through the majority of the field and give pros and cons about players you are considering for your player pool and lineups.

From the UK and perhaps new to DraftKings? This would be the perfect show for you as Lee gives some helpful tips and some things to avoid as a beginner in this format. 

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Tom and Jason are joined by Sporting Life’s, Ben Coley as they preview the much anticipated, 2020 Masters. With the top players generally all showing very good signs of form since golf returned over the Summer, which should make for an excellent event. Are there any outsiders worth betting this week, or should you stick to the head of the market? Will a November Masters play that different to April? Could the absence of patrons help a debutant win a Green Jacket for the first time since 1979?

All of this and more is answered in what was the 50th episode of the Lost Fore Words podcast. We are pleased to reach this milestone and would appreciate your support by way of reviews and retweets as we look to reach a growing audience!

In Episode 49 of the Lost Fore Words podcast, Will Wilcox joined the show to discuss his career so far. Will talks about his humble beginnings, how he struggled in his late teens, rededicating himself when given a second chance by Clayton State and much, much more. A winner on Tour, a member of the 59 club and a famous hole-in-one at the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass that will live long in the memory, Will is not short a story and it is fair to say there is plenty more to come in the future. 

Two events this week, with the European Tour staying at Aphrodite Hills in Cyprus for a unique format in the Cyprus Showdown, while we get a new course in Houston for the Houston Open. Renowned designer, Tom Doak gets his first shot at a PGA Tour event, after his Renaissance design hosted the Scottish Open in 2018 and 2019. It’s 30/1 the field in Cyprus, so you can take your pick, while Dustin Johnson is 15/2 favourite in his final warmup before Augusta. It’s also a rant-free week! 

Cyprus Showdown 00:00 - 32:37

Houston Open 32:38 - 1:05:39

Discussion & Picks 1:05:40 till close