Italian Open & Rocket Mortgage Classic Preview | Golf Tips | The Sweet Spot | AK Bets

Welcome to the Sweet Spot, sponsored by AK Bets. Get the latest golf betting tips for the upcoming Italian Open, Rocket Mortgage Classic and US Senior Open. Dave Clark and Steve Palmer take a look at this week’s tournaments.

The team also look back on the Travelers Championship from last week, won by Scottie Scheffler. They analyse who else stood out, as well as who underperformed. They also review the KLM Open and LIV Golf Nashville.

Steve gives us his best predictions for the Italian Open, Rocket Mortgage Classic and US Senior Open, including other selections who could be worth backing in the markets.

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00:00 – Intro
02:28 – KLM Review
05:09 – Travelers Championship Review
08:49 – LIV Golf Nashville Review
11:05 – Italian Open Preview
16:23 – Rocket Mortgage Classic Preview
27:05 – US Senior Open Preview
33:24 – Best Bets
34:45 – Outro

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welcome to it then we are back The Sweet Spot here brought to you by the Racing Post in association with AK bets and back on the punter’s bag this week is theve Palmer after his Royal Ascot exploits uh Steve how did your go last week it was expensive in the end yeah didn’t work out got off to a bad start and never recovered uh made some tactical errors early on Dave uh back two horses at 40 to1 for the first two races and they’re both finished fourth so it sounds good there there’s each way terms of a fifth to five out there but because I thought I was being clever and cautious I played the place only market and it was top three for that market so um yeah I didn’t win any money on the first two races despite back in two horses that you know run much better than their price um yeah witch hunter and K ho fluke and then as the day went on I I just it just all went or be wrong but it’s a lovely Place lovely day out I do love horsey racing um the King was there uh Michael Owen was there um but I just didn’t make any money did you manage to follow any of the golf I did uh we’ll get into the action last week but I did think of you mate when the chef started cooking up W that’s incredible isn’t it yeah yeah yeah I caught plenty of the golf over the weekend but yeah yeah we we come on to sheffer’s exploits I mean this season is getting ridiculous now isn’t it but uh yeah yeah the one that stands out like a sore thumb is the US Open where he flopped um but yes well back on track back on track right of course you are here on the racing post YouTube channel loads of stuff if you if you like your horsey racing like Steve do make sure you like comment and subscribe loads of Euros content as well coming your way and we’ll get an England prediction off Steve before the end of the the show as well um welcome offer brand new one with AK bets place your first wager on a new AK bets account on any golf market and regardless if you’re playing makes the cut or anything like that you will get 50% of your Stak back up to a free BET with up to 25s remember the code there promo code got to get the code right is Sweet Spot 25 so no longer do you have to worry about if your player makes the cut will I get 50% of my stake back you will get it anyway regardless as long as your first bet is on any golf Market terms and conditions do apply there right we’ll look back on three tournaments and then we’ll look ahead to three tourn so we’re going to start Steve with the KLM open and this one was in running Carnage at the turn on the final round I think there was seven or eight players either leading or one shot off the lead and it was an absolute threer a three-way go in the playoff as well yeah very entertaining golf tournament wasn’t he Guido migoi was your winner 35 to one a four time DP World Tour Champion now he’s only 27 Dave always have bundles of talent he had some eyesight problems um not that long ago I remember there was a spell where he was testing out glasses on the course he was playing with glasses he didn’t know whether to go with glasses or contact lenses so his eyesight problems appear to be behind him you know maybe he’s had the lasers I don’t know um creeping back into form lately he was second in the China open last month eighth in the European open and really impressive in the playoff he made two birdies in the playoff uh to see off two um two players I was hoping would I was hoping one of the other two would win to be honest I was a neutral I was a week off golf punting when I’m when I’m on holiday cleanse the brain who were you open won that golf tournament Joe Dean Joe Dean yeah yeah yeah yeah he started this year as a Morrison’s delivery driver did Joe Dean didn’t have enough money to be a a European Tour player but now you know banked a big check in Kenya now he’s got another one yeah I was hoping Joe Dean would win um but I also you I wouldn’t have minded Marcus kinol winning because he’s had off course problems with epilepsy did you know that DAV he’s had a lot of epilepsy problems uh used to be one of the most promising players on the circuit so uh but yeah decent checks for both of those guys hopefully they’ll go from strength to strength he won’t be going back to Morrison’s anytime soon will jod Dean is there any other takeaways they you mentioned J I was going to ask you sort of going forward now because players once they win and they start getting themselves into the mix it almost becomes like contagious and every they just seem to be popping up top 10 after top 10 is this a player that we should be sort of having the radar going forward now he looks really good doesn’t he he he just shows the disadvantage of of the world really you know if you if you’re born into into money yeah and you’ve got some golfing Talent you can kick on with it but if you got scrap around for sponsors like like Joe Dean has um it’s much more difficult to get to the top um but yeah some of the best players they they come from you know adversity you know Tiger Woods wasn’t born into money um Tiger Woods yeah they had to they had to scrap for for his opportunities and um yeah yeah I mean Joe Dean’s 29 now I believe um but still got plenty of time to to make a big impact on the DP World Tour so yeah we’re certainly keeping an eye on him now no way he’s still a baby 29 is a baby right let’s move on then to The Travelers and as I mentioned um St the chef back I think it was win number six already this year which is just incredible not straightforward not straightforward as it looked like it was going to be at one point another playoff in this one as well yeah just a phenomenal seon he’s the first player since Arnold Palmer in 1962 to win six times before July on the PGA tour so you know my uncle an be looking down from heaven doing his cap here yeah this is serious golf that sheffer’s playing he’s won six of his last 10 as you say one of them was a major one of them was the PJ tours Flagship event The Players Championship and the other four were Signature Events so all of his wins have been against the leak Fields he’s not just been picking up easy ones against rubbish and in this 10 event period it must be noted he’s finished second twice you know it’s a Bonkers streak of form and the US Open was the only one where he’s you know he’s flopped you 41st in the US Open is respectable by an average man’s standards but that was the one that where he he underperformed in this streak so uh yeah shefford Chef he looked knacked after the victory he probably won’t play until the Open Championship now would suggest a big break because it’s been a busy old period Lots going on so yeah it’ be rocking baby been it until the open now that the playoff was just too friendly they’re obviously quite P aren’t they but like you know you should be out there wanting to to kill each other you should where’s the Competitive Edge you know it’s to too friendly far too friendly you get disqualified for that Dave if if you if you murder your opponent but yeah they they’re both based in Dallas aren’t they Tom Kim moved to Dallas a year or so ago uh so they practiced together at home and yeah there was lots of chat I mean Tom Kim loves a chat um he was sort of forcing Scotty to have a bit more banter than than Scotty perhaps liked but um yeah Tom Kim you know again heartwarming to see him yeah heartwarming for the neutral to see him back in business because uh yeah we all want to see Tom Kim playing well he’s such an infectious character um and he’s been for a fallow period he’s made some swing changes of course he got dumped by his caddy um do you remember when um Joe scin jump Shi to lud goar uh that left Tom Kim searching for a new Cad and it’s taken him a while to find one he’s comfortable with Paul tau’s got the job now um I wonder whether Paul Tor let him down on that playoff I don’t know do you remember did you see just before he hit that lob wedge in the playoff Paul tauri just he looked he looked tense I think he might have been tense about the club choice because then he’s saying you you you’ve got to give this plenty you got to hit this hard not easy hitting a hard lob wedge yeah gaining yardage off a lob wedge is not easy so I know Tom Kim’s been getting a lot of stick for for that shot it’s obviously a little bit right but the biggest problem was how short it was um I don’t know whether tor’s got some questions to answer there um but yeah Tom Kim looks like positive signs for him we’ll discuss him later in our preview of the rocket mortgage because he’s favorite this week for the rocket mortgage uh I just wish he’d speed up a bit you’s he got a bit slow isn’t he as he’s going through these swing changes well they had to slow down at one point did you see the the drama with the the protesters but keep calm carry on recut the hole and on you go yeah yeah yeah yeah they were they working on the grass there weren’t they yeah I mean there was there an incident in the km as well I called into my sources they they was a sort of targeted attack on the golfers I mean it just makes me makes me cringe I mean as if you your Russia your chin and your indias are suddenly going to go okay yeah yeah we’ll stop polluting the the atmosphere because you’ve disrupted The Travelers Championship it’s just pointless there we go right we will move on then because tyell Hatton landed his first Liv title in Nashville as well Steve um there was a wonderful moment um I think it was David Ferris on on comms you know just suggesting how calm Hatton had been this week and I think he left a second p short and the air very quickly turned blue and it was just a beautiful moment but he did get the job done he’s very hard to keep happy in he two that and he’s won by six shots and probably angry that he didn’t win by seven shots but yeah that’s his live breakthrough found some form in the US Open he was 26 in the US Open and then rounds of 65 6465 in Nashville so yeah nice to see Hatton playing well because it’s switched to live it taken a while to to get going um and his teammate of course John Ram is still not Off the Mark you know hatton’s made made his breakthrough on Liv John Ram hasn’t and you mentioned that moment there did you see the John Ram drone incident because he he was very swear as well um I felt sorry for the Liv commentators because they had they had Hot Heads on the leaderboard and and John Ram hooked a drive into the water and then there was a little pause where he thought blim me who can I blame for this looked up BL drones bloody drones every week the drones so it was it was comical John Ram yeah he’s got all the money in the world he’s got enough money to buy several countries I would suggest but he’s not a happy chappie money can’t buy you love money can’t buy your happiness he’s a very angry man on the golf course at the moment and um yeah he had some explosions last week I was going to ask you about John Ram because I think he I think he finished tied third yeah so he was up there but the the the signs are still not great are they every week he’s up there he’s he’s contended in every live event and can’t get the job done and it’s definitely in his head now I mean there’s so much going through his headed I think his head will just pop off at some stage in under the strain of it all but yeah he’s blam it on the drones they have the drones every week just you and and and that delay if you watch that shot I me it must be going viral on the Twitter sphere Dave you should be able to find it there’s a delay like he’s not noticed the Drone before the shot but as soon as he’s hooked it he’s looking for a scapegoat uh so yeah John Ram is how long is he going to remain a live Maiden well we’ll say to T haton no more right any other takeaways Steve from those three tournaments last week anything we not mentioned no sir no we got three exciting golf tournaments this week and obviously provides multiple opportunities um each way travels a plenty right DP World Tour Italian Open where are we we are at um a new course for your modern day punter we haven’t been here since 1993 Adriatic Golf Club Seeva Milano maritima Italy 6,965 yards par 70 only two par fivs uh most of it runs through a Pine Forest you know your classic Italian style test um but there are a few exposed holes as well I think T to Green Precision is the key to success day because the leader board from 1993 um was full of accurate operators It Was Won by Greg Turner you had your Jose C just behind uh we got Sunny warm calm conditions for the tournament temperatures peaking at 30C it be a lovely place to hang out this week uh if if you’re a rich man at a loose end or a rich Lady of course go to the Italian open this week you’ll have a great time we’re got a field of 156 going a post good stuff and have you drilled too much into the course because it looks like there suggestions online all over the place that we might not see the driver too often this week the course of contrast yeah I mean usually in Italy you have tight Treeline tracks and there are huge chunks of this course which are like that but there are a few exposed HS as well yeah yeah I don’t think that you’ll knee driver that often uh because there’s not a lot of yardish to cover and that might be why U we have a man by the name of Patrick Reed at head of the market as well give you the show with with AK bets 14s Patrick Reed burn vburger 16 Tom m kibin 16 gido migoi 22s Lorie Canter 22s Jordan SMI aony 25 proper Market again here Steve um how many are in the team just two just two and who is the main selection for the Italian Open it’s my beloved Tom McKibben 16 to one with AK bets who I’ve obviously been backing a lot this season but it’s for good reason he’s certainly one of the best players on the DP World Tour he may be the best regular on the DP World Tour I think only kite Nakajima could claim to be Superior to Tom mckb and he’s a 21y old Rising Star he made an excellent major debut earlier this month he got the US Open gig through the Walton Heath qualifier finished sixth in that then he was 41st in the US Open he tied with Scotty Sheffer he played the final round with Scotty Sheffer in a two ball you wonderful experience for Tom mckin and they both CED a 72 so he match the world number one up Pinehurst I think he’d take a lot of confidence from that he teed up last week in the k open and finished sixth in that closed with a 65 nobody outscored him on Sunday in the km open he’s played 12 tournaments this year he’s finished in the top 25 in 10 of them one of the two in which he failed to finish in the top 25 was when he teed up with ton solitis in the Singapore classic and the other one was the US Open in obviously Elite company in this week’s grade he’s just an enormous Runner I think he’s the most likely winner I have to be on Mr McKibben again I think a second DP World Tour title is coming on Sunday well respected in the market there and who’s the other pick Steve it’s lorri caner 22 to1 with AK bets who landed an overdue Maiden DP World Tour title at the start of this month won the European open by Two Shots the 34y old is Off the Mark I think more victories will come the floodgates might open for him he’s finished second on the DP World Tour four times one of them was the 2021 BMW PJ at Wentworth you know high class event and one of them was the 2020 Italian Open um he came very close to winning in breasia got pipped at the post by Ross mcgaan um so he’s playing down the road in Rena this week I think it could be kaner’s turn to to get get an overdue Italian Open I think as you say won’t be that many drivers this week yeah McKibben and caner you know are long enough to to Club down with comfort you know three Woods long irons uh both Elite ball Strikers both been swinging great I think they’re going to take a shot to this course yeah I think they’re going to dominate this event though good stuff uh what of Patrick Reed is it a surprise to see him tearing up Steve he’s obviously the the the outright favorite chasing world ranking points isn’t it yeah the Liv guys don’t get world ranking points um in Live Events so he’s looking to enhance his world ranking he’s outside the top one 100 the world rankings you he needs to try and improve that to gain access to Majors Etc um I think he’s a short price it doesn’t appeal to me not been pulling up any trees on the Liv circuit you finished 15 shots behind t on Sunday long flight from Nashville um can be loose off the tea you I don’t think there’s reasons to play Reed at Short prices this week the only other one I was considering was burnt vburger uh 16 to1 with AK bets uh I think he’ll love this assignment but it’s just his putting he’s very vulnerable on the greens um so I prefer McKibben and caner good stuff right let’s move on then we’re off to Michigan for The Rock rocket mortgage classic and you’re looking back through some of the players that have won this I mean Ricky Fowler won it last year always a a big event on the tallest one Steve yes it’s a Well attended event always a good atmosphere good sporty location you know Detroit Golf Club Minnesota 7,370 yards par 72 four par fivs we’ve had a rocket mortgage every year since 2019 the average winning score has been more than 23 under pass so it’s been a dole for the for the pros big hitters have overwhelmed this track Bryson desal is on the honors board Dave Tony finow is on the honors board the sun is shining here as well there’s lots of sun in the world this week um calm skies for the first two days breezier over the weekend another 156 Runner affair right Mark it then let’s have a look at the outright Market with AK bets uh Tom Kim 14s Cameron young 16s M Mulin 20 aay btia 22s Maverick mcne at 28s Alex norin at 30 um underwhelming is not the right word but there are one or two big guns missing from this one Steve you’re underwhelmed by everything other than the Greyhound Derby at the moment Dave I know you you were watching the draw for that last night I can’t believe Bob’s got trapped three he’s got no Hope from there is he um but know I’m goingon to I’m going to get your welm up here bring it bring it to me got I got four selections Dave I won’t trouble your ears with the with the usual shout there and the winner is going to be Cameron young 16 to1 both of our headlines in the main event are 16 to1 shots with AK bets I think the time has come for Cameron young he’s had to be very patient he’s a seven time runner up on the PGA tour one of them was the 2022 Open Championship one of them was the 2023 WGC match plays almost won massive and one of them was the 2022 rocket mortgage classic cam young has played in the rocket mortgage classic only once before finished second open with a 71 to get tailed off followed up with rounds of 63 65 68 beaten only by Tony finow fow is one of many elite players to have left young heartbroken the players that have beaten Young when he’s finished runner up have typically been Top Class Sam Burns twice whack nean Max Homer cam Smith finow you know Young has been unlucky to run into Top Class opposition he’s clearly good enough to win on the PJ tour and this week’s assignment is ideal we’ve seen players like young overwhelmed Detroit golf club and he’s arrived this week bristling with confidence after the weekend at The Travelers Championship yeah what a entertaining weekend’s golf Cameron young put on he made two Eagles and 15 birdies in his final 36 holes of the travlers a third round 59 followed by a final round 66 signed off with birdies at 17 and 18 the young a game is spectacular it was seen over the weekend if he carries something close to that form to this weak much weaker event I think Young is the man to be he’s obviously desperate for that breakthrough I think he’s going to be nervous on sunay if it’s close I suspect Dave he’s going to be so far ahead he won’t need to worry I think he’s going to blast away from this field and Coast home he’s won twice on the corn very tour Now’s the Time for the PJ tour break through would it would you be concerned then if it got nip and Tuck late on would you use the dreaded flaky word with him well he has to say he’s been beaten by Top Class opposition I think there’s been many of the ones where he’s he’s totally capitulated the last chance he had it was unimpressive over the closing noes and it was it was it was it was squeaky bums but I just have I have a feeling that he’s playing so well and I don’t like the favorite in this I think I think Tom will come to Tom Kim um I think Cameron young is the man to beat this weekend yeah I just have this feeling he’s going to be you know he’s going to take a nice big lead like Dale whitel did in the SC over Mitch we were talking he was so far ahead he couldn’t possibly lose of course friend of the sh friend of the sh look coming into this before we get onto the rest of the team you you mentioned it there but looking at previous winning scores you need players that are going to score quite heavy throughout all four rounds here because the again you know it wasn’t an outlier last year the winning score has been a massive number every year yeah you got a murder of the par fives and you Young’s got the power to do that and I thought it was really encouraging that the put for the 59 was beautiful wasn’t it yeah it wasn’t it gim me that 59 it was it was a sort of mid-range PT and the fact that he hold that for a 59 as cool as a cucumber I think that bodess well for for this week good stuff right who is the next best selection Davis Thompson 33 to1 with AK bets another Maiden who appears on the brink of success a former world one Amer he won on the corn FY tour in 2022 he’s just turned 25 looks ready for big things been playing solid all year second place in the Myrtle Beach Classic last month was encouraging Ninth Place in the US Open was seriously encouraging you what a performance yeah it’s the first time he’s made the cut in a major and he finished ninth closed with a 68 uh finished only six shots behind Des Shambo uh so I think that was a huge pointer that Davis Thompson is settled on the PJ tour now the self belief is growing he’s a class actor who’s come of age Dave good stuff yeah he’s certainly a player to look out for isn’t in the the coming Seasons right and who else big prices now uh the next election is another DAV it’s not Davis Thompson it’s not Davis Love the third it’s not Steve Davis it’s Davis Riley who is on offer at0 to one with AK bets Light Young he’s won twice on the corn fyour tour but unlike young he’s off the mark on the PJ tour Riley won in colonial in fine style a month ago fended off Scotty Sheffer to win by five shots had a bit of a hangover afterwards flopped at the memorial open with a pair of 71s in The Travelers but weekend rounds of 67 and 66 at River Highlands me he moved up to 48th spot he actually made two Eagles and 17 birdies last week but he had a few card Busters to to ruin things yes a birdie machine here we’re talking about and he’s suited to this this setup in Detroit um and this is the first time Dave that that Riley’s arrived at the rocket mortgage with some decent form decent recent form behind him he’s he’s arrived in poor form for his previous two visits so yeah Riley’s a monstrous price and again I I know I’ve said that a lot on this podcast but it’s true cares that dreaded NW the momentum but yeah he’s he’s joint top price 110 with AK bets if you want to follow Steve in there now we got one that’s an even bigger price than that Steve is that what you’re telling me yes sir yes sir Pearson cudy 225 to one with AK bets I’m a big fan of the the cudie twins I think Pearson is slightly better than his his brother Parker yeah Pearson’s got more flare more Swagger more aggressive I like the cut of Pearson’s jib he’s a former world number one amateur um people think I’m obsessed with former world number one Amur but yeah it’s not easy to get that status day right it shouldn’t be mocked it’s hard to become the best amateur in the world these days there’s so many good ones he’s won three times on the corn furry tour since then uh and now appears to be settling nicely on the PJ tour he was 18th in the corales punter caror in April fifth in the Charles Schwab challenge a month ago 35th in the Canadian open last time out this is a raw but immensely talented player I’m expecting a barnstorming rocket mortgage Deo good stuff he’s joint top price as well with AK bets at 225 to1 some Lively prices Steve I’m liking this each way doubles and trebles this week for sure give us a prediction of the winning score this week then at the uh the rocket mortgage stage oh the winning score with the weather set fair uh 23 under 23.2 under as being the average win score um I would suggest if we’re going to get the 25 under this week and I I I just want to put people off the favorite Tom Kim uh Tom Kim we must make we must know obviously play well last week but d realize he’s playing tournament golf this week Dave for the ninth consecutive week just playing every week he’s just lost a play off he’s playing for the ninth week in a row and even if you just narrowed it down to the last three weeks you’ve gone signature event US Open signature event and now this you know he’s clearly trying to golf his way to this new swing he’s been working on swing changes but yeah I think it’s going to hit him at some stage I mean I can’t play golf in two consecutive days let alone for nine consecutive weeks to to quote Roy Keane but it is his job Steve it is his job but yeah it’s a mental game as well it’s not just the physical strain of it you know mentally to play at that level for for nine consecutive week hardly any top professional play nine weeks in a row right there you go Jolly to take on anyone else at the the top of the market Alex noren Maverick mcney thoughts on those guys oh I’m a big Maverick mcney fan but I’m just going to give him the rest of this season to to work his way back from injury yeah I think mcne is a danger um but yeah I’m I’m happy with my four I’m happy with my four obviously Cameron young I need a big you I’ve got to leave plenty of State money for Cameron young right final word then on that field Ricky Fowler 50 to1 defending Champion where are we with Ricky Fowler at the moment showing shoots of a recovery I mean it’s been heartbreaking for Fowler fans the way he had his wonderful comeback season we all enjoyed the Netflix documentary Ricky Fowler’s back uh but then Ricky Fowler drifted away The Following Season yeah I wonder if there’s been a Netflix effect Dave because Tom Kim’s a good example he was build as a superstar on the Netflix documentary and then as soon as it came out his form tailed off foul has been the same uh but there’s been there’s been a few shoots of recovery I wouldn’t rule him out I believe he’s the the the Ambassador for for Rocket mortgage um he’s he’s a big he’s a big player with rocket mortgage so he’d be Keen to put on a good show um but he’s for me yeah I do remember I think you’re right there a lot of noise last year when he won it about him being the their man and everything so absolutely right I will reveal that the running order was sent out for this show but our man Steve was very insistent on the golden oldies being included as well so we are now going to look at the US Senior Open now reading between the lines Dave I’m I’m thinking that you got a strong view here not just your love of the older generation of golfa should we say um so so where are we off to new Country Club in rad iseland um few weeks back you found of course Richard Bland who is the market leader here 51 is the magic number right 51 years old is is where we want to be um how big is this event in the grand scheme of things I love seniors golf I’ve grown to really adore Senior Golf as a punting proposition because again we got 156 Runners going to post this week but so many of them have absolutely no chance you know you can get each way ter you get five places on your each wave bets and there’s there’s probably only about five possible winners of these events you know you get obviously get the the odd Outsider coming in but I’ve learned to love Senior Golf because the cream does tend to rise to the top and uh yeah I do love the older generation generally I’ve always been more uh bigger fan of older people than younger people because they got wisdom um and um yeah yeah I I did insist that we we cover this event and uh for many good reasons AK not happy though not happy so you give him a p in with Blandy who is the market leader let’s have a look at the market before we get into it then Richard Bland at 5 to1 Steve Stricker at seven Westwood at eight Podrick Haron at eight Steve alar at 11s Ernie Elles at 12 some massive names at the uh the top of the market a good strong field stve yeah lots of massive names but a lot of of these old sort of down tours and just can’t be bothered they’re just there for a bit of fun but there’s certain players that still have that drive that passion and they’re the ones we need to focus on but yeah we’re at Newport Newport Country Club we’re not in Wales don’t get fo to think we’re in Newport Wales uh we’re we’re in Rhode Island 7,024 yards par 70 only two par fivs and it has the look and the feel of a of a Seaside links this it’s exposed to winds from the Atlantic Tiger Woods won the 1995 US amateur at this venue so you might see some footage of that if you dig online uh accurate approach is the key to success elevated greens um and and very hard to to hold these greens so we got sunny and warm weather again throughout this golf tournament calm for two days but Breezy at the weekend good stuff and how many in the team for this event we just got one one and that is Padre Harrington 8 to one with AK bets it’s time to back pod again we’re big fans of pod on this podcast he’s the best value runner for me in the US Senior Open on the evidence of the last few weeks he won the Hogue Classic on the Champions story at the end of March he’s finished in the top 20 in all seven of his Champions Tour appearances this year he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame at the start of this month yeah was a a joyous experience for for Harrington and his family and a timely reminder of how good he was and how good he still is you know there’s been an understandable spring in in Harrington step since he entered the the Hall of Fame and last week he won the Dicks open forly the Dicks Sporting Goods open for a third consecutive year look at you smirking away you CH so because you’re so juvenile as well at the same time say a word I just say in the name of the golf tournament so so yeah arrington’s fresh from a Dicks open three Peak Dave he’s won the Dix open three years in a row he’s just been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame you know Harrington’s full of beans and he’s come into a lynxy style golf course this week he’s a two-time open Champion he’s one of the best links players in the history of golf and the icing on the cake is this windy weekend forecast I mean it just looks all set up for Harrington he’s right in the crest of a wave he’s been set an ideal assignment I think he’s going to win a second us senior open on Sunday won the US Open on his the US Senior Open on his debut he’s going to win a second one this week and the magic number of course as I’ve just looked is he’s 52 so yes so he’s a lovely age for it he is a lovely age he is a lovely age and there’s only two other players are considered and you can probably work out who they were well let’s talk about the the the Jolly then handy Blandy who did you a favor a couple of weeks ago yes yes he’s now the Jolly so obviously when we he opened up nine to one when he won that Senior PGA now he’s five to one favorite um so we’ll have to play a short of price but um he is tempting he is tempting but yeah I just think I just think um I prefer Harrington at 8 to1 than Bland at 5 to one and then the other one we must discuss it’s a fascinating entry is Lee Westwood uh Lee Westwood is is 8 to one Lee Westwood’s making his Champions Tour debut um Richard Bland’s been playing better than Lee Westwood this season on the Liv circuit but Westwood finished tied third in Liv Nashville on Sunday you a timely return to form C did a pair of 66s over the weekend and um I suspect he’s quite up for this Dave this is because did you know he’s banned from the Senior Open Championship he wanted to play he’s 51 he’s the he’s the number you’re after 51 he wanted he is very tempting Westford he he he wanted to play in the senior open last summer but he was banned because he hadn’t paid his DP worldour fines yes yeah yeah yeah so there’s a big hooa over that um so I I I think Westwood has entered this a little bit spiteful I would suggest knowing that if he wins this he’ give a great chance to to have a moan about not being allowed into the Senior Open which is obviously in a in a month’s time um so yeah I think Westwood might be motivated by this but I I still prefer Harrington you Westwood never been particularly handy on a on a on a lyx um obviously never won a major I don’t know it’s a really tough one this I mean I did I was passionate to get this one in um into play as as you say but um it’s hard to pick between blown westword and Harrington I think Harrington’s the better though good stuff well there you go right there are three tournaments that we have covered give us a a Roundup then of your selections this week Dave yes what what have we got we got seven selections I mean we must make the point we’ve got three 156 Runner Fields this week so we got 468 players going to post and we’ve only got seven of them you know I sometimes wonder if I you pick the most straightforward vocation in life but yeah we live in Hope and I I I I I do feel I do feel confident the Italian open in particular Tom McKibben lorri caner rocket mortgage classic Cameron young Davis Thompson Davis Riley Pearson cudy watch your bets there’s two PE cies um you might get a few chances writing peudi on the betting slip um and they get two for their money I can’t condone that sort of action um and then the US Senior Open podre Harrington and of course Dave uh the eway treble which we must advise um small states can return huge amounts let’s have Tom mck Cameron young Padre Harrington in each way treble that pays about 2,600 to one Lovely St of course remember to gamble sponsor me don’t have to have a lot on at those sorts of prices final question then Steve who’s just going to have one bet this week who would it be Tom mckibbin Tom mckibbin I know I sound like a broken record but this this fell is going to be on the PJ tour next season um he’s too good for the DP World Tour um if he puts half decent this week he’s going to be in contention and and I expect him to win I said last question but I’ve just remembered one that I was going to ask is a bit of a curveball Olympics teams announced any thoughts on that the teams have been announced they caught me on the Hop I haven’t seen the teams next week we can tackle that next week but the teams are out the teams are out they no the only teams I’ve been looking at in the last 24 hours have been the World Cup of darts teams because that starts uh on Friday or Thursday then any any any of view I think the Germans are going to win that yeah I think the Germans are good value for that so yeah I’ll be backing the Germans for the World Cup of darts I think the Englander odds on there England are the only other team I respect there so England Germany and that one um W Olympics I’ll get on to I assume no betting out on that yet so I don’t think so neither bit early for that you on the Hop I’ve caught you on the well change mate that that may well change in the next few weeks so let’s not get bued down in that the teams may change um obviously we’ve got an England game tonight yeah um are you you are you where are you watching that one in a dark room I think some um I don’t know it’s B until we’re in Jeopardy which we’re clearly not I I can’t get into it Thief you know I think the opposition are inferior to us whether we put them away or not I don’t know but we can move in hope there’s been a sloppy performance in the group stages on a couple of other tournaments where we’ve pushed on isn’t this so I’m hoping the sloppy performance is out the way now um and South will you know release the handbreak a little bit you know he’s obviously Under Pressure to you know let this attacking Talent flourish so I’m hoping that we’ll get rice and Bellingham together and then all the other attackers yeah you know my yeah we discussed this in the watch long I just release the handbreak let them go um surely he lets them go against Slovenia I mean I I’ve I’ve had a Spain France England treble for my sins Spain won last night France and England win today um yes let’s not lose hope Dave let’s not stay positive Wonder full time of sport at the minute we got numerous golf tournaments the arrows the football and the Greyhound Derby final on Saturday night of course so don’t miss that this has been The Sweet Spot do of course remember if you’ve not got an AK bets account open one your code is Sweet Spot 25 and terms and conditions will apply on the website we are the Racing Post brought to you by AK bets do remember to like comment and subscribe enjoy your golf gamble responsibly and we’ll see you next time he