Golf Betting - The Bet Detective

Did you know that Hong Kong GC - venue for this week's tournie - was formed by thirteen golf enthusiasts in 1889 (just give us your picks - Ed). Anyway, I've got a good feeling about this lot...

Rory McIlroy - Seems a long time since I last picked Rors, but he's seriously itching to get a win under that flash J.Lindeberg belt of his, and after a fourth place finish last week, he'll be full of confidence.

Thongchai Jaidee - Couldn't understand why Jaidee was one of the faves this until I had a peek at the stats. He played solidly in Singapore last week and, get this, finished second here last year. Get involved while you still can...

Daniel Chopra - Haven't been too impressed with his form recently, but the thing with Chopra is that he can pull it out of the bag when you least expect it. Finished well last week and I'm not going to turn my nose up at 66/1.

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Miguel Angel Jimenez to retain his title at the UBS Hong Kong Open OR the lovely Sienna Miller to marry Balthzaar Getty in 2008 @ 16/1. Time's running out for Sienna, so put a tenner on Jimenez each-way...

Well done to my pal Jeev Milka Singh for Milkinga Win (very funny - Ed) at the Singapore Open; I wish I'd put my money on him as opposed to this lot...

Asian Tour - Barclays Singapore Open
So much for Adam Scott's blistering record in this tournament; he didn't even make the cut. Oliver Wilson (T58) looked like making a move, but a final round 79 put to rest any hope of an each-way finish. It was the same story for Markus Brier (T46), who started off well with a 70, only to get progressively worse.

After a corker at the HSBC Champions last week, let's hope the Singapore Open's just as good and more importantly, that this lot decide to turn up and make me a ton of money...

Adam Scott - This one's a no-brainer. Scott's odds aren't great, but after finishing third last year and having won it twice in a row before that, it doesn't take a genius to figure that he'll do well again this week...

Oliver Wilson - You've got to feel sorry for this lad. He's had four second-place finishes in 2008, including one last week at the HSBC Champions. He's badly in need of a win, so this may well be his time...

Markus Brier - After picking the above two, I'm looking for a proper bit of value, and after a second-place finish last week at the MAN NO Open, I reckon Brier's worth a tenner each-way or even a top-ten finish...

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Who'll top the charts?

This week, it's either the lovely Leona Lewis to have the Christmas number one single OR Oliver Wilson to win the Barclays Singapore Open @ 25/1. Leona's got a lot of tough competition this year (including Ricky Hatton, Rob Brydon and Rolf Harris), so I'm going with Wilson...