05/15/2008 - Adare, Limerick, Ireland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Richard Green and Jeev Milkha Singh opened with matching rounds of six-under-par 66 Thursday to share the lead after the first round of the Irish Open at Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort.
Green and Singh are both two-time winners on the European Tour with Green winning most recently last year at the BA-CA Golf Open.
Marcel Siem dropped a shot at the last to card a four-under-par 68 and share third place with Bradley Dredge, Johan Edfors and Michael Lorenzo-Vera.
Green started on the back nine and opened with a birdie at the 10th. He flew up the leaderboard with three straight birdies from the 14th.
The Australian stumbled to a bogey on the first, but recovered that lost stroke with a birdie at the fifth.
Green got within one of the lead as he birdied No. 7. At the par-five closing hole, Green kicked in a short birdie putt to join Singh in the lead.
"I think the focus was pretty good today, that was the key," Green stated. "I just focused very hard on concentrating and it worked out pretty well. I hit some pretty nice iron shots, which kind of surprised me a little bit because my iron play hasn't been that great the first half of the year."
Singh also played the back nine first. He opened with five straight pars before converting birdie efforts on the 15th and 16th.
Around the turn, he moved to three-under with a birdie on the par-four first. Singh sank his fourth birdie of the round at the par-four fifth.
Singh eagled the par-five seventh to jump into the lead at six-under. He parred his final two holes, including a 40-foot par saving putt after knocking his third into the bushes near the ninth green.
"When I saw the ball, I knew the first thing was to go to the referee and make sure that I could take a stance without breaking any rules because there was a chance of being penalized," said Singh. "That's why I called the official in there, and he told me the way to get in there without touching anything.
"I was just trying to chip it out from there and it came out perfect. I missed the hole and went to about 40 feet away; I was happy with that. And that's the story of the day really -- I made a lot of great up and downs today."
S.S.P. Chowrasia, the Indian Masters winner, shot a three-under 69 in the opening round and was joined in seventh place by Lee S. James and Alvaro Velasco, who were both celebrating their birthday on Thursday.
Defending champion Padraig Harrington opened with an even-par 72 and is tied for 30th place.
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Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds
As of February 9, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.
Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though.
Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.
Below is a list of some of the favorites to win the 2007 Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship lines. For the full list of teams and March Madness odds be sure to log onto MySportsbook.com. If you want to use your credit card to bet on college hoops or any other event, MySportsbook.com has the highest credit card acceptance rate in the industry.
Arizona 20-1
Butler 20-1
Duke 30-1
Florida 7-2
Georgetown 30-1
Indiana 35-1
Kansas 15-1
Marquette 25-1
Maryland 40-1
Memphis 50-1
Nevada 50-1
UNC 9-2
OSU 8-1
Oregon 30-1
Pittsburgh 15-1
Texas 30-1
Texas A&M 18-1
UCLA 6-1
Wisconsin 10-1
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