Week off last week, and it looks like I missed a Golf Insider winner. Oh, well. Last Wednesday evening (this being the time I place my golf bets each week) I did contemplate backing all the golf tips, but then prioritised family time, a walk along the South Devon cliffs in warm summer sunshine, and a pint and good grub in the local pub. Can you blame me?
The week away did provide some breathing space though, and some time to take stock of how things are going so far this year for the services I follow. As a result, there are one or two tweaks to make.
Firstly – and it was interesting to read an email from the European Tour branch of the PGA Profit service – I’ve decided that following the European Tour tips at the moment isn’t quite right. Not because of the quality of tips (the source is impeccable) but simply because there have been so few it’s proving not to be an optimal use of resource for it to take up a betting bank. With Tipster Matt making some interesting points about how the new rebel LIV events might affect the dynamics of the DP (European) Tour, I’m quite happy to take a watching brief for now. There’s no need to rush in and if things all work out ok and sufficiently for there to be a regular supply of tips moving forward, I can always jump back on.
I’ve also decided to drop Ben Coley. This was a much tougher decision to make, but the fact is, by getting on on Wednesdays, I’m missing a lot of the advised prices (and not really getting too close to them). I’m sure with time I could do better by using the exchanges and waiting for prices to drift closer to the “off”, but that’s time I don’t currently have. Sadly my schedule means Monday evenings, when the bets are issued, is a no-no for me too.
Elsewhere, Weekly Golf Value continues to excel, and PGA Profit has turned around a losing spell rather nicely recently and the long term prognosis is as strong as ever. Waiting for Tour Tips to show their worth but their record suggests they will.
Finally, we just need The Rainmaker to show what he can do.
So in conclusion, the overall golfing figures at the halfway stage this year are clearly disappointing. There’s no getting away from that…but I’m confident the second half of the year will bring about an improvement.
Golf Insider (200pt bank): Staked 209pts, -24.635pts, roi -11.78%, roc -12.31%, High 29.24pts, DD -53.875pts, Max DD -76.35pts
PGA Profit (500): Staked 422.5pts, +104.24pts, roi 24.67%, roc 20.84%, High 119.24pts, DD -15pts, Max DD -127.01pts
European Tour (500): Staked 81.5pts, -65pts, roi -79.75%, roc -13%. High 0pts, DD -65pts, Max DD -65pts
Ben Coley (600): Staked 496pts, -110.79pts, roi -22.33%, roc -18.46%, High 79.93pts, DD -190.72pts, Max DD -190.72pts
Tour Tips (150): Staked 114pts, -29.87pts, roi -26.2%, roc -19.91%, High 19.614pts, DD -49.85pts, Max DD -49.85pts
Weekly Golf Value (2000): Staked 2,175.5pts, +944.23pts, roi 43.4%, roc 47.21%, High 1,136.72pts, DD -192.49pts, Max DD -435.75pts
The Rainmaker (400): Staked 554pts, -272.2pts, roi -49.13%, roc -68.05%, High 5.2pts, DD: -277.4pts, Max DD -282.6pts
Golf Totals: ROI -10.06%, ROC -8.56%
