Els moves ahead at rainy CA Championship
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03/12/2010 -
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ernie Els fired a six-under 66 on Friday to move
in front after the second round of the WGC-CA Championship at a rainy TPC Blue
Monster at Doral.
Els, a three-time major winner, finished 36 holes at 10-under 134 and is one
stroke clear of Robert Allenby, whose second-round 67 included an ace, an
eagle, six birdies, three bogeys and a double-bogey.
Much like Thursday, heavy winds were the story. Officials moved Friday's tee
times up in anticipation of forecasted storms, and they almost got the round
in without a major incident.
Almost.
The skies opened and with six groups still on the course, play was stopped.
It wasn't until almost 2 1/2 hours later that golf resumed with everyone
completing round two.
"I'm just pleased we got it done," said Els after his round and during the
delay. "The weather is changing a lot. We played the last three holes very
fast to get done."
Els began on the 10th tee Friday and immediately broke into red figures. His
second at the par-five hole landed in a bunker, but he got up and down for a
birdie.
After three straight pars, Els hit a poor drive left into a bunker, but
hammered a seven-iron from 180 yards to four feet to set up a birdie. That
started a great run for the South African. He birdied his next two holes for
three in a row and was eight-under for the championship.
Els, who bogeyed the par-four Blue Monster 18th on Thursday to fall out of the
lead, parred his last two on the front side to leave the back nine unscathed.
At the par-five opening hole, Els reached the green in two with a seven-iron
and two-putted from 25 feet for another birdie. He parred his next six in a
row, but had to battle a change in winds.
"Stood on the fourth tee and the wind was blowing out of the south before I
played my shot and went total opposite way, came out of the normal and the
temperature dropped," said Els. "Very, very strange. I think the only other
time I had that happen was in Scotland when the tide changed. I think it was
at St. Andrews. Other than that, I've never seen that happen."
Els' final birdie of the round came at the par-five eighth. He laid up with a
nine-iron, then hit a sand-wedge to 10 feet. The Big Easy rolled home the
birdie putt to take his first second-round lead on tour since his victory at
the 2008 Honda Classic.
"Putted quite nicely and managed my game quite well," said Els, who won at
Doral in 2002 when it was a regular tour stop. "It's in the books, and we were
pretty lucky to get done. I mean, we ran the last two holes just to get it in
the house. But looking forward to the weekend."
Els beat the weather, but he's been battling his game lately. He started the
PGA Tour year with four straight top-20 finishes, but last week at the Honda
Classic, tied for 67th.
"I didn't have it last week, so I worked really hard," said Els. "I feel
really good mentally this year. I feel a little bit more fresh than I have
been. I feel like I'm up for it a little bit more this year. I'm a bit more
excited about my whole game."
While Els had a steady, bogey-free round on Friday, Allenby's was nothing like
that.
He also started on 10 with a birdie, then holed a "perfect" five-wood for an
ace at the 13th.
"Saw it all the way," he joked.
Allenby birdied 14, but double-bogeyed No. 16. The Aussie birdied 17 and
reached the par-five first green in two with a seven-iron and drained an 18-
foot eagle putt.
Over his next seven holes, Allenby recorded three birdies and two bogeys. He
was tied for the lead with Els, but three-putted the ninth green for a bogey
to fall into second.
"The conditions were pretty tough, and they weren't so bad probably for the
first sort of three hours, but then that cool front, that change sort of came
through and everything sort of changed," said Allenby. "The whole golf course
changed."
First-round leader Charl Schwartzel finished off his final hole after the
delay and had a two-under 70. He is tied for third place with Bill Haas, who
shot a six-under 66, at seven-under 137.
Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington (68) and Soren Hansen (69) share
fifth at minus-six.
Vijay Singh (71), Yuta Ikeda (68), Mike Weir (66), Tim Clark (69), John
Senden (70) and J.B. Holmes (70) are tied for seventh at five-under 139.
Defending champion Phil Mickelson carded a three-under 69 and is part of a
group tied for 13th at minus-four.
NOTES: In addition to the long weather delay, there was a 13-minute lightning
stoppage earlier in the second round...While tee times were moved up on Friday
to try and beat the rain, the forecast calls for sun on Saturday, so players
will be in pairs off just the first tee...Last week's Honda Classic winner
Camilo Villegas posted a four-under 68 Friday and is tied for 13th at four-
under par.
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The 2007 college football rules changes that were implemented to shorten games are now history. The NCAA rules committee did what they set out to do; games were cut by an average of 14 minutes per game last season. There were also, on average, 14 fewer plays per game. We’ll get into how that did (or didn’t) affect games in regards to the pointspread a bit later.
While the NCAA rules committee may have had the betterment of the game in mind, they'll now “turn back the clock” for next season. Two key rules have now been overturned by the NCAA committee for the 2007 season, something definitely for the better.
For those of you who may not remember what those rules actually were, let us refresh your memory.
1) The first one was actually starting the clock on a kickoff as soon as the kicker touched the ball rather than waiting until the returner touched it. The problem here was near the end of the half (or game), if the team leading was kicking off, they could milk the clock by intentionally running offsides and then re-kicking. They could run 10-15 seconds off the clock each play while taking just five-yard penalties each time. They could run the clock down and simply cause the half (or game) to end on a kickoff, keeping the opposing offense off the field. In 2007, the clock will now start when the returner touches the ball as it had before last season.
2) The second rule dealt with starting the clock after a change of online football betting possession rather than waiting until the ball was snapped. This took a lot of time off the clock throughout the game as teams changed possession, however it caused the most problems late in games (or halves). Rather than huddling up and calling a play, the offensive team would have to rush onto the field as the clock started. This was a definite disadvantage to a team that was trying to come from behind late in the game. This year the clock will start on a change of possession, after the ball is snapped.
How did those rules affect the college game last year and will it make a difference this year when it comes to the pointspread? We commonly heard two theories when it came to these changes. First, it would affect scoring negatively. Second, it would hurt favorites as they would have less time and fewer plays to cover the number.
Did the rules hurt scoring? Yes. It seemed obvious that shortening the game by what amounted to 14 plays would push scoring downward. That was the case last year. Of the 119 Division 1A teams, 69 squads scored fewer points in 2007 than they did in 2005. Just 48 teams had a higher PPG scoring average and two stayed the same. Almost 59 percent of the teams in college football last year had a lower PPG average than they did in 2005. Expect more scoring in 2007 as we revert back to the old rules.
Did the rules hinder favorites from covering the number in 2007? Not really. Last year the favorites posted an overall spread record of 336-350-16 (48.9 percent). The year before, favorites were 316-326-13 (49.2 percent). In 2004, the favorites were 316-339-2 (48.2 percent). In fact, college football favorites have been above 50 percent for the season just once in the last seven years (in 2003). Last year’s numbers fell right in line with where they have been historically.
How about big favorites? The rules must have hurt them? Maybe a little bit. Double-digit favorites last year came in at a 47.8 percent clip compare with an average of just over 50 percent over the last seven years. Since 1980, favorites of -10 or more have covered at exactly a 50 percent clip (measured over 6,716 games).
Even bigger favorites must have struggled? Not really. In fact, it was just the opposite. Favorites of three TD’s or more were 59-54-2 last year (52.2 percent). Since 2000, those same favorites (-21 or higher) hit at 51.3 percent and since 1990 came in a clip of 50.3 percent. Stepping it up a notch to four TD favorites or higher, we actually see they've covered at a much better rate last season than before. Last year, favorites of -28 or more were 31-21-1, or almost 60 percent. Historically, four-TD-or-higher favorites have come in at a 50.7 percent spot since 2000 and only 48.9 percent since 1990. The “perceived” problem with the favorites covering at a reduced rate really never came to fruition.
Bottom line is, there might be some more scoring in 2007, but no real revelations when it comes to finding any pointspread golden nuggets.
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