{"id":4043,"date":"2015-06-30T17:10:56","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T17:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/?p=4043"},"modified":"2015-07-07T14:54:54","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T14:54:54","slug":"review-amp-betting-guide-for-the-alstom-open-de-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/golf\/4043\/review-amp-betting-guide-for-the-alstom-open-de-france","title":{"rendered":"Review & Betting Guide For The Alstom Open de France"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Le Golf National \u00a9 Pierre Metivier<\/p><\/div>\n

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Francesco Monlinari 16\/1 \u00a9 James Kennedy<\/p><\/div>\n

The venue of the 2018 Ryder Cup, Le Golf National plays host to this week\u2019s Open de France which will be played over the Albatross course that surrounds the Chateau of Versailles, once home of King Louis XIV and one of three courses that make up Le Golf National.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The French Open is one of the oldest Open Championships played in Europe, the first event was won by Arnaud Massy who then went onto win the championship three more times. He also won the Open Championship held at Royal Liverpool in 1907, becoming the first none British player to win the event.<\/p>\n

In 1985, the French Golf Federation’s Executive Committee decided they wanted to give the Open de France a permanent home and came up with a plan to build the Le National Club, it took three years to construct and was open for play in 1990. Hubert Chesneau and Robert Von Hagge designed the 6,854-yard Albatross course and although built on flat farmland it manages to combine a links feel with American style target golf. The course has wide undulating fairways, with links style bunkering, water hazards and with artificially created sand dunes it offers a tough test of golf.<\/p>\n

My tips to win:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Francesco Molinari 16\/1 \u2013 with Coral \u2013<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0has been in great form on both sides of the Atlantic and I was lucky enough to be inside the ropes with him at the Open de Espana and he was striking the ball superbly and if he gets the flat stick working this week I think the title is his, he is playing that well.<\/p>\n

\"Jamie<\/a>

Jamie Donaldson 28\/1 \u00a9 Kevin Murray<\/p><\/div>\n

Jamie Donaldson 28\/1 \u2013 with BoyleSport \u2013<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0has been trying to secure his playing card on the PGA Tour and although he has missed the cut in his last two events he has had a couple of good finishes, particularly in the Players Championship and the Honda Classic where he had Top 10 finishes. Donaldson has played well on Le Golf National course and has had two Top 6 finishes in the last two years and being back in Europe I am sure he will do well here this week.<\/p>\n

Thongchai Jaidee 33\/1 \u2013 with Ladbrokes \u2013<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0It has been a tough year for the lad from Lop Buri, Thailand, but his golf game has picked up over the last couple of weeks and although he has missed two cuts he has made the Top 11 in 3 other tournaments from his last five events, including a runner-up finish at the BMW PGA Championship. Thongchai had a runner-up finish in this tournament last year and I expect him to be challenging again this week.<\/p>\n

\"David<\/a>

David Howell 40\/1 \u00a9 Keith-Allison<\/p><\/div>\n

My each-way tip:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

David Howell 40\/1 \u2013 with BetFred \u2013<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0is another player who comes into this week in good form with four Top 10 finishes in his last seven starts which includes back-to-back runner-up places. Howell is another player that seems to enjoy Le Golf National track and has had a couple of Top 10 finishes here and in his current form I think we will see him challenging again this week.<\/p>\n

Whether playing in front of a partisan crowd has been a problem in this event I am not sure but I think\u00a0Alexander Levy 40\/1 \u2013 with PaddyPower \u2013<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a good each-way bet at these odds, he certainly has the game to do well here. Its been a strange year for Alexander after getting off to a great start making the Top 3 at the China Open \u2013 he also repeated that feat a couple of weeks ago at the Nordea Masters \u2013 and had a solid US Open and should come into this week in confident mood.<\/p>\n

My outside tip:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There are two very good outside tips this week\u00a0Michael Hoey 110\/1 with BetFred \u2013<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0comes into this week in good form with Top 20 and Top 10 finishes respectively from his last two events played and\u00a0Graham Storm 250\/1 \u2013 with Coral \u2013<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0who has a very good record here. Five Top 25 finishes from seven starts including third place two years ago says to me he quite enjoys teeing it up here.<\/p>\n

For a full<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0updated list of betting odds during the tournament go to\u00a0planetgolfreview.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Overview<\/a>

Overview of the Albatross course at Le Golf National \u00a9 Le Golf National<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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