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About John Pargiter

John Pargiter’s biggest claim to fame is his first-ever work experience job, as ‘legs’ (or runner) for Henry Longhurst. For many years he worked in insurance at Lloyds. After retiring he has returned to his favourite sport of golf and is a keen recreational sailor and grandparent. More Posts

The US Open at Oakmont

They say that the US Open is the one of the four Majors that the pros want to win. A few well-known golfers have never done so (Sam Snead, Phil Mickelson, Seve Ballesteros and Nick Faldo to name 4). The Masters is a tad up itself – the British Open being a Links course is weather dependent [...]

June 13, 2025 // 0 Comments

US PGA

The US PGA takes place today at Quail Hollow, a course that demands length. Predictably Rory McIlroy is still the big story and favourite, particularly as he won his first Major at Quail Hollow in 2012. Accordingly my staking plan is for the better value Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Tommy [...]

May 15, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Masters

Since the media will be full of Rory’s Masters and joining the elite group of 4 Major winners, I feel free to give an independent view point on what was a magnificent sporting contest. By backing Xander Schauffe as one of my four “picks” it was not a betting disaster but – even [...]

April 15, 2025 // 0 Comments

Masters Preview

It’s that time of the year when the golf chatter is of the Azaleas in bloom, Amen Corner and Gene Sarazen’s albatross. Yes – we are talking the Masters at Augusta, the only major played every year on the same course. It’s invitational, so the circuit attaches greater  importance to the [...]

April 10, 2025 // 0 Comments

Aston Villa 1 Bayern Munich 0 (a punter’s view) …

I have a confession to make, namely that I’m going off golf betting. It’s always been my sport and I have been attracted to the betting element because of the odds and the fact it’s largely a clean sport where luck plays little part. The problem is that it’s a big field and the best winning [...]

October 3, 2024 // 0 Comments

Schauffele’s Open

Xander Schauffele won his second Major of the year, seeing off the challenge of Trystan Lawrence and Justin Rose. Yorkshireman Dan Brown, who up to the tournament some might have thought wrote The Da Vinci Code, faded away as did West Ham supporter Billy Horshel who had led on the third day. He [...]

July 23, 2024 // 0 Comments

US Open

Having backed Bryson DeChambeau I must have been one of the few Britons not rooting for Rory McIlroy in the US Open. It was the stuff of great golf. Two guys fighting it out “mano v mano” like the epic struggles between Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson in Turnberry in 1976 (“The Duel [...]

June 17, 2024 // 0 Comments

The US Open

With the Euros and T20 World Cup centre stage, the US Open has slipped under the radar. Yet they say it is the tourney that the Pros like to win. It begins at Pinehurst today, a demanding par 70 course which Martin Kaymer destroyed 10 years ago. In researching and deciding my staking plan, I [...]

June 13, 2024 // 0 Comments

The PGA championship

The PGA is the poor relation of the four Majors but often produces an exciting tourney. Last weekend’s finish at Valhalla Kentucky was no exception with Xavier Schauffele just holding off Bryson DeChambeau. When I worked out my staking plan I dismissed Schauffele for his weak performances on the [...]

May 21, 2024 // 0 Comments

Champions League Barcelona 1 PSG 4 (aggregate win 6-4)

I’m on a roll right now. Serious gamblers – unlike me – will often bemoan their bad luck but not see their good fortune, which I certainly enjoyed last night. Barcelona were firm favourites so I was attracted to bet against them. I did so when their winning odds dropped to 5/8  [...]

April 17, 2024 // 0 Comments

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