VCBet on the Shell Houston Open in Texas
Big-hitting Brett Wetterich is a man VC Bet don't want to lay heavily for this week's Shell Houston Open in Texas. The Cincinnati-born slammer, who ranks second in driving distance on the US Tour in 2005, is available at 200s with some firms and that's too generous according to golf man Richard Friend. "Long hitters generally have an advantage at Redstone and with some wet weather forecast we could well see the track play even longer than usual. "That will certainly play into Wetterich's hands and I've purposely gone lower than the industry average to avoid laying him." The 31-year-old raised eyebrows when finishing sixth at this season's Honda Classic at odds of 400/1. Aussie Geoff Ogilvy is the VC Bet's heaviest liability with the firm's opening quote of 28/1 proving too good to resist for may punters. Elsewhere, VC Bet's golf department have thrown the gauntlet down for backers of Colin Montgomerie and Thongchai Jaidee at this week's Johnnie Walker Classic, which takes place on the outskirts of Beijing. Both men are quoted at an industry top 25s and 50s respectively to emerge triumphant in what is easily the highest quality field for a European Tour event thus far in 2005. "We deliberately went top price Monty but I have to say that I'm surprised at the amount of people looking to back him. "Personally, I can't ever see him winning an event of this quality ever again so I had no hesitation getting him in my book." Montgomerie is quoted as low as 16/1 in the bookmaking industry this week.