Irish Open Golf Betting Guide - Ross Fisher Shoots 61 to Lead In Round Two

It has been a fantastic day at Killarney today as the Irish Open golf continued in exciting fashion with some low scores. Ross Fisher is the man to beat now at the weekend after he short a stunning round of 61 to go three clear of the field heading into the third round. There was also another good round for Francesco Molinari and he remains in contention for the tournament. There are some big names five off the lead with Harrington and McIlroy both lurking dangerous and eager to claim the win on home soil. 

The 2010 the Irish Golf Open is now underway at Killarney with the players looking to get into good position for the weekend, the Irish Open Golf Odds are showing some great value for punters with some of the worlds best players in the field.

2010 is a huge year for the Irish Open golf with the move to later in the year and the organisers belive it should benefit from that decision, the Ryder Cup is now drawing close meaning several players will be scrambling for those all important places on the team for Celtic Manor. Any one wanting to make a last ditch attempt to catch the eye of Colin Montgomerie will need to be at the top of the Irish Open Golf Leaderboard at Killarney. The likes of Padraig Harrington and Justin Rose will be hoping that a good week at Killarney will help seal their spots on the team for Celtic Manor, Rose in particular needs the points but he has been in great form recently in America winning twice.

Players

Many Irish Players such as Paidraig Harrington or Darren Clarke could well turn up and there will be great support for them as they are the heros of the Irish Golfing public. This year there will no doubt be a huge welcome for top Northern Irish golfer , Rory McIlroy if he takes his place at Killarney this year aftre his first win on the PGA Tour and ahead of his first appearance in the Ryder Cup in October.

As usual for European Tour events, the tournament will tee off on a Thursday morning and you will be able to keep in touch with all the play by way of our Irish Open live scores which shall be updated every few minutes. There are bound to be tickets available for all the days of this years event. For those that are unable to get to county Louth to watch the event at the Baltray Links course, they will be able to watch it live on TV.

The Irish will be hoping that there will be another Irish winner to follow Harrington's victory in 2007 and Shane Lowry last year. They were disappointed in 2008 when it was won by Englishman, Richard Finch. In 2007 it was reported that the Irish Golf punters cleaned up with the online bookmakers on bets placed on Harrington.

Perhaps Darren Clarke who is getting back to his old form could make an impact as he will have plenty of support from the Irish faithful. Perhaps however the biggest hope will be for new Irish golfing sensation, Rory McIlroy, already a winner on tour this year and in the world's top 20 after only turning Pro 2 years ago. This young man will be playing the tournament for the first time

Betting

Please look over our Irish Open betting page, this gives you the latest odds of each player on a round by round basis. Obviously in-play betting is a big feature for golf punters as the odds can fluctuate on every shot made and every shot missed. Please note this year we have combined our golfing knowledge to the betting knowledge of Paddy Power bookmakers who are offering new customers an Irish Open Free Bet..

It might also be advisable for readers to look over our player profiles in the Irish Open Form Guide. This gives details of past form in the event and 2010 form of some of the leading contenders.