Johansson claims first win in 10 years

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08/05/2007 - Moscow, Russia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Per-Ulrik Johansson cruised to his first victory in a decade on Sunday, closing with a five-under 67 in the final round of the Russian Open Golf Championship to win by six shots.

Johansson posted four consecutive rounds in the 60s at Le Meridien Moscow Country Club to beat by one shot the tournament scoring record set last year by Alejandro Canizares.

The 40-year-old Swede finished at 23-under 265, six shots better that Robert- Jan Derksen of The Netherlands. It was his sixth career European Tour victory, but first since he won twice in 1997.

"It is tough when you haven't won for that long, but the most important thing is that you still have to play when you get into a position," said Johansson. "You can't think about winning because you can't control the other people, so I am very pleased with the way I did that."

Derksen, who began the day four shots behind Johansson, shot a three-under 69 in the final round, but never had a chance. He ended alone in second place at 17-under 271, his best finish in two years.

Alan McLean had a 68 and was third at 16-under 272. Dawie van der Walt (67) and Adam Gee (70) were three shots further back at 275.

Johansson shot a 62 in the second round to take the lead, which he never relinquished. He closed with back-to-back 67s, the second one coming in a flawless effort Sunday that included five birdies and 13 pars.

He made his first four birdies on the front nine, added a fifth at the 11th hole, then coasted to the win with seven consecutive pars.

"I focused on every shot and the only time my mind wandered away a little bit was in the middle of the round when I was thinking about speeches and stuff," said Johansson. "But I kicked myself and said, 'No, no, think only about the present,' and it really worked."

Johansson's only hiccup in the last three rounds was a double-bogey on his ninth hole Saturday. He also made a bogey in the first round, but the rest of his tournament looked like this: one eagle, 24 birdies and 45 pars.

It was a stunning return to form for a player who in 1997 became the first Swede ever to play on two Ryder Cup teams. His last win came that same year: at the Smurfit European Open on August 24, 1997.

"I have played some good golf since then, but I haven't played this well so I am very, very pleased," he said.

Johansson was making just his third start this season. He earned a European Tour exemption until the end of the 2009 season.

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Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.

New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.

His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.

HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.

The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.

RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.

First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.

The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.

These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.

New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.

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