Golf: Russell to; bounce back at 40-1.(Sports)

From: The Racing Post (London, England) | Date: March 3, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

FINDING a favourite for the charisma-bypassed Algarve Open, first leg of the new Portuguese Swing to the European Tour - to be followed by the Madeira and Estoril Opens - has been the bookies' biggest headache this week.

The next biggest will be tempting punters, even more sorely beleagered after last week's Match Play massacre, to have a bet after three bigger- than-100-1 winners from the last four Euro tournaments.

With Bernhard Langer, Patrik Sjoland, Thomas Bjorn, Nick Faldo and Eduardo Romero staying on in the States for Doral, star attractions at Penina are thin on ...

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