Mickelson, Woods… Pah, what’s the difference! Okay, quite a lot when you’ve got money riding on the outcome. Hands up time: we got Tiger and Lefty the wrong way round in our recommendations for the USPGA Championship (we suggested Mickelson couldn’t win it and he, er, did, while we fancied Woods and he nearly missed the cut, though he eventually finished fourth), but we’re trying not to dwell on it.

Elsewhere, it has been a mixed month on the tipping front. The Ashes have provided laughter and tears – our in-running website tips (see page 64) have been brilliant, but the tips we recommended in the mag before the series began proved less successful, mainly thanks to England unexpectedly rising to the occasion and Australia playing like a bunch of old men.

Yabba-dabba-DOH!

Selling Andrew Flintoff’s player performance at 600 on the spreads is looking particularly ill-informed: he was trading around the 800-825 mark at the time of writing and another decent performance in the final test should seal our fate. And to think Freddie was 25/1 to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year just a few weeks ago (he’s now 7/4, so the value’s gone). So where’s the good news?

Footie holds the key. Expert analyst Tony Bloom, rated by many as the best betting judge in the world, picked out Leyton Orient to win promotion from League Two at 5/1 and the O’s started with three wins out of three. Everton’s patchy start to the campaign also means Bloom’s recommended sell of their season points at 51 or higher looked good value.

Now, I wonder if he writes about golf and cricket as well?