Outright Picks - Asian PGA Tour
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BMW Asian Open (1pt):
Alex Cejka to win 25/1 e.w. @
Paddy Power
and
Victor
Chandler
Not an established player on the PGA Tour with a 4th place finish in the
PGA Championship last year, Cejka is a quality player in this field
without the headline player odds. On his last start in Asia, he finished
3rd in the 2002 Malaysian Open, and if this course is tight and the
greens less than usual European Tour-standard, this should suit Cejka's
'fairways-and-greens' game.
Prayad Marsaeng to win 40/1 e.w. @
SkyBet and
Victor
Chandler
Marksaeng has a good record in co-sanctioned events. He finished 3rd in
the Malaysian Open earlier this year, 7th in the Hong Kong Open in
December last year and 3rd in the Singapore Masters at the start of last
year. He is clearly not fazed by the arrival of the European Tour and
players on considerable appearance fees. His form on the Japan Tour is
solid, but he clearly raises his game for these events and so represents
value.
Joon-Kyung Mo to win 80/1 e.w. @
Paddy Power
Admittedly he won the 1996 Guam Open on this Tour, but Joon-Kyung Mo has
hardly shown the promise in his 10-year career to warrant consideration
for selection ... until this year. The Korean has played four times and
finished in the top-10 on every occasion with finishes of 8th, 7th, 3rd
and 2nd. That last runners-up was courtesy of a lost playoff for the
China Masters two weeks against a field including Phillip Price and Nick
Faldo. He is clearly is a purple patch of form and so if that continues
he looks decent value at these odds.
Final update: 1-2; +2.50pts
Cejka 14th
Marksaeng 3rd
Mo 14th
All three in the top-15 and a profit on the week, that represents a
good tournament. Pity Marksaeng couldn't hold onto the lead that he took
at the start of his back nine on Sunday. He dropped four shots in his
last six holes and finished four shots behind Jimenez.
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