Australian PGA Championship

Matchup plays (1.5 units unless stated):

Steve Allan to beat Brendan Jones -125 @ Expekt
Jones is a far better player in Japan than in Australia where he has managed just one top-10 finish in the last two years (11 starts). Start contrast with Allan who in three Australian starts in the past twelve months has won the Australian Open, finished 11th in the Heineken Classic and 7th last week.

Greg Norman to beat Steve Elkington -114 @ Centrebet [3 units]
Either the books or I have got Greg Norman all wrong this week. As well as a tipping him to be a contender this week, I'm backing him against two 2nd division players. Elk clambered back to 22nd place last week with a final round 68, but even that was his 2nd best finish since the 2002 British Open and his first start in over five months. I can find no record of him having played at Hyatt Coolum, so will certainly back Norman again who was 4th here last year.

Greg Norman to beat Marcus Fraser -128 @ Five Dimes [4.5 units]
Fraser is a player of the future as he has shown on the European Challenge Tour this year, but his form was faltering towards the end of the European season and he only finished 40th last week. Having missed the cut here last year, he may only reach last week's performance and that will not be enough against Norman.

John Senden to beat Marcus Fraser -118 @ Expekt [3 units]
Also opposing Fraser with Senden who has a very promising season on the PGA Tour. He also looked good last week, despite his 2nd round 79, in finishing 27th and thus ahead of Fraser. And he also has a good record on this course. As well as being a top-20 finisher last year, he finished 3rd in the last Coolum Classic to be staged here (1999). He has become a very steady golfer who will be disappointed if he does not finish in the top-20.

Final update: 4-0-0; +12.00 units

Allan/Jones WON by 8
Norman/Elkington WON by 6
Norman/Fraser WON by 6
Senden/Fraser WON by 4

Very nice sweep, particularly as three of the four matchups were decided at the cut and no selection ever trailed.