Heineken Classic

FINAL RESULT: -4pts



Els is strong favourite here - with the price to match. While I amn't inclined to back him at that price, I will take evasive action by just going for some place plays.

1pt each:
Back Gregory Havret to finish in the top 5 @20/1 at GolfingGods
Back Camillo Villegas to finish in the top 5 @20/1 at Golfinggods
Back Brett Rumford to finish in the top 5 @20/1 at GolfingGods
Back Stephen Gallacher to finish in the top 5 @16/1 at SkyBet

Havret finished last season well and has already got two top 5's from two events this year, so these odds look good value for him to repeat the feat. Villegas has done fairly well in previous Australian events and managed a 2nd last week on the Nationwide Tour. Rumford and Gallacher are both improving young players who managed to get wins under their belt last season which will help with their confidence. Gallacher also has the added bonus of good course form, finishing in the top 5 here in both the previous two years.


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Back Thomas Bjorn 2pts e/w @ 33/1 at Ladbrokes
Due to a technical hitch the update email doesn't seem to have been sent out after this tip. Unfortunately the price is now gone. This highlights some of the problems with posting tips based on early prices which have been brought to my attention in recent weeks.

After consideration of feedback I have received (many thanks to those who got in touch) I have decided to stop posting plays which are based on early Monday prices which invariably do not last long enough for many people to get them. From now on any pre-tournament plays posted will be made after the markets have had a chance to 'settle down' (Monday evening - Tuesday morning) so the prices will be available to a wider number of people. This also means that there will very rarely be any opportunity for pre-tournament trading as has been used the past few weeks.

It is only fair that as the notification email wasn't sent out and the Bjorn price was not available to all that it is removed from the 'official record'. If you were lucky enough to get on then you should have no difficulty getting a free bet by laying it off.

I will also be having a slight shift in focus to provide more in-running plays - although note that these will only ever be posted in between rounds.

I hope that these changes will make the page more useful to everyone.
Chris