DGM Barbados Open

FINAL RESULT: 0-3; -3.00pts

Carbonetti 10th
Durnian 10th
Oakley 10th

A blank on the event, but not without hope though. Oakley had been in the penultimate group in the final round, Durnian had been much higher until a disastrous end to his 2nd round and Carbonetti didn't start playing until the 2nd round. He was 10 shots behind the leader after the 1st round and finished the event the same distance back. So possibilities, but nothing more this week.

Outright plays (1pt):

Luis Carbonetti to win 25/1 e.w. @ SkyBet
In the last four years, the winners of these season-opening Caribbean events have come from the following continents: South America 2, North America 2, Europe 2, Australia 2 and Africa 1. English players, in particular, may have dominated the Seniors Tour Order of Merit in recent years, but not when the Tour is in this region and the Tour season is so young. So plenty of reason to oppose Mason and Torrance at 3/1 and 4/1 respectively and back a player like Carbonetti who won twice on Tour last season, including the Jamaica Classic. In his three starts in the Caribbean last year, he finished 1st, 6th (this course) and 7th, so there is good reason to expect a leaderboard position from the Argentinean.

Denis Durnian to win 28/1 e.w. @ SkyBet
In terms of course form, Durnian is worthy of attention. He opened with a 65 two years ago to hold a three-shot lead, but then fell back to finish 4th, while last year he was leading the event with just three holes to play, but then had a double-bogey at the 16th and finished as a runner-up. So maybe his failure to convert leading this event into wins is a concern, but this is compensated for by the price and he is acknowledged as one of the hardest working pros on Tour so should be better prepared than many from Europe.

Pete Oakley to win 40/1 e.w. @ SkyBet
In terms of competitiveness, there will be no-one better prepared than Oakley. He has already played in four Champions Tour events, including last week's Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am where he finished 16th. Thankfully, he completed his round on Saturday so will not have been affected by the Monday finish. And even though last year's Senior British Open win was rather unexpected, he showed great composure to take the lead in the 2nd round and never relinquish it to a very strong field and he was not that bad a player beforehand. He had been very successive as a senior club pro, winning the 1999 PGA Senior Club Pro Championship and the 2000 PGA Senior Stroke Play Championship. In good form, well-prepared for this event and the reigning Senior British Open champion, he shouldn't be 40/1 in a 48-man field.