European Masters

72-HOLE FINAL RESULT: 5-2-0; +3.65pts

Davis/Karlsson WON by 10
Campbell/McDowell LOST by 14
Donald/McDowell WON by 7
Romero/McDowell WON by 1
Romero/Gonzalez WON by 12
Jaidee/Drummond WON by 1
Webster/Drummond LOST by 4

Good profit on the matchups with two close ones going the right way to cover the loss on the outrights.

18-hole plays (1pt unless stated):

Maarten Lafeber to beat Nick Dougherty and Matthew Blackey 2.62 Ladbrokes WON +1.62 pts
Ladbrokes have Dougherty and Lafeber equal favourites and in my opinion Lafeber is the class act in this 3-ball and should be priced accordingly. 2.62 isn't a great price but is better than any other offer in the 1st Round 3-balls.

72-hole plays (1pt unless stated):

Brian Davis to beat Robert Karlsson -125 @ Paddy Power
Davis' game suffered under the pressure of Ryder Cup qualification, so looking for a big improvement this week. He has finished behind Karlsson in their last two common events when under this pressure, but had previously been beaten only once in their ten common events this year.

Michael Campbell to beat Graeme McDowell -125 @ BlueSq
Playing at altitude at Crans-sur-Sierre needs experience and while McDowell has now played in this event once, he missed the cut by a long way last year; a marked contrast to Campbell's fine record here. Cambo also leads McDowell 10-4-0 h2h this year.

Luke Donald to beat Graeme McDowell -120 @ William Hill and Easybets [2pts]
Donald has no experience at Crans-sur-Sierre, but expecting the Ryder Cup wildcard selection to raise his game this week that he has been awarded his place in the Ryder Cup team. Both should be in the Ryder Cup team in 2006, but Donald is the better and more consistent player right now.

Eduardo Romero to beat Graeme McDowell -111 @ Paddy Power and Ladbrokes
A great course record and he has been beaten only once by McDowell in their eight common events this year, it is difficult to see Romero out of the top-20 this week.
(also available at Expekt, Five Dimes and Pinnacle)

Eduardo Romero to beat Ricardo Gonzalez -137 @ BlueSq
But Gonzalez could finish anywhere! A former winner, but still misses more cuts than he makes and it is no surprise that Romero has finished ahead of him in all six common events this year.

Thongchai Jaidee to beat Scott Drummond -125 @ Sportingbet and Sporting Odds
In ten common events this year, Drummond has finished ahead of Jaidee on only two occasions: at the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits and at the Volvo PGA Championship which he won. He hasn't managed a top-50 finish in any event since that win in May so siding with Jaidee in this match of course rookies.

Steve Webster to beat Scott Drummond -110 @ BetInternet
Since Drummond's win at Wentworth, Webster has finished ahead of him in all five common events so there is little reason to expect things to change this week.