German Masters

FINAL RESULT: 0-5-0; -7.95pts

Fasth/Haeggman LOST by 4
Fasth/Olazabal LOST by 4
McGinley/McDowell LOST by 18
Romero/McDowell LOST by 14
Stenson/Schwartzel LOST by 2

Very poor!

72-hole plays (1pt unless stated):

Niclas Fasth to beat Joachim Haeggman -110 @ Stan James
Fasth could be a surprise contender this week. He has finished in the top-10 in two of his last three starts in Europe and finished 3rd here last year. Having finished ahead of Haeggman in each of their last four common events and on both occasions they have both played in this event, he should have the better of this all-Swedish match.
(also available at Pinnacle)

Niclas Fasth to beat Jose Maria Olazabal -114 @ Expekt
Top-10 finishes are proving elusive for Olazabal and with a relatively poor record in this event - Fasth has finished ahead of him on all four occasions that Fasth has played in this event - he really should be no match for the Swede again.
(also available at Nordicbet)

Paul McGinley to beat Graeme McDowell -111 @ Paddy Power and Ladbrokes [3pts]
McDowell has shown some impressive form this year, but nothing compared to McGinley at the moment. McGinley has finished in the top-6 in four of his last six starts and has finished ahead of McDowell in each of their last six common events. Add in McGinley's course form - five top-20 finishes in six starts - against McDowell's - 66th and 64th - and this should be straightforward for McGinley.
(also available at SkyBet, Expekt and Five Dimes)

Eduardo Romero to beat Graeme McDowell -125 @ Sportingbet and Sporting Odds
In nine common events this year, McDowell has only finished ahead of Romero once and that was when he won the Italian Open in May, but Romero still finished 13th. With Romero having also finished ahead of McDowell on both occasions that the Ulsterman has played in this event, this should also be another match where a top-20 finish will probably not be enough for McDowell to avoid defeat.
(also available at Pinnacle)

Henrik Stenson to beat Charl Schwartzel -113 @ Pinnacle
In their last twelve common events, Schwartzel has managed to finish ahead of Stenson only twice and he finished nine shots behind him on his debut in this event last year. That makes these excellent odds for Stenson who has been playing particularly well over the last three months.
(also available at Sportingbet and Sporting Odds)

18 Hole Trades

Phillip Price to beat Graeme McDowell and Robert Rock 2.80 @ William Hill LOST -1.00 pt.
Rock replaces Westwood who has withdrawn and the re-pricing by the firms has Hills going just a bit too high on Price who should not be a full point higher than McDowell over 18 holes.