Scottish Open

FINAL RESULT: 1-2; -1.25pts

Jacobson 34th
Casey mc
Clark 5th

Nearly a profitable return on the outrights. Clark had a storming final round and stood on the final tee just one shot off the lead and needing a birdie for an inward nine of 29. One wild tee-shot later and the bogey was assured which meant a five-way share of 5th place. A par would have make quite a difference to both our payouts!

Outright plays (1pt):

Fredrik Jacobson to win 25/1 e.w. available generally
Simply having a great season on the PGA Tour and should continue his excellent form on his return to Europe. He did win three events on this Tour and finished 4th on the Money List last year, so he should be able to make the transition easily enough. He has also had a light schedule since the birth of his daughter, so again this should be a very good two weeks for Jacobson. He will certainly be looking to better his 2nd place finish of 2002.

Paul Casey to win 28/1 e.w. @ Victor Chandler
Casey is another who has not cemented his place in the Ryder Cup team - he lies 6th in the World Points List behind Jacobson, but is 2nd in the more volatile European Points List - though will certainly be a captain's pick if he misses out on automatic qualification. He has finished 2nd, 10th and 14th in his last three European starts so is playing well, but there is considerable room for improvement. It should come on this course which suits his attacking style and with two high finishes in the last two years, he should be on the leaderboard again this week.  

Tim Clark to win 66/1 e.w. @ Sportingbet, Sporting Odds, Paddy Power, BetInternet and BlueSq
Clark is a very infrequent player on this Tour, but he has played all over the world and has shown that he can quickly adapt to different course conditions. In this event, for example, he has finished 3rd and 24th in the last two years. And with him coming into some form at the moment - prior to the Booz Allen Classic, he finished in the top-15 in three of his last four PGA Tour events, including the U.S. Open - he deserves support at these odds.