Volvo PGA Championship


Post-round 1 update:
OK, all four with no chance whatsoever. Absolutely no fun for the second consecutive European tournament, looks like my week away next week has come at the perfect time. Loss = 3.5 pts.



Adding:
Back Patrik Sjoland to win 0.5 pts @ 210 at Betfair
Obviously a little speculative but two top fives in six outings, his first since mid-2000, means this former European number 5 demands a second look again. It was 1998 when he hit those heights in the Order Of Merit, and it was also the year he made second place here. That was his second high finish at Wentworth in three years, after a 7th in 1996, and he only now seems to be producing some iron play almost comparable with those best years of his career. After his very prominent show in the other English event of the season two outings ago, when he wasn't disgraced on the weekend but understandably failed to turn his halfway lead into a victory, I feel odds of over 200/1 are worth a nibble.

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Back Brian Davis to win 1.25 pts @ 100 at Betfair
(currently 110 to over £20)
Desperately tried to find a big name to form the backbone of the selections but I just cannot find any that appeal at the prices and will instead go with the B team! Despite a pretty poor show last week, I'll stick with Davis as he is some 30-40 pts bigger. I still maintain he is one of the best players on the European Tour and it is only a matter of time before he bounces back to form. Very rarely anywhere near three figures in the betting in Europe, lets hope he can now add to the win and two other top fives he's achieved this season.
Update 45 mins after posting: All the 110 and even the 100 has been snapped up, I'd just like to state that I think even down to 90 is worth taking.

Back Barry Lane to win 1 pt @ 100 at Betfair
(currently 110 to over £20, also 100/1 at BlueSq)
I rarely back a player soon after he has won as the odds are invariably much reduced, but I am making an exception here. In 11 starts this season he has missed the top 30 just twice, and that includes a very decent 23rd last week in his first appearance after his super win at the Forest of Arden. 5th here last year and 19th the year before, it all looks in place for another good week for him.

Back Bradley Dredge to win 0.75 pts @ 200 at Betfair
Nothing in recent or course form to recommend him, but this is a big price and I'm going to chance it. As with Davis, it's only a matter of time before he pops up again and it's only a month since he was securing his 5th top 15 in six outings. A case of hitting and hoping at odds that would seem unbelievable if he were to challenge.