Matchup Picks - European Tour
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Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open (1pt):
Richard Green to beat Christopher Hanell -110 @
BlueSq
Both players in good form, but will side with Green who has a 3-1-0 h2h
lead over Hanell this year and who has three top-20 finishes in four
visits to the Celtic Manor Resort compared to none from two for the
Swede.
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Jean-Francois Remesy to beat Gregory Havret -132 @
Pinnacle
Similar story here. Remesy has finished ahead of his compatriot in seven
of their last eight common events and has finished in the top-15 in each
of the last two years. Havret's best finish around this course is 48th
from two attempts.
Maarten Lafeber to beat Charl Schwartzel -111 @
Ladbrokes
Opposing Schwartzel who has missed his last three cuts and missed the
cut last year. A continuation of his solid, if unspectacular, current
and course form for Lafeber should be enough.
Barry Lane to beat Paul Lawrie -121 @
Pinnacle
Current form or course form? Lawrie has yet to finish ahead of Lane this
year, missing five of eleven cuts with a best finish of 36th which does
compare well to Lane who won the British Masters last month. In terms of
course form, Lane has made four of four cuts here, but Lawrie has
finished 1st (2002) and 2nd (2001) in his two visits. I'll nearly always
side with current form.
Nick O'Hern to beat Marcel Siem -111 @
BetandWin
Comparable current form with both having a number of top-5 finishes this
year as well as missed cuts, but Siem has struggled on this course - a
first round withdrawal and a missed cut in two visits. O'Hern has
finished 5th, 8th and 26th in his three visits which looks a decent edge
over the German.
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Final update: 3-2-0; +0.79pts
Green/Hanell LOST by 6
Remesy/Havret WON by 4
Lafeber/Schwartzel LOST by 2
Lane/Lawrie WON by 3
O'Hern/Siem WON by 5
Small profit on these plays to cap a successful event.
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