Deutsche Bank Players' Championship of Europe

FINAL RESULT: 0-3; -4.50pts

McDowell 27th
Immelman mc
Dougherty 12th

Had been quite optimistic with one round to play. Dougherty has started the final round in the top-5 four times on this Tour, winning once and finishing in the top-3 every time. He never looked like doing it this time.

Outright plays (total stake per play: 1.5pts)

Graeme McDowell to win 28/1 e.w. @ SkyBet, BetInternet, UKBetting, Totalbet and Boyle Sports
McDowell's form has been patchy over the last four months, but he followed a solid top-15 finish at the K Club with an 11th place finish last week - he had missed the cut in his previous Open Championship - which included hitting every green in regulation in the last round. It was a good way to end the event and bring some momentum into this week and having finished 5th on this course in 2003 and 3rd in his last start in Germany, he should be confident of challenging for the title this week.

Trevor Immelman to win 33/1 e.w. available generally
Saw enough of Immelman in the first two rounds when grouped with Phil Mickelson and Ian Poulter to suggest that he is very near to his best form. His previous best in the event had been 42nd, so his 15th place finish last week is a fine achievement even if he had been 3rd at the cut. It was his third top-15 finish in three weeks on this Tour and having opened with a 69 to be in the top-15 after the 1st round on his debut on this course two years ago, he should continue the trend this week.

Nick Dougherty to win 40/1 e.w. available generally
Dougherty is another stringing together a run of top-15 finishes. His 5th place finish in the Scottish Open was his fourth consecutive top-15 finish on the European Tour and he can also count making the cut in the U.S. Open in the middle of that run and a top-3 finish in the Irish Open beforehand. When he made his debut on this course in 2003, he finished 44th, but he would only better that finish once in twelve European Tour starts between April and July that year. Now he is realising his potential and eager to compete after missing out on qualification for last week, he should once again show why he is one of Europe's best prospects.