Munsingwear Open KSB Cup

FINAL RESULT: 2-1; +16.63pts

Tanihara 4th
Ozaki 14th
Fujita 1st

Not a bad final week as swansongs go! Next week we have a new tipster for this page. Commanding performance by Tanihara who led by three, five and two shots after the first three rounds and when he was caught early in the final round, he recorded three birdies in a row to regain his control of this tournament.

Outright plays (total stake per play: 1pt)

Hideto Tanihara to win 20/1 e.w. @ GolfingGods [same odds @ IASbet, but less favourable place terms]
The Tour's rookie of the Year in 2003, a three-time winner on this Tour and now a PGA Tour Card holder after finishing 21st at Q-School, Tanihara is certainly a player to watch in future years. He has played twice on this Tour in 2005, first in the season-opening and snow-disrupted Token Homemate Cup when he finished in the top-10 and again last week in the Japan PGA Championship when he finished 2nd. With finishes of 9th and 27th on this course already, there is good reason to expect this young player to once again challenge for a Japan Tour title.

Joe Ozaki to win 25/1 e.w. @ GolfingGods
Joe may be the youngest of the Ozaki brothers, but he is no youngster. However, that didn't stop him winning back-to-back titles in the last month. Add in an 11th place finish on his last visit to this course and a 13th place finish last week when attempting to win three consecutive events and these looks decent odds on the hottest player on Tour at the moment.

Hiroyuki Fujita to win 25/1 e.w. @ GolfingGods [same odds @ IASbet, but less favourable place terms]
With top-15 finishes in all four starts this year, Fujita is not too far behind in the form stakes and he completes a trio of players in the top-5 in scoring average on the 2005 Japan Tour. A winner on Tour last year and with a top-5 finish on this course last year as well, he really shouldn't be too far from the leading group on Sunday.