Giant Eagle LPGA Classic

FINAL RESULT: 0-3; -4.50pts

Hurst mc
Green 11th
Burton 36th

Would have been a good result if Green had worked out how to play the back-nine. She was 9-under-par for the front-nine and 7-over-par for the back-nine. Reached as high as 2nd place by the middle of her 2nd round.

Outright plays (1.5pts):

Pat Hurst to win 16/1 e.w. @ Stan James
In a very weak field, Hurst is certainly one of the headline players. She comes into this event off a 7th place finish in the U.S. Women's Open, her fourth top-10 finish in eight weeks, and her record in this event is good. She lost to Dorothy Delasin in a playoff in 2000 when Avalon Lakes was used for the last time and she has had solid finishes in the three years that Squaw Creek has hosted this event. It has been a few years since her last Tour win, but this week represents a very good opportunity.

Tammie Green to win 40/1 e.w. @ Stan James, Bet365, BetInternet and SIA
Green's record in this event is even better. She won twice (1994 and 1997) at the old venue and finished 2nd and 5th in 2001 and 2002 at this one. Having played her best golf of the year to finish 6th and 14th in her last two starts, this should be another year in which she features in this event.

Brandie Burton to win 50/1 e.w. @ SkyBet
Burton had a great chance to win this event in 1997, but a final round 76 saw her lose the overnight lead and finish 4th. Not quite the same success on this course, but she is still capable of winning these less-than-stellar events. Like Green, she has shown her best form of the season recently - she finished 4th in the Wegmans Rochester LPGA - and this will look a decent price if she can retain some of that form.