Tipster: Stanley

The Office Depot Championship

Matchup plays (1.5pts unless stated):

Beth Daniel to beat Laura Diaz -122 @ Five Dimes [3pts]
Opposing Diaz again this week after she opened her 2004 campaign with rounds of 81 and 76 to miss the cut by some distance. She also missed the cut last year, so this looks a little early for her to rediscover her form. Daniel has been steady so far in 2004, but can still improve a great deal.

Beth Daniel to beat Dottie Pepper -110 @ SkyBet [3pts]
Daniel has finished slightly behind Pepper in their two common events this year, but still believe that Daniel will improve as she the Tour gets into full swing, whereas this is as good as it has got for Pepper since she returned to the Tour from a 16-month injury layoff. As a result, she has not played when this course has hosted this event over the past two years and with Daniel having top-20 finishes in both years, she should do enough to win this matchup.

Rosie Jones to beat Carin Koch -167 @ NordicBet
Backing Jones to play well again and for the well-publicised reasons. She has also finished ahead of Koch in each of the two weeks and in 2002 when they both played in this event on this course. Jones finished in the top-20 while Koch missed the cut. Jones should at least repeat that performance.

Rosie Jones to beat Jung Yeon Lee -118 @ Expekt
Lee's form has been quite a revelation this year, but she has still not finished ahead of Jones in any of the last two weeks. And having been disqualified after a 1st round 74 in 2002 and missing the cut after shooting 77-77 in 2003, this looks to be a course that is not well-suited to Lee's game. She may struggle to keep up her excellent form.

Final update: 4-0-0; +9.00pts

Daniel/Diaz WON by 3
Daniel/Pepper WON by 3
Jones/Koch WON by 2
Jones/Lee WON by 5

Nice sweep to ensure a profit on the event despite the frustrating blank on the outrights.