Outright Picks - LPGA Tour
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ShopRite LPGA Classic (1.5pts):
Juli Inkster to win 14/1 e.w. @
BetInternet
Not a good idea to back a player the week after they have been in
contention in a major, but even though Inkster was 3rd after the 3rd
round, she was seven shots behind Annika Sorenstam and really didn't
have the pressures of being a genuine contender. Instead, it is
encouraging that she has continued her return to form - she finished 2nd
in the Michelob Ultra Open last month - and should contend very well
this week. There are few that can contend with her record here - a
winner in 1986 and 1988, she has finished in the top-4 in six of the
last seven years. It also helps that one of her main contenders, Shi
Hyun Ahn, has already withdrawn.
Cristie Kerr to win 18/1 e.w. @
Paddy Power
Kerr has missed the cut in each of the last two years, but both times
she had been in poor form coming into the event. This is certainly not
the case this year as she has had one win and a runners-up finish
already, plus she has finished no worse than 7th in half of her starts
this year. Relatively fresh from not being on the leaderboard last week,
though still finishing in the top-20, a return to her form of 2001 when
she finished 3rd looks far more likely this year.
Becky Morgan to win 50/1 e.w. @
BetInternet
Call it 'all eyes on the U.S. Open' or whatever, but this price is quite
an outlier. She is generally in the 20/1-25/1 range elsewhere and with
good reason. Not only has she had two top-3 finishes in her last six
starts, but she has also finished 7th and 2nd in the last two years
here. This is quite a rick!
Final update: 2-1; +15.57pts
Inkster 4th
Kerr 1st
Morgan 77th
Very nice result! Kerr came from off the pace to take the lead on her
own for the first on the last hole. Perfect timing! Inkster also came
from off the pace, but took six at the last hole to end her chances and
finish in a tie for fourth place. A birdie four would have earned her a
playoff with Kerr.
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