Franklin American Mortgage Championship

FINAL RESULT: 0-3; -4.50pts

Han 18th
Ward 11th
Kim 43rd

Not a good weekend in this event. Both Han and Ward held the lead before the 2nd round was finished, but both finished a very long way behind Prammanasudh who was considered very closely as a pick, but would have been place-only anyway.

Outright plays (total stake per play: 1.5pts)

Hee-Won Han to win 20/1 e.w. @ available generally
Extremely consistent 2005 season so far, having yet to finish outside the top-20 in five starts and recording two top-5 places in the process. The absence of Annika Sorenstam means that odds are a little lower than usual, but this is still a good price for a player who contends regularly and has finished 6th and 11th in her last two visits.

Wendy Ward to win 22/1 e.w. @ Paddy Power
With finishes of 1st and 3rd - when she had been joint leader before the final round - since the resumption of the LPGA Tour, Ward is clearly the form horse in this field. She did fold on Sunday, but has shown in the past that she can put together a run of very high finishes and having finished 2nd here last year, this looks a very good opportunity to record a third consecutive top-3 finish at the very least.

Mi Hyun Kim to win 25/1 e.w. @ Victor Chandler
Kim is another with solid course form - 6th and 16th in her last two visits - and after struggling with her swing, she has clearly made significant progress in the last month. First, she was an early leader in the Nabisco Championship and hung on for a top-5 finish, and then in her next event, the Takefuji Classic, she was inside the top-5 until the very last round. If her game is finally returning, then she will again be a regular fixture in the top-5 of the leaderboard.