SBC Open

FINAL RESULT: 1-2; +0.94pts

Park 27th
Wie 2nd
Koch 8th

Good to earn a profit on the first regular Tour event of the season. Wie always had to much to do to catch Rosales so a runners-up spot was a good return and could have been even better if only Koch had birdied the par-5 last hole as she had done in the previous rounds. She didn't and she finished one shot out of the places at good odds.

Outright plays (total stake per play: 1.5pts)

Grace Park to win 8/1 @ William Hill
The first event of the year for virtually all of this field and a new course does not generally augur well for the favourite, but Park does have the advantage of local knowledge over her rivals as played junior golf on Oahu as a teenager. And with three top-15 finishes in four starts in Hawaii, she deserves the short price. Rather too many runners-up finishes is a worry, but with Sorenstam absent, this looks a very good opportunity to start the year on a high.

Michelle Wie to win 25/1 e.w. @ GolfingGods
Another with a distinct local advantage. Wie may not know the Arnold Palmer-designed course as well as Waialae, but she has played this course a few times before this week and has been practising hard for this event. The wrist injury that caused her to pull out of the Hawaii Pearl Open three weeks ago has now completely healed and it is hard to imagine that she will be available at such high odds in a field without Sorenstam once the season gets underway.

Carin Koch to win 80/1 e.w. @ BetInternet
A 6th place finish in her last event in Hawaii and a spate of top-10 finishes at the end of last year are good omens for Koch this week. While the Swedish team did disappoint in the World Cup two weeks ago, this is a very different event and if she can show any of her previous form, these will look very long odds.