ShopRite LPGA Classic

FINAL RESULT: 1-2; +12.00pts

Inkster 1st
Creamer 61st
Jang 5th

Inkster win the 'w/o Sorenstam' market certainly saved a disappointing week elsewhere! Just a pity that I didn't opt for the shorter odds on Jang in either the 'w/o Sorenstam' market or at a book that paid five places.

Outright plays (total stake per play: 1.5pts)

Juli Inkster to win 16/1 e.w. @ Victor Chandler  ['w/o Sorenstam' market]
Inkster broke a run of four top-10 finishes in her last outing, but there is every indication that there will a return to her previous form this week when she tees it up at the Marriott Seaview Resort. In nineteen previous starts in this event, she has won the title twice and finished in the top-4 ten times! And just to show that this is not ancient history for this veteran player, she has finished in the top-4 seven times in the last eight years. So with Victor Chandler taking Annika out of the equation and paying six places, she only needs to finish in the top-six for a payout. History is definitely on our side with this play.

Paula Creamer to win 20/1 e.w. @ Victor Chandler  ['w/o Sorenstam' market]
By contrast, Creamer has played in this event only once and on that occasion, as an amateur, she held the lead with Cristie Kerr heading into the final round, was still tied with Kerr with one hole to play, but lost out to her opponent's birdie on the last hole. A very impressive performance at that stage of her career and now that she has turned professional and has a win under her belt and now ranks 4th on the Money List, she certainly looks good value at 20/1 to go one better this year and she may not even need that with the 'w/o Sorenstam' market.

Jeong Jang to win 66/1 e.w. @ William Hill
Will keep Sorenstam in the market with this play as these odds are much too big. Bet365 have priced her at half these odds in this market. Here is a player who finished 2nd in her last outing two weeks ago, has top-10 finishes in three of her last six events and in nine of 29 starts last year. She also finished in the top-10 two years ago on this course, so there is definitely value in these odds.