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Tipster: Stanley

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FINAL RESULT: 1-2; -6.32pts

Prammanasudh/Diaz LOST by 4
Prammanasudh/Pak LOST by 2
Pressel/Lee WON by 14

Very disappointing. Pak could do no more than match her 2nd-best finish this season of 25th, but it was still too much for Prammanasudh who recorded her 2nd-worst finish since February.

 

Matchup plays (2pts unless stated):

Stacy Prammanasudh to beat Laura Diaz -108 @ Centrebet
Backing the very consistent Prammanasudh in this matchup. Diaz did win this head-to-head last week, but that was on a course on which she has a fabulous record, and the other occasion that she finished ahead of Prammanasudh in the last nine month was at the Reunion Golf Club and that was by a single shot. So while she did finish 5th last week, I can't imagine her bringing too much confidence with her into this week from the way that she played on the back nine on Sunday.
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Stacy Prammansudh to beat Se Ri Pak -136 @ Pinnacle [6pts]
The only question here is whether Pak is back or not. She recorded a top-10 finish in the Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open and has already amassed more winnings this season than in the whole of last year, but her best finish this year other than that top-10 has been 25th. When she did finish 9th at the Reunion Golf Club, she beat Prammanasudh, but she has finished behind her opponent in their six other common events this year and it is not because of injury and her finger injury of last year is completely healed. And if such h2h stats were not enough (she also finished 22 shots behind Prammanasudh last year), Pak will team with a new caddie this week and she admits to not even knowing his name yet!

Morgan Pressel to beat Meena Lee -108 @ Pinnacle [4pts]
Lee is clearly a player to side with in the outrights at good odds as she has played eleven times this year, winning once, losing a playoff once and finishing outside the top-10 on every other occasion. But that should also mean that she is a good player to oppose in matchups and in the three times that she has beaten Pressel, two of those occasions were due to being 1st or 2nd. Pressel has prevailed in the eight other common events and with some reaction to the playoff loss expected from Lee, Pressel should win again.