Chitimacha Louisiana Open

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Andrew Loupe 0.5pts e/w @ 125/1 Various

I have tipped Loupe up at 125/1 despite the fact that I managed to get on at 200s (sorry for the brag there) as I still think there is huge value to be had here despite his unremarkable 56th in Panama and two missed cuts in a row. I, like @AlexBudd, are big fans of this guy and have been waiting for him to hit US soil and course setups that he will be more familiar with. In some respects his poor early form in the Americas has meant that we still get to back him at a triple figure price so for that we should be thankful. The 24 year old is big off the tee, consistently sending his drives over 300 yards so ticks that box, has not shot worse than par on a par 5 hole in three tournaments in 2013 and regularly posted double digits under par on the NGA Tour. He is Louisiana born, raised and educated so will know the course and the environment like the back of his hand and will be keen to build on his 13th place here last year when on a sponsor's invite.

Bubba Dickerson 0.5pts e/w @ 110/1 Bet365

This is Dickerson's first outing in 2013 on the Web.com Tour and ordinarily this would be a concern but to be honest he has always had a limited schedule in the early stages of the season and has been honing his game at the likes of courses such as Sea Island. He also recently tweeted that he shot the lowest round of his life, a 58, while practicing so I think his game is in good shape. Most noticeable is his course form which includes a win back in 2009 and a 3rd in 2011, he obviously likes LeTriomphe and knows how to play it. Looking at his 2012 stats, he was 295 yards off the tee as an average and consistently in the high 60s in GIR percentage for the year.

Hank Kuehne 0.25pts e/w @ 100/1 Skybet

Hank Kuehne is lucky to be playing this week, he was dogged with a back injury for over 5 years and at one point it looked like he would have to quit. However, six years later on and playing on the main tour on a medical exemption, Kuehne has made all three cuts on the PGA in 2013 but steps down a grade this week. He was a player of pedigree who can boast two 2nd place finishes on the main tour and over $2.7m in prize money. The reason I like him for this week other than his obvious quality and great start to the season, is the fact that he is massive off the tee. So far this year he is ranking well over 300 yards in average and back in the early 2000s, he was averaging over 320 yards. He has course form too with a 19th in his only appearance here back in 2007, carding nine under before two poor final rounds. A fit and healthy Hank has the talent and driver to dominate this course.

Darron Stiles 0.5pts e/w @ 66/1 Stan James

Another player who is making the step down a grade this week is Stiles who doesn't quite have the early form of Kuehne but can lay claim to a 13th place at the Honda Classic amongst some top class opposition. Stiles isn't big off the tee, nor does his GIR average stand out but he is a top par 3 performer, ranking 12th in par 3 birdie or better leaders so far this year. Last year on the web.com Tour he also ranked 10th in par 3 performance which goes towards explaining why his record at LeTriomphe is so good. The North Carolinian native's record here contains three top 10s with his best finish coming last year when he placed 5th after carding two rounds of seven under back to back. Stiles will want to prove to the rest of the field that he worthy of his limited PGA status this week so expect him to go well.

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