Louisiana Open

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We are back on US soil this week and lets hope that our winning streak will continue on this leg of the tour too. Le Triomphe golf course is a relatively short course at 7,004 yards but it does seem to favour the bomber as proved by wins for Wetterich, Walker and Heitala in previous years. The course is also unique in that it hosts four Par 5 holes and five Par 3s, there is no wonder that the winning score is typically in the high double digits.

My picks this week are as follows:

Kevin Tway - 0.75pts e/w @ 40/1 - There is a lot to like about Tway this week despite the fact that this will be his first visit to the Louisiana course as he ranks 7th in Par 3 scoring average, 20th in Par 5, 6th in scoring average (69.25) and absolutely booms it off the tee. He seems an ideal fit for Le Triomphe and comes here on the back of some decent form with no missed cuts this year, a 4th in Colombia and a 16th last weak. There is no doubt he is a talent and I can see him winning on a course like this where the winning socre will be very low numbers.

Oliver Goss - 0.75pts e/w @ 50/1 - As much as I dont really want to have another headline pick I feel I have to with Goss as he is a winner in waiting and his length off the tee (well over 300 yard average), his ranking of 5th in Par 5 Scoring, 45th in Par 3 and 25th in Scoring Average, all add up to a player who fits this course. He has never played Le Triomphe before but his form in 2015 has been great with a 12th in Panama, 10th in Colombia and an 11th last week in Chile (where he opened with a 65). He can go low and as i say, WILL win on the web.com this year.

Jonathan Randolph - 0.5pts e/w @ 55/1 - The Mississippi native is a player I had half an eye on when he stepped up to the PGA after a stellar year on the Web.com in 2014 but in truth he hasnt really delivered so far and finds himself back in Louisiana this week. That isnt a bad thing as he finished 3rd here last year, carding opening rounds of 66 and 65 and taking to the course like a duck to water. Last year he ranked number 1 in Par 3 performance and a respectable 39th in Par 5 but has shown no such glimpses in 2015 so I'm hoping a return to the course that kickstarted his campaign last year will help. He will be keen to impress this week and show he deserves to be back on the main tour.

Abraham Ancer - 0.25pts e/w @ 70/1 - Young Ancer is another player who has no course experience but has all the attributes on paper to do well here. He is 3rd in Par 3 scoring average, 16th in Par 5 and 15th in Scoring Average (69.56) and from a brief search of him through Q-School seems to be around 300 yards in average Driving Distance. His form in 2015 so far has been good for a tour rookie, 15/21/22/2 before a missed cut last week but I'm hoping the long and short holes this week will help him bounce back.

Brett Wetterich - 0.25pts e/w @ 140/1 - I just missed the 200s on previous winner Wetterich as I was waiting for more bookies to price up the event, I should have just taken what I thought to be too large as the bookmakers tend to run scared if they are more than a smidge out compared to their rivals! I am backing verteran Brett simply for the fact he seems to be a course specialist here in Louisiana, he holds the tournament record of 264 from his win back in 2003 and won the event again in 2011. He has only missed the cut here twice in nine outings and has four top 10s but recently seems to have dropped off the face of the earth. This is the first start on the Web.com for the 2 time PGA Tour winner and former Ryder Cupper this year so he isnt exactly in form but I feel he has too much course form and too much power off the tee to ignore.

Total Staked - 5pts