FUNAI Classic

FINAL RESULT: 4-2-0; +2.85pts

Johnson/Campbell WON by 4
Lehman/Campbell WON by 8
Clark/Perez WON by 5
Gamez/Duval WON by 11
Pampling/Franco LOST by 3
Funk/Kelly LOST by 4

Thankful of the profit here to offset some of the outright losses.

72-hole plays (1.5pts unless stated):

Zach Johnson to beat Chad Campbell -110 @ BlueSq
This has been a disappointing season for Campbell after the promise that he showed last year. He has been dogged by personal problems and while these have, apparently, now been resolved, he has a lot of confidence to rediscover in his game. He has recorded only one top-15 finish in the last six months and that was back in May. His game is not set up to profit from easy courses, so this is a strong play in favour of Johnson who has already been tipped to win this event.

Tom Lehman to beat Chad Campbell -122 @ WSEX
With top-4 finishes in three of his four starts, few can compete with Lehman in terms of form and Campbell cannot. He hasn't missed a cut here in twenty years and shouldn't do this week. Any repeat of his recent form and this will be any easy win.

Tim Clark to beat Pat Perez +100 @ Olympic
Clark finished over 30 places ahead of Perez when they both played in this event last year and he also finished 6th the year before. So with Clark also holding a 10-5-0 h2h lead over Perez in 2004, these look generous odds.

Robert Gamez to beat David Duval -112 @ WSEX
Will oppose Duval again. Gamez has been playing very consistently and has an excellent record in this event. It should be more than enough to beat Duval at this stage of his comeback.

Rod Pampling to beat Carlos Franco -110 @ Ladbrokes
Pampling hasn't missed a cut since the Western Open in a run that has seen him since the International in August and finish in the top-20 in his last two events. He hasn't finished Franco in any event since the PGA Championship, so the odds really should favour the Australian.

Fred Funk to beat Jerry Kelly +115 @ Five Dimes and Pinnacle
Good odds for a player who has finished ahead of his opponent in four of their last six common events. Add in Kelly's particularly poor record in this event and these odds look rather generous.