Sony Open in Hawaii

Matchup plays (1.5 units unless stated):

Scott Hoch to beat Aaron Baddeley -110 @ Sportingbet and Sporting Odds
Baddeley did finish 2nd in this event last year thanks to a very hot putter, but since returning from injury seven months ago, he has finished in the top-20 just once. He should struggle against Hoch who has a good record in this event and was very much in contention last week apart from one quadruple bogey on his card.

Chris Riley to beat Aaron Baddeley -111 @ BetandWin [3 units]
If Hoch can beat Baddeley then so can Riley. He has a good record on this course with three top-15 finishes in the last five years and ended 2003 in very good form - top-5 finishes in three of his last eight events. A big contrast to Baddeley who will need another very hot putter to contend this week.

Vijay Singh to beat Ernie Els -120 @ Bet365, William Hill and Easybets [3 units]
Singh has beaten Els in each of their five common events across all Tours in the last three months and there was very little from last week's action to suggest any reversal of this domination. Singh missed countless putts from inside 10-feet and still only lost by a single shot, while Els was circumspect again.
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Adding (1.5 units unless stated):

Stephen Ames to beat Aaron Baddeley +100 @ Five Dimes [3 units]
Opposing Baddeley again. This time with Ames who has a 3-0-0 h2h lead over the past 3 months and 10-5-0 over the past year. He can also claim good form on this course, having 14th and 7th in the last two years, so should be more than a match for Badds.

David Peoples to beat Joe Ogilvie -115 @ Five Dimes
Courtesy of two wins on the Nationwide Tour last year, Ogilvie is back on the main Tour, but this has been far from a happy season-opening event in previous years. He has played in this event three times and missed the cut every time. He was disappointing in Australia last month and Peoples is unlikely to need his third consecutive top-20 in this event to prevail in this match.

Final update: 1-4-0; -7.31 units

Hoch/Baddeley LOST by 3
Riley/Baddeley LOST by 1
Singh/Els LOST by 8
Ames/Baddeley WON by 2
Peoples/Ogilvie LOST by 3

The season is two weeks old and repeating last year's record on the matchups with this Tour looks very difficult already. A little discouraging.