MCI Heritage


FINAL RESULT: -7pts
Had strong hopes for Roberts and Snyder finding a place going in to final round, but sadly it wasn't to be as they both went backwards.

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Update:
Back Corey Pavin 0.5pts @270 at Betfair
Length is not a big requirement here and whenever that is the case Corey Pavin has to be in with a shout. Fairly solid course form including a 5th place backs that argument up. His 5th place finish at the Bay Hill a few weeks back seems to have gone unnoticed by the size of these odds.

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Update:

Back Charles Warren 0.5pts e/w at 200/1 at BetDirect
A very promising player who shows up well on the ball striking stats (ranked 4th on the tour). Has bedded himself in well on the main tour this season with a number of top 25 finishes and could just be ready to contend properly in the same state where he got his first win on the Nationwide tour.

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Back Loren Roberts 0.75pts e/w @100/1 at Paddy Power and BlueSq
He is on record as saying that this is a course he likes, as the emphasis is more on accuracy and control rather than raw power and distance. Reasonable form this season and is a former winner here (albeit nearly a decade ago)

Back Greg Owen to finish in the top five 1.5pts @25/1 at Centrebet/Superodds
This links style course should suit Owen down to the ground. He's made a promising start to his career stateside - probably exceeding most expectations. A third place finish at Pebble Beach - the only event on tour with smaller greens than here - is further reason to think he can go well.

Back Joey Snyder to finish in the top five 0.75pts @37.5/1 at Centrebet/Superodds
Solid ball striking will be key here and Snyder ranks very highly in that category - 2nd in the field for GIR at the BellSouth. Putting has been his problem so far this season, but if he can get the putter working reasonably well here then a high placed finish is far more likely than these odds suggest.

Back Andrew Magee to finish in the top five 0.75pts @37.5/1 at Centrebet/Superodds
Magee has been a very solid performer this season as he makes his way back from injury, and like Owen went very well at Pebble Beach (before a final round 76 saw him fall away).

Back Bob Estes 0.5pts e/w at 100/1 at Tote
Hasn't missed a cut all season and reasonable looking course form including a 10th place two years ago. Not the likliest of winners (an argument you could make about all of the picks this week), but these are very generous odds considering most other bookies are around the 66/1 mark.