The Masters


FINAL RESULT: 4 wins, 3 losses. +0.81pts


All 1.5pts unless stated

Back Jay Haas to beat Bernhard Langer @-110 at BetInternet
Haas dominates on the h2h stats and is generally a far more consistent player than Langer. Langer does have good course form, but a recent return to the short putter indicates that he must be having huge problems with that part of his game - which is the last thing you need at Augusta!

Back Fred Couples to beat Bernhard Langer @-111 at Easybets and Intertops
Back Fred Couples to beat Paul Casey @-110 at BetInternet
Couples' has a very consistent record in this event. Taking him over Langer and also Mr Casey, who did have a very good debut here last season, but really hasn't shown that he has recovered from his self inflicted problems yet.

Back Retief Goosen to beat Davis Love @-139 at William Hill and Easybets
Back Luke Donald to beat Davis Love @+100 at Victor Chandler
Love continues to be priced on reputation and not his level of performance. I expect very solid showings from both Goosen and also Donald here - despite it being the latter's debut. I simply don't know what to expect from Love! Nothing would surprise me from him and in 72 hole match betting where consistency is key that means he should opposed.

Back Shigeki Maruyama to beat Peter Lonard @-125 at Centrebet - note: price was incorrectly listed initially
Maruyama leads the head2head 5-1 over the past 3 months. Both these players seem to make a habit of missing the cut in the Masters, so this one could well be settled before the weekend. I just don't think Lonard has anything like a good enough short game to play Augusta.

Back KJ Choi to beat Lee Westwood @+100 at Olympic
Here's the h2h stats: Choi leads 3-1 over three months, 6-1 over 1 year, 12-3 over 3 years. Fairly conclusive. Furthermore Choi also has very good course form, while Westwood has done ok, but hardly excelled round here. Again, his short game probably isn't good enough.