Palmer (mc) was beaten by Slocum

Bets: 2     Wins: 1     Losses: 1     Profit/Loss = 0.00 pts

Matchup plays (Total Stake: 2pts)

John Senden to beat Ryuji Imada                  +100 @ Carib 
An over reaction to Imada's finish at the US Open in my view. Imada has three decent finishes recently culminating in last weeks 12th place finish at the US Open. But Senden's recent form is hardly a concern acheiving consistently good finishes this season. This stadium course typically relies on accuracy to the small greens and although Imada has no course experience he is currently ranked 96th on the tour for GIR and 168th for Driving Accuracy (last week at the US Open his good finish can be largely attributed to his superb scrambling around the greens). Senden has had two very average finishes at this course but is 80th for Driving Accuracy and 1st for GIR. Senden's all-round ranking is over 50 places higher than Imada and he leads him on the h2h's this season 7-5-1. Senden is the better overall player, likely to be more suited by the course and with no issues regarding his current form, if anything he should be the one at odds of -120.

Ryan Palmer to beat Heath Slocum                +100 @ SportingOdds 
Consistency is hardly Palmer's forte but there I feel there is enough evidence to suggest that he could perform well this weekend. Length off the tee and excellent putting are Palmer's main attributes but in his only previous start here in 2004 he finished 11th and was 6th for GIR. Slocum has two previous starts here, finishing 66th in 2004 and missing the cut in 2003. Neither players recent form is worthy of note but Palmer's recent form is showing more consistency with one missed cut in his last six starts, a 10th place finish at the St Jude and last time out he could have acheived another top-10 finish if it wasn't for a third round 78. Meanwhile Slocum has missed the cut in three of his last four starts and has only two decent finishes all year. In h2h's this season Palmer leads 7-5 with Slocum only ever managing to win when Palmer missed the cut. Palmer is the better player and if he makes the cut, which he has an excellent chance given his previous form and the quality of this field, then his odds should be closer to -120.