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FINAL RESULT
Sluman was beaten by Funk by 2 Pernice Jnr beat Wetterich (mc) Elkington (mc) was beaten by Holmes (mc) Pampling was beaten by Oberholser by 1
Bets: 4 Wins: 1 Losses: 3 Profit/Loss = -4.18 pts
I don't usually have a moan about losses but I'm gobsmacked that we came out with 3 losers when for most of the tournament we were looking at 3 winners. Particularly disappointing was Pampling bogeying the last 2 holes to go from 1 up to 1 down. Matchup bets: (All bets: Total Stake 2pts)
Jeff Sluman to beat Fred Funk -105 @ BetInternet
*** Apologies, put up the incorrect price and bookmaker yesterday ***
Funk has had a tremendous run of results recently but this will be his ninth consecutive start without a break which
at some point has to take a toll. Sluman had an excellent 3rd place finis last week and preceeding that put in a highly
respectable display in the Open Championship finishing 41st (would have been a lot closer but for a last round 76).
Both players have shown good previous form here and in the h2h's although it reads 7-6 in Sluman's favour, he did
start the season disappointingly and has won 5 of the last 6 h2h's with Funk. Take anything above -125.
Tom Pernice Jnr to beat Brett Wetterich -110 @ FiveDimes
This is quite an easy course which doesn't punish wayward drives, resulting in a lot of birdies, and typically sees
course form play a more prominent role over current form. The odds in this match-up would appear to be based
on an expected strong showing from Wetterich because he is one of the longest drivers on the tour. But the odds
just can't be backed up by evidence. Although Wetterich has had four top-10 finishes earlier this season he is just
as likely to throw in a poor display. He has played here twice before and achieved finishes of 43rd and a missed
cut. Although Pernice is hardly the most consistent player around he did finish strongly last week after a poor start
and he has a great record in this tournament, having won it in 1999, and from his nine starts his average finishing
position is a very respectable 25th. A play very much against Wetterich and I make Pernice a -125 shot here. Matchup bets: (All bets: Total Stake 2pts)
Steve Elkington to beat J.B. Holmes +100 @ Pinnacle
Another matchup that seems to have been priced based on the assumption that Holmes's length will be a deciding
factor. In h2h's this season Elkington leads 5-3, he has good recent form with finishes of 14-25-39-mc-17-mc (the
most recent missed cut being Elkington's traditional mc at the Open Championship) and has shown improved form
in previous visits here, 60-66-49-25-32. Holmes has no previous experience of this course and misses cuts as
regularly as he puts in a good finish. In the last 3 years on this tour Elkington is averaging an FP of 39.5 to Holmes's
40.4 which puts Elkington slightly ahead on class and with his better current form and the value of course experience
he should be favourite here.
Rod Pampling to beat Arron Oberholser +100 @ Intertops
Pampling and Oberholser have very similar records this season with both players have a victory apiece this season
and showing great consistency (this season Pampling has only one missed cut and Oberholser only two). But in h2h's
Pampling leads 7-5 this season, including wins in 5 out of the last 6 matchups, and 25-14 over the last 3 years.
Pampling's previous record here is decent but hardly spectacular with finishes of 54-39-66 but Oberholser has only
one previous start to his name which resulted in a missed cut. I can't see many reason for Oberholser to be favourite
here.
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