FINAL RESULT: 0-3; -4.50pts
Austin mc
Frazar 11th
Riley 36th
Three good rounds out of four would never be enough in this
low-scoring event for Frazar, though was still one more good round than
Riley, while Austin couldn't even break par.
Outright plays (total stake per play: 1.5pts)
Woody Austin to
win 25/1 e.w. @
Ladbrokes,
BlueSq
and
BetFred
"I've been playing well for a long time", said Austin before last week's PGA
Championship. He would finish 16th last week and that follows finished of
7th and 6th in his previous two starts as well as a 5th place finish in the
Buick Championship last month. So when a normally self-critical player like
Austin is talking up his chances, it is worthy of note. OK, so it is two
years since his last victory, but against this company and on a course on
which he has finished in the top-10 in two of his last three visits, he
should have reason to still be confident on Sunday.
Harrison Frazar to
win 28/1 e.w. @
BetDirect
Frazar has yet to win on Tour, but has featured at some stage in each of his
last four events. He has only a best finishing position of 7th from those
events, but he is putting well enough to get himself into contention once
again this week. When he finished 7th at the Buick Open, he ranked 2nd in
putts per GIR that week and last week, while finishing 20th in the PGA
Championship, he topped the stats in putts per GIR. He is clearly hitting
his irons close to the pins and putting well. Add in a good record on this
course, including 5th in 2003, and an excellent record in Nevada - he has
finished in the top-3 in each of the last two years in the Michelin
Championship - and he could certainly be a strong contender this week.
Chris Riley to win 33/1 e.w. @
Victor
Chandler,
BlueSq
and
Tote
It has taken him a long time to recover from the fallout of the 2004 Ryder
Cup and he certainly has a long way to go recover the form that earned him a
place on that team, but if he is to win again, he should have no better
chance than in his home State of Nevada and on the course on which he
recorded his maiden Tour win in 2002. That was the last time that he played
in this event, but having shown form in the U.S. Bank Championship and The
International (he had the 12th best strokeplay score that week) and been the
first round leader in last week's PGA Championship, his game may finally be
returning to its former self.
STATS: Tour Event In-Running
