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1-2; +0.00pts
Outright plays (total stake per play: 1pt)
Geoff Ogilvy to win 25/1 e.w. @
William Hill,
BetFred
and
ToteSport 61st
With finishes of 6th, 4th and 6th in his last three events and just one round
over 70 in his last twelve, Ogilvy is clearly hitting form at the profitable end
of the season: he now ranks 8th in the FedEx Cup standings. He hasn't played at
Cog Hill in the last couple of years, but he was in contention throughout the
event in 2004, finishing in the top-5 and that should help him continue with his
momentum this week.
Steve Stricker to win 20/1 e.w. @
Paddy Power
and
Bet365
['w/o Woods' market] 2nd
Momentum is one factor that will keep players at the top of their games at this
end of the season - and Stricker has that factor following his win at The
Barclays two weeks ago and his top-10 finish last week - another is playing in
front of a home crowd. Stricker and Kelly are the Wisconsin natives in this
field and both have won on this course in the past - in Stricker's case it was
in 1996. That win was a long time ago and so was his previous victory to The
Barclays (2001 World Match Play Championship), so while momentum, form and home
comforts may ensure he is a feature on the leaderboard this week, I can't see
him defeating Tiger if they went head-to-head, so I'll take the shorter odds and
the speciality market.
Brandt Snedeker to win 66/1 e.w. @
Paddy Power
['w/o Woods' market] 13th
Snedeker has also won recently - the Wyndham Championship three weeks ago - and
has the momentum of good form as that win had been preceded by four top-10
finishes in his previous seven starts. And while he may have finished down the
leaderboard last week, he did close with an encouraging 66 on Sunday. His
previous appearance on this course resulted in a missed cut, but that was in
2004 and he only turned professional that year. Since then, he has had two good
years on the Nationwide Tour and proved that his two victories on that Tour last
year were no fluke by winning the Wyndham Championship and currently ranking
14th on the Money List. Take Tiger Woods out of this event and he is certainly
capable of beating the best of the rest, so 66/1 in this market looks decent
value.
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