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0-3; -3.00pts
Outright plays (total stake per play: 1pt)
Jim Furyk to win 11/2 @
Centrebet
5th
Had been a no-play at 5/1, but just creeps into the marginally acceptable odds
range at 11/2. His impressive record at Warwick Hills is well-documented: his
last 33 rounds at this course have been under par with six consecutive top-10
finishes and if Tiger Woods had been absent last year as he is this year, he
would have won his 2nd Buick Open title in four years. In his own words, "I'm
going to show up and play the golf courses where I feel I have the best chances,
and this would be one of them." After runners-up finishes in two of his last
three events - one of them was via a playoff and the other should have been in a
playoff - his usual determination will be heightened somewhat this week. After
all, he does have to atone that choice of club on the 17th tee at Oakmont!
Kenny Perry to win 28/1 @
Five
Dimes and
Centrebet
(0.5pts) & to finish in the top-five 5/1 @
Five
Dimes (ties paid in full) 10th
He really should have been a profitable pick last week. After the weight loss
and the tip at the Memorial Tournament that earned him a 3rd place finish that
week, he would finish the first round last week in 3rd position, but dropped
three shots over the closing holes in the second round and was always on the
fringes of contention after that. The form and the confidence is clearly still
there, so this should be another week in which he contends for the title. It
also helps that he won this title in 2001 and has recorded top-15 finishes in
his last three visits. The greens are soft after recent rain and he is a player
who can really get on a low scoring streak.
Lucas Glover to win 50/1 e.w. @
SkyBet,
Sportingbet,
Sporting Odds,
William Hill
and
BetDirect
10th
His form figures are largely uninspiring and that is presumably the reason for
these inflated odds despite the poor field. But his recent finishes have
included 8th at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, 29th (despite a final day
over-par round) in the Crowne Plaza Invitational and, most importantly, a 5th
place position after the opening round of the U.S. Open. Okay, he shot 80 in the
second round and missed the cut by one, but the indications are there that his
game is improving. And he was 2nd with one round to play last year. Okay, he
shot 72 and finished 15th, but there were two strong mitigating factors: (i) he
was playing with Tiger Woods in the final group; and (ii) he ranked 13th in the
U.S. Ryder Cup points list with just two more weeks to go, so the pressure to
maintain his high finish and virtually secure a place in the Ryder Cup team was
immense. Neither of these factors will be present this year, so hopefully he can
repeat his form of those first 54 holes.