0-3; -3.00pts

Outright plays (total stake per play: 1pt)

Steve Stricker to win 33/1 e.w. available generally  24th
Rather struggling to find any plays this week, but given that this field is less than 3/4 the size of a normal Tour field, there should be some value in these odds. Winning may continue to prove elusive for Stricker, but he does put himself into contention on a regular basis: he has three top-5 finishes already this season and has finished no worse than 11th in three of his last five events. He is not a frequent competitor in this event, but was lying in 2nd place with one round to play last time here (2005) and his last two events in Texas have yielded finishes of 3rd and 9th, SO there should be hope that he finishes in the places once again.

Anthony Kim to win 40/1 e.w. available generally  18th
Once again, Kim makes his course debut (though a year he was invited to Colonial Country Club a year ago as a finalist for the Ben Hogan Award), but with two top-5 finishes in three PGA Tour starts in Texas and three top-5 finishes in his last six Tour starts, he is a difficult player to ignore. A player who ranks 5th in All-Around Ranking and 11th in Actual Scoring Average on the PGA Tour, but is 40/1 against this weak field, is certainly worthy of attention.

Jason Gore to win 200/1 e.w. @ BlueSq  mc
A very speculative play on a player who has proven that he can win tournaments. He has only sporadically showed the the form that brought him so much attention in 2005, but a 19th place finish in the Houston Open last month and a 23rd place finish in the Players Championship two weeks ago are indications that some of that form is returning. But it is primarily his opening 66 last year when making his course debut that makes his odds seems attractive this week. He was forced to retire during the 2nd round with an elbow injury sustained by hitting a tree root earlier in the day. And it was not simply that he was in good form at the time: that withdrawal was in a run of six consecutive events without reaching the weekend. He is clearly playing better this year and can hopefully reproduce his 1st round form of 12 months ago.