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Outright plays (total stake per play: 1pt)
Anthony Kim to win 25/1 e.w. @
Ladbrokes
45th
I've avoided Kim for a couple of months after backing him several times earlier
in the season, but this represents a very good opportunity for him to earn his
maiden victory. It is not that he is playing as well as he did in April/May, but
that he looks a very good prospect in this company. He is making his debut in
this event, but when there have been 62s on this course in each of the last two
years and the winning scores have been -20 and -21, it really should set up well
for his attacking style of golf. Against this field, he should be no more than
16/1 by the start of the event.
Pat Perez to win 28/1 e.w. @
Boyle Sports
dns
With July finishes of 3rd in the AT&T National, 20th in the British Open and
10th in the Canadian Open, there are few in this field who can match Perez for
form. And in terms of all-round play, while Kim is the only player in this field
who is ranked in top-10 in the PGA Tour's All-Around Ranking category (4th),
Perez is next at 11th. On that basis, there appears little reason to expect his
current form to end this week, particularly as he finished 15th on this course
last year. I'm always very wary about backing players such as Perez at such
short odds, but he and Kim stand out in this field and at least one of them
should be pushing for at least a place return on Sunday night.
Tom Pernice to win 40/1 e.w. @
Ladbrokes
56th
Pernice is another player who comes into this event in encouraging form, having
finished alongside Perez in 10th place last week and held the lead with one
round to play in the Buick Open earlier this month. He didn't manage to finish
in the top-5 that week and hasn't managed to do that since the Tour Championship
at the end of last season, but relative to this field, he is still one of the
best players on view. Add in his sole previous appearance in this event in 2002
when he led after 36 holes (but finished 6th) and there should be value in these
odds and hope that he will feature in the top-5 again this week.