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1-2; -2.50pts
Outright plays (total stake per play: 1pt)
Kenny Perry to win 12/1 e.w. @
William Hill,
BetFred,
BetDirect,
ToteSport 5th
The favourite, but not by the margin that he deserves. His game has turned
around dramatically since losing a lot of weight and receiving a tip from Tommy
Armour (it was merely to keep his head still!) at the Memorial Tournament last
month. Since then, he has finished in the top-15 in all four starts on this Tour
and is averaging 68.56 shots per round. And not only is he back on top of his
game, but he returns to a course on which he has finished 3rd, 5th, 4th, 1st,
7th, 9th and 15th this decade. No wonder he says: "I just like it here. I'll
always come back because I just enjoy the golf course." Single-digit favourites
are very rarely warranted other than Tiger, but Perry deserves to be one this
week.
Nathan Green to win 28/1 e.w. @
Victor
Chandler,
Sportingbet,
Sporting Odds
and
ToteSport 57th
Another player who has rediscovered his form recently with top-5 finishes at
Colonial and the John Deere Classic last week. Admittedly, he failed to hold on
to the lead that he had held since Friday, but he has still to win on this Tour
and that experience, plus his victory on the European Tour last year, will
ultimately help him once he does gain another 54-hole lead. And that may be this
week - he shot each round under 70 to finish in the top-10 on his course debut
last year and so may repeat that performance as he repeated his top-5 finish of
2006 at Colonial in May. There is a similarity in these courses and that can
also be seen by Perry's hugely impressive record in both events. Hopefully,
Green will be the same.
D.J. Trahan to win 66/1 e.w. @
Paddy Power,
Boyle Sports
and
ToteSport 28th
Maybe the Colonial/Brown Deer Park angle will apply here as well. Trahan has
played at Colonial only once (2005), but on that occasion, although he faltered
over the weekend, he ended both the first and second rounds in 2nd place. And as
far as Brown Deer Park is concerned, he finished 4th last year. It's enough of
an angle (plus standard course form) to suggest that as he was backed at 100/1
in a much stronger field last week and played strongly for 52 holes before
running up a seven, he should be backed at this price in a second-tier PGA Tour
event.