Toshiba Senior Classic

Course: Newport Beach Country Club, Newport Beach, California
Yardage: 6584
Par: 71  (three par-fives)
USGA Rating: 71.5
Greens: Poa Annua - 4,500 sq.ft  (Tour average: 6,000 sq.ft)

GCSAA Tournament Fact Sheet

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Best Players Last 10 Years

Past Winners:
2001 - Jose Maria Canizares
2000 - Allen Doyle
1999 - Gary McCord
1998 - Hale Irwin
1997 - Bob Murphy
1996 - Jim Colbert
1995 - George Archer

Outright plays (1 unit unless stated):

Hale Irwin to win 7/1 @ Centrebet
Have three of the last four winners of this event as selections this week. Irwin is win-only, but he has had a great season so far. He won the Senior Skins by a record margin and the ACE Group Classic and he has finished 2nd in both starts since that win, but on both occasions he was only one shot out of a playoff. A winner in 1998, I don't see any reason why he should not repeat the feat.

Allen Doyle to win 20/1 e.w. @ Centrebet
Not quite a continuation of last year's incredible consistency in securing top-10 finishes, but he has still secured three from five starts. Basically a selection because of his course form: a winner in 2000 and top-3 in 1999 and last year when a selection. He should make it four top-10s from six.

Gary McCord to win 20/1 e.w. @ Centrebet
Has become a consistent choice since the last few months of last season. Still can't break through and win for the first time since 1999, and hence the double-figure price, but has become as consistent a player as Doyle was for the whole of last season. A winner three years ago on this course.

Irwin is now available at Five Dimes @ 7/1

54-hole play (1 unit unless stated):

Doug Tewell to beat Bob Gilder -115 @ Bet365
Five starts, five top-20 finishes and a win at the Verizon Classic. An impressive start to the season from Tewell and while last year's surprise Rookie of the Year is fully capable of winning this event, I have to side with a player who ranks 1st on Tour in driving accuracy and 2nd in greens in regulation.

Final update:

Matchups: 1-0; +1.00 units

Tewell/Gilder WON by 3

Outrights: 2-1; +8.00 units

Irwin 1st
Doyle 2nd
McCord 18th

Getting to really like this event! Not quite the 1-2-3 of last year, but 1st and 2nd and a win on the week's matchup makes for a very satisfying event