Administaff Small Business Classic

FINAL RESULT: 0-3; -6.00pts

Kite 8th
Tewell 19th
Jenkins 19th

No return on the outright plays, but Kite did get to within a shot of the lead with five holes to play. In the end he finished one shot out of the places.

Outright plays (2pts):

Tom Kite to win 16/1 e.w. @ Expekt [1pt to win; 1pt to be placed in the top-5]
Some firms have priced up this event earlier than others, so will make some outright plays here while waiting for more odds for the other events. A new event and a new course, so current form and the ability to play in Texas - and thus on Bermuda grass greens - is important. As someone who was born, attended university and still lives in Texas, Kite is an obvious candidate. His form from July to September was as good as it has been for years and while he has not quite been in contention in the last few weeks, he should perform much better close to home.

Doug Tewell to win 25/1 e.w. @ SkyBet
Not a Texan, but born in Louisiana and educated and living in Oklahoma, he can at least claim to be a neighbour and that should lead to an advantage on Bermuda greens. One of his first wins on the Champions Tour was in Texas - the 2000 SBC Championship - and his form recently has been good enough to net him another win: four top-4 finishes in his last six starts, while last week's event was the first one in which he had finished outside the top-15 since July.

Tom Jenkins to win 40/1 e.w. @ Expekt
Not only a Texas resident, but someone who was born and attended university in Houston, the home of this event. Like the other selections, he should play well this week in home conditions and does have good recent form: he finished 2nd in the SAS Championship two weeks ago. He always ranks very highly in the greens in regulation stats and that is usually a good guide for first-time courses, so this certainly seems a generous price with five places on offer.