Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am

FINAL RESULT: 0-3; -6.00pts

Fleisher 25th
Levi 6th
Jenkins 25th

Yet another weather-disrupted event and a farcical Monday finish. It was not until the end of Levi's 2nd round on Saturday that he was informed that the Tour were considering making the event a 36-holer. And he was not best pleased in the interviews after his round as he would have played very differently had there been even a suggestion that the Tour would take this route. It gave those players who finished on Monday a huge advantage and gradually enough of them caught Levi (and Hatalsky, the leader on Saturday night) to knock him out of the top-5 paying places. Had hoped for better from Jenkins and Fleisher who had been 3rd and 8th after the 1st round, but this event descended into farce.

Outright plays (total stake per play: 2pts)

Bruce Fleisher to win 22/1 e.w. @ BetInternet
If Fleisher is showing any form, he is worth backing at these odds on this course. From 1999 to 2003, he finished in the top-3 every time, winning on two occasions and it was only a second-round 74 that denied him the chance to continue that run last year. With a record of top-15 finishes in each of his three starts this year and an improvement in his leaderboard position in each of those final rounds, the omens are good that he will return to his top-3 ways at the TPC of Tampa Bay.

Wayne Levi to win 22/1 e.w. @ BetInternet
Levi does not have the course form to match Fleisher, though he had been 4th with one round to play on his debut in 2003, but in terms of current form, he is a player to back. A top-5 finish in each of his first two events was followed by even better performance last week when, as a selection, he was joint leader on the final tee. The less said about what happened next the better, but he is clearly a player in form and is worth backing at these odds.

Tom Jenkins to win 40/1 e.w. @ BetInternet and Victor Chandler
The winner of the last event of 2004 to be played in Florida, Jenkins also has an impressive record in this event. In six previous visits, his worst finish has been 16th and even then he was very highly placed until a final round 75 in his rookie year on this Tour. So with top-20 finishes in each of his three starts this year and a closing 66 on Sunday, he is another who seems to be playing well enough to repeat his previous performances at the TPC of Tampa Bay.