Nashua Masters

FINAL RESULT: 0-3; -3.00pts

Dunlap mc
Horne 56th
Butterfield 9th

Good attempt by Butterfield apart from one spell in the middle of the third round when he had six bogeys in seven holes - holes on which he was level par for the rest of the week. Proved to very important as he finished only six shots behind the winner.

Outright plays (total stake per play: 1pt)

Scott Dunlap to win 25/1 e.w. @ BetFred
Secured a top-10 finish last week despite closing with a 76 and it signalled a return to form after not playing a Tour event between February 2004 and the South African Open two weeks ago. Under the circumstances, his 40th place finish was very creditable. Coming to a course on which his form reads 2nd and 5th, this could yet be his best week of 2005.

Keith Horne to finish in the top-four 10/1 @ Expekt
By contrast, Horne has been very busy, playing on both the Asian PGA and the full Southern Africa Tour last year. It was a schedule that has resulted in seven top-5 finishes in the past 12 months and that includes one in this event when every round was 68 or under. However, he has not won since 1998 when he was a wire-to-wire winner on this Tour, so the place-only option looks better than the 50/1 e.w. available with SkyBet.

Andrew Butterfield to finish in the top-four 17/1 @ Expekt
Also opting for a place-only play on former European Tour player, Butterfield. He has never won a Tour event, but he finished 5th last week and that was his fourth top-5 finish since May last year, the others coming on the European Challenge Tour. He does have course experience and opened with a 64 to be one of the early leaders last year, so these look generous odds for just a top-5 finish.