South African Open

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3-6; -10.02pts 

Round 1 plays:

Ignacio Garrido to beat Darren Fichardt -111 @ Bet365 [2pts]  LOST by 3
Ignacio Garrido to beat Pablo Martin -120 @ Paddy Power [1pt]  LOST by 11
Not only has Garrido made the cut in 11 of his last 12 starts, but his form is as good as it has been for a long time: last week he was top-ranked in greens in regulation en route to finishing 11th. I really can't see him having a poor week this week. Fichardt was a regular on the European Tour until he lost his Card in 2007 and hasn't even featured in a Tour event outside South Africa for over a year. So while he may have an impressive record on his home Tour, he is still short of the level currently attained by Garrido (he finished four shots behind him last week). In terms of Martin, I'd expect a post-victory reaction, particularly as he has recorded just other top-10 finish in the last 2 1/2 years; Garrido has finished 11th or better in five of his last eleven starts, apart from just missing one cut.

Round 2 plays (3pts):

Charl Schwartzel to beat Oskar Henningsson -200 @ Unibet [also available @ Extrabet]  WON by 2

Ignacio Garrido to beat Branden Grace -118 @ Unibet [also available @ Extrabet]  TIED

Gregory Bourdy to beat Michiel Bothma -182 @ Unibet  LOST by 1

Round 3 plays (3pts):

James Kingston to beat Louis Oosthuizen +115 @ FiveDimes [also available @ Stan James and Bet365]  WON by 4

Pablo Martin to beat Anders Hansen +125 @ Unibet [available  generally]  TIED

Edoardo Molinari to beat Anders Hansen +105 @ Bet365 [also available @ SkyBet, Stan James and Paddy Power]  WON by 3

Round 4 plays (3pts):

Pablo Martin to beat Darren Fichardt -130 @ FiveDimes  LOST by 7

David Drysdale to beat Darren Fichardt -105 @ Bet365  LOST by 4

Thomas Aiken to beat Darren Fichardt -123 @ Unibet [available  generally]  LOST by 7