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6-0; +2.27pts Pre-tournament plays: LAY 20pts liability Martin Kaymer 20 15th
Matteo Manassero 110 27th
Padraig Harrington 46 21st
Ryan Fox 150 39th
Nicolas Colsaerts 70 30th
Jaco Van Zyl 120 43rd
Not an easy event to call, but the reports from the test event in March likened the course to Doral and that is enough to oppose Kaymer at these odds - he has just one good showing in nine attempts at Doral - plus he is winless in over two years
Apart from a 3rd place finish in the Scottish Open, Manassero has struggled for form - he previous top-10 finish had been in the Scottish Open in 2014 - so I can't see him being a contender this week
Harrington's form is also enough to oppose him this week - he hasn't finished in the top-5 in any event since he won the Honda Classic in March last year
Form is not a problem for Fox who won the Northern Ireland Open two weeks ago, but that was on the European Challenge Tour and there is a very big step-up to the calibre of field this week
Colsaerts showed a lot of promise a few years ago, but he hasn't fulfilled it - his last Tour win was in 2012 and his last strokeplay win was in 2011 - whenever he has put himself into position to win, he has fallen short and I'm happy to oppose him for now
Van Zyl has won 14 Tour events, but all of them have been on the Southern Africa Tour despite now being in his 5th full season on the European Tour - this suggests he isn't a likely winner in this event
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