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Travis Perkins Senior Masters
Outright plays (2 units):
Denis Durnian to win 16/1 e.w. @
BetInternet
and
Stan James
Mason, Darcy and Longmuir are worthy favourites for this event, but
Durnian is certainly one of the better 'second division' players. He has
finished 2nd on Seniors Tour Order of Merit in each of the last two
years and although he is winless this season, he still lies 6th with
five top-10 finishes in his last seven starts. He does have course
experience which is important as it is the Edinburgh course being used
at Wentworth and not the West course which is used for the Volvo PGA
Championship on the European Tour. Last year he finished 5th and he
should be disappointed not to match that.
Bob Cameron to win 33/1 e.w. @ Bet365,
BetInternet
and
Stan James
Cameron lies just behind Durnian in 8th place on the Seniors Tour Order
of Merit in his rookie year having secured three top-3 finishes in four
starts just before the Senior British Open. He finished 14th in that
event and threatened to finish much higher until the final round. Not
bad for a player who earned just £185 in his sole year on the European
Tour (1976) and he has shown that he can compete at this level.
David Good to win 100/1 e.w. @
BetInternet
Events like these can throw up some weird prices, particularly if they
are alongside a major championship. I see no reason why BetInternet
should price up Jeff Van Wagenen at 10/1 and similarly why David Good
should be 100/1 (though Bet365 offer 80/1). He started the season in
good with two top-10 finishes in the West Indies and has returned to
form lately with a top-20 finish in the Senior British Open and two
top-10 finishes in his last two events - he was 2nd in Switzerland last
week. He also has very good course experience having finished 7th, 14th
and 3rd in the last three years, so 100/1 does look rather generous!
Final update: 0-3; -6.00 units
Durnian 27th
Cameron mc
Good 19th
No return from the event, though Good did remain in contention for
the championship for two rounds. A final round 76 saw him fail to
achieve a lucrative place finish.
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