Outright Picks - European Tour
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Diageo Championship (1pt):
David Howell to win 14/1 e.w. available generally
Not too many players in this field which inspire confidence in the
outright market, though few are playing as well as Howell and he does
have a couple of prestigious Tour wins to his name. He won the
Australian PGA Championship by seven shots in 1998 and the Dubai Desert
Classic by four shots in 1999. More recently, he has finished in the
top-10 in four of his last seven events and each time he has been in
contention he has shot 70 or less in the final round. Hardly 'bottle'
form so maybe this could be the week with such a weak field.
Stephen Gallacher to win 33/1 e.w. @
Easybets
Since the Tour left South Africa, Gallacher has played in eleven events
and made the cut every time. With four top-10 finishes in that spell, he
looks to be playing well enough to be competitive this week. So add in
his 7th and 5th place finishes in 2001 and 2003 respectively and these
odds look mighty generous!
Barry Lane to win 40/1 e.w. available generally
Not really one for the outrights, but he has won this year already and
he is returning to Gleneagles, the site (albeit on an adjacent course)
of his first Tour win, the Scottish Open, in 1988. With just one missed
cut since September he has been playing well outside his win in the
British Masters and would have been expected to be no more than 33/1
this week.
Final update: 0-3; -3.00pts
A blank, but not without its chances. Howell had been 4th after two
rounds, but played poorly thereafter, while Gallacher was as high as 3rd
after 10 holes on Sunday, but he was over-par from that point onwards
and lost his place-winning position.
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