Matchup Picks - LPGA Tour
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Samsung World Championship
FINAL RESULT: 1-3-1; -4.34pts
Ahn/Davies WON by 8
Doolan/Gustafson LOST by 9
Matthew/Gustafson LOST by 5
Inkster/Jang TIED (Push)
Mallon/Stupples LOST by 7
Poor display that gave back most of the profit on the outrights.
72-hole plays (1.5pts):
Shi Hyun Ahn to beat Laura Davies -104 @
Expekt
The move to a new course will help Tour rookie Ahn this week. Probably
not enough that she would win this event, but enough to help her finish
ahead of Davies. She failed to do so last week, but that was the first
time since June that she had finished behind Davies on the LPGA Tour.
(also available at Bet365)
Wendy Doolan to beat Sophie Gustafson -111 @
Stan James
This has been a wretched season for Gustafson. A year ago she won this
event at The Woodlands in Texas, but until last week she had failed to
record a single top-15 finish in 22 starts in 2004. She did finally
achieve that last week, but that has to be a flash in the pan rather
than a return to sustained form. Doolan won't finish ahead of many
players this week, but she has finished ahead of Gustafson in 10 of
their last 12 common events and she should do the same again this week.
Catriona Matthew to beat Sophie Gustafson -167 @
NordicBet
Short price, but not really when you consider that Matthew has finished
ahead of Gustafson in 16 of their last 17 common events! Matthew should
finish higher up the leaderboard than Doolan, so this is a worthwhile
play as well.
Juli Inkster to beat Jeong Jang -110 @
Five
Dimes
Not that much between these players - Inkster leads Jang 10-8-0 h2h in
2004 - but the balance in Inkster's favour is further tipped by her
better record in California and the fact that Jang is making her debut
in this prestigious event while Inkster has won three of the last seven
stagings of this event.
Meg Mallon to beat Karen Stupples to beat -111 @
Centrebet
Both players' form has dipped since the summer, but Mallon still holds
the h2h advantage. Stupples has finished ahead of her in only three of
their last eleven common events. Add in the fact that this is also
Stupples' debut in this event and that Mallon is also a former winner
and she does warrant being favourite in this match.
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