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Tipster:
Stanley
Welch's/Fry's Championship
Outright plays (1.5pts):
Grace Park to win 16/1 e.w. @
William Hill
Large price for a player who had ten top-3 finishes last year, though
only one win. Se finished the 2003 season with 14
top-10 finishes in her last 15 events. There are very few who can
compete with that consistency and this price would only be justified if
Annika Sorenstam was in the field. She is not and Park should continue
her fine form in this event - 6th, 3rd and
4th in the last three years.
Lorena Ochoa to win 28/1 e.w. @
Paddy Power
Ochoa can also boast good form in this event
- 7th, 5th and 16th in the last tree years -
even though she played as an amateur in the first two years. She really
didn't make the breakthrough that I expected last year - five top-3
finishes but no wins - but there is no reason that she shouldn't do this
year. One benefit is that her odds are now higher - she was a 22/1
selection last year and at bigger odds and with an extra place on offer,
she is retained for this event.
Lorie Kane to win 40/1 e.w. @
Paddy Power
Kane also has a fine record in this event with top-25 finishes in each
of the last six years, though her best finish was last year when she
finished 2nd. It was the second year in succession that she had opened
her season with a 2nd place finish and that would be a profitable trend
if it continued this year.
Final update: 1-2; -1.35pts
Park 2nd
Ochoa 42nd
Kane 42nd
Small loss, but a valiant effort by Park to win the
event with a 3rd round 61. Early in the final round she draw level with
Stupples, but never took sole lead and the title was effectively decided
when Stupples eagled the 13th hole. There had never been more than one
shot between them until that stage.
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