Matchup Picks - LPGA Tour
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Canadian Women's Open
FINAL RESULT: 3-0; +9.00pts
Lang/Dunn WON by 9
Jo/Eathorne WON by 5
Lindley/Eathorne WON by 8 All three wins by the cut ... a nice
bounce-back after last week!
Matchup plays (1.5pts unless stated): Brittany Lang to beat Moira
Dunn -111 @
Centrebet
Quite a difference in form between these two. In Lang's last three
events, she has finished 15th, 2nd (U.S. Women's Open) and was 4th at
the cut last week; Dunn has missed two cuts and exited the Women's Match
Play event after the 1st round. With a new course being used, any
disadvantage to the rookie is negated and she should win this match with
ease. Young Jo to beat A.J. Eathorne -114 @
Expekt
[3pts]
Also Birdie Kim-like in her recent discovery of form, Jo has finished
6th in the U.S. Women's Open and 12th in the Jamie Farr Owens Kroger
Classic in her last two starts, though she had shown good form at the
start of her rookie year. If she can continue that form, she will
certainly beat the home player. Eathorne has just one top-30 finish from
12 strokeplay events this year and other than a 28th place finish in
this event, her best finish in six LPGA Tour starts in her home country
is 50th. Leta Lindley to beat A.J. Eathorne -115 @
Centrebet
[4.5pts]
If there is a concern in the previous match that Jo's form may only be
temporary, that is not the case with this match. Lindley leads Eathorne
34-11-3 h2h since the start of the 2002 season and 8-3-0 this year in
strokeplay events. She has finished ahead of Eathorne in five of six
common events in Canada and comes into the event on the back of four
straight top-25 finishes. Eathorne will need much more than home support
if she is to make this match competitive. |
