Outright Picks - PGA Tour
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Buick Open
FINAL RESULT: 0-2;
-2.00pts
Ames mc
Choi mc
Funk dns
I suppose the only positive was that the stake was
returned on Funk. Very poor otherwise.
Outright plays (1.5pts):
Stephen Ames to win 28/1 e.w. @
Victor
Chandler
It is better to look for players who were out of contention or missed
the Open Championship for the PGA Tour events immediately afterwards.
Ames missed the cut at Royal Troon and lacking links practice over the
last few years that should not be a concern. He won his last PGA Tour
start and can count seven top-10 finishes in his last eight starts in
North America. He has a solid record around Warwick Hills with all
twelve rounds under-par in the last three years and should be counted
upon to be in contention once again.
K.J. Choi to win 40/1 e.w. @
Ladbrokes
Choi was in contention at Royal Troon two weeks ago - he was just two
strokes off the lead at the start of the weekend - but he fell back over
the weekend and will have had to chance to recharge his batteries after
missing the cut last week. With four top-5 finishes on the PGA Tour
already this season and two PGA Tour wins since 2002, he is certainly
capable of winning when in form and he has shown some that form
recently.
Fred Funk to finish in the top-five 10/1 @
SkyBet and
Paddy Power
Funk did not play at Royal Troon, opting instead to compete in the B.C.
Open where he closed in good form with three successive 68s. Last week
68 was his worst score en route to a 2nd place finish, so he is
certainly a player in form and he does play well at Warwick Hills. He
has played here every year since 1989 and has finished in the top-25 in
ten of the last eleven years. He hasn't won a Tour event for six years,
so the place-only option looks the best way to profit form such
consistency.
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