Matchup Picks - Champions Tour
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Bruno's Memorial Classic (2pts unless stated):
Tom Watson to beat Bob Gilder -130 @
Five
Dimes [4pts]
Very strange matchup. Gilder has not had a top-10 finish in six months,
while Watson was able to make the cut in the Bay Hill Invitational only
last month. This will be his first full tournament since the death of
Bruce Edwards, but this should not make such a big difference.
Tom Purtzer to beat Mark McNulty -118 @
Centrebet
Since winning on his first Champions Tour start, McNulty has been a big
disappointment. His 26th place finish last week was his best finish in
six weeks and that is a huge contrast with Purtzer who has not finished
outside the top-6 since the middle of February.
Tom Watson to beat Tom Purtzer -110 @
SkyBet
Partly a hedge play on Purtzer in the outright market, but also an
acknowledgement that for all Purtzer's current form he is not the player
that Watson still is. Course form may not be great and this might be an
emotional letdown for Watson after the Masters and the loss of his
caddy, but he is still a great player who could dominate this Tour if he
had the desire.
Mark James to beat John Jacobs -115 @
Five
Dimes [4pts]
Pitting no course form against good course form, but James' performances
on the Champions Tour have been very encouraging and much better than I
expected. Playing the course for the first time on each occasion, he has
finished in the top-20 in all of his four starts this year, finishing
ahead of Jacobs on the last three occasions.
Final update: 2-1-0; +5.80pts
Watson/Gilder WON by 3
Purtzer/McNulty VOID (McNulty dns)
Watson/Purtzer LOST by 2
James/Jacobs WON by 10
Good profit on the matchups even though I called Watson wrong. He
finished down in 33rd position, but thankfully it was just enough to
beat Gilder in the double-play. Much more convincing with Mark James!
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