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Royal Caribbean Golf Classic
Outright plays (2 units):
Tom Purtzer to win 18/1 e.w. @
Paddy Power
No hesitation in backing Purtzer at this price and in a field missing a
lot of the top players. He showed very good form in the opening event of
the season two weeks ago to shoot 67-67-66 and finish 5th and and has
finished 7th and 6th in the last two years on this course. With good
early season form in his two years on the Champions Tour, he is a strong
contender for the title this week.
Larry Nelson to win 20/1 e.w. @ SkyBet
Nelson has won this title in the past (2001) and while he was not as
impressive in finishing 19th two weeks ago, he is a class player in a
field like this and has shown that he tends to play well repeatedly on
certain courses.
Dana Quigley to win 25/1 e.w. @
William Hill
Quigley did play well two weeks ago and very nearly successfully defended
his title - he finished a very close 2nd to Zoeller. He can also count
good form on this course with four top-10 finishes in six years and he
is another who tends to play very well at the start of the season as
there is no substitute for hunger!
Final update: 1-2; +1.25 units
Purtzer wd
Nelson 13th
Quigley 2nd
So close! Quigley shot the joint low score of the day to
share the lead for about an hour, but Fleisher only had to par in and
then birdie the easy par-five last hole, which he did. Denied at the
death for the second time in two events this year. Nelson finished two
shots out of the places, while Purtzer had been up the leaders after the
1st round, but withdrew after 5 holes of the second round with a pulled
stomach muscle.
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