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Tipster:
Stanley
SBC Classic
Matchup plays (2pts unless
stated):
Mark McCumber to beat Andy Bean -140
@
Five
Dimes
Bean hung on for a 7th place finish last week, but given that it was
only his 2nd top-10 finish in his Champions Tour career (20 starts), he
is not likely to repeat the feat this week. McCumber has finished in the
top-25 in each of toe last two seasons here and leads Bean 9-2-1 h2h
during his Champions Tour career.
Peter Jacobsen to beat Hale Irwin -127 @
Five
Dimes
With a best finish
of 7th in four starts this year, it may well be
that age is finally catching up with
Irwin. But with a relatively poor record on
this course anyway, he is worth opposing and
there will be few better players to back than
Jacobsen this week.
Jim Thorpe to beat Bruce
Lietzke -115 @
Five
Dimes [4pts]
Since winning the U.S. Senior Open last June, Lietzke's form
has been woeful. That
may have been due to a recurrence of
his elbow tendonitis earlier in the season,
but he is currently recovering from a shoulder
injury. But even if he were fit this week,
his course form so poor that
Lietzke is definitely one to oppose. All the better that
his opponent finished 5th last year and
has finished in the top-10 in three
of four starts this year.
Final update: 1-1-0; -0.80pts
McCumber/Bean LOST by 4
Jacobsen/Irwin WON by 3
Small loss on the matchups with the largest play void as
Thorpe didn't start the event. Lietzke finished down in 33rd position
and should have been an easy opponent.
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