Matchup Picks - Champions Tour
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U.S. Senior Open
FINAL RESULT: 2-0; +6.00pts
Weibring/Quigley WON by 4
Weibring/Smyth WON by 4 At least Weibring's wobble didn't jeopardise
these plays as well.
Matchup plays (2pts unless stated)
D.A. Weibring to beat Dana Quigley -111 @
Centrebet
Backing Weibring to have a very good week with two more plays. Quigley
looks as though he should be fit enough to play this week after having
had acupuncture, shiatsu massage and three hours of therapy on his hip
every day last week, but even if he were fully fit, he should struggle
to beat Weibring. In eight previous attempts in this event he has never
finished in the top-10, whereas Weibring finished 6th on his debut last
year. And after Quigley finished 1st and 2nd in the first two events of
2005, his head-to-head record against Weibring is poor: in 13 common
events, Weibring has prevailed nine times, Quigley three times and they
have tied once. This should be another Weibring top-10 and a higher
finish than Quigley.
D.A. Weibring to beat Des Smyth -111 @
Paddy Power
[4pts]
Five Dimes make Weibring -130 and that is still is huge understatement,
in my opinion. The most consistent player on Tour against someone who
lost a playoff for the Senior British Open last week. Not only is the
travelling a factor, but so is the mental letdown from spurning such
great chances for victory and the complete reversal in climactic
conditions: from the cold and 30mph winds of Aberdeen, the players were
greeted with stifling 100 degree heat on Monday. Weibring finished nine
shots ahead of Smyth last year and has finished ahead of him in four of
their last five common events, so there is clearly a strong home bias in
Paddy Power's pricing of this match.
(also available at Five Dimes) |
