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Matchup Picks - Champions Tour |
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Senior PGA Championship |
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FINAL RESULT: 3-0; +6.00pts
McNulty/Hatalsky WON by 5
Morgan/James WON by 13
Morgan/Romero WON by 13
Three good wins to round off a very good event.
Matchup plays (stake per play: 2pts) Mark McNulty to beat Morris
Hatalsky -105 @
Pinnacle
It has been a disappointing season for McNulty, but barring his 56th place
finish in the Boeing Championship last time out, he has still been very
consistent even though winless in 2006. And it has been that consistency which
sees him hold a 6-3-0 h2h record against Hatalsky this season and the only time
that he has failed to finish ahead of Hatalsky in their last five common events
was in the Boeing Championship. Unless he plays so poorly again, he should
prevail once more in this matchup.
(also available at Olympic) Gil Morgan to beat Mark James -110 @
Stan James
Morgan was discounted for the outrights as compared to fellow home player, David
Edwards, he hadn't put in the practice this year around this course. And at the
age of 59, he is finding it increasingly difficult to win on this Tour, but that
doesn't mean that should be discounted for the matchups as his six top-15
finishes from ten starts this year testify. James is capable of winning this
week, but is much less consistent and consistently trails Morgan in the h2h
stats. And then there is Morgan's home advantage. He may have played down his
knowledge of the course, but there is nothing like a home crowd and, in
particular, there is nothing like playing in a tournament and being able to stay
at home rather than a hotel. Gil Morgan to beat Eduardo Romero -102 @
Pinnacle
On sheer ability, Romero should be a very strong contender for this title, but
he is clearly not ready to fully commit to this Tour. He has played only one
event so far, the Puerta Vallarta Blue Agave Golf Classic, and he finished six
shots behind Morgan and instead of preparing for this event, he has played on
the European Tour in each of the last three weeks, missing the cut every time.
If such a performance were not demoralising enough, he shot 80-80 in the Irish
Open last week in awful conditions, which would have done his confidence and his
game no good at all. Hardly the best preparation for this event, so it is
certainly very easy to side with the home town player. |
