Okinawa Open

FINAL RESULT: 3-0-0; +8.00pts

Yang/Hoch WON by 3
Marksaeng/Wiratchant WON by 11
Srirot/Ruangkit WON by 8

Pleasing sweep to end the season. Two comfortable wins at the cut and a last day charge to secure the third win. Just a pity that I didn't trust Yang to make the that final round deficit.

Matchup plays (1pt unless stated):

Yong-Eun Yang to beat Scott Hoch -130 @ Five Dimes [2pts]
Too much home advantage here for one of Japan's most in-form players. Hoch has played once in Japan in the last five years and not in a full Tour event since the PGA Championship in Japan. Should be easy if the weather turns cold!

Prayad Marksaeng to beat Thaworn Wiratchant -125 @ Sportingbet and Sporting Odds [3pts]
Had this play a few weeks ago and will back it again. Marksaeng has a 6-3-0 h2h record against Wiratchant in 2004 and showed good form to finish 3rd last week in the Volvo Masters of Asia. He is also a regular on the Japan Tour and that should bring some home advantage over a player who played in this country only once.

Thammanoon Srirot to beat Boonchu Ruangkit -125 @ Sportingbet and Sporting Odds [3pts]
Same here. Apart from dominating this matchup over the past four years and finishing aheadof Ruangkit in each of their last six common events, Srirot has been a regular on the Japan Tour this year securing four top-10 finishes. Ruangkit did compete on this Tour in 2001, but missed two-thirds of his cuts and has rarely been back.