Outright plays (2 units):
Bob Gilder to win 20/1 e.w. @ Stan James
Last year's Rookie of the Year is starting to rediscover his form. Top-3 finishes in three of his last four starts is impressive and but for a missed shot putt on the last green, he would have been in the playoff with Jacobs and Thorpe last week. Decent appearance last year and he is generally available for much less elsewhere.
Allen Doyle to win 20/1 e.w. @ Bet365
Doyle is misfiring at the moment, or at least, certainly at weekends. In his last three events he has finished the first round 1st, 2nd and 4th and managed to finish the week 16th, 34th and 8th. We have to go back two further events to find an instance where he (almost) finished the job - he was the first round leader at the Toshiba Senior Classic and finished 2nd. But I am encouraged by the fact that he has been playing well, if only for one round, and his weekend failings have bumped up his odds. Surrey go 12/1. With finishes of 3rd and 4th in the past two years, this could be the week he finds his consistency.
Jim Thorpe to win 33/1 e.w. @ Surrey
Would hardly look to the previous week's winner as a selection, but there is an interesting trend with this former running-back. Before last week's victory at The Tradition, he had won four times in his three years on the Senior PGA Tour. His two victories in 2000 had been in back-to-back weeks and so were his two victories in 2001 with the first (Kroger Senior Classic) via a one-hole playoff. Winning a major, even a Senior major, is very different to winning a regular Tour event, but he will obviously be aware of his ability to form a winning streak and looks better value than many others this week, particularly given his good course history.
