Stan - Enjoy your holiday!
Dogs -It sure is good to have you posting so much again this year. It sure hasn't hurt your performance, and apparently it hasn't cost you too many favorable opportunities for action with the books.
As for this week, one I'm playing for sure is Luke Donald, who has been acknowledging for weeks and going on months that he's playing the best golf of his life. And early this year he spoke of being on a bit of a mission to earn his first PGA Tour win in an event longer than 54 holes, which has to still be gnawing at him. The write-up from Chris on Stan's tour-tips.com site says it better than I can:
Back Luke Donald 2.5pts e/w @33/1 at William Hill
In ten events this season he has finished outside the top 15 just once. This is a player who is not only incredibly consistent but can mix it with the big boys in the strongest of fields. Clear evidence of that is found in his last two PGA tour events: 2nd at The Players and 3rd at The Masters. He followed those up with two top 10 finishes in China - his first ever trip to Asia so he'll no doubt be glad to be back in the more familiar surroundings of the US. And on top of all that, this is an event which should be made for him. No real premium on distance off the tee and small greens has favoured players who are reknowned for excellent iron play - Nick Price for one has a phenomenal record here. Donald was 19th here two years ago, 14th last year, and he has improved enormously as a player in that time. The only question mark is over his ability to close out events on this tour. There have been one or two slight concerns on that front but certainly not enough to damn him with. At the very least this is an exceptional value e/w bet.
GL