Nice find DTB :thumb:
Outright plays (1 unit):
Shingo Katayama to win 12/1 e.w. @
Paddy Power
This has the look of a regular Japan Tour event and so siding with two of the Tour's best players who won eight Japan Tour events between them last year. Last week's 21st place finish was only the second time in nine events that he had finished outside the top-8 and that run includes victory in the Suntory Open. Twice he has finished in the top-5 in the last three years and he looks good for a repeat performance this year.
Toshimitsu Izawa to win 14/1 e.w. @
Ladbrokes
Hasn't had the explosive season he had last year when he topped the Japan Tour Money List, but he has played more often in international events this year. Nevertheless, his 25th place finish last week was only the second time in six events that he has finished outside the top-10 and he has an excellent record on this course: two top-3 finishes in the last three years. Very hard to see neither Katayama nor Izawa securing at least a place win this week.
Katsunori Kuwabara to win 100/1 e.w. @
Bet365 and
BetInternet
Staggering price when he is available at 33/1 at SkyBet or Ladbrokes. Like the other selections, he comes off an easy week, though still finishing in the top-25, in the high profile Dunlop Phoenix and had been in good form beforehand: he had had four top-10 finishes in his previous seven starts. It has been four years since his last win - the 1998 Japan PGA Matchplay Championship - but he is playing well enough to secure a top-5 finish, just as he did two years ago on this course.
