Matchup-plays (1 unit unless stated):
Canada to beat Wales -110 @
SkyBet
Will add two matchup plays for two of the outright selections. Wales' pairing of Woosnam and Dredge finished the European Tour season in good form, but Dredge has never played in North America and Woosie's best finish on the PGA Tour in the last three years is 40th. Would have been a decent pairing had this event been staged in Europe.
Canada to beat Sweden +100 @
Bet365
Sweden boast two excellent players for the future, but Pettersson has just come off a guelling six-day haul at the PGA Qualifying School. He qualified, but he did it the hard way: a closing 66 to be in the top-35 for the first time in the week. Just don't see him being able to raise his game again this week.
Japan to beat Sweden -111 @
BetandWin
Same as above. Siding with a team with a more realistic chance of winning against a team with one player totally drained.
Japan to beat Denmark -110 @
Bet365 [2 units]
Soren Hansen and Thomas Bjorn almost hung on for victory last year, but this year should be a different affair. Neither Anders nor Soren is playing particularly well at the moment - they have only one top-10 each since the British Open five months ago - and in their cumulative six PGA or WGC events, their best finish is 39th and that was in the limited-field American Express Championship.
Fiji to beat France -111 @
Centrebet
Didn't expect to see the #2 seeds on an even footing with France. Chand may find this a step-up in class from the Japan Tour, but he has been playing much better in the last four months and this is also a big step-up in class for Jacquelin who has secured only one top-10 finish since January. Will take Vijay Singh to carry his partner better than Levet any day.
South Africa to beat France -118 @
Expekt
South Africa will not be retaining their title this week, but at least Sabbatini and Clark can point to some good performances on the PGA Tour in the past two months. Sabbatini finished 5th in the Invensys Classic and Clark closed out his season with two 6th place finishes and a top-25 finish in his last four events. Good enough to beat the French team.
South Africa to beat Germany -111 @
BetandWin [2 units]
Opposing the German team for the same reason as for the Swedes. Their main player, Alex Cejka, came through a gruelling PGA Tour School when he gave a great performance to finish 2nd and narrowly miss out on winning the event altogether. It caps a brilliant end to the season with finishes of 6th, 2nd, 1st, 11th and 2nd in his last five events. Were it not for the Qualifying School, he could have carried his partner who has failed to make the weekend in eight of his last eleven starts, but he only finished Q-School on Monday and this event is a poor relation to the importance of last week's tournament.
Korea to beat Germany -118 @
Expekt [2 units]
Ho did compete at Q-School, but was never in contention and so should not suffer from fatigue to the same degree. He is also very much the junior partner to Choi who can boast five top-10 finishes, including a win at the Tampa Bay Classic, in his last six starts. Much too good for a tired German team.
Scotland to beat Germany -115 @
Olympic
The Scottish team are nowhere near as strong as the Koreans, but they should also beat the tired Germans if Lawrie can maintain the form that has brought him a win (Wales Open) and three 2nd place finishes in the last five months.
New Zealand to beat Scotland -111 @
BetandWin
Still think the Scottish team will finish outside the top-10, so opposing them with the Kiwis. Perks has struggled since winning the Players Championship, but he has shown he is a capable player at this level and he has a very capable partner in Campbell who has played well all year and returned after a break to finish 4th in the TCL Classic a few weeks ago.
