Round 1 plays (2pts):
Danny Willett to beat Bernd Wiesberger -110 @ 5Dimes
Fatigue from the Open is the only reason not to back Willett. He has two top-5 finishes in the last three years here, has finished 26th or better in all six previous appearances on this course and finished ahead of Wiesberger every time they have played in this event. And, as he showed last week, he is a very good pre-weekend player - he leads Wiesberger 8-2-1 h2h in rd1 this year.
Fabrizio Zanotti to beat Y.E. Yang -110 @ 5Dimes
Following on from his 10th place finish in the Scottish Open, Yang is playing in this event for the first time since 2007 when he missed the cut on his debut. However, given Yang's struggles over the last couple of years, he is worth opposing with a player ranked over 200 places higher in the World Rankings and has been a regular in this event over the last seven years.
Gregory Havret to beat Matthew Fitzpatrick +110 @ SkyBet
Havret is another who is a regular in this event, missing it just once in the last ten years, whereas Fitzpatrick made his debut last year and missed the cut. Set in the mountains, this is an event in which course experience is important. Fitzpatrick has also been very inconsistent since making the move into the professional ranks - he has missed 8 of 15 cuts since February - and so is worth opposing, particularly in this event.
Danny Willett to beat Bernd Wiesberger -110 @ 5Dimes
Fatigue from the Open is the only reason not to back Willett. He has two top-5 finishes in the last three years here, has finished 26th or better in all six previous appearances on this course and finished ahead of Wiesberger every time they have played in this event. And, as he showed last week, he is a very good pre-weekend player - he leads Wiesberger 8-2-1 h2h in rd1 this year.
Fabrizio Zanotti to beat Y.E. Yang -110 @ 5Dimes
Following on from his 10th place finish in the Scottish Open, Yang is playing in this event for the first time since 2007 when he missed the cut on his debut. However, given Yang's struggles over the last couple of years, he is worth opposing with a player ranked over 200 places higher in the World Rankings and has been a regular in this event over the last seven years.
Gregory Havret to beat Matthew Fitzpatrick +110 @ SkyBet
Havret is another who is a regular in this event, missing it just once in the last ten years, whereas Fitzpatrick made his debut last year and missed the cut. Set in the mountains, this is an event in which course experience is important. Fitzpatrick has also been very inconsistent since making the move into the professional ranks - he has missed 8 of 15 cuts since February - and so is worth opposing, particularly in this event.
