Joburg Open

[Stanley]

Round 1 play (2pts):

David Drysdale to beat Jean Hugo -120 @ Stan James
Drysdale made it nine cuts made in his last eleven starts with his 18th place finish last week, so he comfortably beat Hugo who missed the cut. I expect the same to happen again this week with Hugo having missed the cut in four of the last five years here, while Drysdale has finishes of 3rd (though he held the lead after 36 and 54 holes) in 2009 and 13th (though he was 4th with one round to play) last year. The Englishman is clearly not a player to back on Sunday, but he should get himself into contention once more.

 

[Stanley]

Round 4 play (2pts):

Retief Goosen to beat George Coetzee -110 @ Paddy Power
Both players will return to the course tomorrow morning to complete their third round, but the process should be more tiring for Coetzee who started the third round in the lead but has slipped down to 3rd place. He hasn't shown the same form recently as Goosen who finished 3rd week, so I'll back the more experienced player in this situation.

[unofficial rd4 system plays: Goosen tb Aiken -125; Rowe tb Murray +110; Carlsson tb Drysdale -120]