Preview & outright plays:
Low-key event with just ten players returning from the British Open to compete at Deere Run and only three of them had made the cut at Lytham. Most of the others players have preparations for the PGA Championship in their mind and skip this event. A better field than at the BC Open last week, but only just!
The course was built and only opened in June last year on land donated by Deere himself - it was a condition of sponsorship of the event that a new TPC course was built and used for this event. It is long at almost 7,200 yards and being a par-71, it should be a stern test with ravines and tree-lined fairways adding to the quality of the course. However, scoring was low last year with the rough not being particularly penal. This year, last week's rain should make the rough a little tougher, though with the greens enlarged and five greens re-sodded, this could be just another putting contest.
The three selections this week are Scott Verplank, Kirk Triplett and Charles Howell. Verplank is one of those three who made the cut at the British Open and are playing this week. He finished 30th to stretch his run of top-30 finishes to five. He is winless this year, but has been in fine form with four top-4 finishes and looks a quality player in this field. With all four rounds under 70 last year, he looks well-suited to this course and is a deserved short-price.
Triplett was an unlucky loser last year as he lost in a four-hole playoff to Michael Clark, but he fits the bill of an accurate player with good all-round stats. He didn't make the trip to England and hasn't played in three weeks. Well-rested, he can build on the two 7th place finishes in his last three events and is available at much higher odds than expected.
Much higher odds on Charles Howell are also found at Victor Chandler; most other books price him around 14/1. He almost won the Greater Milwaukee Open two weeks ago and after a slow start he finished the weekend 68-66 at the BC Open to finish 12th. In great form and on a wave of confidence, he has course form as well to make the 20/1 on offer seem rather large. Last year, he finished 3rd, just one shot out of the playoff.
Outright plays:
Scott Verplank to win 18/1 e.w. @ BetInternet
Kirk Triplett to win 28/1 e.w. @ NetBetSports
Charles Howell to win 20/1 e.w. @ Victor Chandler
Low-key event with just ten players returning from the British Open to compete at Deere Run and only three of them had made the cut at Lytham. Most of the others players have preparations for the PGA Championship in their mind and skip this event. A better field than at the BC Open last week, but only just!
The course was built and only opened in June last year on land donated by Deere himself - it was a condition of sponsorship of the event that a new TPC course was built and used for this event. It is long at almost 7,200 yards and being a par-71, it should be a stern test with ravines and tree-lined fairways adding to the quality of the course. However, scoring was low last year with the rough not being particularly penal. This year, last week's rain should make the rough a little tougher, though with the greens enlarged and five greens re-sodded, this could be just another putting contest.
The three selections this week are Scott Verplank, Kirk Triplett and Charles Howell. Verplank is one of those three who made the cut at the British Open and are playing this week. He finished 30th to stretch his run of top-30 finishes to five. He is winless this year, but has been in fine form with four top-4 finishes and looks a quality player in this field. With all four rounds under 70 last year, he looks well-suited to this course and is a deserved short-price.
Triplett was an unlucky loser last year as he lost in a four-hole playoff to Michael Clark, but he fits the bill of an accurate player with good all-round stats. He didn't make the trip to England and hasn't played in three weeks. Well-rested, he can build on the two 7th place finishes in his last three events and is available at much higher odds than expected.
Much higher odds on Charles Howell are also found at Victor Chandler; most other books price him around 14/1. He almost won the Greater Milwaukee Open two weeks ago and after a slow start he finished the weekend 68-66 at the BC Open to finish 12th. In great form and on a wave of confidence, he has course form as well to make the 20/1 on offer seem rather large. Last year, he finished 3rd, just one shot out of the playoff.
Outright plays:
Scott Verplank to win 18/1 e.w. @ BetInternet
Kirk Triplett to win 28/1 e.w. @ NetBetSports
Charles Howell to win 20/1 e.w. @ Victor Chandler
