Outright plays (1.5 units unless stated):
Juli Inkster to win 16/1 e.w. @
Stan James
Winner of this event in 1999 and 2000, she has the best course form of any player on view this week. But it should be no surprise that Inkster plays well here, this is as close to a home tournament as she can get. She lives in Los Altos (125 miles away) and she and her family will stay at her sister-in-law's house in nearby Auburn. She always enjoys considerable support and should continue her recent run of form that included a runners-up spot in the Welch's/Circle K Championship which she really should have won.
Sophie Gustafson to win 33/1 e.w. @
Bet365
The Swede gets the selection as the expense of Grace Park who injured her back two weeks ago in the Office Depot Championship and despite her form you can't ignore that type of injury. Gustafson has a decent record in this event and has been showing solid form all season. This is supposed to be a tight course, but straight-hitting does not appear to be a feature of previous contenders so this may just be the track for the big-hitting Swede.
Cristie Kerr to win 40/1 e.w. @
NetBetSports
Backed her last time out after she had finished in the top-20 in her last four events and secured two top-3 finishes during that time. She promptly missed the cut. She has made the cut in her four starts at the Twelve Bridges course, but has no top-10 finishes though he has always come into this event in poor form. She in much better form this year and maybe she can repeat her 54-hole performance of 1999 when she entered the final round only three shots behind the leader, Juli Inkster. She shot 77 in the final round that year, but at least she has showed that she can compete on this course.
