72-hole plays:
Tom Lehman to beat Robert Allenby -110 @
Surrey
Looking for a big week from Lehman who features heavily in the matchups rather than as an outright play. Had an excellent weekend when many other players would have wilted after opening with 63-62. The continued easy setup and pro-am format would appear to suit and he has two top-15 finishes in his last three visits. Opposing Allenby who has been playing well, but has opted to play in this event just once - he missed the cut in 1999 - and prefers tougher setups
Tom Lehman to beat Paul Azinger -115 @
Moneyplays [2 units]
Zinger has had some decent finishes in this event, but his recent performances have been a pale shadow of his early season form when he consistently finished in the top-20; he has only done so once in his last five starts
Tom Lehman to beat John Daly +100 @
Centrebet [3 units]
Opposing Daly was a very bad strategy last week, but I still stick to the same principles this week. Big John will now be playing his eighth event in ten weeks with two flights to Germany in that period, one five-day event and one week in which there was an enforced rest because of the cancellation of the Tampa Bay Classic. His record in pro-ams is very poor - last week's finish was his best in these events for five years - and without the adrenalin of a good start, he will surely fade away. Might be wrong, but he can't keep up the intensity of his game forever.
Scott Verplank to beat John Daly -125 @
Sportingbet
Verplank is an outright selection in fine form and should have a good week. Daly, on the other hand, remains totally unpredictable
Vijay Singh to beat John Daly -110 @
Bet365
Maybe not expecting a great week from Vijay, but he displayed enough good form last week when losing to Sam Torrance that he is playing far better than when he missed his last two cuts on Tour. With an excellent record in this event - top-20 on all three visits - he should continue that run at least
Davis Love to beat Scott Hoch -150 @
Camelot
Hoch's good form came to an abrupt end last month with missed cuts in his last two events when previously one of the most consistent players on Tour. With a poor record in this event, there seems little reason to side with him this week, particularly against an outright selection
Davis Love to beat Bernhard Langer -154 @
Centrebet
Langer has had great success in Europe this season and on this Tour earlier in the season, but this is not a good event for him. He very seldom plays in pro-ams - just seven times in his career and not since 1989 - and, like Allenby, is much more suited to tougher courses
John Huston to beat Tom Pernice -145 @
Camelot
Huston has had a difficult summer, but his 22nd place in Pennsylvania was his best finish since the Masters. But Pernice has not been playing particularly well either - a best of 37th in his last five tournaments - and he doesn't have the advantage of good course form. He has missed the cut here three times out of four whereas Huston is a former winner and is well-known for shooting low on easy courses, particularly on Bermuda greens