Matchup plays (0.5 units):
Robert Allenby to beat Aaron Baddeley -120 @
SkyBet and
BetInternet
Opposing Baddeley this week despite his residence in Scottsdale and his obvious good form. This will be his debut in this event and there will surely be a reaction from his playoff loss last week to Els. Siding with one of the outright picks is therefore an obvious choice.
Justin Leonard to beat Aaron Baddeley -110 @
Sportingbet and
Sporting Odds
Bit of a mixed bag for Leonard in this event. He has missed the last two cuts here, but has also finished 2nd twice in the last seven years. Simply the more consistent player.
Peter Lonard to beat Aaron Baddeley +100 @
Victor Chandler
Lonard is also the more consistent player. It will be his debut in this event, but a near-miss in the run for 2002 Rookie of the Year and two wins in the winter months in Australia point to yet another top-20 finish this week.
Peter Lonard to beat Jonathan Byrd -118 @
Easybets
Again siding with the very consistent Lonard. Byrd finished a lowly 50th last week and has yet to compete on this course. Also hard to ignore a 13-4-0 head-to-head score over the past year in favour of Lonard.
Luke Donald to beat Rich Beem -111 @
BetandWin
Will continue to oppose Beem. In his last four starts, he has finished last in the Grand Slam of Golf, the Williams World Challenge and the Mercedes Championships, which were events with no cut, and he missed the cut last week in the Sony Open. He has also played in this event three times and missed the cut on every occasion. Donald missed his first cut for five months last week, but should have plenty in reserve against Beem.
