Reno-Tahoe Open-The Other Tournament

[Another Steve]

ODDS TO WIN THE RENO-TAHOE OPEN JOHN MERRICK +1800
ODDS TO WIN THE RENO-TAHOE OPEN WOODY AUSTIN +5000
ODDS TO WIN THE RENO-TAHOE OPEN JOE OGILVIE +2000

 

[Whalers Rule]

Outrights 1 unit e.w.
Mulroy 200-1
Axley 500-1
Delahoussaye 500-1

First Round leader 1 unit e.w.
Axley 250-1
Delahoussaye 300-1


First Round matchups
Mccaron -105 over Flesch
Mallinger +105 over M Wilson
Appleby +110 over Campbell
Price +120 over Piercy
Axley +115 over Tidland
Compton -105 over Kraft

 

[Stanley]

Round 1 play (2pts):

Chad Campbell to beat John Rollins -110 @ Five Dimes
Rollins is the player with the course form, having finished 2nd and 1st in the last two years, but he has admitted in interview to really struggling with his irons - he has not been hitting the ball close enough to have birdie chances and that has been reflected in his finishes: he has missed five of his last six cuts. And with the average winning score being over 18-under-par over the last five years here, he will need an enormous improvement in his form to contend once again. Campbell has a 9-4 h2h record against Rollins in the 1st round this year and should extend his lead today despite Rollins' course form.

 

[lostinamerica]

Outrights:

James Nitties(50/1) e.w.
Scott McCarron(66/1) e.w.
Billy Mayfair(80/1) e.w.
Eric Axley(250/1) e.w.

GL

 

[sharky17]

TOURNAMENT MATCHUP

JEEV MILKA SINGH (-118) over RYAN PALMER

 

[Stanley]

Round 2 play (2pts):

Robert Garrigus to beat Paul Stankowski -161 @ Unibet
Having missed the cut in seven of his nine previous attempts in this event, it is no surprise that Stankowski struggled yesterday, hitting only nine greens in regulation. His putter saved him and he finished the day in 32nd place, but he will miss the cut again if he continues to play as poorly. Garrigus played much better and warranted his top-5 position, so having made his last five cuts (including 2nd at the St Jude Classic) and having finished 21st and 9th in the last two years here, he shouldn't struggle to maintain his position.

[unofficial rd2 system plays: Bowden tb Fischer -140; McCarron tb Price -145]

 

[Trampled Underfoot]

Third Round

Lyle over Hensby -105 :shrug:

 

[Stanley]

Round 3 play (2pts):

John Mallinger to beat Robert Garrigus +120 @ SkyBet [also available @ Stan James]
Garrigus was an impressive winner yesterday, so the fact that he has now propelled himself into the tournament lead means he is a good go-against and particularly at these odds. He leads the field in driving distance and is 2nd in greens in regulation, missing only one green yesterday, but Mallinger has been playing just as well: he was the sole clubhouse leader by the time that the morning groups had finished yesterday, he ranks 1st in greens in regulation this week, also missing only one green yesterday, and he has been just as impressive when not hitting the green: he ranks 2nd in scrambling on the week. Garrigus has only led a PGA Tour twice in his career: in the 2009, he led the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am after the 1st round, but then shot 71-77 to finish 39th; and just five weeks ago, he held a two-shot lead heading into the final round of the St Jude Classic and a three-shot lead with one hole to play, but completely imploded and needed to hole a good putt for a triple-bogey to earn a place in the playoff, which he exited on the first hole. I'd certainly favour a player who is playing better and is two shots behind Garrigus when he has the lead.

[unofficial rd3 system play: Wilson M tb Blanks -105]

 

[Stanley]

Round 4 play (2pts):

Alex Cejka to beat Chad Campbell +115 @ Five Dimes
Campbell as the 'name player' gets favouritism in this matchup, but Cejka cannot be dismissed as a contender even though he is five shots off the lead. In two of his last three starts, he has finished 8th in the U.S. Open and 3rd in the BMW International Open - Campbell has had just one top-20 finish in the last six month (17 events) - and in the last four years here, Cejka has finished 9th, 12th and 5th - Campbell last played in 2002. With sixteen players ahead of him, I don't see Cejka as a likely winner, which is beneficial as he has struggled when in the lead in the past, but I do see him catching Campbell who had surged up the leaderboard but then was two-over-par for the last five holes to finish three shots out of the lead.

[unofficial rd4 system plays: Quinney tb Stadler +100; DeLaet tb Pampling +150; Kraft tb Wheatcroft +100]

 

[Whalers Rule]

Round 4 Plays
Delahoussaye +100 over Carter
Blanks -105 over Teater
Flores -125 over Gamez