Outright plays (2pts):
D.A. Weibring to win 20/1 e.w. @ BlueSq and Tote
Avoiding the 3/1 favourite who should be too good for this field and instead siding with three players with a good record in this event: they all finished in the top-10 at Turnberry last year. Weibring had been 2nd by a single shot to Carl mason after the 2nd and 3rd round, but slipped to 5th after a final round 73. It was only his fourth start as a senior, but he would win on the Champions Tour later that year and again in May. In the top-5 on the Money List, he is one of the best players on the Champions Tour and should be a strong contender again this year.
Tom Kite to win 20/1 e.w. available generally
Kite never won the Open Championship, but he did finish 2nd to Jack Nicklaus at St. Andrews in 1978 and finished in the top-10 as late as 1997 at Royal Troon. So there is nothing wrong with his links credentials and he showed that when finishing 4th in this event last year. In decent form with a number of high finishes recently, he is also very capable of winning this event.
Dana Quigley to win 33/1 @ Stan James, BlueSq and Tote
It is understandable that a player who plays in every event on the schedule will have his best finishes at the start of the season and sporadically thereafter. He seems to be back in a run of form at the moment with two top-5 finishes in his last three starts and a week's break from competitive golf would have done him some good as well as increase his determination to get back into action this week. He never played in the Open Championship, but a top-10 finish last year was an impressive first attempt on a British links course. One year on and another top-10 finish should be assured.
D.A. Weibring to win 20/1 e.w. @ BlueSq and Tote
Avoiding the 3/1 favourite who should be too good for this field and instead siding with three players with a good record in this event: they all finished in the top-10 at Turnberry last year. Weibring had been 2nd by a single shot to Carl mason after the 2nd and 3rd round, but slipped to 5th after a final round 73. It was only his fourth start as a senior, but he would win on the Champions Tour later that year and again in May. In the top-5 on the Money List, he is one of the best players on the Champions Tour and should be a strong contender again this year.
Tom Kite to win 20/1 e.w. available generally
Kite never won the Open Championship, but he did finish 2nd to Jack Nicklaus at St. Andrews in 1978 and finished in the top-10 as late as 1997 at Royal Troon. So there is nothing wrong with his links credentials and he showed that when finishing 4th in this event last year. In decent form with a number of high finishes recently, he is also very capable of winning this event.
Dana Quigley to win 33/1 @ Stan James, BlueSq and Tote
It is understandable that a player who plays in every event on the schedule will have his best finishes at the start of the season and sporadically thereafter. He seems to be back in a run of form at the moment with two top-5 finishes in his last three starts and a week's break from competitive golf would have done him some good as well as increase his determination to get back into action this week. He never played in the Open Championship, but a top-10 finish last year was an impressive first attempt on a British links course. One year on and another top-10 finish should be assured.
