Outright plays (1.5 units):
Paul Casey to win 10/1 e.w. @ Easybets
Last week's miss cut in the U.S. Open was the second time that he has finished outside the top-10 in any event this year since his season-opening event, the South African Open. As a U.S. Open rookie and with a game that does not suit, there is no shame in that short adventure, but it will mean that he is better prepared to lift the title that he won in 2001, his maiden Tour victory. He has since followed that with two more victories this year and heads the market, generally at 8/1. Will take the better odds at Easybets and cannot see him outside the top-10.
Paul Lawrie to win 16/1 e.w. @ Victor Chandler, Paddy Power, BlueSq and Stan James
He also returned home at the weekend having shown good form recently. He had been in contention in the previous week's FBR Capitol Open until the delayed final round and had finished in the top-10 in two of his previous European Tour starts. He has won twice in Scotland already - famously at Carnoustie in 1999 and in the 2001 Dunhill Links Championship - and is well-suited to links style golf and weather.
Ignacio Garrido to win 33/1 e.w. @ Stan James
Not a likely selection until he won the Volvo PGA Championship in May. He then followed that with a top-20 finish in the British Masters two weeks later, so it looks as if his form has been maintained. He has the best preparation for this event in that he did not play at Olympia Fields last week and while he would not appear to have the stature of a natural links player, he did finish 6th here last year and 11th in the Dunhill Links Championship last October, so appearances must be deceptive. There should be no doubting his confidence at the moment.
Paul Casey to win 10/1 e.w. @ Easybets
Last week's miss cut in the U.S. Open was the second time that he has finished outside the top-10 in any event this year since his season-opening event, the South African Open. As a U.S. Open rookie and with a game that does not suit, there is no shame in that short adventure, but it will mean that he is better prepared to lift the title that he won in 2001, his maiden Tour victory. He has since followed that with two more victories this year and heads the market, generally at 8/1. Will take the better odds at Easybets and cannot see him outside the top-10.
Paul Lawrie to win 16/1 e.w. @ Victor Chandler, Paddy Power, BlueSq and Stan James
He also returned home at the weekend having shown good form recently. He had been in contention in the previous week's FBR Capitol Open until the delayed final round and had finished in the top-10 in two of his previous European Tour starts. He has won twice in Scotland already - famously at Carnoustie in 1999 and in the 2001 Dunhill Links Championship - and is well-suited to links style golf and weather.
Ignacio Garrido to win 33/1 e.w. @ Stan James
Not a likely selection until he won the Volvo PGA Championship in May. He then followed that with a top-20 finish in the British Masters two weeks later, so it looks as if his form has been maintained. He has the best preparation for this event in that he did not play at Olympia Fields last week and while he would not appear to have the stature of a natural links player, he did finish 6th here last year and 11th in the Dunhill Links Championship last October, so appearances must be deceptive. There should be no doubting his confidence at the moment.
