Round 2 plays (2pts):
Luke Donald to beat Scott Piercy -171 @ 5Dimes [available generally]
Backing the former winner on this course (2011) who played very well yesterday - he shot 67 despite the conditions - and warrants being a short-price favourite against Piercy who is making his debut in this event.
Fredrik Jacobson to beat Marcus Fraser -140 @ 5Dimes [available generally]
Fraser did beat Keegan Bradley yesterday, but he shot 74 in the process so it was clearly a matter of Bradley losing that match. Jacobson has been in good form recently - 7th and 3rd in his last two starts - so I expect him to provide Fraser with a much tougher opponent today.
Richard Sterne to beat Hunter Mahan +140 @ 5Dimes [available generally]
Mahan had an even easier match yesterday. Manassero had no birdies, just five pars and nine over-par holes in his 14-hole match. Sterne's form coming into this event speaks for itself - 2nd and 1st in his last two starts - and he withdrew from last week's event to prepare for this one. He looks set for a very good week.
Jim Furyk to beat Bubba Watson +120 @ ToteSport and BetFred [available generally]
Good odds to back Furyk who played well yesterday and has shown good form in his two starts this week. These are also good odds to oppose a player who has stated this week how much he dislikes matchplay.
Martin Kaymer to beat Rafa Cabrera-Bello -166 @ Pinnacle [available generally]
Cabrera-Bello beat Lee Westwood in extra holes yesterday, but I don't see him progressin to the 3rd round. Kaymer has been playing much better than his opponent, finishing ahead of him in each of their last five common events, and has finished 2nd and 9ht in the last two years here; Cabrera-Bello won his first match in this event yesterday.
