Humana Challenge

Pretty hard tournament this one, not a fan of shootouts and birdie fests to be honest as I always find them harder to call. Think this could be the type of tournament someone like Snedeker makes a bit of a comeback to the big time.

There don't appear to be any hard and fast rules when attempting to find the winner of the Humana Challenge although younger players who have coped well with pro-am formats before, who play well early season and who have form around low scoring courses such as Annandale often do well here. In the end this left me with a very long long list but I have whittled it down to five.
Some of you may recall me putting up Scott Stallings here two years ago at a triple figure price and watch him blow a five shot lead - so it is difficult to go for him again but I feel he is simply too big a price this week. He won for the third time on tour a year ago in California and is well worth having onside this week £30 ew 90/1 + £15 100 Betfair.
Chesson Hadley didn't play well here last year but that is not a prerequisite. He went on to win his maiden PGA title on a resort course and he had also been 5th at Summerlin. Add in a top ten at the Pebble Beach pro-am and a 3rd on the Web.com pro-am and I think he may well have a good chance this week - especially as he has been practicing here since last Friday. £25 160 Betfair + £25 25/1 top 5 including ties Sportingbet
Carlos Ortiz seems to be a name quickly forgotten having won three times on the Web.com tour last season. He has had a solid start to his PGA tour career including a top ten in front of his home crowd in Mexico which must have been tough. Don't worry about the missed cut in Hawaii that course wouldn't have suited him but it would have blown away the cobwebs. £25 win 350 average Betfair + £30 top 10 22/1
Nicholas Thompson did make the cut last week in Hawaii with only a poor final round stopping him from producing a good finish but it was only the second time he had made the cut and when he did in 2013 he came here and finished 6th. Other notable finishes in his career include a 7th at Pebble Beach and 4th at Annandale so in theory this week presents him with one of his best chances although I must admit I prefer the top ten angle with him £20 win 270 average + £30 top 10 16/1
Last pick is way out from left field - Jim Renner who is basically hit or miss. In just 53 PGA tour starts he does actually have three top 5's to his name - at Montreux and interestingly Annandale and last year when 2nd at Pebble Beach. He was suffering from an elbow injury for much of last year after that top finish but apparently is fit again £10 ew 1000/1 + £10 70 top ten and £12 1000 on Betfair

a little bit ew  40s Brendan todd for me

i'll have a throw at the stumps this week... J.Leonard, Chad Collins, Harris English, Scott Piercy...Brendon Todd. Something for the battler.

The son of a gun at 38s for good measure

gone for

kevin streelman
nicholas thopmson
jason bohn
jasan kokrak
justin thomas

Seen some scoring corrections on that course so far, would maybe want some visual confirmation.

bogey at 15 too, was only 31 out not 28

good job these scorers cant use betfair

Reed will make an interesting trivia question if he gets up. When was the last time 2 different players successfully defended titles in successive weeks at the same venues? One for Mighty Whites and the muppet moans I reckon...

After making a wee profit on Jimmy Walker last Week I have had 2 small bets here so far. Webb and Harris respectively @ 36 and 28/1. Wont get rich on my stake but I am just edging baack to interest on the tour and looking forward to seeing how Shane Lowry shapes in his first top50 season. Good luck to all.@Quincy....have not heard from you hope you are ok.

Now allegedly -9 through 9.  Might be too scared to mention it in case he has Wilson's scorer with him.

Yesterday the radio had a guy  join up with Wilson and even he didn't know the score was wrong because the walking scorer had it wrong.  This one seems more believable, though, I'm sure between TV and radio they'll have someone going to check to save more embarrassment.

Now got him at -10 thru 10.  58 watch.

Can't be right ,par par start ,no way.

Maybe only a 59 then.

Watney just got corrected, can't trust the NP scoring.  Palmer could be anything.

toberaheena, I was flying until yeasterday. Changed my approach, laid one instead of trading. The wheeels are well and truly off today.  Nothing now until the 3.50 at Doncaster.  No bets on the golf YET.  I'll send you a text with the last three races.

Ladies and gentlemen,it is w Quincyith immense pleasure that Quincy has been located. How about a winner and runner up , seperated by a beermat In the same race. And great chance to back to lay. Get you tomorrow Quincy. Great fields at Leopardstown. Getting ready here in Clonmel for the National Oaks and National Derby with the ancillary competitions.Biggest cash poker you will ever see.

Kuchar rehearsing his Sunday capitulation.