North-East Trends Fan

SEASON 2013-14 P/L: -140.00pts ROI: +00.00%
(SEASON 2013 FINAL P/L: +85.23pts ROI: +20.79%)


Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Adam Scott return to head an excellent field in The Honda Classic this week as the PGA Tour moves on to Florida.

In what promises to be another gripping event following the superb drama of last week's Match Play (in which Jason Day eventually pipped the gritty Frenchman Victor Dubuisson, of whom we are going to be hearing a lot more for years to come), it would be no surprise to see several of the market leaders contending come Sunday. Cases can be made against most of them, however, and their presence means plenty of decent prices are available elsewhere.

PGA National is a tough Par 70 track requiring careful course management and an ability to get up and down from around the greens.

I'm focusing on solid ball strikers who can scramble and I also have an eye on the Par 3 performance stats.

My best value bets are below but others I can see having a decent spin this week are the likes of Charl Schwartzel, Peter Hanson and Chris Stroud.

Best of luck to one and all...

Selections (all prices from Betfair unless stated):

Keegan BRADLEY 4.5pts @ 34
- Has the class and all round game to go very close here
- T4 in this event last year and T12 in 2012
- 6th in Scrambling on tour this season, T13 in Par 3 Performance and T27 in Ball Striking

Spencer LEVIN 1pt @ 730
- Had looked a certain future winner on tour prior to suffering injury and personal tragedy last year
- T21 here in 2012 and T14 in 2011
- A good scrambler who is also T10 in Par 3 Performance on tour this season

Justin HICKS 1pt @ 540
- T17 here in 2011 and his game has come on a long way since then
- 4th in Ball Striking on tour this season and T21 in Par 3 Performance
- Has made a consistent start to the season, although he has missed his last two cuts

Brian HARMAN 1pt @ 140
- This excellent putter has shown some fine form in the opening part of this season
- T12 here in 2012

Y.E. YANG 1pt @ 280
- Won this in 2009, 2nd in 2011 and T18 last year. Also has a major win (the PGA in 2009) to his name

Sean O'HAIR 0.5pts @ 740
- Multiple winner on tour and a good ball striker
- T18 here last year and T24 in 2011

Mark WILSON 0.5pts @ 850
- Huge price for a multiple winner on tour who is generally accurate and a decent scrambler

Tim CLARK 0.5pts @ 330
- Classy, accurate type and a very good scrambler
- Returning from injury so fitness taken on trust but happy to have him on side at this price