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I'm also looking for an ew double if Westwood can stay top 5, after Willett managed a share of 5th earlier.
Howell just had a few bad holes but he could still make top 5, there's a long way to go in this tournament!
Not going to complain though as his second place on day one at 130/1 more than paid for my faith in DeLaet.
Westwood going backwards as well just fallen into a 7 way tie for 5th, I'm not greedy all I want is a top 5 finish, come on Lee!
Westwood and Gmac also finished one off 4th, so close!
Ps. I'm right on Darts toes now, just 6 spots behind him after a 400 and something finish last week.
I'm anxiously waiting the opening prices for the Peurto Rico Open as this is obviously a weakened field and Graham DeLaet is in the field.
Of course I've got excited about DeLaet at big odds when competing against the best on tour on courses where DeLaet's course experience is less than most, well this week he has course form with a tied 9th last year and coming off a tied 9th at the Honda Classic on a course where he had no previous form.
The fear is that following his performance at the Honda Classic, the bookies may have finally caught up with DeLaet and he could be a mean 25/1 shot this week.
Another player in Peurto Rico I seriously like this week is Matt Jones, he's having his best season for a long time, finished with one of the best rounds of the day at the Honda on Sunday and finished tied 5th in Peurto Rico last year. Betfair are showing 40-1, if I can get 40 - 50/1, Matt Jones will have my kiss of death for value bet of the week.
Charl Schwartzel and Jeff Overton ;
Easy to make strong cases for these two this week.
Matt Jones - 50/1, bookmakers had Matt Jones priced up between 25/1 and 50/1, which is perhaps a reflection of the lack of big name winners in this event, so the bookmakers don't know which way to turn. Jones finished with the low round of the day Sunday at the Honda Classic, came 5th in this event last year and has been playing consistently solid golf for the last 6 months, good opportunity for Jones this week and at 50/1 excellent value.
Graham DeLaet - 33/1, tied 9th last week despite two double bogeys in his final round, tied 9th in this event last year, I could go on, but I will summarise by saying he is getting closer to his debut win on tour and considering the weaker field, this week must be his best chance yet, pity about the odds though.
WGC
Graeme Mcdowell - 40/1, ticks enough of the right boxes, current form, good stats, decent course form and my favourite golfer, so at 40/1 I'm on!
Peter Hanson - 60/1,I get the impression that Hanson has got at least one WGC or major in him, good performance last week including topping some of the more serious stats and a good 4th place in this event last year, great ew value.
I've also done had ew doubles on these.
I'm going to study a little more later, to sniff out a couple of big prices that might give me a run for my money in the WGC
I am actually quite confident about my 2 picks in Peruto Rico but I love a challenge, so I'll also see what I can turn up on the 3 digit value bets.
James Driscoll - 110/1, Driscoll is as low as 50/1 with one bookmaker, but generally 80/1 - 100/1. He's played around 190 tournaments on tour without a win, though has lost a couple of play offs.
The positives - He shares the course record in Puerto Rico, was actually 11 under after 14 holes and threatening a 59, this was in 2011 where he tied the lead after 2 days, but had a poor weekend. This venue is on the coast and wind is usually a factor, Driscoll's best results have come in windy conditions, he has top 10 finishes at a number of windy venues, including a play off defeat in Texas and a tied 9th this year at Pebble Beach (can't remember if wind was a big factor this year, but nice bit of recent form). If he has shown good form on a particular course, he seems to be able to repeat that form. His only professional win came on the Web.com tour in the Virginia Beach Open, which I am guessing was a coastal course and had a bit of wind blowing.
I'm doubling James Driscoll with a WGC long shot....
Brendan Grace - 100/1, made his debut in the event last year, got off to a shocker with a 78, but played the next 3 rounds in 10 under, which included an 8 under par 64. Mixed results this year, including a really up and down performance last week, looked like he was going to have a shot at winning after 2 days, but a disastrous weekend that climaxed with an 81 on the final day, hence I am sure the reason why he's at 3 figures and pretty friendless in the markets this week. If he know's what went wrong last weekend and put's it right for Thursday morning, I reckon 100/1 is a bargain!
Good Luck everyone!
Good Luck Bell, lets hope we can top up your Cheltenham fund!
An old favourite of mine Angel Cabrera at 50/1 in Peurto Rico and a player I said I would back every week in 2013 until he wins, George Coetzee 100/1.
Yes Bell, DeLaet did the business for me (each way anyway), on first round leader last week.
I know you like the first round leader bets, can't say I do really, though after last week I felt I had to back DeLaet again, no 130/1 this week I got 40/1 ew , I'm also on Matt Jones first round leader at 40/1 ew, then I added Driscoll at 80/1.
Bradley's an interesting pick and looks like he's off to a decent start, so you might get a good run for your money with him.
I just checked the leaderboard and am afraid even par after 7 holes, 5 off the lead, means Driscoll looks highly unlikely to be leading at the end of day 1.