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I thought at the time there can only be one outcome, that our one pick that was different would be our 'star player' for the week and that proved to be the case with Jamie Lovemark giving you a return and me with Chris Kirk.
It will be interesting to see if we arrive at similar conclusions for the Wells Fargo.
Good Luck.
I imagine you are like me, you like to do your own research and make your own mind up go with your own picks and then maybe consider other opinions later.
My bets for the week are on, no time to post now, but will try and post later tonight.
Trophee Hassan
Well I've gone in completely the opposite direction to Ice this week:
Dean Burmester - 28/1, After 10 holes last week, he was leading the field by two shots, he finished day one well placed, but caught the worst of the weather on day 2 and didn't handle conditions well.
In a weaker field this week and again on a course where few have recent course knowledge, we'll set him up for the win.
Benjamin Hebret - 28/1, starting to put together some consistently good performances and I like the fact that he was a multiple winner on the Challenge Tour, ticking that 'knows how to win' box.
Gregory Havret - 33/1, been playing very well on all types of course this season. Big fish in small pond this week.
Matteo Manassero - 125/1, I've been keeping one eye on Manassero for a while now, if he does get back to his former level, he is more than likely going to pull off a win at a big price. Decent glimpses of form in China, makes his worth an ew tipple at three figure prices in this field.
Matthew Baldwin - 350/1 6 places, Playing on a medical exemption, form has been very disappointing as he struggles to get back to where he was pre injury / illness.
Reports this is one of the best courses he's seen and said 'can we play here every week'. For starters lets see if he can play 4 rounds this week, if he makes the cut, he could have a good weekend.
Short Summary, if I'm on the same page as Ice Tiger again, he will explain why we are backing:
JB Holmes - 25/1
Kevin Chappell - 40/1
Beyeong-Hun An - 50/1
Patton Kizzire - 80/1
Patrick Rodgers - 85/1
All 6 places with the exception of Kizzire who is 5 places, (he won't finish 6th will he ;-)
Good Luck all
Another tricky week on the European Tour with a new course and a mixture of players from Europe, The Sunshine Tour and The Asian Tour.
The wind is expected to blow and the course is said to have a links type feel to it in places.
Plenty of angles to be find, such as Nicolas Colsaerts having a home on the island and being attached to the course, as is I believe Hennie Otto.
Max Orrin has won two lower class events around here, so will be popular.
Obvious winners at the head of the field, include last years event winner George Coetzee, Scott Hend who is playing well and plenty of players who have already won on Tour this year.
I'm keeping it fairly simple for me:
Dean Burmester - 20/1, uninspiring price for a player looking for his first win on tour, but he's been my main pick the last two weeks and a tied 14th place last week offered enough encouraging signs that he should be competitive this week at double the odds of the market leaders.
Hennie Otto - 50/1, Had been struggling for a while making only 2 cuts from 9 starts, but last time out at the China Open he opened with a 63, before finishing a much improved 21st.
If he can build on his result in China, on a course he knows well, the 50/1 will look very generous.
Adrian Otaegui - 160/1, here's my dark horse for the week, young player with bags of talent, grew up playing golf on a seaside course in Spain so should be able to handle any windy conditions this week. Mentored by Jose Maria Olazabal, shown flashing of brillainace on tour such as shooting a 62 a couple of years ago.
Joint winner of the tour school in 2015, but has since had a fairly low key start to the season.
Came up on the radar last week in tough windy conditions in Morocco to finish 22nd, his best result this season by a long way.
I like players who show signs of 'finding something' and I'm as quietly confident as you can be about a 160/1 shot going very well.
With just the three picks this week, I'm also backing all three in the FRL market.
Widely regarded as the 5th major, no introductions necessary.
Jordan Spieth - 10/1, something I never ever do is back a player ante post at such short odds in a golf tournament.
Admittedly playing his first event since The Masters, this could go either way for Jordan Spieth.
The memories of the bad swings could linger for months even years, but I'm very much in the camp that Jordan Spieth is a special talent with an exceptionally strong winning mentality.
He'll be out to prove a point to himself never mind everyone that follows the game and on that point I think he will have done plenty of homework in preparation for this event.
Branden Grace - 40/1, playing very well, winning his first event on the PGA Tour last month. Of course he was already a multiple winner on the European Tour and multiple is the key word as Grace tends to have really hot streaks where he looks like he can win every week.
I'd decided he could be a value bet for a major this year, but at 40/1 why not start with the 5th major. Played here twice before making the cut without contending, an in form Grace might do considerably better this week.
Chris Kirk - 90/1, at the Zurich Classic I was really hoping they would get 4 rounds in as to me Chris Kirk looked like the winner moving through the field at great knots, unfortunately they only managed 3 rounds, Kirk and his backers (well me)had to settle for a strong finishing tied 4th.
So Chris Kirk went into the notebook for next time out and here we are.
Confidence is further boosted when you consider last year Kirk was leading the Players after 3 rounds, he eventually finished 13th, as he did in 2014, but thats enough to show he can play the course well.
Course form and current form, 6 places at 90/1 equals lovely jubbly
Danny Willett - 45/1, I can't ignore the Masters Champion, not sure what to expect from Englands number one golfer this week, but it just wouldnt be right to watch the golf without 10p ew on Danny Willett
Good Luck All
Yes well done ice