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Just in case you are wandering, I haven't backed DeLaet for the 2014/15 PGA Tour Money List.
I'm waiting to hear that he's been working with putting guru Dave Stockton before I wade into the 150/1
I backed him at 66/1 without Rory on Thursday morning as I felt he could be in for a big week.
I took the 80/1 this morning before the 4th round.
I posted a couple of weeks ago Danny Willett looked to be driving the ball impressively well, in fact the way he played this week I thought it was very similar to the way Rory attacks a course.
I'm not suggesting for a minute he is in the same class as Rory, but the win this week sets him up nicely for next year, confidence and game can move to the next level and it will also ensure he gets into some of the WGC's.
Really looking forward to seeing if Danny Willett can kick on in 2015 now, just hope he doesn't strain his back lifting too many trophy's
My other pick Tim Clark finished the week ranked 2nd for GIR, but struggles on the greens meant he could only manage 7th
Think I might be following the GIR stats again in this event next year.
It should be an interesting 2015, as you say, bring it on!
A follow up win and the ranking points that come with it could be enough for Danny Willett to make the top Worlds Top 50 and lock up a spot in The Masters, so I reckon he will have resisted any major celebrations. Still a big ask to win 2 weeks on the run though.
In addition to the names, you've got the Sunshine Tour regulars to consider and a lot of newbies from the Challenge Tour playing their first event with the big boys.
Like Neil, I tend to price up a few of my own fancies before the bookies do and I had Benjamin Herbert priced at around 40/1, hoping to find an early 50/1.
So given he's a best priced 80/1, I've decided to get my first bet on early.
There cannot be many 'hotter' golfers than Benjamin Herbet right now, he's graduated from the Challenge Tour, with 3 wins, a second and a third from his last 8 starts on the Challenge Tour, including a 5 shot victory last month at the Challenge Tours Grand Final in Dubai.
The bookies are not daft and there has to be reason for caution with 80/1 shots, in Herbet's case I guess it's the fact that he also won 3 times on the Challenge Tour in 2011 and then did basically next to nothing on the main tour in 2012 and continued to struggle back on the Challenge Tour in 2013.
But he's still only 27, he's been working with a new coach for the last 18 months, he declares his game is now much better than in 2011/12, he's full of confidence and will surely be able to learn from his past experiences on the main tour.
Benjamin Herbet - ew, 80/1 outright and 55/1 without Schwartzel, Osthuizen and Willett.
I think 20/1 is probably about right, though I'll be looking for value elsewhere.
Saying that if Neil backs him, I'd consider following suit as I know he picked him when he won earlier this year.
I like Hennie Otto, for the reasons you say, plus his form around here is not too shabby, tied 7th in 2011 and was tied 6th after 3 rounds last year, only for a final round 77 to send him down the leaderboard.
First thing that springs to mind about Adilson da Silva is that you've backed him before and that you picked up that he had form in South Africa.
I can't say I've learnt anything else about Mr. da Silva, sorry.
No restrictions for me with Corals, so I've decided to join the party and lumped on George Coetzee at 22/1 and an ew double with Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat at 25/1 in the Thailand Golf Championship.
My best fancied 'rag' in Thailand is Hiroshi Iwata at 66/1.
Recently acknowledged by GMAC to be one of the great young talents from Japan, until someone pointed out he was 33 years old and been playing on the Japanese tour for the last 10 years.
Anyway this is the guy that finished one shot out of the play off at the recent WGC that Bubba won.
He got into the WGC after finally winning his first event in Japan as recently as September.
He looks to be a bit of a late bloomer and man in form.
Since the WGC he has said he is really looking forward to The Thailand Golf Championship and is looking for another strong performance, in fact with reference to losing out to Bubba, he made the bold statement of 'I promise revenge in Thailand'!
I've doubled Iwata with Garth Mulroy at 66/1, he's won the event before and has also finished 3rd.
He seems to have had a quiet season, with the highlight being a qualification into the US Open and a respectable 40th place finish.
Could go well this week and 66/1 looks too big.
6 dropped shots for Willett over the last 3 holes as well, which was costly in his / my quest for the R2D next year!
Hebert was looking promising for a while but needed a big weekend.
I think that's it until the new year, time to reflect and regroup for 2015.
I'm thinking of keeping a points staking record for my picks next year, to try and give myself a bit of extra focus, though that could also mean I give up betting on golf by The Masters.
Neil best of luck with Victor, I think at this stage he's definitely one for the short list.
He seemed to be a tad inconsistent in 2014, though I think for a while he was playing with a niggling injury or two?
If he is resting well and gets off to a good start in 2015, that 66/1 will soon be gone.
As you alluded to, I started my own investment plan for the Open on a pick of my own, complimenting my investments on Danny Willett for the R2D I have also been backing Danny Willett to win The Open.
Not quite in the same league as SkyPokers no.1 punter, but over a period of weeks, I managed to dribble and splutter a total of £43 ew on Danny Willett to win The Open 2015 at odds of 200/1.
For some time I have had what could be termed as a betting 'softspot' for Danny Willett and given his recent big win I am mindful that I could easily get carried away in believing he is now the world class golfer I believed he had the potential to become.
Though some key facts remain, in the last 2 months Danny Willett has reached new personal highs, for the first time he starts a new season, already qualified for The Masters and The Open.
He is widely acknowledged to be an accomplished links player, he got to world number one in the amateur game, playing a lot of links golf, he already has a 2nd and 5th in the Dunhill Links and at 3 figure odds he really looks overpriced and excellent ew value for The Open.
If he continues at the levels he finished 2014 in and manages another win I fully expect him to be priced at around 33/1 - 40/1 for The Open.