Live on Skysports 1 & 3: Thu 07.00 & 20.00: Angus Loughran previews this week’s San Diego Farmers Ins. Open and Volvo Golf Champions.
The Farmers Insurance Open sees the first start in 2011 for Tiger Woods and on a course where he defied medical logic to win the 2008 US Open and where he won this event 6 times, including 4 in a row, from 2005. It is easy to understand why he is a short price favourite here; 11/4 best price with Bet365. Tiger should go well but those tempted to oppose him should look to William Hill who offer 3/1 on him finishing outside top 10.
Justin Rose looks a big price here at 40/1 (Boylesports) while former US Open champion Lucas Glover is a huge price at 75/1 (Paddy Power) and John Rollins at 125/1 with , runner up here in 2009, is also over the odds for a player with decent course form.
Bookies were celebrating a real skinner in America when Venezuelan Vegas beat Woodland and defending champ Haas in a dramatic Bob Hope Playoff.
The Volvo Golf Champions is a new event in Bahrain and Padraig Harrington will be eager to bounce back after last weeks unfortunate disqualification; he is 12/1 at Sportingbet this week.
Matteo Manessero may be only 17 but plays like a veteran and has to be in your betting portfolio this week at 25/1 (Coral) while at a bigger priced Richard Green at 50/1 with Ladbrokes looks a big.
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Good luck
Angus Loughran
