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Nordea Masters (Day One)

Thomas Pieters 22/1 Retired Injured

Rikard Karlberg 28/1 -2 Tied 27th

Peter Hanson 35/1 +9 Tied 154th

Scott Hend 40/1 -2 Tied 27th

Six players lead the way on -5 with a further eight players one shot behind. We have two players still in contention. Big names include Warren -5, Johnston -5, Fitzpatrick -4, Westwood -4, Noren -3, Colsaerts -2, Stenson Par.

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The Memorial (Day One)

Justin Thomas 50/1 +5 Tied 117th

Kevin Chappell 55/1 -1 Tied 58th

Jason Dufner 66/1 -4 Tied 13th

Dustin Johnson leads the way on -8 by one from Brendan Steele. Other notables: Kuchar -6, Day -6, Donald -5, Reed -4, Rodgers -4, Schwartzel -4, Mickelson -4, Simpson -3, Furyk -3, Speith -2, Casey -2, McIlroy -1, Watson Par, KNox +1, Matsuyama +2, Fowler +3, Els +4

Dufner is well placed & Chappell still has a chance if he can get going today.

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Nordea Masters (Day Two)

Rikard Karlberg 28/1 -5 Tied 12th

Peter Hanson 35/1 +12 Tied 147th

Scott Hend 40/1 -1 Tied 47th

Matt Fitzpatrick leads on -11 by three from Colsaerts, Fisher, Johnston, Henry & Bjork. Karlberg still has a decent chance.

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The Memorial (Day Two)

Justin Thomas 50/1 +10 MC

Kevin Chappell 55/1 -3 Tied 53rd

Jason Dufner 66/1 -6 Tied 22nd

Brendan Steele & Matt Kuchar lead on -12 by one shot from Grillo & Woodland.

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Nordea Masters (Day Three)

Rikard Karlberg 28/1 -7 Tied 5th

Scott Hend 40/1 +2 Tied 56th

Fitzpatrick leads by five on -15 from Noren & Colsaerts. Karlberg can still get us a place.

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The Memorial (Day Three)

Kevin Chappell 55/1 -5 Tied 51st

Jason Dufner 66/1 -8 Tied 30th

McGirt, Woodland & Kuchar lead by one on -14.

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Nordea Masters (Day Four)

Rikard Karlberg 28/1 -8 7th

Scott Hend 40/1 +8 Tied 59th

Fitzpatrick won comfortably by three shots from Jansen.

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The Memorial (Day Three)

Kevin Chappell 55/1 -5 Tied 48th

Jason Dufner 66/1 -8 Tied 33rd

Curran & McGirt are currently in a Playoff for the title.

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Lyoness Open

A weak field for Austria's premier golf event with Weisberger, Luiten & Wood the three stand out players (all previous winners here), all at single figure prices to win here. We can pick our favourite of these three or look for longer priced players to take them on.

We have decent course form for the Diamond Country Club course and I think that GIR, Scrambling & Putting will be the key statistics to look for here.

I am going for one of the favourites then a few players who have the ability to leap out of the pack once or twice per season to pull off that big result.

Bernd Wiesberger 15/2

A shorter price than I would like for a player who can be inconsistent and out of things pretty quickly but I prefer his chances to Luiten (who has gone off the boil) and Wood who is defending & looking for back to back wins. It is his home tournament and hopefully he will hold it together better than last season when he was dead after the first round. He has three top five finishes (including a win) in the last five years here. Scrambling is important here & he topped the Scrambling stats at Wentworth - a continuation here will see him very close, if his putting is on song.

Lee Slaterry 40/1

In a field of this strength, 40/1 is more than fair. Slattery doesn't come to the party every week but if he comes this week then he could win it. He has two Top Ten finishes here so likes the course and is right up there in GIR stats, which should be vital here.

David Horsey 80/1

Horsey is one of those players that disappears for most of the season but once or twice jumps out there to grab a win or a place in a weaker field. He has been on my radar quite a bit recently but the either field has been too strong or the price too short. This week, the price is long enough & the field weak enough. He probably will miss the cut but his chances of a win are a fair bit better than 80/1.

Marc Warren 80/1

Another player that you wouldn't put your mortgage on but has hit some impressive rounds recently, sadly interspersed with some poor ones. Cut out the poor rounds & Warren could be close here.

There are a few other players that I will be watching - Dunne, Burmester, Broberg, Jensen, Lorenzo Vera & Van Der Walt.

Good Luck!

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St Jude Classic

An average standard field for this event at the tough Southwind course in Memphis. Not the easiest event to find the winner with quite a few long priced winners & quite a few first time winners.

Firstly, it is the week before a major so cannot be certain which of the bigger name players will be giving it 100%. Certainly some bigger names appear to prefer a weekend off. Secondly, this is course that gives the shorter hitters a greater chance. GIR, Scrambling & Putting are all worth more than Driving Distance here so it means that more players have a chance. Thirdly, it has bermuda grass and a different range of players do well on bermuda. Fourthly, a lot of players do well on their debut here. Fifthly, a lot of previous winners got there debut PGA win here.

I like matching up courses and Southwind matches with the OHL Classic, the Sony Open, the Puerto Rico Open & the RSM Classic. I have looked at players who have done well at these venues as well as they should also do well her.

Dustin, Koepka & Mickelson lead the market but I feel we need to be looking at bigger priced options for an event where a three figure priced winner is becoming normal.

Harris English 25/1

Winner here in 2013 and back to his best, only beaten by Speith last time out. Looks the most likely winner but likely winners have a habit of failing here.

Graeme McDowell 60/1

Won the OHL Classic this season and players that win there often perform well here. It is McDowell's sort of course but lack of course form gives us a good price here.

Matt Jones 80/1

Finished third here last year so clearly likes the course. Hitting form again with a very good eighth place last week. Could give us a good run at a good price.

Fabian Gomez 125/1

Only nine players have won tournaments more than once on bermuda grass since 2008 and Gomez is one of them. One of those was his shock win here a year ago. Another win wouldn't be such a shock.

Ben Crane 125/1

A winner here two years ago & another with two wins on bermuda grass. Seems to hit form out of the blue so why not on a course that he loves.

Rob Oppenheim 500/1

Seeing as this event specialises in winners at this price, I decided to include one. Oppenheim has right kind of game for this course with his strengths around the green. He is showing some consistency so why not?

Good Luck!