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Emirates Australian Open

A difficult event for betting with world number one Jordan Speith here defending the title he won 12 months ago. He is best priced 15/8 and a most likely winner here but hard to back at that price. It does mean that there is some decent value out there for place bets this week.

After Speith, Adam Scott is a strong second favourite at 13/2 and is the most likely winner should Speith slip up. Other notables competing are Lee Westwood & Darren Clarke but it looks like picking someone to come out of the pack for a place.

Marc Leishman 20/1

I think Leishman is the most likely winner of the rest. He is getting back to his best form, finishing 11th at the HSBC Champions Trophy. I think the best value bet is to back him for a Top Five finish at 4/1.

Brett Rumford 45/1

Rumford's best result was a surprise 6th at the Masters so clearly has the quality. Well suited by this course and finished third last year. Again, probably best to go for a Top Five place at 8/1

Todd Sinnott 250/1

This is a bit of a punt but he is certainly bullish about his chances from his twitter feed. I have gone for a Top Five finish at 50/1.

Good Luck!