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Phil Mickelson comes here having won the last two renewals which would suggest the 7/1 quoted about him is about right but after last weeks display he will need to improve his accuracy drastically and therefore I have to leave him out here. I’m taking a chance on a couple of outsiders this week as there is only one player near the top of the betting that strikes me as value. Lets hope the big priced winners continue!

The first player to make my shortlist is Robert Allenby. Although it was nine years ago, he has won this event before but more importantly he is in great form. His two starts this year have both finished in top 10’s with a 2nd place finish in the Sony Open and a T9th last week at the Farmers. He finished 4th in putting at Torrey Pines and his stats last year stand out as a large positive. His scoring average stood at 68 and he is top 25 in driving distance, greens in regulation and putts per greens in regulation which will be a massive plus point this week. He has played well so far this year on par-4’s which will be important with there only being three par fives and at current prices an each-way bet looks great value.

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Robert Allenby – Each-Way – 20/1 (General)

The big hitting Argentinean Angel Cabrera makes a return this week and I believe he could have a big impact on the field. He has started this season strongly with a T10 and T25 finish in his two events in Hawaii, resulting in him being 20 under par for the two tournaments so birdies will not be hard to come by, to back his case up he also comes here with good course form. The last two years here have produced a 13th and 31st place finish and the course being lengthened by 300 yards will only play into the two-time major champ hands. He knows what it takes to win against strong fields, just like he will be competing with this week and at 55/1, he is worth a shot.

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Angel Cabrera – Each-Way – 55/1 (Bet365)

J.B.Holmes made his seasonal debut last week at the Farmers Championship and I would be surprised if he wasn’t fairly pleased with his 27th place finish after he posted a respectable score of 5 under. However, it is his course form that interests me. His last two starts here have produced 6th and 7th place finishes. His finish here in 2008 was after a very strong start to the season but the same cannot be said of last year when he came here after a couple of missed cuts and some poor results. I would imagine J.B. would see that as a big positive as coming here will boost his confidence and he will believe a win is definitely within his grasp, 2009 was not a great year for J.B. so he will be wanting to continue his strong start here. His scoring average also read positively at 69.67 and along with this his approach play from over 200 yards is very solid meaning the extra yardage here will be no problem.

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J.B. Holmes – Each – Way – 110/1 (Stan James)

Jeff Quinney is a name a lot of people will not know but I feel he could be in for a big week here. Jeff comes here with great course form, in his last 3 starts he has recorded 25th, 2nd and 9th place finishes and despite a missed cut last week he had finished 26th and 20th in his first two events this year. The missed cut last week will only aggravate him after a strong start and he will be determined to bounce back this week. His putts per round stats were strong last year and that looks to have continued into 2010. Like J.B. Holmes his scoring average is strong standing at 68.92 and he will want to make amend for a disappointing year in 2009.

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Jeff Quinney – Each-Way – 125/1 (Stan James)

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