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20:20 – March 19, 2021
I’ve spent far too lengthy trying at the midway leaderboard at the Kenya Open and I’m nonetheless not satisfied I’ve achieved the proper factor.
Kalle Samooja and Scott Hend are tied at the prime on 11-below-par with the Scottish duo, Richie Ramsay and Connor Syme, tied for third alongside South African, Dean Burmester, on -10.
As highlighted earlier, ten of the final 12 course winners have sat first or second at midway however I’m in no rush to facet with Samooja at lower than 5/1 and I’d need a bit greater than the odds of round 13.012/1 obtainable on Hend.
Smaooja misplaced his place final week when in the combine at midway and he is but to win on the European Tour wheras Hend might have his work minimize out to again up in the present day’s low spherical of 64.
It’s very near a no wager warmth at this stage however I assumed the pre-occasion favorite, Kurt Kitayama, was simply value chancing modestly at 8.27/1 given he solely trails by two.
I’ll be again tomorrow with a glance at state of play at the midway stage of the Honda Classic the place Aaron Wise has simply hit the entrance.
11:20 – March 19, 2021
We’re greater than midway via the second spherical of the Kenya Open on the European Tour however there hasn’t been any dwell protection but resulting from logistical points.
That’s a disgrace as a result of Karen Golf Course is a gem and the event is heating up properly with a lot of gamers fancied earlier than the off getting in to rivalry. Finland’s Kalle Samooja, who started the event buying and selling as the third greatest in the market, has birdied the final three holes of his second spherical to guide on -11 however the pre-occasion favorite, Kurt Kitayama, is simply two again and the defending champion, Guido Migliozzi, who went off second favorite, has given himself a squeak with a six-below-par 65 in spherical two, after a lacklustre stage-par yesterday.
As highlighted in the preview, ten of the final 12 course winners have sat first or second at midway and the two that did not weren’t precisely miles away. Migliozzi sat fourth, 5 strokes behind the clear chief, Louis De Jager, who led by three, and again in 2018, Michael Palmer received the Karen Masters right here having sat fifth, trailing by three.
It was all the time my intention to get caught in at midway right here, given how robust the traits are, so it is a pity two of the leaders have been properly-fancied earlier than the off. Had there been a few huge outsiders exhibiting the way, we might have been trying at some juicy costs about the frontrunners.
The afternoon wave have solely simply began so there’s an opportunity it may well all change by the time we really attain the midway stage so I’m going to see how the land lies later and I’ll submit an replace this night.
Over at the Honda Classic on the PGA Tour, yesterday’s morning starters dominate the first spherical leaderboard with Aussie, Matt Jones, exhibiting the way after an unimaginable course document equalling 61.
Matt Jones completed the day gaining 10.49 strokes on the area along with his opening 61. It’s the most strokes gained by a participant in a single spherical on the @PGATOUR in 2020-2021.
Previous excessive: Viktor Hovland, +9.76 at Torrey Pines South in spherical 2 of the Farmers Insurance Open.
? Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) March 18, 2021
The early starters averaged 0.95 of a stroke lower than the PM starters yesterday and the draw would not appear like night out. The wind is gentle and extra constant all through the day in accordance with the forecast and it could even drop barely this afternoon.
With a 3-stroke lead, Jones appears a particularly reasonable worth at 5.04/1 given he is typically a 3/1 shot on the High Street and that that is additionally a course at which frontrunners do properly however I’m completely happy to swerve him for now.
As highlighted in the In-Play Tactics part of the preview, of the 14 Honda Classic winners at PGA National, Ernie Els, in 2008, who was tied for sixth and 5 off the lead after two rounds, is the solely winner right here to be trailing by greater than three strokes after 36 holes however no first spherical chief has ever gone on to win and Sungjae Im confirmed final 12 months {that a} lacklustre opening spherical may be overcome.
Im sat tied for 63rd after spherical one final 12 months, following a two-over-par 72, trailing by six, however a 4-below-par 66 in spherical two noticed him shoot up right into a tie for ninth at midway and he sat tied for fifth with a spherical to go.
Jones might properly take some stopping although, the inaugural course winner, Mark Wilson, trailed by seven strokes after spherical one and Scott trailed by 5 in 2016 however they’re the solely different two course winners to be greater than 4 adrift after the opening spherical.
I’m going to sit down and wait on this one for now too and I’ll take a extra in-depth look at the midway stage tomorrow morning.
Honda Classic Pre-Event Selections:
Chris Kirk @ 60.059/1
Wyndham Clark @ 80.079/1
Kenya Open Pre-Event Selections:
Sam Horsfield @ 80.079/1
Gaganjeet Bhullar @ 95.094/1
In-Play Pick:
Kurt Kitayama @ 8.27/1
Find Me a 100 Winner picks:
Honda Classic:
Back James Hahn 1 ½ u @ 150.0149/1
Place order to lay 10u @ 10.09/1 & 10u @ 2.01/1
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