Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Arnold Palmer invitational at Bay Hill

Staying in Florida again this week for the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Orlando.Usually when this tournament comes around you think of Tiger Woods who owns this competition with six wins since 2000.
Thick rough,trees and water make this course a stiff test of golf.After some changes which toughened up the course in 2009 expect the scoring to be fairly high.Previous winners here include-Woods,Els,Singh,Pampling,Perry,Campbell and Mickelson.

Brandt Snedeker(55/1 Paddypower)
Love the way this guy plays golf,no messing about,stands up and hits his shots!!3 top 10's already this year- 9th at Torrey Pines,8th in Phoenix and 4th last week at the transitions.Was one of only a handful of players under par after the first round at the Honda only to withdraw from the tournament due to the birth of his first child.In Tampa last week he sounded full of confidence about his game"Yeah i feel like its the best i've hit it my whole career to be honest with you,i feel like every part of my game is alot better than it was at any point in my career"
He ranked 4th in putting last week and is 7th in all round ranking.Brandt has never finished outside the top 30 at Bay Hill with finishes from 2007 reading 22-14-17-30.At 55/1 i make him my TOP TIP!!

Tiger Woods(9/1 Paddypower)
As i have mentioned before Tiger woods owns this competition with six wins here since 2000.Glimpses of his new swing coming to fruition with a tenth last time out at Doral,closing with a 66.Has to be confident after that final round,he's going to win soon and at a course where he has such a good record i think it could start here.

Ricky Fowler(33/1 Paddypower)
With wide open fairways,Ricky should do well here.189th driving accuracy is pretty poor but 2nd in putts per round and 23rd in scoring average has given him some decent finishes this year.68-66 finish at Doral two weeks ago sets Ricky up for a big week here.Has said that he loves the course as he played here many times as a junior and i like his chances this week!!

Camillo Villegas(125/1 Brucebetting)
Mad?? Maybe....Was between him and Justin Rose for my last pick but have plumped for Spiderman!!His game is definitely in a slump but has such a good record on courses in florida and is a bermuda specialist.Signs that his putter was coming back to life at Doral and he has me dreaming of a huge payout.A champion at both the Honda classic and the Tour Championship its just a matter of time before he's back winning again and at odds of 125/1 has to be worth a small each way bet if only for the interest!!

                                                BEST OF LUCK!!

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