Outright plays (total stake per play: 2pts)
Gil Morgan to win 20/1 e.w. @ BetInternet and William Hill
Morgan has done everything but win this event. He has finished in every position in the top-7 except first and is certainly due a victory here. He finished in 2nd place last week behind runaway leader, Tom Kite, but it continued his excellent run in California where he is very rarely outside the top-10 and he represents good value at 20/1 with a weakened field this week.
Morris Hatalsky to win 22/1 e.w. @ BetInternet
Hatalsky is another with a very good record on this course. In four years here, he has recorded three top-8 finishes, shooting just one round over 70 and, like Morgan, each of his four Champions Tour starts in California over the last 12 months has resulted in a top-10 finish. Last week, he finished 4th and with a runners-up finish in his previous event, he should not be 22/1 in this form.
Don Pooley to win 28/1 e.w. @ BetInternet
For the first three events of the season, there was no-one apart from Loren Roberts who could match Pooley for form and while he finished a lowly 46th on his return to the Champions Tour last week, there really was little to compete for after an opening 79. He still remains 2nd on the Charles Schwab Cup Points List and not worthy of 28/1 against a weakened field. He has finishes of 10th, 27th and 4th on this course and his overall record in California is very supportive. He has finished in the top-5 in 21.4% of Champions Tour events in California compared of 12.8% of Champions Tour events elsewhere and for top-10 finishes, the respective figures are 42.9% vs. 29.1%.
