The PGA Championship Previews

The PGA Championship, Kohler, Wisconsin.

The PGA Championship is the last major of the year and this year it is at Whistling Straits on the shores of Lake Michigan. This tournament is for the professionals only and there will be some unfamiliar names in the field, as 20 club pros are invited to take part. The USPGA was last held at Wisconsin in 2004 when Vijay Singh triumphed. At 7507 yards, it is a very difficult course but, despite the numerous bunkers, it still favours long hitters. Pete Dye designed the course to be similar to the links courses of Ireland and Scotland. The greens are much larger than average, so putting will be important. There are 2 players from Wisconsin taking part – Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker. It is a very scenic course with beautiful views of Lake Michigan from all 18 holes.

Value match bet with Ladbrokes:

10/11 Stricker v Els 6 units

Stricker has recovered from his injury now and is back in form. He has played 14 times this year and not missed a cut. He will have home advantage as he is from Wisconsin . Ernie Els played poorly in the 4th round last week and missed 3 consecutive cuts before that.

Value match bet with The Greek:

5/6 Watson v C.Wood 6 units

Bubba Watson is a long hitter and should be favoured by the course. Chris Wood finished third last time out, but had 2 consecutive missed cuts before that.

Value match bet with Hills:

21/20 T.Clark v Oosthuizen 3 units

Tim Clark is not a long hitter – but is an excellent putter – and this will give him an advantage on the enormous greens. He played at Whistling Straits in 2004 and leads Oosthuizen 5-0 in head-to- heads over a 3 year period. Louis Oosthuizen has not played the course before.

Value match bet with BlueSquare:

10/11 McDowell v Fisher 3 units

Graeme McDowell likes links courses, hailing from Northern Ireland, and has very good memories of the last Major which he won. He has been consistent since winning the US Open: 1 – - 21 23 – 31 22, and these are the sort of figures that you want for match betting. Ross Fisher won a tournament 2 weeks ago but trails McDowell 8-1 in head0-to-heads over a 3 year period.

Value match bet with Boylesports:

10/11 Donald v Fisher 3 units

Luke Donald is in good form at the moment and finished 24th in this event in 2004. He is a good scrambler, which is important on a difficult course. He leads Fisher 4-1 in head to heads.

Finishing positions:

Sell Stricker at 34 with Sporting Index for 0.3 units

Sell KT Kim at 62 with Sporting Index for 0.5 units

Buy Oosthuizen at 45 with Spreadex for 0.2 units