It's a Wednesday start on the PGA Tour this week.......apparently NFL takes over the weekend so the PGA bring this event forward a day to keep sponsors & TV people happy. I'm not complaining as it means we can get cracking early and with Dubai starting early hours Thursday we should be treated to some great golf this week. The LPGA also looks to be a quality event too, where I'm backing Lydia Ko to go one better than twelve months ago @ 10/1. The kiwi showed real signs throughout 2021 that her game was coming back and a more settled Lydia Ko could do some damage this season. Think the price is more than fair given her recent form.
At Torrey Pines, Jon Rahm will be delighted to be playing competitive golf at a decent course ! Moreso at one that he has tasted US Open success here last June and also when he won this event back here in 2017 before posting finishes of 7-2-5 in his last three visits for the San Diego Open. 15/2 best price might be tempting with 6 & 7 places abegging but I'm going go chance just two players here this week in the shape of Tony Finau & Lanto Griffin.
Finau loves Torrey Pines and has suggested for a while that a WIN will come here at some point. 2nd last year followed a run of 6-13-6-4-18-24 at the Farmers despite missing the cut at the US Open at a much different setup. He did however, go on to eventually capture his second PGA title in August and Tony Finau is a more accomplished player these days and is surely to win again soon and this venue gives him a great opportunity to do so @ 28/1 - 5 places (there was 28's - 7 places readily available Monday)
Lanto Griffin seemed to enjoy his week's work at the American Express and can follow up with a solid week here @ 66/1 - 8 places. 7th and 12th in the past 3 visits (mc in between) suggests that he's au fait with the courses and having posted 3 TOP-10s already in his 7 starts this season. The 33 year old who hails from North California is taken to keep his form up
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