The Honda Classic: Debrief

So the Honda Classic has passed and left me feeling rather frustrated as Sabbatini fluffed his lines on the final round, but had already built up too big a lead to be challenged. Had either YE Yang or Jerry Kelly have scored a couple less shots, I'd have been in good profit.

My pre-tournament picks gave me Yang (odds of 44.0) who finished second (8 under par) and McDowell (15.5) tied for sixth (one under). Singh, Marino, Gillis and Immelman all failed to make the cut. I was very impressed by Gary Woodland, a player who pre-tournament was backable at odds of over 200/1. Albeit finishing seven shots down on the eventual winner, he played far better than a 200/1 shot should.

South African Charl Schwartzel made a good start to the tournament and was leading at one stage, but a shot into the lake on round three effectively ended his chances.

At the mid-point of the tournament, following several hours stat picking at PGAtour.com, the best selection turned out to be Jerry Kelly (30.4 avg), who'd started the tournament a long, long outsider but a strong finish (as the stats show he does tend to make) saw him finish third, two shots behind the eventual winner.

In summary, my lack of each-way betting has cost me a few quid and the tournament ended with a 7pts loss. Not a great boost before Cheltenham, but with a busy betting week planned, there's plenty of chances yet!