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Golf – Johnnie Walker Classic.

With five par 5’s, the Gleneagles course is very much suited to the big bombers off the tees and is very unlike the courses used in Europe for the last two tour events, so the most recent form is not going to be as good a guide as normal. A liking for the course and the ability to drive the ball along way is key. Paul Casey fits the bill, long driver and two time course winner, but 9/1 for a player whose form has been only fair for a few months now is hardly value. Historically this event has thrown up some big price winners and it is worth going for a few big priced players.

1 point e/w Martin Kaymer @ 33/1 with Boylesports (e/w first 6 places)

lost 2 points

One of the up and coming young players on the European Tour, Kaymer as been in contention a few times this season, runner up in Scandinavia last time out. There may be some question marks about his ‘bottle’ but it is a little early in his career to be attaching the Timeform Squiggle to him just yet. He drives it long, is in good form and reckoned to be a winner in waiting by many judges. No course form, but it should be to his liking and a 7.50 tee time should allow him the opportunity of scoring well while the weather is at its best.

0.5 point e/w Emanuele Canonica @ 80/1 with Boylesports (e/w first 6 places)

lost 1 point

Canonica averages over 300 yards off the tee and won this event in 2005, his only win to date. He has the advantage of a very early tee of time tomorrow morning and the forecast is for the conditions to be getting windier in the afternoon, so he will have the best of the conditions. His form this year is not great but this is his kind of course and worth a small bet.

0.5 point Jose- Filpe Lima @ 150/1 with Skybet

lost 1 point

Like Canonica, Lima is long off the tee, tees off early, but is not in good form. He was 2^nd in the BMW International at the end of June, on another course that rewards the long drivers, so he ill have the kind of course that suits his game. An interesting long shot.