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Tips Re-Cap

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Australian PGA 

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  • BRAD KENNEDY (AUS) 28/1 – Boyle Sports best price 7 places  EW
  • MATTHEW MILLAR (AUS) 70/1 – PP/Betfair/Betfred all 7 places  EW
  • MIN WOO LEE (AUS) 35/1 – PP/Betfair 7 places EW  
  • MICHAEL SIM (AUS) 80/1 – PP/Betfair/Betfred – UniBet 100/1 6 places EW
  • MAVERICK ANTCLIFF (AUS) 80/1 – Betfred 7 places EW

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Thailand Masters 

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  • TAEHEE LEE (KOR) 225/1 – PP/Betfair 6 Places EW
  • KWANCHAI TANNIN (THA) 750/1 PP/Betfair 6 Places EW

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Australian PGA Championship 

RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 

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It’s time to play on the Gold Coast at the 2019 Australian PGA Championship, coming to RACV Royal Pines Resort from 19-22 December. 
 
2013 Champion Adam Scott headlines a stellar field of local and international talent set to tee it up in the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia and European Tour co-sanctioned tournament. 

Queensland’s home of championship golf and host of the Australian PGA Championship. A 27 Hole resort golfing experience, comprising three immaculately groomed 18-hole composite courses set amongst countless lakes and bunkers on undulating terrain. The backdrop is provided by the hinterland mountains to the west and the Gold Coast skyline to the east. 

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DESIGNERS: Tomojiro Maruyama (1990); Graham Marsh (2015). 

SLOPE RATINGS: Men: 141/132/126/123; women: 133/124 (for Green/Gold course combination). 

PLAYING SURFACES: Bermuda 328 (greens), Wintergreen couch (tees and fairways), Greenlees Park couch (rough). 

It’s been a mighty transformation for the championship course at RACV Royal Pines Resort these past couple of years, a nine-by-nine renovation of a golf course that was formerly little more than a pleasant walk on a flat, parkland site next to the Nerang River and in the shadows of an enviable resort complex. 

The resort is still just as desirable, however now the 27-hole golf course is equally so, as witnessed at the Australian PGA Championship last December and, more recently, the RACV Ladies Masters. What was previously a course characterised by large, flat and relatively open greens – with bunkers to match – now has more firepower and architectural nuances.  

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PAST RESULTS FROM THE LAST SIX YEARS AT ROYAL PINES 

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  • 2013 – ADAM SCOTT 
  • 2014 – GREG CHALMERS
  • 2015 – NATHAN HOLMAN
  • 2016 – HAROLD VARNER III
  • 2017 – CAMERON SMITH
  • 2018 – CAMERON SMITH 

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The winners here over the years have of course mainly been Australian, but with an exception was Harold Varner III from the USA he was runner up in 2015 and then won it in 2016. For the last overseas winner, you have to go as far back in 1998 and our very own David Howell from England winning the event by seven strokes. In fact, the biggest winning margin was by eight strokes held by “The Great White Shark”   

Another thing that we noticed was that out of the last ten Australian PGA Championships five have gone to a play off. So, if we do manage to get into the last group on Sunday this week it could be very exciting.      

Another interesting trait I have noticed over the years here, seems to be the non-Australian winners who have gone on to win seem to have had a very good result in the previous year. 

Take Harold Varner runner up in 2015 then wins in 2016, same for the late great Seve Ballesteros runner up in 1980 then wins it in 1981.

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My final picks of 2019 are: 

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BRAD KENNEDY (AUS) 28/1 

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Another player who has found his mojo of late. Came close to winning the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup in Japan last week, he carded the best final round score of 65 to make the play off against the very good Ryo Ishikawa who eventually won it.       

Confidence is high and should be up for the challenge being back on home soil. An experienced Professional known as a real journeyman on various tours. He won the NZ Open back in 2011 against a very strong field.    

This season he has only missed one cut out of twenty-three starts, bagged six top ten’s and of course just missing out on the win last week.  

28/1 is the best with Boyle Sports paying 7 places.  

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MATTHEW MILLAR (AUS) 80/1 

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I just have a good feeling that Matt turns up here this week and has a very good run. He is coming into this week in some great form. Playing on the ISPS Handa PGA Tour in Australia he managed a sixth place at the Gippsland Super 6, and then only last week at the AV Jennings NSW Open he ended up in a tie for 15th place.  

He has only managed to play half the events he did in 2018, so will be fresh and ready to take on RACV Royal Pines Resort. He also draws on some good memories around here finishing in third place last year.   

If he turns up and plays his A game. For an 80/1 price he should go well. He is very much an on form feel player and has a habit of putting together weeks of consistency.  

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MIN WOO LEE (AUS) 35/1 

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Min has played most of the season on the European Tour. So was surprised to find him this far out in the odds markets. For me all aspects needed to play well here he has all boxes ticked. He always seems to play well back on home soil too. He has also been back in Aus a while now after his last show on the European was in Portugal.    

Strokes gained around the green has been a key success here in the past, he sits 4th on the Tour stats this year in this category. Also strokes gained off the tee another big plus for me here, inside the top ten again.    

I feel it is only a matter of time before he wins one, and with this week having a much weaker field he should do well. 

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MAVERICK ANTCLIFF (AUS) 80/1 

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This guy is a “PLAYER” and has plenty of game. Not many in the field this week will be coming into this competition off the back of three wins in 2019, along with a runner’s up place at the Huangshan Open, and a further eight top ten finishes. These have been played across Asia, Australia and Europe.     

Yet to miss a cut so he should hold up great value at 80/1. I think with a player of this pedigree the bookies have missed a trick, but could be good news for us. Paddy Power and Betfair have him at the best prices so far at 80/1 paying seven places.   

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MICHAEL SIM (AUS) 80/1 

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An interesting choice here with Michael. Funny enough we did have a team member follow him quite a bit this season on the Australasia Tour. He has been solid the past few events two third place finishes at the TX Civil and the Victorian PGA.   

Believe it or not he reached 34th in the world golf rankings quite a while ago now but still quite impressive to get into the top fifty in the world at any time in your career is special. It was back in 2009 where he won impressively three times that year, and also qualified for the US Open where he was paired with Tiger Woods on the final day to record a tied eighteenth place finish. 

He is playing well and has been there seen it and done it all in the past. If in contention he will not be fazed. You can get 100/1 with Unibet paying 6 Places. Most are going 80/1 paying 7 Places.   

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THAILAND MASTERS 2019 – 19-22 DECEMBER 2019

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  • Taehee Lee (KOR) 225/1 – PP/Betfair 6 Places – 15th last week and has been looking good in practice this week.
  • Kwanchai Tannin (THA) 750/1 – PP/Betfair 6 Places – This event normally throws up some big priced odds . 

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