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Phil Mickelson often plays well early in the season and he went close last week at the Farmers Insurance Open, only losing out by a single stroke to Bubba Watson.
My selection Charles Howell played well in snatches and finished a respectable 14th.
This week I’m selecting Kevin Na at 40/1. The 27 year old South Korean missed the cut last week but finished in the top five the previous week and has two top-4 finishes in this event in the last three years (when it was called the FBR Open).
Waste Management Phoenix Open
P Mickelson 7/1
D Johnson 12/1
Rickie Fowler 16/1
N Watney 16/1
H Mahan 20/1
Bubba Watson 25/1
B Haas 25/1
Anthony Kim 25/1
G Ogilvy 25/1
J Vegas 33/1
C Howell 33/1
K Na 40/1
B Gay 40/1
JB Holmes 40/1
B Crane 40/1
J Byrd 50/1
R Moore 50/1
C Villegas 50/1
D Toms 50/1
R Palmer 50/1
66/1 Bar.
Each-way bets 1/4 odds first 5
Excellent performances from two Scots at last week’s inaugural Bahrain Open, with Stephen Gallacher in fourth place and Richie Ramsay ending the tournament in eighth.
Paul Casey (my tip to win the previous week) came through to win from Swede Peter Hanson. I have to stick with Seung-Yul Noh at 33/1 as my selection again this week as he played really well in Bahrain and seems to enjoy playing in the Gulf.
The Commercialbank Qatar Masters
M Kaymer 7/1
L Westwood 10/1
P Casey 12/1
R Karlsson 12/1
A Quiros 14/1
S Stricker 16/1
R Goosen 20/1
I Poulter 25/1
H Stenson 25/1
MA Jiménez 25/1
L Oosthuizen 25/1
R Fisher 33/1
P Hanson 33/1
A Noren 33/1
Seung-Yul Noh 33/1
Chris Wood 40/1
A Hansen 50/1
S Gallacher 50/1
66/1 Bar.
Each-way bets 1/4 odds first 5
All odds supplied by Ladbrokes.