The venue is the Ernie Els designed Copperleaf Golf and Country Estate, on which there is no top level form to go on- therefore a mixture of stats and current form are goign to be needed. It is a really long track and with showers forecast all weekend length off the key is going to a good performance here.
My first pick this week is going to be Darren Fichardt, who won on his last time out in the European Tour and also picked up a top-10 on the Sunshine Tour last week. It's not rare for players to do well when near their home town and currently living in Centurion, he'll have all his home comforts available to him. He showed some real class when winning the Africa Open, and I'm surprised to see him available at 26 behind Van Zyl, Aiken and Mulroy in the betting. I think he should be a similar price to these guys.
My next pick is going to be Jeev Milkha Singh. He played well in Dubai when I last backed him and I think he'll have been working hard leading into the Avantha Masters in his home country in a couple of weeks. I believe the 41 available on him against this field under-estimates his chances.
My third pick is going to be David Howell- available at 41 along with Singh. He has showed some signs that he might return to the winners circle this year, and with a weak field- the fact that he's chosen to play shows that he must have a good feeling about the course.
My last pick in a week that has been really tough is going to be another South African as they have dominated these events this year. I'm going to go with Keith Horne at 56- he's higher priced than a number of his compatriots even though many of them haven't shown much more form than him, and he has a steady season so far- with his best results coming in South Africa.
My picks this week:
- 2 pts e/w Darren Fichardt at 26 (Various)
- 1 pts e/w Jeev Milkha Singh at 41 (Various)
- 1 pts e/w David Howell at 41 (Various)
- 1 pts e/w Keith Horne at 56 (Various)
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