Here comes the first major of the year; at last. I have a few predictions for this years competition, but last year Bubba Watson would have been by absolute last bet, so no guarantees.
Here we go:
- Keegan Bradley-Augusta suites the long hitter and Keegan certainly can give it a whack. Also Keegan is one of the best putters on tour and your putting game has to be fantastic to win the masters. On top of this, Keegan is very strong mentally to cope with leading and winning a major championship and he has already shown us he is capable of winning, even on the biggest stage, as he won the US PGA Championship. Finally, Keegan has had good year so far with many Top 10s, so a good each way bet at 26/1.
- Matt Kuchar-is a very consistent player and has had a good, consistent year. Furthermore, Kuch was in contention last year, so obviously likes Augusta. Another good each way bet at 43/1.
- Lee Westwood- Maybe a surprising choice due to his infamous putting, but this year he has moved to the US to get more use to the greens and he has removed the pause in his stroke and is putting much better. He is also long and straight off the tee, which is very useful at Augusta especially. To finish, Westwood led last year and was one of the lead on the last day, so is clearly getting more used to Augusta. Remember though this was when Westwood was putting ‘terribly’ and he still nearly won. A good bet at 31/1, but I wouldn’t bet each way because if he puts badly Westwood will not feature at all.
- John Huh-My outsider bet. He is a solid all round player that has had a good year on the PGA Tour. When he has a good week he can be right in contention. Brilliant odds at 630/1 and I would go each way.
So, those are my four picks. Have fun watching the masters!
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