Golf - BMW SA Open
Starts: Thursday - Midnight ET - 9pm Pacific Time
Jamie Donaldson: Donaldson returns from injury after 3 months
"Jamie Donaldson heads to the BMW South African Open at Glendower GC in desperate need of arresting a poor run of results.
Fourth on the Race to Dubai rankings in 2013, fifth in 2014, including a starring role in the European Ryder Cup victory, life was pretty sweet for the Welshman. He then opted to try out the PGA Tour and the split schedule has not quite worked, not aided by a self-inflicted gardening injury exactly 12 months ago. He’s twice failed to retain his PGA card and has followed those two stellar campaigns in Europe with 48th and then 87th last year. T10 in May’s Irish Open and T26 in June’s St Jude Classic he is just 3-for-11 since then, with a best of T42 and not been seen since withdrawing from the British Masters in early October. He’s 11-for-15 in South Africa with six top 20 finishes and a best of T2 in the 2013 Nedbank Challenge"
Beware the injured Golfer
Golf is always priced on recent form and Jamie Donaldson doesn't have any so there is no reason for bookmakers to be worried about putting big prices next to the Welshmans name this week. Or is there? He is a former world number 23 so back in 2014 he would have been going off +2500 in this company. Donaldson secured the winning point for Europe in the 2014 Ryder Cup, with a wedge shot onto the 15th green, beating Keegan Bradley 4 & 3. You won't find many players in this field with that sort of pedigree so the only question is, how is he playing? According to reports he is back hitting it well so now is the time to strike while he is being priced on his form in an injury ridden 2016. There is no market that I would not recommend a bet on him. If you can find an outright price, Top 5, Top 10 or even Top 20 then put something in play.
Westgate - Jamie Donaldson (outright winner) 100/1 (+9050 The Greek)
5Dimes - South African Open - 1st Rnd Leader - Jamie Donaldson +8000
5Dimes - South African Open - Top 10 - Jamie Donaldson +750
5Dimes - *****1st Rnd 3 Balls Donaldson/Porteous/Southgate +158*******
Pinnacle - Jamie Donaldson to beat Matthew Southgate (Tourn) -118
5Dimes - 12:00AM 7490 Jamie Donaldson to beat Keith Horne (Tourn) -1½ -110
5Dimes - 12:00AM 7490 Jamie Donaldson to beat Keith Horne (1st Rnd) -125
BetChris - Jamie Donaldson to beat Matthew Southgate (1st Rnd) -120
***** = best bet out there