It's that time again for probably the noisiest golf tournament of the year. The Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale is different to pretty much any other tournament, this is down to the influence the fans have. The 16th hole at Scottsdale is the setting for the pantomime, with your usual heroes and villains. It's simple, if you hit a good shot you're a hero, but if you fail to hit the green, prepare for the chorus of boos!
After D.A. Points frustrating letting the PGA Tour side of the blog down for place money last week at 40/1 when only finishing 8th (top 5 paid) I decided this week that I was going to concentrate more on current form and less on course form, that said, my selection had a great Thursday and Friday here last year (shot 65, 65) before he eventually fell down through the field for a tie for 29th. He shot a 76 in the final round but we have a very different player on our hands this time round.
Bill Haas is who I am pinning my hopes on this week and I feel the bookies have given us a little bit of each way value which I wasn't expecting to get. Haas is 33/1 this week, which I think is awesome value for last year’s FED EX Cup winner. He got off to an unbelievable start last week with a 63 on Thursday where every putt he looked at dropped, the putts inevitably dried up and he went on to finish with a 4th place finish. Haas has been a different player since he won the FED EX in style at the end of the 2011 season and it was going to be interesting to see if he kicked on from there this season and became a Top 10 golfer or simply just rested on his laurels. I think it's still a bit early to say he can become a Top 10 player but I definitely don’t think he has rested on his laurels that’s for sure!
My Selection - Bill Haas @ 33/1 (1/4 odds 5 places) Boylesports/Coral
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