Joburg Open Tips

Joburg Open - Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club,Johannesburg,South Africa

07 February 2013 - 10 February 2013

Tip date: 05 February 2013

Yet another tournament played over two courses. The East Course is a par 72 of 7592 yards and is one of the longest on tour. A solid tee to green game is important here. Home players seem to feature heavily at the top of the leaderboard (11 South African players in punter-friendly places the last three years). This has to be borne in mind when making a selection. Branden Grace defends and he seems likely to figure again this year. There are few genuine course specialists here and the short priced favourites lack appeal.

Name	Odds	Bookmaker
David Drysdale	1pt each way 66-1	PaddyPower	Finishing position: T11 Back David Drysdale Again
David could be described as one of the faceless majority on tour. He’s a steady player who makes a decent living and is capable of popping up with a punter-friendly finish every so often. Weakly contested co-sanctioned events such as this are exactly where this can happen. There are few genuine course specialists here (Schwartzel at 3-1 with Bet365 is the principal one) and David’s record catches the eye. Form of 3-MC-13-3 in the last four years point to a guy likes the course set up and is clearly well capable of encroaching on the top 5 again. A small interest at these odds appeals, especially if the short priced favourites (Schwartzel, Grace, Coetzee) have an off weekend.