I'm afraid day one of the Masters again went very badly for my outright selections and Rory McIlroy's late capitulation made it a very difficult day. The one consolation was a 10/1 winning treble which came about in fortunate fashion in the end, with two of the three selections winning their matches on the 18th green.
One of them was CAM DAVIS and it's surprising that having been 7/5 yesterday, he's even a touch bigger in places today. That's rare for one who won and while Davis's propensity to do something very costly almost did for us at the 16th, the fact he won this three-ball regardless says plenty.
Rafael Campos surprised me, driving it well and scoring nicely for 16 holes, but three dropped shots over the final two will have left a sour taste and he faces a battle to make the cut. So does Austin Eckroat, who remember said he didn't even want to make the cut last year, so unpleasant had been his first 36 holes at Augusta National.
I don't know exactly what to expect from Davis but at the prices I can't let him go unbacked.
I'd have been a little wary of backing BUBBA WATSON prior to Thursday but a one-under 71 was rock-solid and this former Masters champion should be trusted to double up on his playing partners.
Matthieu Pavon has been all at sea this year and having putted pretty well in the first round, still couldn't muster anything competitive. In fact but for the putter his 78 would've been 80-something. Evan Beck meanwhile is an amateur who shot 77. It's surprising to me that Watson, having beaten his playing partners with loads to spare, isn't a shade of odds-on to do it again.
Backing repeats isn't often the best idea. Golf is too volatile for that, and it's why I can't bring myself to side with Ludvig Aberg at 7/4 to beat a dizzied McIlroy. But these two early three-balls look set to go to the form book again.
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