Even the most hardened cynic - and I'm not that far behind - must raise a glass to the European Tour's latest innovation in the Scandinavian Mixed.
Trying to work out the suggested difference in tee placings, yardages and the like was always going to see doubters hovering over the stats but, fair play, it has worked a treat.
Via Twitter, the always excellent has been keeping us informed of differences in almost everything and after three rounds things are pretty much level.
A winner in Denmark on the Challenge Tour (beating Kalle Samooja, very prominent here this week before Saturday's disaster) and a runner-up and 16th in Sweden read well, the better effort behind Oliver Wilson, currently lying on the same score in 10th place.
Although his figures this week haven't suggested fireworks, I'm taken by his consistency, gaining positive numbers for tee-to-green and putting for all three days. Given that much of the current top-10 have considerable negatives when in contention, I'm happy to take a chance on a player who has birdied the two par-fives on the back nine on each of the three days and who really should be finishing higher than his current position in this class.
Of the aforementioned Wilson, followers of Ben Coley's column will be hoping for a 400/1 payout, or at least a place for finishing in the first six, and Sky Bet are betting without Scrivener, Enoch and Hedwall for those interested in that market. For what looked a tricky event and has proven to be so, small stakes at a price looks the way to go and the Dane will be the sole wager before the big one in a few days.
Posted at 2010 BST on 12/06/21
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