...the golf tipster who started his year with tipping the Bob Hope Classic?. No Tiger, No Vijay, No Michelle Wie. Let's have a look at the Honours board for the last few years. Perhaps we'll have a few of the hard earned on Andrew Magee or David Bergianio Jr? (who he?). Dammit, even Jesper Parnevik did well here last year when Chad Campbell lumbered to victory.
It's the Bob Hope, it's a New Year, so let's start with comedy names. The whole thing's a lottery. All you can be sure of is that Bill Murray will be hilarious. Ooh my sides...
In the name of comedy if nothing else, have a few quid on one of golf's great new names. Ladies and Gentlemen I give you Mr Boo Weekley. He's not a rookie but has been on the Nationwide Tour. And it's really funny that his name sounds like Lara Bingle's favourite men's magazine. (Imagine if his wife was called Soo?) Honestly, we don't know much else about the Boomeister. The best the PGA website can give is that he's 6 foot and right handed. Go Boo!
Picking a real winner here is tough as ever. There's no real form, the fat Controller is predictably clear favourite having won here a few times and even Betfair are chalking up people like John Senden at 30/1 based on a top 6 finish in 2005. Even Jesper's only 40/1...
So we'll obviously have a dab on Fred at the 100/1 on offer and despite NY resolutions will take the 95/1 on JB. Our long shot money goes on the man who is leading greens in regulation and has the experieince and patience to get the job done, Kirk Triplett. Look out for that bucket hat being raised come Sunday arvo. You can get 140/1 at time of writing. Small change only, we're saying. Welcome back!
