Good to be back?

At first glance the Mercedes tournament seemed right up our proverbial. We've got a strung out field, heaps of birdies and people shooting 7 under to leap up the leaderboard. Hell, even the boy from the bush shot six under today.

But our original delight at the field soon turned to disappointment when I checked betfair's prices. I was expecting at least 100/1 about each of our two best picks but at time of typing, even 50/1 looks good. Ah well.

Ryuchi Imada is an obvious choice. He's had heaps of birdies in both the opening rounds (and a few bogies yesterday) and of course brings form to the course. How could we forget when we backed him to win at 100/1 last year. Can't help but tip him again.

5 off the lead and just 34/1 also reminds me of last year, when I actually wrote that Camillo Villegas seemed good value but didn't actually tip him. He won of course. He's had heaps of birdies in both rounds, so in a tournament that'll likely be won with 15 or 16 under, he's just about in the frame. Wish he was a bigger price, but I won't get fooled again. Back him now and collect Monday!