The absence of stats following the delayed conclusion of round one does make previewing the second-round three-balls at Wentworth a bit trickier, but we have to row in again with TOMMY FLEETWOOD after his lacklustre effort on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Fleetwood seemed rattled by a couple of short missed birdie putts early on and ultimately was never at the races, but as a consequence he’s drifted from odds-on to odds-against for what still does feel like a straight match with Justin Rose.<\/p>\n
Rose of course had his number, winning by six shots, but one round is seldom going to tell us much. Plus, for what it’s worth, Fleetwood’s longer-term advantage over Rose has been most evident in round two, which he leads by a resounding 13-3 this year. In other words, of the 16 second rounds they’ve both played, he has shot the better score 13 times.<\/p>\n
If you do share my view that a rusty Billy Horschel shouldn’t be winning this group, siding with Fleetwood at odds-against (or evens generally) is an easy decision unless you believe that Thursday’s round is the best indication as to what to expect on Friday. I don’t.<\/p>\n
There’s a similar argument for Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen but he’s still 5\/6 and at the same price, JOAQUIN NIEMANN rates a safer play on balance.<\/p>\n
He won his three-ball on day one despite a miserable start and, following a back-nine 33, it’s reasonable to expect this world-class player to improve on his second look around Wentworth.<\/p>\n
Padraig Harrington’s form since scrapping his way to the Senior Open has been poor and while that’s not true of Daniel Brown, he’s struggled in this event so far (51-MC). <\/p>\n
‘A shower of s***’ was how he described his first round. “Every single shot I stood over I felt uncomfortable,” he told the DP World Tour, and that’s in keeping with the way he’s played here before.<\/p>\n
As such, 11\/4 about the double appeals as the way to play this afternoon’s matches.<\/p>\n
Posted at 0940 BST on 12\/09\/25<\/p>\n
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