Find Me a 100 Winner: Seven long-shots chanced at between 119/1 and 529/1

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Tiger Woods won this week's main event, the Arnold Palmer Invitational, eight times, Scottie Scheffler is attempting to win it for the third time in five years, and the vast majority of winners are class acts but there's been a few unfancied winners over the years.

Kurt Kitayama was a 420.0419/1 chance before the off three years ago, Marc Leishman went off at 160.0159/1 in 2017, and a woefully out of form Matt Every was matched at as high as 600.0599/1 when he defended the title in 2015.

Course form stands up well at Bay Hill so for my only pick I'm going with last year's fourth, Michael Kim.

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Arnold Palmer Invitational bet - Michael Kim @ 460.0459/1

As highlighted in the preview, only three men have shot four rounds in the 60s - the runner-up, Kevin Chappell, 10 years ago, the aforementioned Every, in 2015, and the runner-up in 2008, Bart Bryant, but Michael Kim certainly hit his straps last year after an opening 75 left him 33^rd and eight off the lead.

He was still eight strokes back at halfway following a 69 on Friday but weekend rounds of 67 and 69 saw him climb into fourth, beaten by three.

Kim missed the cut in 2019, but he did that virtually every week that year so we can ignore it completely and he was 17^th on his only other visit in 2017.

His 18^th at the Phoenix Open last month is the highlight of a disappointing year to date but he won the Open de France as recently as last September and I was happy to chance him at such a huge price.

Place order to lay 8 Us @ 10.09/1 and 12 Us @ 2.01/1

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Joburg Open bet - Adrian Otaegui @ 140.0139/1

The five-time DP World Tour winner, Adrian Otagui, has been largely out of form since he won the Volvo Open in China two years ago, but he really caught the eye last week when he finished sixth in the South African Open, where his stats were excellent across the board.

He missed the cut at this week's Joburg Open venue, Houghton, on the first occasion he played the course in 2023, but he finished 25^th last year (12^th after three rounds) when woefully out of form so he has a bit of course form to his name.

Last week's sixth was his highest finish since he won in China so there's a chance it could be a bit of a one-off but given he ranked inside the top- five for Strokes Gained: Approach and SG: Around the Green, and 17^th for SG: Putting, as well as third for Driving Accuracy, I'm happy to bet it wasn't.

Place order to lay 8 Us @ 10.09/1 and 12 Us @ 2.01/1

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Puerto Rico Open bet #1 - Taylor Montgomery @ 120.0119/1

The shortest priced of my five fancies in the Puerto Open is the hot-putting in-form 31-year-old, Taylor Montgomery, who's finished seventh in the Panama Championship and fourth in the Argentine Open in his last two starts on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Montgomery, who lost his card on the PGA Tour last year, missed the cut here on debut last year but he'd contended strongly the week before at the Cognizant Classic, where he'd traded at as low as 5/16.00 when he led by two strokes halfway through the third round.

Montgomery looked like a player with a big future a few years ago so his career has stuttered somewhat but a drop back down to the Korn Ferry Tour looks to have reignited him.

Place order to lay 8 Us @ 10.09/1 and 12 Us @ 2.01/1

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Puerto Rico Open bet #2 - Brice Garnett @ 260.0259/1

As highlighted in the preview, veterans have a great record in the Puerto Rico Open and current form is often irrelevant, so I've backed four very experienced players that aren't at their best, starting with the 2024 winner, Brice Garnett.

Michael Bradley, in 2009 and 2011, is the only two-time winner in the event's short history on the PGA Tour so far but the 42-year-old Garnett, who has also won the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship, could well emulate him.

Garnett finished only 40^th when defending 12 months ago (Bradley finished 15^th in between his two wins) but with course form numbers prior to that reading MC-38-26-20-5-7-48-, it's clearly a venue he enjoys.

Place order to lay 8 Us @ 10.09/1 and 12 Us @ 2.01/1

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Puerto Rico Open bet #3 - Rafael Campos @ 350.0349/1

On account of winning the Bermuda Championship at the end of 2024, at a venue very similar to this week's, Puerto Rico's Rafael Campos contested the Arnold Palmer last year, so he wasn't in the field in his home event but it's a tournament he enjoys.

The 37-year-old, who missed the cut here on the first five occasions he played in the tournament, has course form figures since reading 76-29-MC-8-10-49-3-59-48-18 so he clearly enjoys the track and he'll get a terrific reception on his first start back since winning on the PGA Tour.

Place order to lay 8 Us @ 10.09/1 and 12 Us @ 2.01/1

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Puerto Rico Open bet #4 - Brandt Snedeker @ 530.0529/1

Of my four veteran selections, 45-year-old, Brandnt Snedeker, would be my idea of the best value in Puerto Rico this week.

Given he reached as high as number four in the Official World Rankings, and that he's spent most of his career playing in all the big events, this opposite field event isn't a tournament he's played in often but it's a venue that really should suit him.

The nine-time PGA Tour winner, who was the FedEx Cup champion in 2012, has multiple victories at coastal, wind-affected venues Torrey Pines and Pebble Beach, as well as a victory at Harbour Town, so it isn't a surprise to see that he finished 10^th here last year, having finished 44^th way back in 2009 and having missed the cut in 2024 in his only other visits.

He followed last year's 10^th here with an excellent seventh in the Memorial Tournament and another top 10 in the Utah Championship so he retains plenty of ability and he looks just the type to pop up and contend out of the blue after three missed cuts in 2026.

Place order to lay 8 Us @ 10.09/1 and 12 Us @ 2.01/1

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Puerto Rico Open bet #4 - Kevin Streelman @ 530.0529/1

My final pick is the 47-year-old veteran, Kevin Streelman, who has course form figures reading MC-3-MC-MC-32.

He led here by three with 18 to play back in 2010 and he sat second at halfway on his last visit two years ago, so he clearly likes the venue.

It's 12 years since Steelman last won on the PGA Tour but his 32^nd at the Cognizant Classic last week was a decent prep after a month off and he may go well.

His afternoon tee-time in round one is a bit off-putting, but he may be one for the 1^st Round Leader market given his propensity for a fast start.

He led after round one on the PGA Tour three times as recently as 2024 so at odds in excess of 200.0199/1, he could be an interesting runner.

Place order to lay 8 Us @ 10.09/1 and 12 Us @ 2.01/1

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