Betting British Masters: If ever the horses for courses theory applied, it is to this week's British Masters where Darren Clarke is very much the king of the Forest of Arden course - or, at least, he has been, when it staged the English Open.
In his seven competitive appearances there, Clarke has finished in the top-five on six occasions and has won there twice, in 2000 and 2002.
No wonder he is the choice of the bookies and installed as a 7 to 1 favourite.
The only problem with Clarke in recent weeks has been with his putter - tee-to-green no one has played better.
But it is often the case that a return to a favourite old haunt can exorcise such demons, and it is our of belief - even with such short odds on someone who hasn't actually won a tournament in almost 12 months - that Clarke is very much the man to beat this week and worth a wee win wager.
For each-way value, you could do worse than take a pot at Peter Lawrie who is on offer at 80 to 1.
7/1 - D Clarke (N Ire) 10/1 - C Montgomerie (Sco) 12/1 - J Rose (Eng) 16/1 - P Price (Wal), T Bjorn (Den) 20/1 - I Poluter (Eng) 25/1 - A Coltart (Sco), B Dredge (Wal) 33/1 - I Garrido (Spa), M Gronberg (Swe) 40/1 - F Jacobson (Swe), P Fowler (Aus), S Kjeldsen (Den) Selected - 50/1 - G McDowell; 66/1 - P McGinley; 80/1 - Peter Lawrie, L Westwood (Eng)
* Courtesy of Ladbrokes
