Open De Andalucia Picks

2011 Open De Andalucia Picks:

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Pick 1: Chris Wood E/W @ 33/1 (SB) Very short course for this week's Open De Andalucia and Wood, off the back of a good tournament last week can use his total driving ability (long and straight) to his advantage.

Pick 2: Jamie Donaldson E/W @ 33/1 (general) Course form from last year's Open De Andalucia and a good performance last week as well. A player that has been very close in the last year or so without winning just like last week's winner Jacquelin and can draw inspiration.....


Pick 3: Richard Green E/W @ 35/1 (general) Takes my fancy at this week's Open De andalucia mainly for the length of the course, playing under 7,000 yards. Green's game is all about accuracy and good putting and he should feature.

Pick 4: Alejandro Canizares E/W @ 55/1 (general) All Spanish eyes will be on favs Jiminez and Quiros at the Open De Andalucia but watch out for the streaky Alejandro Canizares who returned to form last week. Fantastic putter and should get plenty of birdie opportunities on this golf course.

Pick 5: Oliver wilson E/W @ 45/1 (general) Played superbly at the Tavistock Cup last week and will maybe peak at next week's European Tour event but can't avoid such a big price.

Pick 6: Nicolas Colsaerts E/W @ 40/1 (general) Picked for the same reasons as Chris Wood, can over power the course at the Open De Andalucia and in good current form. If the putter is hot, he should be up there.

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