A battle of Australia in this 72 hole match bet as the young terrier of Aaron Baddeley takes on the grizzled warrior of Appleby over 72 of the finest holes in golf.

Stuart Appleby is having one of his best ever years on the current tour and is leading the way in many many stats.

He is the best "finisher" on tour with an amazing 5 top 10's from just 8 tournaments played, he has been putting superbly ( which is a MUST on these treacherous greens ) and is 17th in the putts per rouns stats, and 14th in the putts per round on Greens in regulation (GIR) stats. Add to this the fact that he is 18th in scrambling ( ie getting up and down when you don't find GIR ) and you see that there is little wonder he is doing so well on tour this year. His Masters record isn't too shabby either. Tied 7th last year in horrendous conditions when Zach Johnson won it with a +1 score, he was T19th in 2006, T43 in 2005 and T22 in 2004. He loves it round here, and has never been in better form in his career.

Baddeley is also having a good year but is no way near the form of his older countryman. He's had only 2 missed cuts all year and has a season best T9th in the matchplay event. Add to that 4 top 20 finishes, and you see he comes here with a bit of a squeak. However he has only played here once and didn't enjoy himself, and I reckon Appleby will win this match bet easily.



Pick : Stuart Appleby to beat Aaron Baddeley in 72 hole match bet
Odds : 2.01
Stake : 8 / 10
Bookmaker : Pinnacle
Date : 2008-04-10
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