Borrman previews Christiaan Bezuidenhout +240 for a Top-20 Finish at the Genesis Scottish Open.
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you look at the players that he ranks ahead of in that time frame Tommy Fleetwood Victor hin Matt Fitzpatrick Corey Connors Aon Ry all of them are priced at lower odds than him this week so I like this segment because I like to find the guy that’s playing well but not getting the respect he probably should from the books when every one of those other players I said oh you know I’m not saying they’re playing poorly in fact I’m betting on Victor hin for gosh sakes but the fact of the matter is he’s been steadily better than him better better than them over this period of time yet no love from the book so I’ll jump on it I’m going to hope for the best in 18 starts in 2024 he’s missed just two cuts but he’s finished inside the top 25 11 times including four top 10s he was absolutely I mean horrible is not even the right word to use but horrible off the tea here last year in this event so he missed the cut but he did have a tie for 16th finish here two years ago his driver is his biggest weakness if you back it up I said the driver usually isn’t something that’s going to kill you around here it did kill him last year and it is his biggest weakness mainly due to a lack of Firepower he doesn’t hit it far compared to pretty much everybody at this point uh but I think that should be masked this week as well so I’m I’m looking at the driver I know again I just said it last year it affected him big time but I think it can be on a normal weekend with how he’s playing right now I think it can be massive because he’s not really missing he’s just not hitting it far so I think we hiding at his biggest weakness and this course presents as mainly an approach in around the green test and his his numbers there are pretty solid he’s he ranks decent as far as Strokes gain approach he’s 42nd on the season but he excels with his short game and putter which will likely keep him in contention uh this week he’s gained Strokes around the greens in 11 straight starts man give that stat to have Victor hav and that guy doesn’t lose uh and he’s gained Strokes putting in 12 of his last 13 only negative one being minus 05 at the PGA Championship where he missed the cut at even par so generally May saying as long as he’s gaining Strokes in those two with those two uh categories he’s going to be in the mix and 11 out of 18 top 25 finishes in 2024 speaks a lot to it if he just has a slight uptick with his approach play this week or you know he might has the potential to contend to actually win this thing so I think average approach play and strong putting in short game which we’ve seen from him uh all year long I think will’ll be enough to cat a top 20 but if he’s slightly better on approach I think he’s got a chance to actually win this thing come Sunday but I like bazun Hoy to Make Some Noise this week
