Stenson to score at WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

Putting will be key to success

The man to carry our stake money this week in Akron is Henrik Stenson. Mr consistency himself. Firestone is a general all-rounders course, and the pick should shine here. 41-year-old Stenson, winner of The Open Championship last year, had his defence disrupted when the victim of a burglary while out on the course. Thieves stole jewellery, clothes and bank cards. He’ll be hoping to put that behind him and take the loot this weekend.

Driving the ball a great distance off the tee isn’t terribly important around here, but the ability to find those greens and a steady hand when using the putter will be the difference between winning and losing. There’s no doubt the two at the top of the betting are the pair to beat, but those willing to follow us in this week will get a great price about Stenson, and their stake money will be in safe hands.

Stenson a big price to succeed

Henrik hasn’t been seen in winning form for a while now, but we can be confident he has the skills to compete this weekend. Thankfully for backers, our traders seem happy enough to write him off, and there’s a chunky 25/1 going on him winning the title. Fancy a fast start? Stenson has been chalked up at 33/1 to be leading at the end of the first day.

Those needing a bit of a safety net will be delighted to see our team offer generous each-way terms of 1/4 the odds the best five players, while a top-10 finish for Stenson looks likely at 2/1. The latter is sure to appear in a share of weekend cross-sport multiples.

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