10th Mar 2015 | Valspar Championship
Valspar Championship Tips: Will MacKenzie
Ranked third in strokes gained tee-to-green this season and looked injury free in finishing T6 last week.
Will MacKenzie’s year only got under way at the Honda Classic in March due to a sore left hand but a T6 last week in Puerto Rico suggests he is over his injuries.
This is terrific news for the 40-year-old because he’s started the wrap-around season in terrific form. In his last five tournaments, he’s finished P2-T52-T9-MC-T6.
The Copperhead Course at Innisbrook is one of the toughest on tour and you have to be in control of your ball to shoot a good score. This puts MacKenzie firmly in the frame because he is third on tour in strokes gained tee-to-green.
It has been seven years since he last tasted victory but he finished T4 at the Valspar last year and lost in a playoff at the McGladrey Classic in October.
In a rich vein of form he is a good each-way bet at 80/1 (Stan James).
Odds correct at time of publishing: 10:49 10th Mar, 2015 but subject to change