[Beanie]

I think thats true for the most part ODM, but not in relation to Tiger. He's staged remarkable comebacks so often and experienced and inexperienced players alike have fallen to bits so often when they see his name anywhere near the top of the leaderboard that the market tends to keep faith with Tiger until the bitter end. In my opinion he's almost always short throughout a tournament.

If he's 4 shots back after day 1 then his price wont budge - he's the most consistent player on Tour by a mile and you can almost guarantee a further 3 solid rounds, whereas virtually all other players will throw in a wobble.

I'm not saying laying him is a bad move btw, just that I'm not sure laying off will be particularly valuable at any point.

Was reading some interesting thoughts re: ball flight a minute ago - and it sounds reasonable. The idea is that given Augusta greens are so fast, the higher the ball flight, the easier the greens are to hold. Given that no stats are available, it makes it a bit tricky mind you. I know Ogilvy, Baddelly and a few other Aussies have a high flight, but not sure about others.