The Punter 
/ Steven Rawlings / 28 April 2011 / Leave a Comment 
Kyung-tae Kim – Has the Punter secured some early Korean value?
"I can’t say I was looking to back Kyung-tae Kim but I couldn’t work out his price at all."
Y E Yang disappoints again but it's not all doom and gloom at this very early stage...
14:45- April 28, 2011
It's a bit early to kick-off the live blog but I have already made an in-running move at the Ballantines Championship, backing Kyung-tae Kim at an average of a shade over [30.0] this morning.
It's been a first round of mixed fortunes for my pre-event picks with three of the four managing to shoot under par, a feat only achieved by 35 of the 154-strong field, but the one most likely to do ok, according to rankings and price, Y E Yang, has once again been awful.
My first sighting of the Korean superstar this morning was a sign of things to come. Already on a score of +1 for the round when Sky went live, he played from a fairway bunker to a greenside bunker and managed to plug the ball and give himself no chance to save par. That started a run of three straight bogeys and pretty much did for his chances.
It was a case of yin and yang for the two picks that had started early and were already in the clubhouse when I got up. Kiradech Aphibarnrat had a mare early on, double-bogeying his first hole, the tenth, and reaching the turn on +3 before firing two birdies and an eagle on the front-nine (his second nine) to finish the round under par. In stark contrast, Rikard Karlberg, also playing the back-nine first, reached -4 after 11 before dropping three shots in his last seven. Both sit on -1 and have to be considered still in it.
My only other pick, James Morrison had a great day and shot -3.
I can't say I was looking to back Kyung-tae Kim but I couldn't work out his price at all. He had already shot -3 and was safely in the clubhouse and yet was being offered up at above [30.0] and was even matched at above [40.0]! Given that he went off at just a few ticks bigger than that I felt I had to get him onboard. I know what usually happens when I get a great price about someone I wasn't looking to back though... down the leaderboard they tumble. I could just lay back and take a free bet but I'll let it roll, it's not as if alternatives are clear at this stage.
Of the big names, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Dustin Johnson have started the best but they're both four shots behind early pace-setter Damien McGrane, who sits on -6.
Over at the Zurich Classic, they've only just started but I wish it was over! My man Charlie Wi is making the early running but to say there's a long way to go is sizable understatement.
Pre-Event Picks
Ballantines Championship
Y E Yang @ [24.0]
Kiradech Aphibarnrat @ [120.0]
James Morrison @ [180.0]
Rickard Karlberg @ [370.0]
In-running Bets
Kyung-tae Kim @ an average of [30.0]
Pre-Event Picks
Zurich Classic
Bubba Watson @ [34.0]
Troy Matteson @ [200.0]
Charlie Wi @ [230.0]
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