[Stanley]

Round 3 plays (1pt)

Stephen Ames to beat Mike Weir +103 @ Pinnacle LOST by 2
Backing Ames to win the battle of the Canadians. He's been in Hawaii since 20th December with his family (playing golf, not just on holiday), doesn't have to defend a tournament lead and has remained in the top-3 in six out of seven times that he has headed into the 3rd round in 2nd or 3rd place

Stephen Ames to beat Scott Verplank -105 @ Five Dimes WON by 2
A better performance from Verplank yesterday, but not enough to warrant favouritism against Ames who has been much more impressive

Brandt Snedeker to beat Jonathan Byrd -117 @ Pinnacle LOST by 1
Snedeker's driver face has cracked and his putter face has need to be re-squared this week and still he's 4th. With no equipment failures today he should beat Byrd who has never beaten 70 in eight attempts when 2nd/3rd after two rounds

Mark Calcavecchia to beat Jonathan Byrd -110 @ Five Dimes LOST by 2
Calc: "At the Merrill Lynch Shootout with Woody Austin that we won, and Tiger's deal, I just hit it great. ... I got over here. I still kept hitting it good." Calc's problem on Thursday was that it was wet; it was dry yesterday and he hit every green in regulation. Today it should be dry again

Daniel Chopra to beat Charles Howell -105 @ Five Dimes WON by 1
Basically opposing Howell who is struggling with his irons and is poorly motivated when out of contention: in his last 12 events when 9-11 shots behind the leader after 2 rounds, he has improved his leaderboard position only 3 times and never shot lower than 71