1.5pts e.w. Henrik Stenson at 33/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4,5).
1pt e.w. Richie Ramsay at 100/1 (bet365 1/4 1,2,3,4,5).
1pt e.w. Gary Boyd at 125/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4,5).
0.5pt e.w. Benjamin Hebert at 250/1 (General 1/4 1,2,3,4,5).
Matteo Manassero is my strongest fancy, and we'll take the last of the 25/1 on offer.
The young Italian has very fond memories of Crans having finished 23rd here as an amateur, before returning a year later to gain what was then his best European Tour finish, third place behind Jimenez.
"It is a course that suits me well," he said last year before playing the event for a third time.
"It is a tight course and you hit a lot of wedges in to the greens and you need to be very precise and putt well. You will get a lot of birdie chances.
"Crans is a special place for me. It was my first podium finish on The European Tour and to get my card with that was great."
And after that interview, all looked to be going to plan as he reached the turn at four-under in his first round, only for a lacklustre back-nine to leave him with work to do.
That was the case throughout the week as he played the front-nine in 13-under, only to fail to produce the same sort of golf once turning for home which meant a share of 18th.
Manassero jointly led the field in greens hit along with eventual winner Bjorn, though, so the signs were plenty encouraging and finishes of 23-3-18 mark him down as a course specialist already.
Outright
| Golf - European Tour - European Masters (Winner) | ||
| 08/30/2012 | Any Other Player | 2.10 |
| 08/30/2012 | Peter Hanson | 16.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 21.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Alexander Noren | 21.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Jamie Donaldson | 21.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Thomas Bjorn | 21.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Paul Lawrie | 21.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | David Lynn | 26.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Marcel Siem | 26.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Thorbjorn Olesen | 26.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Matteo Manassero | 26.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Henrik Stenson | 28.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Simon Dyson | 34.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Chris Wood | 34.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Joost Luiten | 34.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Anders Hansen | 41.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Brett Rumford | 41.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | 41.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | 41.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Ross Fisher | 41.00 |
| 08/30/2012 | Stephen Gallacher | 41.00 |
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