Putting last weeks minor heartbreak to bed we move to the West Coast and Pebble Beach and its nearby two courses Spyglass Hill and Monterey Peninsula. Three courses are used on the rota this week as the pros team up with amateur partners over a long slog of three days and four if you're lucky to make the cut on Saturday evening. On the face of it it's a marmite event but it has always lended itself to punters as there are plenty of form lines to peruse over as well as plenty of links to other courses and similar tests. The heavens have opened in California and these courses have had to endure a lot of precipitation in the run into this event. Temperature wise it doesn't make any better reading as the players will need to wrap up this week. Certainly those with links form down the years have been favoured here at Pebble and giving the conditions set to play out over the four days I wouldn't be surprised if one or two Europeans made the mix.

I was busy making the most of a day off yesterday to notice any golf prices but was surprised to see 8.8 matched about Dustin Johnson early on. Anything around 7/1 would have looked mighty tempting to me but I'm happy to let the current 5/1 slip by. His credentials here are obvious but the travel between Saudi Arabia and here coupled with the cold weather forecast I think Dustin is probably best left untouched. Day looks mighty short to me even though his record here is solid. Finau and Cantlay still struggle to make a big impact on the tour and are probably best left for another day.

Top billing this week goes to Brandt Snedeker. You have to go back to the Open last July to account for his last missed cut and although he hasn't being achieving anything spectacular lately I think the bookies have underestimated his chances here. He has won twice at Torrey Pines, the Wyndham twice and has also done the double here at pebble Beach. The wins at Torrey Pines are of particular note as the Poa Annua surfaces clearly suit Snedeker and he has talked of his love for those surfaces in particular. He may have been suited by an earlier tee time slot for the final round of the 2016 Farmers but who can forget the way he manufactured that win amidst some of the worst conditions the tour has seen in the last decade. Tough conditions are set to play out this week and with Pebble being that much tougher with the US Open at the next junction I think Sneds will be suited by the task. Two wins here and a couple more top ten finishes show just what he is capable of and at 50/1 he is without doubt the most attractive betting prospect of the week in my eyes.

2pts each-way B.Snedeker 50/1 (1/5 8)

Brandt Snedeker - 2pts e/w @ 50/1

Adam Scott missed the cut here last year but it is worth noting it was his first outing after a few months off. This year he arrives having played twice with the early trip to Hawaii followed by a hugely impressive runner up finish to Justin Rose at Torrey Pines. The Aussie leaves the flag in with most of his putts nowadays and maybe that visual aid will just cure the part of the game which plagues him the most. In the second half of last year he was showing signs of improving also with a 3rd at the final major of the year and a top 5 finish at the Northern Trust. Scott has a lot of work yet to accomplish in his career and with a top attitude I expect him to find his way back to winners circle this year. Pebble looks like a good place to start and with plenty of experience and good results in tough Open conditions I expect Scott to give this a good attempt.

1.25pts each-way A.Scott 28/1 (1/5 8)

Adam Scott - 1.25pts e/w @ 28/1

Shane Lowry was playing some stuff at the back end of last year and I was particularly aggrieved not to land on him in Abu Dhabi. A tee to green track always plays into the Irishman's hands and I should have been alert to how he was trending. To press Garcia close home at Valderrama was a cracker effort giving the ease in which Sergio was cruising to that title before Lowry gave him a proper scare down the back 9. That effort was every bit as impressive as the Abu Dhabi win for me and I expect him to be suited by conditions this week and give a good account of himself. 12th in Dubai after his recent win was solid and in four outings here he has yet to miss the cut into Sunday's final round. I get the impression he is playing some of the best golf of his career and circumstances may just fall into his lap this week.

1.25pts each-way S.Lowry 40/1 (1/5 7)

Shane Lowry - 1.25pts e/w @ 40/1

Finally I'll have a small bet on Doug Ghim. At 22 years old and having held the top position in the Amateur ranks Ghim has been impressive in his short career to date. With only a handful of starts on the tour he has managed a top 20 at Torrey Pines a few weeks ago and a top 10 in Crans in the middle of last year. 3rd last week on the web.com tour shows us that he has continued that good form and the format may just suit the youngster this week. A lot of the limelight will off him this week with the celebrities taking part and Ghim may just seize this opportunity to get his career off to a spectacular start. There doesn't look to be many holes in his game and despite thinking I'd get a bigger price about him this week I'll still have a small wager.

0.75pt each-way D.Ghim 100/1 (1/5 8)

Doug Ghim - 0.75pts e/w @ 100/1