Course experience will aid rising star
Starts 3.20pm
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The top three in the Safeway Open betting – Paul Casey, Matt Kuchar and Phil Mickelson – have only one US Tour victory between them in the last three years. Casey and Kuchar are early starters in today’s first round, befores Mickelson headlines the second wave.
Casey starred in the FedEx Cup playoffs, while Kuchar and Mickelson both made valuable points-scoring contributions for the triumphant American Ryder Cup side last time out.
The layers clearly expect the talented trio to maintain their form at the Silverado Resort, but none are certain to perform well.
Casey, who had never seen Silverado before arriving this week, could be particularly vulnerable to failure.
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