Why should you? They've just played out of their skin and by playing the following week they don't really have time to stop and think about what might have been.

Andres Romero blew victory in the Open last year before blitzing the field in Germany seven days later while Bernhard Langer even won the week after missing that infamous putt which cost Europe the Ryder Cup.

Even Monty, that most fragile of beings, followed up US Open heartbreak in 2006 by making the top four at Gleneagles a week later.

And so I have no qualms about making Masters third Stewart Cink one of my tips at this week's Verizon Heritage at Hilton Head in South Carolina.

As it happens, Cink is a fine example of a player who can thrive the week after going close in a Major.

Back in the 2001 US Open he rushed a small putt on the final green which, had it dropped, would have got him into a play-off.

That should have had him riddled with demons but Cink got back on the US Tour horse and played through the pain to finish third in the following week's Buick Classic.

To be honest, he shouldn't really have a "one that got away" feeling this week anyway as he was never really in position to challenge winner Trevor Immelman at Augusta.

Basically Cink's excellent top three finish was a continuation of the fine form he's shown in 2008 which has produced second places at the World Match Play and the PODS Championship and thirds at Augusta and Torrey Pines, scene of June's US Open.

The only thing missing is a win so why not take him to put a '1' on his record by capturing this tournament for a third time.

Harbour Town, a Pete Dye creation, is a real course specialists tracks track and Cink is a huge fan having won here in both 2000 and 2004.

Davis Love has won this event no less than five times so Cink would hardly be breaking new ground by claiming a hat-trick and 2008 would, of course, keep up his four-year win cycle.

Controversey surrounded his last win here in 2004 after he found a waste bunker off the tee and removed debris from behind his ball. To the chagrin of Ted Purdy, who lost to him in a play-off, Cink was spared punishment after officials reviewed video evidence and was allowed to keep his second plaid jacket.

Cink halved his two-ball with Tiger Woods in the final round of the Masters so is oozing confidence and having made an adjustment to his putting stance over the final 54 holes after seeing himself on TV on Thursday night he's also rolling the ball extremely nicely on the greens.

He ticks all the boxes so have a good each-way punt at 16s.

Driving Accuracy and Putting Average are useful stats to consider when trying to predict the winner on this tight, twisting seaside track and Justin Leonard was second and third respectively in those two categories at Augusta.

His 20th place was a decent effort given that the course is probably too long for him and if he can perform as well off the tee and on the greens here he should be right up there.

Leonard is a past champion of this event (2002) and has winning form on another Pete Dye layout, Sawgrass, so enjoys this style of golf.

Speaking at Augusta, Leonard said: "I put a lot of work into getting ready for this week and it's kind of a shame to go and take a week or two off after this and let all that hard work just kind of fizzle out. So I'm playing the two weeks after this, which I'm excited about."

On a more suitable course, hopefully he'll reap the benefits more than he did at Augusta and with his putter heating up again he should be in with a big chance.

Leonard is 11th in Driving Accuracy, 12th in Greens In Regulation and eighth in Putting Average this season. He's made 10 cuts out of 10 in 2008 and has a second, a fourth and a fifth to his name.

Get on at 35/1.

Billy Mayfair has finished second at the PODS Championship and fourth in the Shell Houston Open in his last four starts so goes to Hilton Head in excellent nick.

It's always nice to find a quote from a player expressing a liking for the course they're about to tackle and it doesn't come any better than this.

Says Mayfair: "I love this golf course. This is my favorite golf course on Tour, that's for sure. Obviously I've played well here, which obviously helps. This is a great golf course for me. It's not that long, you have to drive it straight, hit a lot of greens. If you miss it you manage to putt well, and that seems right up my alley."

Mayfair, a five-time US Tour winner, finished seventh here way back in 1991 but more recently he's finished second in 2001, tied fifth in 2002 and tied third in 2006.

So what would Mayfair himself think if he was told that he was a 50/1 chance this week?

By chance, we already know.

In his 2006 post-third round press conference there was the following exchange:

Q: A fan said he found 50 to 1 odds on you this week, and jumped all over it?

BILLY MAYFAIR: I hope he gets a rich man like I'll be on Sunday, maybe.

Q. How do you like the odds yourself, knowing how well you play the course and how much you like it?

BILLY MAYFAIR: That would be a good bet. That would be a good bet. I love coming here. I would have put something down on that."

Mayfair, not wanting to land himself in trouble with officials, was quick to point out that he hadn't actually backed himself but clearly he realised his chances were better than the odds suggested.

Let's take him at his word.

For a final pick, let's snap up the 100/1 about Kevin Na.

The Korean-born American is such a fan of Harbour Town that he turns up on Sunday each year to get an extra practice round in.

Na first played the event in 2004 (his rookie season on Tour) and, after going into the final round tied fifth, finished 11th.

"I'm a very straight ball hitter. This golf course fits my game," he said at the time.

Last year he arrived here struggling for form after two missed cuts but once again it brought out the best in him as he carded 67-68-66-73 to finish tied fourth.

"I really like this golf course," Na reiterated. "I look forward to coming back to it every year, and I think that's a different mindset, instead of a golf course you're going to that you don't really think so much about, just like, ah, just another week. But Harbour Town is a place where I go, I've been waiting for this week. So I think that positive attitude is very good towards your game. And I think this golf course suits my game."

Na, who started the final round just one off the lead, chipped in for birdie at the last to secure his top four finish and that cemented the feeling that good things happen to him here.

This season, he's tied fourth at the Sony Open and the FBR Open and, after a dip, returned to form with a tied 26th in Houston last time out after a slow start.

That sets him up nicely for another crack at one of his favourite events and, having had seven top fours in his relatively brief US Tour career, including two play-off losses, this could be the place where he bags that elusive first win.