Rory McIlroy leads the field for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship that is played at the Old Course St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns. There are just four events remaining until the Race to Dubai Final Series. Unlike last week’s British Masters, where the weather was favorable, conditions in Scotland should be more challenging, with wind and rain in the forecast. The winning streak ended last week, as we went 1-3 in the British Masters. Let’s look at the matchups and picks for this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Odds at BookMaker.eu
Rory McIlroy -240 vs. Shane Lowry
Rory McIlroy -250 vs. Tyrrell Hatton
Tyrrell Hatton -133 vs. Shane Lowry
Tommy Fleetwood -159 vs. Branden Grace
Matthew Fitzpatrick -128 vs. Branden Grace
Tommy Fleetwood -142 vs. Matthew Fitzpatrick
Paul Dunne -117 vs. Chris Wood
Paul Dunne -130 vs. Lee Westwood
Chris Wood -128 vs. Lee Westwood
Martin Kaymer -171 vs. Thorbjorn Olesen
Richie Ramsay -140 vs. George Coetzee
Ross Fisher -167 vs. Lucas Bjerregaard
Joost Luiten -134 vs. JB Holmes
Richard Sterne -166 vs. Eddie Pepperell
Ryan Fox -118 vs. Marc Warren
Graeme Storm -155 vs. Byeong Hun An
David Horsey -139 vs. Julian Suri
Padraig Harrington -119 vs. Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Graeme McDowell -156 vs. Thomas Detry
Alexander Levy -136 vs. Fabrizio Zanotti
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Matchup Picks
Before we get to the picks there are a few things to consider. The weather is expected to be a major factor in this event with rain and wind in the forecast. Some players thrive in bad conditions, while others struggle, so we’ll focus on players who like the bad weather and we’ll also look at scrambling as the big statistic this week, as getting out of trouble is going to be a big key to winning this event.
Tommy Fleetwood -159 vs. Branden Grace
I like Fleetwood to be on contention for the win this week. He has had three weeks to get ready for this event and he loves playing on the links courses in Scotland. He has played well in this event with a tie for 5th, a 5th and a tie for second. It doesn’t hurt that this matchup is against Grace who had to travel overseas after playing in last week’s Presidents Cup.
Tommy Fleetwood -142 vs. Matthew Fitzpatrick
I am definitely taking a position on Fleetwood this week and this is his other matchup. I like Fitzpatrick as a player but I don’t like him nearly as much in the wind and on links courses. He has never made the cut in three tries in this event. I will lay the price and take Fleetwood.
Lee Westwood +100 vs. Paul Dunne
We know that Westwood is a player who loves playing in bad weather and it is very tough to play great two weeks in a row and that is what Dunne will be trying to do. This is a play on Westwood and at the same time it is also a play against Dunne.
Ross Fisher -167 vs. Lucas Bjerregaard
This is one of the scrambling statistic matchups for the week. Fisher is 84th on the European Tour in scrambling and that is nothing special, but Bjerregaard is awful at 195th on the European Tour. It helps our cause that Fisher has four top 25 finishes in this event including two second place finishes. I will lay the price and take Fisher in this matchup.
Padraig Harrington -119 vs. Kiradech Aphibarnrat
The other strong scrambling statistic matchup I am going with this week has Harrington against Aphibarnrat. Harrington is 19th on the European Tour in scrambling, while Aphibarnrat ranks really poorly at 158th. It doesn’t hurt the cause that Harrington has a lot of links experience.
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Mobile betting lines are updated by the minute so click here to start gambling on thrilling live action at BookMaker.eu. The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is scheduled for October 5- 8, 2017. Old Course St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns will host the event and Golf Channel will televise it.
