The NBO Oman Open is a brand new event on the European Tour, taking place in Muscat, Oman. Alexander Levy is favored in what should be a wide-open tournament, as Levy is listed at +1200. Shubhankar Sharma is the second choice in the betting at odds of +2000. There are very few recognizable names in the event and it would not be a surprise if a big longshot won this inaugural event. Let’s look at the tournament and predictions.
NBO Oman Open Odds
Alexander Levy +1200
Shubhankar Sharma +2000
Andy Sullivan +2200
Jeunghun Wang +2500
Joost Luiten +2500
Thomas Detry +2500
Pablo Larrazabal +3500
Alexander Bjork +4000
Jorge Campillo +4000
Matthieu Pavon +4000
Richie Ramsay +4000
David Horsey +4500
Lucas Herbert +4500
Sean Crocker +4500
Andrew Johnston +5000
Fabrizio Zanotti +5000
Haydn Porteous +5000
Jason Scrivener +5000
Jeff Winther +5000
Mike Lorenzo-Vera +5000
Nino Bertasio +5000
Richard Sterne +5000
Romain Wattel +5000
Soren Kjeldsen +5000
Clement Sordet +6000
Marcus Kinhult +6000
Matt Wallace +6500
Maximilian Kieffer +6500
Seungsu Han +6500
Benjamin Hebert +7000
Gavin Green +7000
Chris Wood +7500
Jamie Donaldson +7500
Jordan Smith +7500
Sam Horsfield +7500
Scott Hend +7500
Aaron Rai +8000
Adrian Otaegui +8000
Ashun Wu +8000
Eddie Pepperell +8000
Jacques Kruyswijk +8000
Mikko Korhonen +8000
Nacho Elvira +8000
Anthony Wall +8500
Brandon Stone +8500
Odds Analysis
Alexander Levy +1200
Levy seems to have turned the corner with his play in the Middle East. Before this year his best finish in the Middle East was a tie for 20th. He has a tie for 7th and a tie for 4th this season in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. I think Levy is a bit overvalued, as I don’t know that he should be a solid favorite in any tournament, but this field is very weak and Levy could win.
Shubhankar Sharma +2000
Sharma won the Maybank Championship, so he is getting more attention in the betting odds. He hasn’t really done anything of note in the Middle East, as he tied for 48th and tied for 61st. I think he is overvalued at these odds.
Andy Sullivan +2200
Sullivan has played better of late with a tie for 6th at Dubai and a tie for 17th in Malaysia. He tied for 9th in Qatar last year and he has played well in Dubai in previous years. He could be worth a flyer at odds of +2200.
Jeunghun Wang +2500
I think Wang has a lot of value at these odds. He has previous experience in the Middle East with a tie for 17th at the DP World Tour Championship in 2016 and he tied for 28th last year. He also won the Qatar Masters last year.
Joost Luiten +2500
I don’t know what to think of Luiten at these odds. He has a lot of experience playing in the Middle East with 15 top 30 finishes in 27 starts but Luiten has been up and down with his play of late. He did finish in a tie for 11th at the Maybank, so perhaps he is trending up.
Jorge Campillo +4000
I have three longshots this week, as I think a longshot could very well win. Campillo is up to 7th in the Race to Dubai and he played well in Abu Dhabi and in Malaysia. He is very capable of winning this event against a weak field.
David Horsey +4500
Horsey has a lot of experience playing in the Middle East and he comes in playing pretty well, as he shot a 63 in the Dubai Desert Classic and a 66 at the Maybank Championship.
Matthew Southgate +12500
My huge longshot is Southgate who loves links golf. He tied for 12th and tied for 6th in the last two Opens. He is known as a ball striker and this course should suit him.
Course: The Al Mouj Golf Course was designed by Greg Norman and is located right on the edge of the Indian Ocean. It is an interesting course, as it has some holes that look like links holes, while other holes are more like resort course holes. The grass is Bermuda and there are a number of water hazards and bunkers that will be in play. The course is known as a ball-strikers course, so length of the tee is not the key statistic to consider when making a pick this week. Wind is a huge factor on this course, as when it blows, scoring will be tough, but if conditions are calm, the scoring will be low. The early forecast calls for relatively calm winds.
TV Coverage: Golf Channel
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