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The American Express Golf Odds - Bet on PGA Tour

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Following a two week stay in Hawai?i, the PGA Tour returns to the mainland for the first time in 2025 with The American Express in La Quinta, Calif. opening a five-tournament stay on the West Coast. The AMX brings with it the familiar pro-am and three-course format along with a star-studded cast. Pros will be grouped with amateurs for the first three rounds with cuts after 54 holes. Sunday?s final round will be played on the Pete Dye Stadium Course, which is considered the most difficult of the three. Back to defend his 2024 title is Nick Dunlap, who won by one-swing to become the first amateur to win this tournament and the first to win any PGA event since 1991. Justin Thomas and Sungjae Im opened as the co-betting favorites and the only players with shorter than 15/1 odds. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you?re ready to place a wager.

The American Express Betting Odds

Justin Thomas +1100

Sungjae Im +1100

Sam Burns +1550

Patrick Cantlay +1650

Tony Finau +2050

Tom Kim +2550

Wyndham Clark +2800

Kurt Kitayama +2800

Davis Thompson +2950

Si Woo Kim +3250

Max Greyserman +3250

Cameron Young +3250

Sepp Straka +3950

Harry Hall +4000

JJ Spaun +4000

Eric Cole +4550

Will Zalatoris +4550

Brian Harman +4550

Nick Dunlap +4550

Patrick Fishburn +5000

Ben Griffin +5000

Nico Echavarria +5000

Denny McCarthy +5000

JT Poston +5000

Tom Hoge +6050

Jason Day +6550

Cameron Davis +6550

Jhonattan Vegas +6550

Nick Taylor +6550

Adam Hadwin +6550

Christiaan Bezuidenhout +6550

Odds Analysis

Patrick Cantlay +1650

With a solid history at this tournament and a strong run of form over the last several months, Cantlay checks a lot of boxes. He secured his sixth top 15 finish among a run of eight straight top 25 by rallying from an opening 74 to finish T15 at The Sentry. He?s 5 for 5 in this event since 2019 with a runner-up in 2021 among his three top 10s.

Eric Cole +4550

I guess you have to catch Cole when he?s hot. He opened the Hawai?i Swing last year with a pair of top 15s and finished T21 in this event. After a disappointing opener Cole was consistently good for a solo fifth at the Sony Open just 2-shots off the pace. There is some unfinished business to deal with as well. Cole had a share of fifth after 54 holes in this one last year before stumbling with a closing 72.

Nico Echavarria +5000

The needle keeps pointing up for Echavarria and now might be a good time to take advantage of his sturdy play. There has to be some disappointment over the playoff loss at Waialae last week, but that should only fuel his desire. In a run of six starts that began with a win at the ZOZO Championship, Echavarria has three podiums and an additional T6 on his resume. You also can?t hate his price.

Adam Hadwin +6550

Hadwin has done just about everything but win this tournament since he debuted in 2015. Since then he has a pair of runners-up, a T3 and two T6s among his seven top 25s in nine career starts here. Recent form sucks which is why the price is elevated, but course form and knowledge mean something and a small backing could be a winner. He also holds the course record at La Quinta carding a 59 in 2017.

Harry Hall +4000

A strong close to 2024 has apparently carried over for Hall, who went T8-T10 on the Hawai?i Swing extending his streak of top 15 finishes to five straight. Even before that he was smacking the ball around leading to his first Tour title in July at the ISCO Championship. Going back to the beginning of July Hall has 10 top 25s in 13 starts.

Courses: Pete Dye Stadium Course; Nicklaus Tournament Course; La Quinta CC

The three course format is more out of necessity than by design. With amateurs competing along with a full field of pros, having everyone complete a round before darkness sets in requires multiple layouts. Pros and amateurs will each play the Pete Dye Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club over the first three days with the cut rule in effect after Round 3. Those surviving the cut will play the final 18 holes on the Stadium Course, which is considered the most difficult typically playing two or more strokes harder on average. It plays over 7,200 yards at par 72 with five scoreable par 4s that are less than 410 yards. There are hazards to watch out for, including heavy rough, strategically placed bunkers and water in play on nearly half the holes. The AMX is known for low scores with the winner averaging 26-under over the last six editions.

TV Coverage: Golf Channel

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Sony Open in Hawaii Golf Matchups - Bet on PGA Tour

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

The PGA Tour stays in the Aloha State and expands the field for the Sony Open in Hawaii, which gets underway Thursday from the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. We?re only two tournaments into the new season but for the first time we?ll have a full field of over 140 golfers, which means an expanded menu in the tournament matchup markets. About half the field from The Sentry made the short island hop, including outright betting favorite Hideki Matsuyama. Looking to become the first back-to-back winner in a decade, Matsuyama enters after setting a Tour 72-hole scoring record last week to win The Sentry at 35-under. He?s a big favorite in several matchups on the board. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of matchup betting odds when you?re ready to place a wager.

Sony Open in Hawaii Matchup Odds

Hideki Matsuyama -135 vs. Corey Conners +105

Hideki Matsuyama -189 vs. Tom Kim +149

Corey Conners -162 vs. Tom Kim +129

Russell Henley -180 vs. Byeong Hun An +143

Russell Henley -176 vs. Robert MacIntyre +140

Byeong Hun An -114 vs. Robert MacIntyre -116

Keegan Bradley -104 vs. Maverick McNealy -126

Keegan Bradley -110 vs. Si Woo Kim -120

Maverick McNealy -120 vs. Si Woo Kim -110

Taylor Pendrith -103 vs. Sahith Theegala -127

J.T. Poston -147 vs. Kurt Kitayama +117

Luke Clanton +119 vs. Brian Harman -149

Davis Thompson -132 vs. Ben Griffin +102

Chris Kirk -128 vs. Cameron Davis -102

Harry Hall -111 vs. Sepp Straka -119

Austin Eckroat -117 vs. Denny McCarthy -113

Mackenzie Hughes -121 vs. Harris English -109

Tom Hoge -156 vs. Thomas Detry +124

Billy Horschel -103 vs. Eric Cole -127

Andrew Putnam -128 vs. Andrew Novak -102

Stephan Jaeger -122 vs. Seamus Power -108

Lucas Glover -114 vs. Nico Echavarria -116

Patrick Rodgers -121 vs. Patrick Fishburn -109

Doug Ghim -114 vs. Matt Kuchar -116

Adam Svensson +103 vs. Adam Hadwin -133

Emiliano Grillo -113 vs. Keith Mitchell -117

Mark Hubbard -131 vs. Taylor Moore +101

Sam Stevens -101 vs. J.J. Spaun -129

Justin Lower -113 vs. Lee Hodges -117

Patton Kizzire -126 vs. Bud Cauley -104

Matt McCarty -129 vs. Max McGreevy -101

Gary Woodland -122 vs. Charley Hoffman -108

Brendon Todd -123 vs. Erik Van Rooyen -107

Need to Know

For those who played last week, the Waialae Country Club layout is much different than the one at Kapalua. At 7,044 yards, the course is short and will require players to club down. By contrast, the Plantation Course played at over 7,500 yards. The shorter yardage puts an emphasis on accuracy rather than distance, though it is an advantage to have played The Sentry with 17 of the previous 26 Sony Open champs having competed the week prior. Water comes into play on a few holes and there are a number of strategically placed bunkers, but for the most part it?s a manageable course with six of the past 10 winners scoring -20 or better. We?ve also witnessed a number of close finishes with the previous five tournaments decided by either a single shot or in a playoff.

Sony Open in Hawaii Matchup Picks

Harris English -109 vs. Mackenzie Hughes

He always seems to perform well in Hawai?i with one of his most recent victories taking place at The Sentry a few years ago. There were injuries and inconsistent play that hobbled him, but English closed 2024 on a high note with two top 10s among three top 15s in his last four starts. He?s also had success in this tournament with four top 10s on his resume including a T10 last year when he closed with a 64.

Keegan Bradley -104 vs. Maverick McNealy

The 2025 US Ryder Cup team captain better play solid golf in the events leading up to the showdown, and he?s done that with a win at the BMW Championship among five top 25s in his last six starts. He finished 21-under last week, which didn?t get him near the top of the leaderboard, but it continued his run of strong finishes. Bradley has been good in this event finishing among the top 12 three times in his last five starts including a playoff loss last year.

Luke Clanton +119 vs. Brian Harman

I?ll drop a few bucks on the world?s top ranked amateur at this price. He received an exemption into the field and a top 10 finish would earn him a spot in the American Express later in the year. He?s not immune to good finishes earning a share of second at the RSM Classic in November and with something to play for he could be a good investment.

Harry Hall -111 vs. Sepp Straka

Since winning the ISCO Championship in July for his first career title, Hall has been on a nice run with two top 10s among seven top 25s in 10 starts since then. He finished no worse than T14 in his last four starts with both top 10s ? at the Shriners and last week?s T8. He made the cut in both starts here but placed outside the top 25 each time.

Austin Eckroat -117 vs. Denny McCarthy

I?m betting on Eckroat to continue his nice run of form. He followed his second win of 2024 at the World Wide Technology Championship with a T17 at the RSM Classic and T15 in his debut at Kapalua. And before that he had a pair of top 20s punctuated by a solo sixth at the Wyndham Championship. He also finished T12 at this event in 2023.

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TGL Match 2 Odds - Los Angeles GC vs. Jupiter Links GC Lines

Moay, January 13, 2025

Los Angeles Golf Club is favored against Jupiter Links Golf Club on Tuesday, January 14 on ESPN. The new TGL Golf League, started by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy debuted to excellent television ratings and rave views last week with The Bay Golf Club defeating New York Golf Club by a score of 9-2. The Week 2 TGL match will have Tiger in action, as his Jupiter Links Golf Club team will take on the Los Angeles Golf Club team. Woods has not played much golf in recent years, as he played just five PGA Tour event last year. He won?t have to walk much in this event, and he won?t have to travel far, as SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida is not far from his home on Jupiter Island. Tiger?s Jupiter Links Golf Club team is one of six in the new TGL Golf League.

Each of the teams has four players on their roster with only three players competing in the weekly match. Players will compete in a 15-hole match with nine holes of Triples and six holes of Singles. The TGL course has real tee boxes, real fairway surfaces, real sand and putting surfaces that are different for each hole. Players hit their shots into a giant golf simulator screen and the play is exciting.

Let?s look at the TGL Match 2 between Los Angeles Golf Club and Jupiter Links Golf Club.

TGL Match 2 Matchups Lines

Los Angeles Golf Club -203

Jupiter Links Golf Club +171

TGL Week 2 Matchup

Los Angeles Golf Club

The four players on the Los Angeles Golf Club are Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala, Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood. For this week?s match, Fleetwood will not be playing. The team is led by Morikawa who is No. 4 in the latest World Golf Rankings. Fleetwood is ranked No. 9 so he will be missed but the team has Sahith Theegala who is ranked No. 13 and Justin Rose who is ranked No. 49.

Jupiter Links Golf Club

The four players on this team are Max Homa, Tom Kim, Kevin Kisner and Tiger Woods. In this match, Tom Kim will not be playing so that is a big loss for the team, as Kim is their highest ranked player, as he is No. 23 in the latest World Golf Rankings. Homa is No. 40 in the World Golf Rankings, while Kisner is barely on the radar at No. 828 and Tiger hasn?t even played enough events recently to be ranked.

Los Angeles Golf Club vs. Jupiter Links Golf Club Singles Matches

Justin Rose vs. Tiger Woods

These two veteran players will be playing holes 10 and 13. You might be surprised to learn that they have never met in a Ryder Cup match.

Collin Morikawa vs. Kevin Kisner

Morikawa is going to be favored in this match with the two players competing on holes 11 and 14. The good news for Kisner is that the 14th is a par 3 where he could have the edge.

Sahith Theegala vs. Max Homa

The matchup between Theegala and Homa should be a good one. They will play the 12th and 15th holes. The 12th is a long par 3, while the 15th is a long par 5.

TGL Week 2 Picks

I know that on paper the Los Angeles Golf Club has the edge, but I think the odds on this match are simply way too high. And yes, I know the odds have moved toward the Los Angeles team, but I don?t know that they will have a huge edge. Woods and Kisner are fierce competitors and I expect them to play well and if Homa holds his own, I think the Jupiter Links Golf Club team can win this match. It could also be that Theegala is a bit tired, as he will be coming off a tournament in Hawaii. I?ll take the Jupiter team at a nice plus price.

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2024 LIV Golf Team Championship Dallas Odds - Bet on LIV Golf

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

The unique team format was used in all 13 tournaments in conjunction with the race for the individual title, which was secured by Jon Rahm thanks to victories in two of the last three events. And if you weren?t paying attention the entire gist of the competition could?ve sailed right over your head. Not overshadowed by players vying for an individual trophy and $4 million in prize money, the LIV Golf Team Championship Dallas takes center stage this weekend to close out the third season.

There are some tweaks to the format with the number of golfers increased in 2024. Six new players added to the season-long individual race also required an expansion team. Captained by Rahm, the new Legion XIII was positioned atop the odds board as the favorite to dethrone Crushers. Also, captains are no longer required to compete against each other in the quarterfinal and semifinal match-play rounds.

LIV Golf Team Championship Dallas Betting Odds

Before we preview teams let?s recap how the event works. There is no individual component with only team members taking on the Maridoe Golf Club in the Dallas suburb of Carrollton. The event has 13 teams of four players battling for a $50 million purse. Team results were used to determine final standings with the top three ? Crushers, Legion XIII and Ripper ? getting a bye into the semis. That means Nos. 4-13 battle on Friday in the quarterfinals. Higher seeded teams pick their opponent and the squads compete in head-to-head match play to determine a winner. Two singles matches and a foursomes match take place within each match. There are no ties so each match will play until someone wins. The teams earning two points move on to the semis.

The same format is used on Saturday with the top three seeds selecting their opponent. The four teams earning two points will advance to Sunday?s final round where all 16 players will compete in 18 holes of stroke play with all four scores counting toward the team score. The lowest scoring team after 18 holes will be crowned LIV Golf Dallas team champion. There really are no losers, though, with the last place team earning $1 million. Let?s break down the teams below.

LIV Golf Dallas Team Championship Odds

Legion XIII +325

Crushers +350

Ripper +500

Smash +750

Torque +800

Fireballs +900

Stinger +1600

Cleeks +2200

RangeGoats +2500

4 Aces +3500

Hy Flyers +7000

Majesticks +11000

Iron Heads +13500

Legion XIII +325

Boasting individual champion Rahm makes Legion XIII a threat and it?s the main reason why the team is positioned as the favorite. Rahm won two of the last three individual titles and finished among the top 10 in every completed event. Tyrrell Hatton is a nice complementary piece, but they will need more from Caleb Surratt, who finished last in Chicago.

Crushers +350

Earning the top seed during the season and entering as the defending team champion, Crushers could easily be the favorite. Bryson DeChambeau didn?t win a LIV tournament this season but he was spectacular in majors winning the US Open, finishing runner-up at the PGA Championship and earning a top 10 at the Masters. He tied with teammate Anirban Lahiri for sixth in Chicago helping Crushers to their third team win of the season.

Ripper +500

Not surprising the top three favorites all have a bye into the semifinal round. It should certainly help Ripper, which stumbled to a 12th place finish in Chicago. The additional rest should help the group of Australians who posted back to back wins in Adelaide and Singapore and were runners-up in the UK and Greenbrier before their worst finish of the season. Captain Cameron Smith finished seventh in the individual standings with four straight top 10s before stumbling in Chicago.

Smash +750

Captain Brooks Koepka will be huge for the chances of Smash to win the championship. Koepka won for the second time this season and fifth time overall at Greenbrier leading his team to its second title of the year and the No. 4 seed. Smash will have the first pick of their match-play opponent for Friday?s semifinal.

Torque +800

They finished fifth in the team standings despite having only one podium finish over the last nine events and none in the last four. Captain Joaquin Niemann had a phenomenal season finishing second to Rahm at Chicago and in the overall individual race. He won his first LIV title in the season-opener at Mayakoba and was victorious two events later in Jeddah. He finished among the top 5 in seven of his 13 LIV starts and will need to carry the team.

Fireballs +900

Getting hot at the right time could propel Fireballs. They rode the strong play of captain Sergio Garcia finishing no worse than fifth in the last four events with a title at Andalucia when Garcia won for the first time. Abraham Ancer also won an individual title in Hong Kong and like his team was solid yet unspectacular finishing among the top 20 eight times in 13 starts and never outside the top 28.

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2024 LIV Golf Chicago Matchups - Bet on LIV Golf

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Following a month long break, it?s back to work with the field assembling for the first time at Bolingbrook Golf Club for the third installment of LIV Golf Chicago. And there?s plenty on the line in the final individual event of the 2024 season. Winning for the first time two months ago in the UK, Jon Rahm soared to the top of the season-long individual points race with a slim lead over Joaquin Niemann. As long as he finishes tied with or better than Niemann Rahm will finish first collecting the hefty sum that comes with it. They are the only players that can win the individual title, though a number of golfers are in the running for the payday that comes with a third-place finish. The outright odds board looks familiar with Rahm positioned at the top. Also among the top 5 favorites is Brooks Koepka, who won his LIV best fifth tournament last time out in Greenbrier. Team standings are also on the line for the season-ending team championship that takes place later this month. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of matchup betting odds when you?re ready to place a wager.

LIV Golf Chicago Matchup Odds

Brooks Koepka -115 vs. Cameron Smith -105

Sergio Garcia -105 vs. Louis Oosthuizen -115

Talor Gooch -105 vs. Patrick Reed -115

Richard Bland -110 vs. Marc Leishman -110

Dean Burmester -110 vs. Paul Casey -110

Abraham Ancer -110 vs. Carlos Ortiz -110

Lucas Herbert -120 vs. David Puig +100

Cameron Tringale -127 vs. Matthew Wolff +106

Jason Kokrak -105 vs. Adrian Meronk -115

Thomas Pieters -120 vs. Anirban Lahiri +100

Caleb Surratt -110 vs. Peter Uihlein -110

Brendan Steele -115 vs. Charles Howell III -105

Mito Pereira -132 vs. Kevin Na +110

Harold Varner III -132 vs. Charl Schwartzel +110

Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra -115 vs. Matt Jones -105

Sam Horsfield -120 vs. Henrik Stenson +100

Danny Lee +100 vs. Lee Westwood -120

Martin Kaymer +125 vs. Scott Vincent -150

Andy Ogletree +100 vs. Branden Grace -120

Ian Poulter -110 vs. Phil Mickelson -110

Pat Perez +110 vs. Bubba Watson -132

Jon Rahm -144 vs. Bryson DeChambeau +120

Joaquin Niemann -120 vs. Tyrrell Hatton +100

Sebastian Munoz -110 vs. Dustin Johnson -110

Kalle Samooja +115 vs. Kieran Vincent -138

Need to Know

LIV Golf has visited the Chicago area every year of its existence, though there is a different host for this year?s edition. Cameron Smith and Bryson DeChambeau were the first two winners of this event that took place at Rich Harvest Farms. Bolingbrook Golf Club, a top-ranked public course in the Chicago suburb, assumes the duties with some modifications to its layout. At less than 7,100 yards it?s considered short for the pros. To make it slightly more challenging two of the par 5 holes will be played as par 4s reducing par to 70. With the 14th hole playing at around 600 yards there are several shorter drivable holes that can help scoring. It?s not a particularly difficult layout but elevated tees, undulating fairways and seven lakes littered around the property can pose a threat. Opened in 2002 Bolingbrook hasn?t hosted many notable events so this is likely the first jaunt around the joint for most of the field.

LIV Golf Chicago Matchup Picks

David Puig +100 vs. Lucas Herbert

He hasn?t been spectacular but he hasn?t been awful either. And Puig is still a pup compared to a majority of LIV players. I backed him earlier in the year after several top 5s on the Asian Tour and he started to be more consistent after he earned a share of third in Houston. I have an issue backing him for the outright but winning a matchup is something else. He finished among the top 15 in each of his last two starts with a decent showing at the Olympics in between. At even money I have no problem backing him.

Louis Oosthuizen -115 vs. Sergio Garcia

I?ve been high on Oosthuizen for some time and he?s paid off recently in the matchup section. His strong run this year actually began at the end of 2023 when he won back-to-back titles on the DP World Tour in December. He placed among the top 8 in his last three LIV starts and he has eight top 10s worldwide in 14 starts just this year. His consistency is about to pay off, which is why I also backed him for the outright.

Cameron Smith -105 vs. Brooks Koepka

He had some bouts of ineffectiveness this season but Smith has always been one of the top players in the world. A few tweaks to his game helped him straighten things out recently resulting in four straight LIV top 10s. The run started with a T9 Nashville that halted a stretch of three straight finishes outside the top 30, two of them in majors. And that came after his first runner-up of the season that took place in Singapore. With some consistency back in his game I expect Smith to triumph in this matchup.

Tyrrell Hatton +100 vs. Joaquin Niemann

There is a chunk of change to whoever places third in the individual race and heading into the tournament that person is Hatton. His opponent can finish no lower than second so Niemann is already locked in. Hatton can finish in the money or lose out completely so he?ll be extra motivated for a good showing. He finished among the top 20 in seven of his last eight LIV starts getting a win in Nashville and a share of second in the UK. To stay sharp ahead of this tournament, Hatton earned a T18 on the DP World Tour.

Abraham Ancer -110 vs. Carlos Ortiz

It?s been a good year for Ancer picking up his first LIV victory in Hong Kong in March that started a run of four straight top 10s. He cooled off a bit since that heater but he still managed to collect three top 20s in his last five LIV starts. strong with his irons that?s a trait that will come in handy on a course that favors a strong approach.

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LIV Golf Invitational Series Odds - European Tour Betting

Thursday, March 17, 2022

For years, in fact for all the years, the PGA Tour has been the only game in town for golf pros. Sure there?s the DP World Tour in Europe, the developmental Korn Ferry Tour and of course the Champions Tour for aging veterans. But for those who have game in the prime of their careers, the PGA stop is the only way to go.

That?s all about to change, though, thanks to the deep pockets of a Saudi Arabian-based investment firm ponying up a boatload of money for a breakaway golf league. The new league recently said it plans to stage eight tournaments in 2022. The LIV Golf Invitational Series will start in London in June and feature four events played in the United States with seven regular season tournaments and a team match-play finale championship in late October.

LIV Golf Invitational Series 2022 Schedule

June 9-11 ? London, England

July 1-3 ? Portland, Oregon

July 29-31 ? Bedminster, New Jersey

Sept. 2-4 ? Boston, Massachusetts

Sept. 16-18 ? Chicago, Illinois

Oct. 7-9 ? Bangkok, Thailand

Oct. 14-16 ? Saudi Arabia

Oct. 28-30 - TBD

If money can attract the biggest names in golf the league will have some of the top players. The Series will reportedly offer a combined $255 million in prize money with each of the seven regular season events having a $25 million purse. By contrast the richest tournament on the PGA Tour is THE PLAYERS Championship that offers a $20 million prize pool.

Given Saudi Arabia?s record on human rights many players have already distanced themselves from the upstart venture. Top-ranked players like Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa have already done so while a few others like Bryson DeChambeau came around later.

Still, there were players who have shown an interest in the new concept, most notably Phil Mickelson. Lefty was harshly criticized for comments he made saying he was willing to overlook the country?s crimes in order to change how the PGA Tour operates. Lee Westwood is another player apparently on board with the new venture.

Former professional golfer Greg Norman is the face of the new league. A golf Hall of Famer, 20-time winner on the PGA Tour and former world No. 1 player, he gives it some credibility. And he?s involved for the right reasons. ?I want golf to grow, players to have additional opportunities, and fans to have more fun. My mission is to help the game reach its full potential and we know the role of golf as an entertainment product is critical to overall participation in the sport,? he said in a release.

As of this writing there are no players in the Series. But there is a format for each tournament that differs from the PGA Tour. According to the Series, the first year would cap each event at 48 players with 12 four-man teams determined by a draft the week of the event. ?We?ve done our best to create a schedule that allows players to play elsewhere while still participating in our events. I believe players will increasingly make progress in achieving their right to play where they want,? Norman continued.

There are details that need to be ironed out, most notably getting players on board. And we?ve seen a number of top golfers play tournaments in the Middle East with the hope of getting a chunk of the large prize money. Of course, playing one tournament in Saudi Arabia is much different than playing an entire eight-match season and players certainly don?t want to get hammered the way Mickelson did.

But in the long run money talks. And I?m sure we?ll see some PGA Tour defectors despite the potential fallout. While the PGA Tour doesn?t seem overly concerned at this point, it has said a tour card will be revoked for good for any player that participates in the new league. That doesn?t sound like the PGA Tour is all in on growing the sport.

DP World Tour Championship Golf Matchups - European Tour Odds

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

The European Tour puts a lid on the 2021 season with a talented field off to Dubai for the DP World Tour Championship. Anyone in the field can claim the tournament title but just a handful of players can with the Race to Dubai as the Tour?s top player this season. Collin Morikawa currently leads the R2D and can become the first American to win the season-long rankings. He has the lead playing in just nine counting tournaments. The field lost top European draws Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland leaving a field of 53 players set to attack the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Rory McIlroy has had all kinds of success in this tournament with a pair of titles on his resume and not surprisingly he opened as the outright favorite. The small field presents a limited number of matchups, but they are doozies featuring some of the best golfers on both the PGA and European Tours. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of matchup betting odds when you?re ready to place a wager.

DP World Tour Championship Matchup Odds

Tapio Pulkkanen -130 vs. Jeff Winther -101

Adri Arnaus -101 vs. Sam Horsfield -130

Thomas Detry -145 vs. Alexander Bjork +113

John Catlin -115 vs. Johannes Veerman -115

Francesco Laporta -110 vs. Martin Kaymer -120

Masahiro Kawamura -115 vs. Guido Migliozzi -115

Sergio Garcia -115 vs. Tommy Fleetwood -115

Patrick Reed -110 vs. Shane Lowry -120

Robert MacIntyre -115 vs. Sean Crocker -115

Joachim B Hansen -127 vs. Rafa Cabrera Bello -104

Grant Forrest -115 vs. Marcus Armitage -115

Victor Perez -120 vs. Nicolai Hojgaard -110

Antoine Rozner -105 vs. Ian Poulter -125

Will Zalatoris -130 vs. Christiaan Bezuidenhout -101

Richard Bland -115 vs. Adrian Meronk -115

Garrick Higgo -110 vs. Rasmus Hojgaard -120

Jason Scrivener -115 vs. Jamie Donaldson -115

Thomas Pieters -125 vs. Min Woo Lee -105

Justin Harding -115 vs. Callum Hill -115

Lucas Herbert -115 vs. Danny Willett -115

Dean Burmester -127 vs. Laurie Canter -104

Rory McIlroy -145 vs. Collin Morikawa +113

Billy Horschel -101 vs. Bernd Wiesberger -130

Matt Fitzpatrick -105 vs. Abraham Ancer -125

Paul Casey -125 vs. Tyrrell Hatton -105

Need to Know

The top 50 in the season-long R2D standings qualified to participate, though not all of them are here. Along with a select number of invites the field has just 53 golfers. With no cut line the entire field will battle for four days at the magnificent Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates. The only host this event has ever known plays at 7,675 yards and par 72, and is one of the Middle East?s top courses. The length may seem scary but it really isn?t with wide fairways and large greens keeping balls in play. That?s reflected in past scores with all but one winner carding 15-under or better. Big hitters rock this course but there is something for everyone. The layout offers a variety of holes and requires every stick in the bag.

DP World Tour Championship Matchup Picks

Matt Fitzpatrick -105 vs. Abraham Ancer

The defending champ became a two-time winner with his 1-shot victory last year, and with a chance of winning the R2D crown you can bet Fitzpatrick will let it all hang out. A lot has to go right in order for him to overtake the likes of Collin Morikawa and Billy Horschel, and it starts with him winning the outright. He got into contention with his win in the Andalucia Masters last month. And you can?t ignore his results here; 6 for 6 with two wins and an additional three top-12s. I was surprised to see him at this price and will happily throw down on him in this matchup.

Collin Morikawa +113 vs. Rory McIlroy

I couldn?t pass on a matchup of the top two favorites; I just couldn?t decide who to back. In the end I went with Morikawa because of the plus-odds price. McIlroy has chewed up this course over his career, so I might regret my decision. But I can?t go wrong backing Morikawa, who followed up the Ryder Cup victory with a runner-up in the CJ CUP and a T7 in the ZOZO. In his debut here last year he was T10, so it looks like things are aligned for him to win the R2D race.

Callum Hill -115 vs. Justin Harding

It?s already been a season to remember for Hill, who posted his first ET win a few months ago in the Cazoo Classic. He also flashed his skill in the desert landscape with a T4 earlier this year in Saudi Arabia giving him four top-5s among his seven top-10s this season. Stats wise he?s a nice fit for this layout and we?ve had enough of a sample size to take that into account.

Garrick Higgo -110 vs. Rasmus Hojgaard

Higgo is another player who fits the mold of success on this layout. Wide fairways and big greens will certainly help his mammoth drives and a little touch on the dance floor will have him contending for the outright. Higgo showed he can play at this level with a pair of ET wins and a PGA Tour title in close succession. He got acquainted with the course last year posting a T14 and should be in better shape this time around, which is why I?m backing him.

Tommy Fleetwood -115 vs. Sergio Garcia

Given his history in the Middle East and his success at this course, it?s hard not to back Fleetwood. It hasn?t been a bad season for him; it just hasn?t been what we?re used to seeing. He hasn?t won in two years, but he?s closing the season with a flurry heading to one of his favorite spots on a run of solid form. His T13 at the Dubai Championship last week was his worst finish in his last four ET starts. He won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in back-to-back years and he has three top-10s in his last five DP starts. I think Fleetwood is worth the risk.