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Hero World Challenge Golf Odds - Bet on PGA Tour

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

The PGA Tour may be on break for the Holidays but that doesn?t mean the world of professional golf is taking time off. A select group of the best players in the world gathers this week in the Bahamas for the Tiger Woods-hosted Hero World Challenge. World No. 1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler is a heavy favorite in the outright market as he looks to put a bow on a scintillating year. With seven PGA titles in 2024, Scheffler hasn?t pegged it up since Team USA?s decisive Presidents Cup victory in September. The unofficial event does not offer FedExCup points, but there is a hefty prize pool and OWGR ranking status up for grabs. Eight golfers are making their debut in this event and the 20-man field contains nine of the top 20 players in the world. Still, Scheffler?s dominance this year sets him apart from everyone else. And he?s been good in this tournament with a pair of runner-up finishes just prior to last year?s victory. Visit Bookmaker.eu for updated odds and to place your wager.

Hero World Challenge Betting Odds

Scottie Scheffler +215

Ludvig Aberg +1025

Justin Thomas +1115

Sungjae Im +1415

Patrick Cantlay +1550

Sam Burns +1600

Russell Henley +1700

Tom Kim +2300

Akshay Bhatia +2400

Aaron Rai +2400

Sahith Theegala +2850

Cameron Young +2850

Wyndham Clark +2950

Robert MacIntyre +3050

Sepp Straka +3050

Jason Day +3250

Keegan Bradley +3350

Brian Harman +3542

Nick Dunlap +4850

Matthieu Pavon +9350

Odds Analysis

Akshay Bhatia +2400

One of the many making his debut in this event, Bhatia is no stranger to the tropical island having won the Korn Ferry Tour?s Bahamas Great Exuma Classic in 2022. He didn?t play in the FedExCup Fall but got some work in with a runner-up at the Japan Tour?s Dunlop Phoenix Tournament last month. A magnificent ball striker with impeccable accuracy, Bhatia has the goods to go low at Albany.

Nick Dunlap +4850

There?s always a chance someone plays above their head and sneaks up on the limited field. Dunlap has the second longest odds and is worth the risk considering he has nothing to lose, so to speak. He won twice on Tour claiming the AMX in January and more recently the Barracuda Championship and he opened the playoffs with a T5 at the FedEx St. Jude. Players like Dunlap can easily throw a wrench in the plans of the favorites.

Aaron Rai +2400

Rai stood out in one metric that should be a boost this week. He is the Tour?s most accurate driver and on a resort course where ball placement is encouraged this will be helpful. Everything came to together for him in the second half of the year with five top 10s, including the title at the Wyndham Championship, among eight top 20s in his last 13 starts around the globe.

Scottie Scheffler +215

It?s hard not to back Scheffler even at this price. Not only did he win seven times on Tour this year, he also won Olympic gold and was on the winning Presidents Cup squad. And he?s finished no lower than second in three tries at Albany. The 20-player field also makes it less likely that someone will sneak up on him. I had some doubts about backing him since he hasn?t played competitively in several months, but Scheffler is the best in the world for a reason.

Sahith Theegala +2850

I had success backing Theegala in matchups during the regular season and I feel he?s due for victory considering how consistently good he?s been. He does everything well and should feast on this course in his debut. He hasn?t played since the ZOZO Championship but closed with four top 10s in his last eight starts giving him nine top 10 showings this year.

Course: Albany Golf Course ? 7,449 yards, Par 72

Playing host for the ninth straight time, the Albany Golf Course measures nearly 7,500 yards and is a relatively long par 72, but by no means is it a difficult play for some of the best in the world. Scoring on the par 5s is a must to be in contention and there are five of them allowing players plenty of opportunities. And the ones that take advantage have the upper hand. We?ve seen some outrageous scores during the run at Albany with every winner carding 16-under or better. At 20-under last year Scheffler matched the second-lowest score at Albany to only Bubba Watson?s record 25-under in the Albany debut in 2015. The course has a links feel to it, but it is more of a resort venue with generous fairways and few hazards. Strong coastal winds are always a factor and the elements will be more of an issue for the field than the course itself.

TV Coverage: Golf Channel, NBC

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The RSM Classic Golf Matchups - Bet on PGA Tour

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

The PGA Tour concludes its season schedule with the field headed to majestic St. Simons Island in Georgia this week for The RSM Classic. There?s plenty on the line for a number of golfers in the full-field with Tour status and Signature Event inclusion on the line. Making his first start since undergoing knee surgery a few months ago, defending champ Ludvig Aberg opened as the outright betting favorite. On his way to his first PGA win, Aberg set a Tour scoring record with a 29-under 253 while also establishing a Tour record for the lowest score over the final two rounds of a tournament by carding a pair of 61s. Those familiar with the tournament will again see the unique two-course format with the field playing the first two rounds on the Seaside and Plantation courses at Sea Island Resort. Those surviving the cut will play the weekend on the more familiar Seaside layout. All the top favorites in the outright market are featured in tournament matchups with updated odds available at BookMaker.eu when you?re ready to place a wager.

The RSM Classic Matchup Odds

Ludvig Aberg -150 vs. Davis Thompson +120

Denny McCarthy -116 vs. Si Woo Kim -114

J.T. Poston -117 vs. Brian Harman -113

Seamus Power -107 vs. Ben Griffin -123

Harris English -115 vs. Maverick McNealy -115

Matt Wallace -120 vs. Andrew Novak -110

J.J. Spaun -148 vs. Eric Cole +118

Luke Clanton -101 vs. Mackenzie Hughes -129

Chris Kirk +103 vs. Lucas Glover -133

Sepp Straka +102 vs. Patrick Rodgers -132

Justin Lower -110 vs. Patrick Fishburn -120

Adam Svensson -129 vs. Keith Mitchell -101

Sam Stevens -135 vs. Matt McCarty +105

Jacob Bridgeman -115 vs. Andrew Putnam -115

Matt Kuchar -127 vs. Taylor Moore -103

Mark Hubbard -133 vs. Daniel Berger +103

Gary Woodland +128 vs. Greyson Sigg -161

Nico Echavarria -157 vs. Michael Thorbjornsen +125

Vince Whaley -117 vs. Adam Hadwin -113

Carson Young -135 vs. Patton Kizzire +105

Bud Cauley -117 vs. Webb Simpson -113

Kevin Yu -107 vs. Henrik Norlander -123

Alex Smalley -127 vs. Nick Hardy -103

Wesley Bryan -135 vs. Hayden Springer +105

Brendon Todd -109 vs. Chad Ramey -121

Lanto Griffin -119 vs. Ben Kohles -111

Zach Johnson -109 vs. Luke List -121

Ryan Moore -131 vs. Kevin Streelman +101

Jake Knapp +126 vs. Joel Dahmen -158

Need to Know

With days being shorter this time of year using two courses is one of the only ways to accommodate a full field. Each player gets 18 holes on what is considered the easier 7,060-yard, par-72 Plantation course over the first two days with a chance to make up ground or create separation. This course got a facelift a few years ago, though it didn?t affect the scores. Those making the cut will play the final 54 holes on the coastal Seaside layout, which measures 7,005 yards and plays at par 70. It?s a short track with few hazards so hitting fairways and greens are more important than distance. Last year?s runner-up Mackenzie Hughes matched a tournament record with a third round 60 and his 257 total was low enough to win each of the previous 13 RSM Classic tournaments. However, he finished four swings off the pace as one of four players at 22-under or better.

The RSM Classic Matchup Picks

Harris English -115 vs. Maverick McNealy

Being from the area English is quite familiar with Sea Island Resort and he makes it a point to compete when he can. In fact he?s missed just two of the previous 14 events and English is looking to build off a strong run that?s seen him collect three straight top 15s. His streak started with a T6 in Utah and most recently a T14 in Mexico. In between English earned a share of ninth at the Shriners. His play here has been spotty but entering on a nice streak gives me confidence English can best his matchup partner.

Eric Cole +118 vs. J.J. Spaun

A number of factors have me backing Cole in this matchup. First, the 2024 ROY has seemingly found his groove with is four best finishes of the season coming in his last 11 starts. And he enters this week coming off his best showing with a T6 at the ZOZO Championship. His podium finish in last year?s RSM Classic punctuated his rookie campaign and I?m sure it holds a special place in Cole?s heart. And the price is a big factor, too.

Matt McCarty +105 vs. Sam Stevens

With three wins in a stretch of six starts on the Korn Ferry Tour this summer, McCarty was ready for his PGA debut. And he made the most of it winning the Black Desert Championship last month for his fourth title in a span of 10 starts. He had a MC at the Shriners, which is played on a much different layout then what he?ll see this week. And McCarty has proven he can dominate courses like the ones at Sea Island Resort.

Jacob Bridgeman -115 vs. Andrew Putnam

With five top 20s in his last eight starts Bridgeman has plenty of value in this matchup. He?s been good enough to find himself in the top tier of the leaderboard but is still searching for his first top 10, so I guess it?s a good thing I?m not backing him for the outright win. Accuracy and putting define Bridgeman?s game and those traits are necessary to succeed at Sea Island.

Seamus Power -107 vs. Ben GriffinI overlooked Power in the outright, which might be a mistake, but I?m certainly not doing that in this matchup. Power has been consistent the last few months collecting four top 15s and a T23 in his last seven starts. Two of his better non-win finishes have taken place at this tournament with a T4 in 2021 and a T5 in 2022, which was his last start at Sea Island Resort.

TV Coverage: Golf Channel

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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.