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The European Tour returns to South Africa for the final two events of the year. The healthy field of golfers will first play the South African Open hosted by the city of Johannesburg at the Randpark Golf Club starting Thursday. The number of players scheduled to compete will require both championship courses – Bushwillow and Firethorn – to be used over the first two days to cut the field to 70 players. The weekend will play at the longer Firethorn Course, which stretches out to over 7,500 yards.... 

Four-time Major winner, World Golf Hall of Famer and former world No. 1 Ernie Els designed the course, so why not play on it. Els will make his debut in the Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open when the event returns to the Four Seasons Golf Club Mauritius at Anahita and he’ll look to dethrone defending champion Dylan Frittelli, who is the betting favorite at +785 at BookMaker.eu. The fourth playing of the event, and second at the Four Seasons, will feature all three former winners with South Korean Jeun... 

The fourth playing of the Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open returns to the Four Seasons Resort with South African Dylan Frittelli looking to defend his title. The event moved from a May playing date to late November last year and was included as part of the 2018 European Tour schedule. The tournament runs concurrently with the Australian PGA Championship with both carrying the same number of Race to Dubai points.... 

Just because we don’t get enough golf this time of year, the European Tour is doubling up with the Australian PGA Championship running side-by-side with the Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open. The Aussie dominated field heads down under, or in some cases stays down under, to compete for the Kirkwood Cup at the RACV Royal Pines Resort in Queensland.... 

There is no offseason for the European Tour as the 2019 campaign tees off in China just four days after Danny Willett’s win at the DP World Tour Championship where Francesco Molinari was crowned the Race to Dubai winner to conclude the 2018 season. The first stop on the 48-torunament schedule is the Honma Hong Kong Open, which is contested at the Hong Kong Golf Club from Nov. 22 through Nov. 25. Not considered a top-class event, the Open is bolstered by the likes of Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood... 

It’s off to the races again as the 2019 European Tour season opens in China with the Honma Hong Kong Open. It’s the first stop on the 48 tournament schedule that takes place in 31 different countries on five different continents. Golfers haven’t even had time to unpack their suitcase following Danny Willett’s win at the DP World Tour Championship where Francesco Molinari was crowned the Race to Dubai winner.... 

We put a bow on the European Tour season and the Race to Dubai this week with the playing of the DP World Tour Championship, hosted by the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. Francesco Molinari has a big edge over Tommy Fleetwood for the points lead, but there’s still a chance Fleetwood can overtake his buddy with a strong showing and a lower finish by the Spaniard. A number of players in the field are trying to crack the top-10 in the points race to grab a piece of the pie. The strong field is topp... 

The European Tour season comes to an end this week with the top 60 players in the Race to Dubai all participating in the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. Points leaders Franceso Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood, who teamed up to win four points for the Ryder Cup winning team a few months ago, will go head-to-head in a battle to be crowned European No. 1.... 

The penultimate event on the European Tour takes place once again at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, South Africa, when the field congregates for the 2018 Nedbank Golf Challenge. The Race to Dubai winner has been all but settled, but there are still spots open for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship next week, so there is plenty at stake. Native South African Brendan Grace returns to defend his title and at +1375 he’s the fourth favorite on the odds board at BookMaker.eu. Rory McIlroy at +650 and Sergio Garcia at +825 are the betting favorites in a top-heavy field. BookMaker.eu also offers matchup betting and we’ll dive into a few of them. ... 

A stop in South Africa for the Nedbank Golf Challenge brings the European Tour season closer to an end. The next to last stop in the Race to Dubai will be contested at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City. The main focus this week for a majority of the field is securing a spot in the 60-player field for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship next week.... 

The sixth installment of the Rolex Series gets underway this week as the European Tour season winds to a close. With the Race to Dubai heating up, the field comes together at the Regnum Carya Golf and Spa Resort in Antalya for the Turkish Airlines Open with plenty of money and lots of points up for grabs. European Ryder Cup teammates Justin Rose ( +425 ), Tommy Fleetwood ( +705 ) and Thorbjorn Olesen ( +1250 ) headline the field as the top betting favorites at BookMaker.eu. They are also involve... 

With the Race to Dubai heating up, the European Tour makes a stop in Antalya for the Turkish Airlines Open, hosted for the third straight year at the Regnum Carya Golf and Spa Resort. With the tour bouncing all over Europe a number stars tend to pick and choose their events, but there will be a strong field at the fifth annual tournament, headlined by defending champion Justin Rose, who opened as the betting favorite at BookMaker.eu at +425.... 

This is Sergio Garcia’s tournament, literally. The Spaniard is the defending champion and has won the event twice, and he’s no stranger to the Valderrama course, which is one of the most iconic in Europe. And the event is hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation, so it’s hard to bet against him. That’s probably why Garcia is heavily favored to win the tournament at +375. Just because he’s favored by a whole bunch doesn’t make him the winner. The field still has to play 72 holes and anything can ha... 

After a five-year hiatus, the Andalucia Valderrama Masters returned to the European Tour last year with homegrown hero Sergio Garcia claiming the title. The Spaniard will look to defend his crown in a tournament he hosts starting Oct. 18. With his career form on the iconic Valderrama venue, Garcia came off as the heavy betting favorite at +375 in what is a rather weak field.... 

A strong field is assembled for the Sky Sports British Masters this week led by World No. 2 Justin Rose and Ryder Cup stars Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood. Those three players are the top three betting choices this week and they should be popular in the golf matchups. Let’s look at the odds and matchups for this week’s Sky Sports British Masters. ... 

It is not often that a European Tour event has bigger names than a PGA Tour event, but that is the case this week, as the Sky Sports British Masters boasts a field that includes Justin Rose, Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood, while the PGA Tour event in Malaysia features Justin Thomas. Rose is ranked No. 2 in the world, Molinari is ranked No. 6 and Fleetwood is ranked No. 11. Let’s look at the odds and predictions... 

Looking for a better showing than what transpired at the Ryder Cup, Americans Brooks Koepka and Tony Finau stayed across the pond to compete in this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, where they are among the favorites to win the event. Of course, Team USA was also favored in the Ryder Cup and we saw how that went. At least the two Americans held their own at Le Golf National.... 

Fresh off the drama of the Ryder Cup, the European Tour gets back on track with the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship taking place from Oct. 4 through Oct. 7. One of the most eagerly anticipated events of the season, the pro-am tournament takes place at three of the most hallowed golf courses in the world – the Old Course at St. Andrews, the Championship Course at Carnoustie, and Kingsbarns Golf Links.... 

The 42nd Ryder Cup gets underway on September 28 with Team USA looking to defend its title against Team Europe at the Albatros Course of Le Golf National just outside Paris, France. Unlike most PGA Tour events that use stroke play scoring, the Ryder Cup is a match play event with an emphasis on team play rather than individual. Team captains Jim Furyk of USA and Thomas Bjorn of Europe are entrusted with making lineups that can not only work together in fourball and foursome play, but also defeat their opponents. ... 

The European Tour heads to Portugal this week for the Portugal Masters, with Thorbjorn Olesen the lukewarm favorite at odds of +1475. It looks to be a wide-open event, as seven players are listed at odds of less than +2000. ... 

The clock is ticking for players to get into the Top 110 in the Race to Dubai, as just four more events remain until the Rolex Series tournaments. This week’s European Tour event is the Portugal Masters with Thorbjorn Olesen listed as the favorite at odds of +1600. Sergio Garcia gets back into action this week and he is the co-second choice at +1800 along with Lucas Bjerregaard. Let’s look at the odds and predictions for the Portugal Masters.... 

The KLM Open begins on Thursday in the Netherlands with Lee Westwood listed as the favorite. None of the top players on the European Tour are in the field, so this event looks wide open. Westwood is the favorite at odds of more than +1500. I am coming off a 2-3 week with the matchups in last week’s Omega European Masters. Let’s look at the odds and matchups for this week’s KLM Open.... 

The European Tour heads to the Netherlands this week for the KLM Open with Lee Westwood listed as the favorite. English players have done well in this event through the years, with six wins in the last 14 years. Westwood is the top choice in the betting, but at +1600 he is a lukewarm favorite. Eddie Pepperell is the second choice in the betting at odds of +2000. Let’s look at the odds and predictions for the KLM Open. ... 

The European Tour is in Switzerland this week for the Omega European Masters where Matthew Fitzpatrick is listed as the clear favorite. This is a key week for European players, as Ryder Cup picks will be announced. Fitzpatrick is one of the players under consideration for a captain’s pick, although he probably won’t make the team. I am coming off a 3-2 week with the matchups in last week’s Made in Denmark. Let’s look at the odds and matchups for this week’s Omega European Masters. ... 

Matthew Fitzpatrick is favored to win this week’s Omega European Masters in Switzerland. Fitzpatrick is the defending champion and he is listed at odds of +1100. No other player is listed at odds of less than +2500. Last week’s winner in Denmark, Matt Wallace, is the co-second choice in the betting along with Charl Schwartzel, Lee Westwood and Thomas Pieters. Let’s look at the odds and predictions for the Omega European Masters. ...