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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