FREE GOLF BETTING GUIDE AND TIPS

Matt Kuchar
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Harris English
James Kennedy

Graeme McDowell
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Gary Woodland
James Kennedy

The Greg Norman designed Tiburón Golf Club again plays host to the Franklin Templeton Shootout, which is a three-day event in teams of two playing three different formats. Thursday is a Scramble, Friday is a modified Foursomes and Saturday is a better ball.

The Black course is a beauty and beast set up, with some spectacular views, but if you miss the fairways – which are a mixture of wide, tight, tree lined, water lined or with sand and waste areas forming the boundaries – you certainly pay the price. Water comes into play on 15 holes and including the waste areas, there are around 50 sand traps situated near the landing zones or greenside.

Tee shots that find the fairways and approach shots that find the greens will create plenty of scoring opportunities, as the large putting surfaces are fast but true with only mild sloping. But if you miss the green right or left or go long the roll-offs are extreme with sloping fringes that gather your ball into water or bush.

My tips to win:

English/Kuchar 11/2 – BetVictor – won this event two years ago with a total of 34 under par the lowest score of the last five years firing a final round 58 and breaking the course record in the Sunday scramble format. Both Matt and Harris have not been in the best of form the last couple of months, but I am sure missing out by one shot last year while defending their title is something they will be looking to put right this week.

On the other hand McDowell/Woodland 8/1 – with StanJames – look to becoming into this week in good form especially Graeme McDowell after his win at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba which he followed up with a Top 5 at the RSM Classic and currently sits at #1 in the scoring average and #3 in birdies. Gary had a Top 25 finish in his last outing at the WGC HSBC Championship a month ago. The combination of Woodlands length and McDowells short game, see this pairing finish 28 under par last year and I expect them to be challenging this year.

Outside tip:

The odds are not great in these events as there are only twelve pairings, so it really is an open event, having said that you have Sean O’Hair and Mike Weir 100/1 – with SkyBet. Mike Weir is in bad form having missed fourteen cuts from eighteen starts this year and the 2003 Masters champion has not played on the PGA Tour since he withdrew from the John Deere Classic in July. Sean had a Top 20 finish at the RSM Classic a few weeks ago. Top three pays out a quarter of the odds effectively making O’Hair/Weir 25/1. It's a long shot, but in a twelve-team event you never know and if you are looking for an outside bet this really is your only one.