Golf

LPGA Gainbridge Classic The LPGA tour returns at last to Lake Nona Golf and Country Club, in Orlando , Florida, for the Gainbridge LPGA. The course designed by Tom Fazio is between 6366 yards and 7200 yards, the former the more likely length for this event. Known for its beauty and quality the course is an adequate test. on

Genesis Open at Riviera The USPGA Tour is the only act going at the moment, but it goes to the iconic Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, George Thomas, the doyen of US architects in the golden years and William Bell, also well regarded designed the course, which has with gradual upgrades stood the test of time and

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am The PGA Tour is the only competition of note this week with Covid hitting European Tour and LPGA schedules, The ladies don’t play until 25th February and the European Tour not until 8th March. Elite members will play in the WGC on 25th February. The Tour heads to Pebble Beach for the AT&T Pebble Beach

Saudi International 2021 The European Tour still sunning themselves in the Arabian Gulf, move this week to Saudi Arabia to the European Golf Design at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club. The course considered one of the best in the Middle East, plays to 6900 yards 6270 metres par 72. Betfair has some attractive pricing

Omega Dubai Desert Classic Staying in the desert, the European Tour moves to Dubai for the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Someone must be buying watches with the Rolex events and the Omega desert classics. The Emirates Golf Club, the First grass course in Dubai was designed by Karl Litten and is 7300 yards (6660m) par 72. Low scores are

Abu Dhabi Championship 2021 The European Tour heads back to Abu Dhabi for their Tour Opener, the HSBC Tour Championship. The Abu Dhabi course finished in 2000, and home of this event since 2006 was designed by Kyle Phillips is 7600 yards (7283m) par 72. On Betfair, I found Joel Stalter-$1000 Young Frenchman improving, good college record Thomas Aiken-$1000

Sony Open in Hawaii The Wailae Course on the big island of Maui hosts the Sony Open in Hawaii this week A Seth Raynor Course a well regarded US architect of the “golden” era, the course now measures 7125 yards par 72, CR 71.8, Slope 136, suggesting par is actually 68, meaning scores should be greater than 16 under.

US OPEN 2020 Winged Foot GC, Mamaroneck, NY. The New York Athletic Club in New York features a sculpture named Winged Foot housed at its suburban location. The clubs name and logo devolve from this sculpture. The course is the recreation centre for some Club members, but is not officially attached. This mirrors the early Scottish situation where city

Sentry Tournament of Champions 2021 PGA Tour year starts with the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Normally reserved only for winners of the previous years events, because of Covid and a reduced number of events, all 30 players who played the FedEx Cup finals and any event winners not in that 30 make up a final field of 42. To

CME Group Tour Championship, 2020,LPGA finale The LPGA are the only competitors at the top level this week. The race to the CME globe is the season ending finale and rewards for the best 60 players on the LPGA annual events. To be played on the Tiburon course in Naples Florida, a Greg Norman (Bob Harrison) design the course

European Tour DP World Tour Championship the Tour finale which somehow allows PGA Tour players into the field who perhaps have never played in Europe. They play on the Earth course the same venue as last week designed by Greg Norman’s team lead by Bob Harrison, it measures 7708 yards Par 72. Suggested Bets on Betfair Andy Sullivan-$36 Laurie

Dubai Classic (Starts Wednesday) Golf in Dubai Classic starts a day earlier, Wednesday At the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, a Greg Norman (Bob Harrison) Creation 7708 yards par 72 created from the sandy wastes surrounding the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The annual closing event for the Euro tour is normally played in the Fire course, but

Championship at Leopard Creek (Euro Tour) The PGA Tour has a rest due to Covid issues and the loss of a few events. Our $1000 success last week Robert Streb can browse in his glory for a couple of weeks. The European tour flies to Leopard Creek, at Malalane on the border of Kruger National Park in north eastern

PGA Tour, RSM Classic update RSM Classic, Our tip Robert Streb ($1000) is leading the RSM Classic at Sea Island by three strokes. Leaders by three strokes win 56% of the time so his price of $2.50 to lay seems high. Robert Streb has won here previously shooting 63 in the last round. Despite this his recent form for

RSM Classic Update Those who have backed Robert Streb as advised at $1000 now have a number of options. You can let your bet ride and if it wins, you’ll have a birthday. You can lay him back now at $6 for say $200, lock in a profit, or you can wait and if he shoots another low score

The PGA Tour Heads to Sea Island, Georgia to play three rounds at the Seaside course, a Links style resulting from nine superb holes designed by Harry Colt and Charles Alison in 1929 who also designed Sunningdale and Huntingdale amongst a host of highly regarded courses. Tom Fazio remodelled this nine and the Joe Lee designed additional nine constructed

The US Masters at Augusta There are a few events scheduled this week for golf punters, but it’s fair to say none will attract the interest of golf punters annually like the US Masters held in Augusta Georgia in the Spring. However this year due of course to Covid, the annual event has been pushed back to the autumn.

Cyprus Classic (Matchplay) The Aphrodite Hills Golf Resort, So named after the supposed emergence from the sea of the goddess Aphrodite, the goddess of love! In modern terms a short 6,289 metres (6918 yards) . The golf course opened in 2002 designed by the architect, Cabell Robinson. Robinson features superb views, tough pot bunkers,  Bermuda fairways and large multi

Ladies European Tour To be held at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, starting today, the Karl Litten course measures up to 7000 yards par 72, slope 135 and was created out of the sand dune desert in 1988. This event was last year a feature on the second level European Ladies tour and has imported some stars from

Cyprus Open, Aphrodite Hills Resort The Aphrodite Hills Golf Resort, so named after the supposed emergence from the sea of the goddess Aphrodite, the goddess of love! In modern terms a short 6,289 metres (6918 yards). The golf course opened in 2002 designed by the architect, Cabell Robinson. Robinson features superb views, tough pot bunkers,  Bermuda fairways and large

Scenic view with setting sun after rainy day and cloudy sky over golf course. Italian Open Thursday night sees the start of the Italian Open at the Chervo Golf Club in San Vigilio di Pozzolengo, Brescia, Lombardy. The Kurt Rossknecht designed course is long enough at 6797m, 7398 yards par 72 which incorporates the Benaco and Solferino

Scottish Championship The Scottish Championship replaces the Dunhill Links Championship due to the restrictions of Covid 19 on the number of participants and social distancing. The new event to be played on the 7230 yard (6620 m) par 72 Sam Torrance designed links. Situated 4 km from the town of St Andrews the links follows the coastline and is

LPGA Women’s PGA Championship. The biggest event this week is the Women’s PGA Championship to be held at The famous old course at Aronimink in Newton Square, Pennsylvania. The original Donald Ross course had a very good restoration project by Ronald Pritchard in 2003, but the famed Gil Hanse came to bring back the features of difficulty relevant to

Scottish Open The European tour moves on to the Scottish Opens the Renaissance club near North Berwick out of Edinburgh. A Tom Doak design adjacent to Muirfield it is neither the test or the mana of its famous neighbour. Scores are generally low and whilst it has seaside holes it’s not a patch on the nearby golden age links

European Tour Irish Open, Galgorm Spa and Golf Resort at Galgorm Castle at Ballymena north of Belfast in Northern Ireland. The parkland course was designed by Simon Gidman in 1997 at 7078 yards (6472m) par 70. The Braid and Maine rivers border the course and come into play on a number of holes. The drive into the 220 acre