bahrain championship
At last weekend’s Ras Al Khaimah Championship, Thorbjorn Olesen won his eighth DP World Tour title with a record of 18 wins and one loss, six strokes ahead of fellow Dane Rasmus Højgaard. Frenchman Frédéric Lacroix took third place, while Callum Shinkwin, who took first place in the first round, finished T-4.
This week, the DP World Tour leaves the United Arab Emirates, but continues its journey through the Middle East with its inaugural event in Bahrain.
This week’s favorite to win the Bahrain Championship is Rasmus Højgaard (9 wins, 1 loss), who was runner-up at Ras Al Khaimah last week, and his twin brother Nikolai was runner-up to Mathieu Pabon at the Farmers Insurance Open. did.
At last week’s RAK, Yannick Pohl (18-1) and Keita Nakajima (20-1) defeated Sinkwin (60-1), Max Kiefer (75-1) and Brandon Stone (90-1). (1 loss) and finished in 4th place in a 5-way tie. 1).
Xander Lombard (22-1) has finished in the top 16 in all three tournaments held at the Emirates over the past three weeks.
Antoine Rosner (25-1), Sebastian Soderbergh (25-1), Alex Fitzpatrick (30-1), Jost Luiten (35-1), Bernd Wiesberger (35-1) ), and last week’s No. 3 LaCroix (35-1) 1) Follow the market.
course
Royal Golf Club is a par 72 that measures 7,261 yards. The club hosted his 2011 Volvo Golf Champions, which was won by Paul Casey.
The track was designed by Colin Montgomerie in 2008 and has since undergone renovations including rebuilt bunkers and greens to current DP World Tour specifications, improving the range of fair pin positions and You’ve created a large, flat putting surface.
Paspalum grass was removed from the putting surface, left alive during the operation, and then replaced.
Wind will be the main course defense this week.
selection range
Frédéric Lacroix (33-1, Bet Rivers)
Lacroix finished third in Ras Al Khaimah last week.
The Frenchman graduated from the Challenge Tour last year and has six top-10 finishes in the past 10 tournaments up to the end of August last year.
Jost Luiten (35-1, DraftKings)
Luiten got off to a strong start in 2014, finishing 21st and 14th in two races in Dubai.
The Dutch player won the 2016 KLM Open at a Dutch golf course also designed by Colin Montgomerie.
Bernd Wiesberger (35-1, DraftKings)
LIV’s season begins this week in Mayakoba, and you can’t help but think Wiesberger is especially motivated this week as his contract with LIV was not renewed.
The eight-time DP World Tour winner started 2024 in 21st and 37th place, but could be underestimated in windy conditions, and was second to Luiten at the KLM Open.
Callum Sinkwin (55-1, BetMGM)
Shinkwin finished T-4 in Ras Al Khaimah last week.
He also placed third last week at Strokes Gained: Tee to Green, and is used to this type of open desert course that plays with a links-like feel.
Joshua Grenville Wood (150-1, BetMGM)
Grenville Wood was born in England, grew up in Atlanta, and later moved to the UAE, where he currently resides.
He finished runner-up twice at this course in 2019 while playing on the MENA Tour.
They qualified for this week’s tournament by securing ninth place in last week’s match against Ras Al Khaimah.