Fresh from his best Major performance of 2024 Jon Rahm is the favorite
The course might be a fine fit for Bryson DeChambeau
Big crowds are expected at the JCB Golf & Country Club
After last week’s final Major Championship of the year, LIV stays in the United Kingdom for a first visit to the JCG Golf & Country Club in Staffordshire.
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Player | Odds |
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Jon Rahm | +650 BET HERE |
Tyrrell Hatton | +700 BET HERE |
Bryson DeChambeau | +700 BET HERE |
Joaquin Niemann | +900 BET HERE |
Sergio Garcia | +1200 BET HERE |
Patrick Reed | +1600 BET HERE |
Louis Oosthuizen | +1800 BET HERE |
Brooks Koepka | +1800 BET HERE |
Cameron Smith | +1800 BET HERE |
Dean Burmester | +2500 BET HERE |
Bryson DeChambeau to win at +750 with Caesars Sportsbook
Dustin Johnson each way at +3300 with bet365
Paul Casey top 10 at +225 with bet365
After a torrid week of Major Championship golf in appalling Scottish weather last week at Royal Troon, let’s hope for some sunshine this week in England.
LIV UK has previously been played at The Centurion Club near London and this year moves north to the JCB Golf & Country Club in Staffordshire which was ranked inside the top-10 of Golf Monthly’s Most Exclusive Golf Club in the UK.
We’re set for an explosive week on a course that will suit attacking golfers.
Who will take the honors this week? Let’s find out.
Year | Position | Player |
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2023 | 1st | Peter Baker (England) |
2023 | 2nd | Vijay Singh (Fiji) |
2023 | 3rd | Steven Alker (New Zealand) |
2023 | 3rd | Ernie Els (South Africa) |
2023 | 5th | Jeev Milkha Singh (India) |
2022 | 1st | Alex Cejka (Germany) |
2022 | 2nd | Paul McGinley (Ireland) |
2022 | 3rd | Darren Clarke (Northern Ireland) |
2022 | 3rd | Retief Goosen (South Africa) |
2022 | 3rd | James Kingston (South Africa) |
The course is a par 71 that plays to 7,243 yards
It was designed by Robin Hiseman of European Golf Design
It features many water hazards
It is also notable for having many holes which big-hitters can attack
The 17th hole is a par-3 played to an island green
The European Senior Tour (aka Legends Tour) has played there the last two years
In many ways, last week’s British Open was frustrating for the Spaniard Jon Rahm because, on three occasions, he got the bit between his teeth only to fail to maintain momentum. But his seventh-placed finish was comfortably his best Major performance of the year and a 12th top-10 finish in his last 14 starts. That’s how good he is: he’s measured by wins not top-10s.
Bet on Jon Rahm (+650) at bet365
The Englishman Tyrrell Hatton endured a poor week in the worst of the weather in last week’s British Open but, before then, he showed his best form of the year. He’s shot 65-64-65 to win LIV Nashville at the end of June and he opened July with third place at Valderrama in LIV Andalucia.
Bet on Tyrrell Hatton (+700) at bet365
Yet again the Chilean Joaquin Niemann failed to land a first Major Championship top-10 finish last week but his second round of 71 was one of the finest of the week because it included an eight on the par-3 8th hole. In LIV Golf in 2024 he has landed two wins and another six top-10 finishes in 10 starts.
Bet on Joaquin Niemann (+900) at bet365
The crowds are going to be big this week and they are also going to be loud.
Bryson DeChambeau will gain most of the attention and he will be the recipient of a lot of (loud) love.
There’s every chance that he will lap this up.
Don’t fret that he missed the cut in the British Open - he remains an average links golfer.
Take much more heed of his excellent form before then.
And take note of the course.
There are three par-5s above 600 yards. Few players will reach them in two but he has the distance to cut the doglegs and shave 50 to 100 yards off the hole distance.
There are also long par-4s he can reduce in distance with his length from the tee.
And two short par-4s he can attack with a big drive.
There’s no reason why he should not be joint favorite.
Snap up the +750 win price at Caesars Sportsbook.
There is no doubt that Dustin Johnson did not kick on from a solid start last week when finishing 31st in the British Open.
It was the final poor effort in a Major Championship season that was a massive letdown.
But, at Troon, he insisted that he was playing a lot better than his results indicated and he ended the middle two rounds in the top-20, often sneaking into the top-10 during the rounds.
There was enough there to get on board this week not least because, as with DeChambeau, DJ has the length from the tee to take advantage of the course design.
And don’t forget: he is a LIV winner this year and has three LIV wins in 30 starts.
You can back him at +3300 each way with bet365 which pays five places.
Englishman Paul Casey did not play in the British Open last week and might be a little less exhausted then those who had to fight the course and the terrible weather conditions.
He also has a very fine record on home soil with victories at Wentworth (twice), Gleneagles (twice), and the The Belfry.
He was a playoff loser earlier this season, has two top 10s in his last three starts and there is something else.
The course at the JCB G&CC was designed by the European Golf Design team and Casey has won on their designs at Carton House in Ireland and The Royal in Bahrain.
Back him to land another top 10 with bet365 offering +225 that includes ties.
Tournament: LIV Golf UK
Location: The JCB Country Club, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Date: FRIDAY JULY 26 - SUNDAY JULY 28
How to watch: FRIDAY on the CW App. LIV Golf Plus and Caffeine. SATURDAY-SUNDAY on The CW Network, CW App, and LIV Golf Plus.
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