This week’s Golf Tips
Harry Hall to win (each-way)
Ben Griffin to win (each-way)
Thorbjorn Olesen to win (each-way)
Johannes Veerman Top 10 Finish (Incl. Ties)
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
The American Express
Harry Hall to win (each-way)
Since winning his maiden PGA Tour event last year, Harry Hall has been on an upward trend that shows no sign of slowing down. Few players have been more consistent through the swing season and into 2025, as the Englishman has registered five consecutive top-15 finishes.
Hall was relatively wayward off the tee and on approach in Hawaii last week but still managed to squeeze inside the top 10 thanks to his putting, which has become his most deadly weapon. His previous outing at The Sentry is the only tournament in which the 27-year-old has lost strokes with the flat stick since May 2024.
The American Express is one of the easiest competitions of the season, so we want players on side that can gain and convert lots of opportunities. The in-form Hall, much-improved since missing the cut here a year ago, fits the bill.
Ben Griffin to win (each-way)
Over the last two years, he has had multiple opportunities to lift his first PGA Tour title, and now that his problems with the driver appear to be fixed, Ben Griffin can contend in La Quinta, where he shot 14-under across the weekend last year.
Rounds of 64 and 66 at the Pete Dye Stadium Course in 2024 catapulted the American into contention, and what was most encouraging about his T9 finish was how he performed on the greens.
Griffin’s putting let him down at the Waialae Country Club last week but all other areas of his game were in good shape before he took December off, and they weren’t bad at the Sony Open either as he made his 2025 bow.
His best results have tended to come in birdie-fests, and like many others, Griffin will see this week as an opportunity to notch his first Stateside triumph.
Dubai Desert Classic
Thorbjorn Olesen to win (each-way)
This week marks Thorbjorn Olesen’s 13th appearance at Emirates Golf Club and given how well the Dane is striking the ball, he is more than capable of adding to his tally of four top 10s and perhaps claiming victory in Dubai.
Olesen, who won the Ras Al Khaimah Championship in 2024, thrives in the Middle East and was knocking on the door for a ninth DP World Tour success towards the end of last year, closing out the campaign with form figures of 5-24-3-7-2-12.
Issues off the tee have been ironed out, which is just as well as he arrives at a course that demands elite driving. A better performance at the Team Cup might have resulted in a shorter price for Olesen in this spot, but instead, we get very appealing odds about a proven desert rat.
Johannes Veerman Top 10 Finish (Incl. Ties)
He hasn’t played since his stunning Sunday at Gary Player Country Club in December, but the Nedbank Golf Challenge winner needs no time to get up to speed as he tees it up at the Dubai Desert Classic for the third year on the bounce.
Veerman came off a six-week break to finish T16 at Emirates Golf Club 12 months ago. He was T8 the previous year despite entering the event in bad nick.
It is a setup that suits his eye, and while it is a tall order for him to get straight back into the winner’s circle, a top-10 berth is well within reach if he picks up where he left off with his prowess off the tee.
Golf betting tips
The American Express
Harry Hall to win (each-way)
Ben Griffin to win (each-way)
Dubai Desert Classic
Thorbjorn Olesen to win (each-way)
Johannes Veerman Top 10 Finish (Incl. Ties)
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
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