Golf tips, free bets and latest odds for the Farmers Insurance Open and Ras Al Khaimah Championship
European golfers dominated last year’s Farmers Insurance Open, taking the top two places, with another player from this side of the Atlantic finishing in a share of third.
I can see the European invaders enjoying another good week at Torrey Pines. But I’m not sure that I agree with the bookmakers, who all seem to feel that Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg is the man to be on.
The world No 6 is a class act, and he finished in a share of ninth on his Farmers debut a year ago. With Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa both withdrawing from the event, Aberg is the top ranked player in the field.
But he has only played three times since undergoing knee surgery in September.
And even though he finished in the top six in his last two starts, I’d like to see more evidence that he is back to his best before taking such a short price - around 9-1 - on him.
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The 2024 winner, Mattieu Pavon is back to defend his title. But the Frenchman is struggling to recapture the form that made him so successful in America last year, and that is reflected by odds of 110-1 and higher.
I prefer the chances of one of the players who shared third a year ago, Stephan Jaeger of Germany.
That was the first sign that Jaeger, a prolific winner on the Korn Ferry Tour, was ready to make his mark in the top tier. He went on to claim victory at the Houston Open, and was runner-up in the Black Desert Championship.
Jaeger made the podium again with a share of third at the Sony Open a couple of weeks ago, and at 60-1 he looks sure to give us a run for our money.
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