Golf Tips: Best bets for the Bermuda Championship and Genesis Championship

Bermuda Championship tips and predictions

The Punter's Preview: Ben James a worthy favourite

Steve Rawlings: With current form figures reading 3-2-5, Ben James looks poised to become the latest new young star to get off the mark on the PGA Tour.

Given the strength of the field, he's a perfectly fair price at 12/113.00 on the Betfair Exchange.

He's never played here before but not having seen the layout previously hasn't hindered him in any of his last three starts, and his first high finish, fourth at the Corales Puntacana Championship back in July, would suggest he may well take to Port Royal.

The only other player trading at less than 50/151.00 that I was tempted by is the 36-year-old maiden, Kevin Roy, who's made the weekend in each of his last eight appearances on the PGA Tour.

Roy has course form figures reading MC-8-34 and in addition to his eighth here in 2023, he's also finished sixth in the Puerto Rico Open last year and third in the Myrtle Beach Classic in May, performances that suggest this is a test that should suit him.

Roy is no bigger than 30/131.00 on the High Street so the 42.041/1 available on the Betfair Exchange is definitely tempting, but in an event that tends to go to a huge long-shot, backing anyone trading at less than 100/1101.00 is arguably not a great idea, especially if they're in search of their first victory on the PGA Tour.

Each-way Picks: Back Kohles to make impact at 25/1

Dave Tindall: Experience often counts for plenty on these shorter, windier tracks and although Ben Kohles has 'only' 127 PGA Tour starts, the 36-year-old has been around the block a few times at various levels since turning pro 14 years ago.

He actually won twice on the then Nationwide Tour in his first season and has racked up three more victories at that level in more recent years with another pair of wins in 2023 and a four-shot victory at the BMW Charity Pro-Am earlier this season.

Since that win in June he's basically been racking up top 10s, 20s and 30s in every event he's played, the highlights a third in the John Deere Classic and ninth at the 3M Open.

He heads to Bermuda on the back of three straight top 20s at all the B's - Biltmore Championship (15th), Bank of Utah Championship (13th) and the Baycurrent Classic (17th).

Long Odds Tips: High quality veteran can go well

Steve Rawlings: I'm happy to chance a couple of experienced multiple winners that can both handle blustery conditions, starting with man in 108^th place in the FedEx Cup standings - Lucas Glover.

It's now 17 years since the 46-year-old won the US Open, the second of his six PGA Tour titles, but he won back-to-back events as recently as two years ago and this looks like a reasonable opportunity for him to add a seventh.

He hasn't shown much since finishing fifth in the ISCO Championship in July, a week after he finished third at the John Deere Classic, an event he won in 2021, and he has only ordinary course form figures reading 63-45-42, but this is definitely somewhere that suits his eye given he sat fifth with 18 to play on his last appearance two years ago.

He's shown on numerous occasions that he can handle windy conditions and he's just the type to be hanging around when the going gets tough on Sunday.

Bermuda Championship: Course and current form stats

Current Form Selection: The favourite at this week's event, the American was T5 at Black Desert and the runner-up at the Biltmore after finishing third at the Wyndham Championship. You can see why, in this field, he tops the betting.

Genesis Championship tips and predictions

The Punter's Preview: Multiple winner can go well at a price

Steve Rawlings: My only pre-event pick so far is one of last week' long-shot fancies, Adrian Otaegui.

The 33-year-old has been in the doldrums since he finished second in China in April after a decent run of form, when he traded at as low as 1.152/13 while leading by three at the turn on Sunday. But he's found a bit of form recently, finishing seventh in the Open de Espana two weeks ago and ninth in India last week.

The five-time DP World Tour player often plays well for a few weeks once he finds his form and I thought he was a fair price at 80.079/1 on the Betfair Exchange.

He finished only 42^nd on debut last year but he wasn't in great form at the time, although he was at least consistent all week, shooting three 71s and a 70.

First Round Leader Tips: Trust Thomas to have a fast start

Dave Tindall: Thomas Detry finished seventh on his course debut 12 months ago, sitting 11th after round one via a 68.

Uncertain of his LIV future, he's spent the last month trying to secure his DP World Tour card and the Belgian has just about wrapped it up after top 10s in both the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and the DP World India Championship.

In India, Detry was quick to find his stride and ended the rain-hit first round in tied second place thanks to a 67.

Fourth after round one at this summer's Open Championship, Detry has what looks the preferred later tee-time as he heads off from the 1st at 11:45.

That combination of course form, current form and FRL form makes him a bet at 33/134.00 (1/4 Odds, 5 Places).

Genesis Championship 2026: Form stats for this week's tournament in Korea

Course Form Selection: Last year's winner finished top of the leaderboard by three points and he boasts a strong record at this week's venue, finishing top 10 in his last five appearances there. He does, however, arrive on the back of a missed cut in India.

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