Nexo Championship

The DPWT heads to a wonderful part of the world this week and the Trump International course which looks a bit of a challenge and together with some wind should provide a very interesting Nexo Championship. 

A few years ago I played the Trump course at Doonbeg in the West Of Ireland and it is no surprise to me that the host course this week is getting rave reviews. 

This course hosted the PGA Championship on the Legends tour just last week where three under par was the winning score. I expect a similarly strong test of golf and there's a fair chance an ounce of two of luck comes into the result with weather looking set to play its part. 

Nexo Championship Golf Betting Tips

 

 

Dan Brown @ 33/1 (Seven Places)

I've weighed up Dan Brown for a long while here this week and I've come down on the side of it being foolish to leave him out.

We are only a month removed from his second DPWT victory in a much tougher field at the BMW International Open where he finished eight shots clear of this week's favourite Marco Penge. 

Penge may have had a wonderful week in Scotland finishing runner up but both players missed the cut at Portrush now we see Brown more than double Penge's price and I don't quite agree just yet. Penge's ceiling certainly looks a lot higher at this stage in their respective careers but Brown has shown time and time again that this is his favourite form of golf. 

Runner up in Bahrain and 10th in Qatar are all relevant here as are the fact he led the Open after day one in 2024 and then gave McIlroy and Hojgaard a bit of a run in the final round at Royal County Down eventually finishing 4th. 

We know plenty don't find it easy winning on this tour but Brown has did it twice now, both done in very impressive fashion. He played both links events in July and although wasn't anywhere near his best he should relish this drop down in class once again and the tough conditions and course should be ideal.

2pts each-way D.Brown 33/1 (1/5 7) Ladbrokes, Coral

David Law @ 60/1 (Seven Places)

I was expecting a little bit bigger price about David Law this week but I'll include him nevertheless. Law is a local lad who should have had plenty of experience playing this track before. He has the added benefit of having been in Scotland last week where he finished 10th at the Scottish Challenge. 

 

A few weeks before that he won the Czech Challenge, his second HotelPlanner Tour win to add to his other back in 2018, the Scottish Hydro Challenge. His only win on the main DPWT came at very windy venue in the Vic Open also so his credentials for this type of test are pretty strong. 

As I said I'd have preferred a bigger price, but he's a local lad in form and should be confident of putting his best foot forward here. 

1pt each-way D.Law 60/1 (1/5 7) Ladbrokes, Coral

Connor Syme @ 60/1 (Eight Places)

Joakim Lagergren goes well under these conditions but I was hoping for a bigger price than currently presents itself. I am surprised to see Connor Syme at 66/1 and beyond for this and he must be included. 

We are only three events removed from him winning at the International, another course where links experience is a handy tool. There has only been one DPWT event since then at the BMW International Open where he fell to a missed cut. He opened with a 68 at the Renaissance but a nightmare week on the greens saw him drop down the field in the end. 

Nevertheless, I see no reason why in this company that a recent DPWT winner should be priced this big. The win in the Netherlands did come somewhat out of the blue but 15th at the Renaissance in 2024 and another top 20 at Royal County Down a few months later suggests he's well equipped for this type of test. 

1pt each-way C.Syme 60/1 (1/5 8) Betfred, bet365

Elvis Smylie @ 90/1 (Seven Places)

I expect the handful who played in Scotland and or Portrush could have an advantage here with recent links experience under their belt and Elvis Smylie might be well equipped to give this a good go. Famous for tough conditions he won the Australian PGA Championship at Queensland last November overcoming the likes of Cameron Smith in the process. 

This is undoubtedly a step down from that event and having played the two links events last month he should be well equipped. He was 34th in Scotland then missed the cut at Portrush by two shots, definitely not disgraced. 

It's worth noting also that he played in the 2024 Open having qualified at another links track Royal Cinque Ports on route. The Aussie made the cut at this years PGA Championship at Quail Hollow so rule him out at your peril.

1pt each-way E.Smylie 90/1 (1/5 7) Ladbrokes, Coral

Rafa Cabrera Bello @ 125/1 (Seven Places)

I wouldn't be surprised to see Matthew Southgate go well in the conditions but another at triple figure prices I can't refuse is Rafa Cabrera Bello. 

The Spaniard went Stateside lately and missed the cut in both the ISCO and the Barracuda. Prior to that though he had finally been finding some footing on the DPWT. Cabrera-Bello is in danger of missing out on a tour card sitting 121st in the Race to Dubai but he has plenty to play for at this stage of the year and form prior to the trip to the USA was solid. 

Eight made cuts on the trot including four top 30s in a row from the Austrian Open through to the BMW International Open were all mostly compiled with exceptional weeks on the greens. Approach play though has been in really good nick and as long as this isn't a bombers paradise (I don't think it will be) then the Spaniard has a chance of picking up where he left off on this tour. 

He has numerous fine finishes on links tracks down the years, including a top 5 in the Open at Birkdale so maybe a return to a tough links test such as this will suit his experience.

0.75pt each-way R.Cabrera-Bello 125/1 (1/5 7) Ladbrokes, Coral