Olympics: Betting odds, predictions, perception for Males’s Golf

A few of the finest gamers on the earth have arrived in Paris for the Males’s Olympic Golf Competitors, a 72-hole stroke-play occasion that includes 60 golfers.

This match is smaller than a PGA Tour Signature Occasion, however its significance carries larger weight, particularly for Matthieu Pavon and Victor Perez, the 2 Frenchmen within the discipline. Different prime gamers embrace Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, and Jon Rahm, as eight of the highest 10 gamers within the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) will tee it up in Paris this week.

However, 25 gamers on this week’s discipline at Le Golf Nationwide, the location of the 2018 Ryder Cup, have an OWGR rating of 100 or larger, that means the competitors is kind of top-heavy. However something can occur in golf, particularly in a limited-sized discipline with fewer variables.

Olympics Males’s Golf Odds

Listed below are the most recent odds for gamers to win this 12 months’s competitors at Le Golf Nationwide, courtesy of DraftKings:

Scottie Scheffler +330

Xander Schauffele +600

Rory McIlroy +750

Jon Rahm +1000

Collin Morikawa +1000

Ludvig Åberg +1200

Tommy Fleetwood +1800

Joaquin Niemann +2200

Viktor Hovland +2500

Tom Kim +2500

Shane Lowry +2500

Corey Conners +3000

Alex Noren +3000

Hideki Matsuyama +3500

Sepp Straka +4000

Byeong Hun An +4500

Min Woo Lee +5000

Jason Day +5500

Thomas Detry +5500

Wyndham Clark +6000

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Predictions and Perception for Le Golf Nationwide

Frenchman amongst High 10 picks we love

In his session with the media forward of this week’s competitors, Matthieu Pavon spoke concerning the significance of profitable a gold medal and what it might imply for him to seize one in his residence nation.

“After a number of days within the Olympic Village, the Opening Ceremony in Paris with all of the crowds in entrance of the Eiffel Tower, and all the good moments we spent the previous couple of days, it actually seems like a Gold Medal would now be ranked larger than a serious for me,” Pavon stated.

“It’s an incredible alternative for us. We often characterize ourselves and now it’s one thing simply greater.”

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Since profitable the Farmers Insurance coverage Open at Torrey Pines in dramatic trend in January, Pavon has notched three top-5 finishes, which features a solo fifth consequence on the U.S. Open. However he additionally has 4 missed cuts relationship again to The Gamers Championship in mid-March. However, Pavon will depend on his ball-striking to put up a prime 10 end in his residence nation this week. His ardour for his native France is second to none, so we like Pavon at +360.

Alex Noren and Corey Conners are two different gamers we like to complete among the many prime 10. Each gamers are priced at +175, and each have proven large consistency all through the season. Noren, at the moment ranked twenty fourth on DataGolf, not too long ago tied for tenth on the Scottish Open and thirteenth at The Open. Conners, in the meantime, has not missed a lower in 2024 and ranks fourth on the PGA Tour in strokes gained approaching the inexperienced. The Canadian would have fared higher than a T-25 at Royal Troon, however a third-round 80 in harsh situations in the end sealed his destiny.

Luck of the Irish

We like Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy to complete among the many prime 5 at Le Golf Nationwide this week.

Lowry put in a robust efficiency at Royal Troon, however The Postage Stamp did him in on Saturday, as he wound up ending in solo sixth. The person from County Offaly is likely one of the extra correct gamers on the PGA Tour, and he additionally ranks tenth in strokes gained approaching the inexperienced, two attributes that can swimsuit him properly at Le Golf Nationwide. A top-5 end for Lowry is at the moment listed at +400.

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McIlroy, in the meantime, regarded misplaced at Royal Troon, lacking the lower by 5 photographs. However earlier than that, the Ulsterman posted seven straight top-15 finishes, which incorporates his two wins in New Orleans and Charlotte.

McIlroy will bounce again this week and end within the top-5 at +130.

Scottie Scheffler’s value too excessive

As soon as once more, Scottie Scheffler arrives at a match because the odds-on favourite. He’s nonetheless the top-ranked participant on the earth regardless of Schauffele profitable two of the final three majors. However Scheffler’s +360 value to win and a preposterous -400 value to complete among the many prime 10 will not be well worth the gamble. It merely doesn’t yield a return. In case you take Scheffler, nonetheless, you would possibly as properly take him to win, which is rarely a nasty choose, contemplating he has already captured six victories this season.

4 Winners

Certainly one of these 4 gamers will take residence the Gold Medal in Paris this week: Tommy Fleetwood (+1800), Collin Morikawa (+1000), Jon Rahm (+1000), or the reigning gold medalist, Xander Schauffele (+600).

On the 2018 Ryder Cup, Fleetwood posted a exceptional 4-1-0 document towards the Individuals, serving to lead Group Europe to a different dominant victory on their residence turf. Fleetwood additionally received the 2017 French Open at Le Golf Nationwide, so he’ll undoubtedly start this competitors with loads of confidence.

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The Englishman has additionally had a strong 2024 marketing campaign, recording three prime 10s this season. He did have a disappointing early exit at Royal Troon two weeks in the past, however Fleetwood will bounce again.

Morikawa, in the meantime, has turned issues round dramatically since his robust displaying at Augusta Nationwide. He has not completed exterior the highest 25 since then, and a Gold Medal would function the spotlight of his season. He has performed properly in every of the 4 majors however has fallen quick every time. He’s due for an enormous win.

A lot not like Morikawa, Rahm has struggled at quite a few factors through the majors however lastly put collectively a robust displaying at The Open. He parlayed that together with his first LIV Golf win of his profession final week in Nice Britain, so we count on Rahm to proceed to play properly this week in France. When Rahm is on, he’s exhausting to beat, and it looks as if he has re-discovered his type for the primary time since becoming a member of the Saudi-backed circuit.

After which there’s Schauffele, the now two-time main champion who put collectively a spherical for the ages on Sunday at Royal Troon. He hit seemingly each single shot lengthy and straight, avoiding the pot bunkers and making birdies with ease. His final-round 65 will reside in Open lore eternally, and remarkably, Schauffele has entered the Participant of the Yr dialog with Scottie Scheffler because of his two main titles. One other Gold Medal might tip the size in his favor, which is actually an actual chance.

Jack Milko is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Taking part in By way of. Make sure you take a look at @_PlayingThrough for extra golf protection. You possibly can comply with him on Twitter @jack_milko as properly.